Investing In Spain
Investing in Spain is an exploration of the Spanish startup community, providing global investors, founders and partners an introduction to the people, ideas and strategies of this growing ecosystem.
Recent Episodes
Calafia Syndicate
My guests today are Ale Piedrahita and Giulia Cerbelli from the Calafia Syndicate: The Calafia Syndicate is a new angel investing group of 20 leading women in Spanish tech. Calafia's mission is to increase the participation of women in the...
Sandra Nolasco, Twinco Capital
My guest today is Sandra Nolasco, Founder and CEO of Twinco Capital: Twinco is an ambitous, mission driven fintech company based in Madrid providing financing to small and medium sized companies around the world. Through better technology...
Aris Xenofontos & Mary Egan, Seaya Ventures
My guests today are Aris Xenofontos and Mary Egan from Seaya Ventures: Seaya is a top VC fund in Spain, with over 650M Euros in assets under management. The fund has supported Spanish tech breakouts like Glovo, Wallbox and Clarity. …
Fernando Pedraz, Reveni
My guest today is Fer Pedraz, founder and CEO of Reveni: "Your pessimism is my opportunity." With a nod to Jeff Bezos, that's my summary of Reveni's approach. Fer and team are on a mission to help retailers improve their...
Marta Higuera, Insud Pharma
My guest this week is Marta Higuera, AI Labs Director at Insud Pharma: Our conversation focuses on building an entrepreneurial career: how to navigate a 'sea of gray', in Marta's words, when making career decisions. After growing up...
Carme Artigas, AI Regulation
Today, we have a special episode. On Dec 9, 2023, European Parliament negotiators and the Council presidency on the final version of the world's first-ever comprehensive legal framework on Artificial Intelligence; the EU AI Act. My guest today...
Sergio Gonzalez, Piper AI
My guest this week is Sergio Gonzalez, co-founder of Piper AI: Along with his two co-founders, Sergio is building Piper as a generation AI CRM. He comes to the challenge after years leading sales ops and sales teams at world …
Haydee Barroso, Atani
My guest his week is Haydee Barroso, founder and CEO of Atani: Atani is a European-regulated company that has built the first crypto broker that enables access to all the crypto market with only one account. Atani aggregates the liquidity …
Jose Bayon - CEO of Enisa
My guest today is Jose Bayon, CEO of Enisa. ENISA is a state owned company integrated into the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. ENISA's mission is to promote entrepreneurship and support small and medium...
Isabel Rodriquez
My guest today is Isabel Rodriquez, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons: Isabel is the head of the Investment Funds team at King & Wood and the preeminent attorney in Spain for all things venture capital. She advises LPs and …
Juan Montero, Fence
My guest today is Juan Montero, Founder and CEO of Fence. Fence is building internet native debt capital markets. The first offering is a SaaS product that allows asset based lenders to monitor a portfolio of loans in real time. …
Rika Christanto, LifeX
My guest today is Rika Christanto, Partner at LifeX Ventures. Rika is a global investor, based in Madrid. She and the team at LifeX invest in software and AI companies focused on improving outcomes in health and climate. Rika is …
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Madrid rising
I recently moved to Madrid. Our family was ready for an adventure, and a period of growth and learning. While our primary motivation for the move was a desire to live here, in this community, with all the vibrancy that permeates an important global …