by Rory Eakin
Investing in Spain is an exploration of the Spanish venture community, providing global investors, founders and partners an introduction to the people, ideas and strategies of this growing ecosystem. Spain is the fastest growing economy in Europe, and an emerging European technology powerhouse. Through conversations with local investors, founders, and asset allocators, we help all those interested in European venture investing better allocate their time and money.
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June 18, 2024
<p>My guest today is Joe Haslam, Executive Director of the Owners Scaleup Program at IE Business School & Professor at IE University</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joehas/">Joe Haslam</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ie.edu/lifelong-learning/programs/owners-scaleup-program/"> Owner's ScaleUp Program, IE University</a></li> </ul> <p>In this conversation, Joe provides counsel and advice to those interested in jumping into the Spanish tech ecosystem, both expats considering a move to Spain and young founders contemplating a new venture. He's also a fantastic story teller, with a wide ranging perspective on the past twenty years of tech growth in Spain.</p> <p>Enjoy this conversation with Joe Haslam.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
June 3, 2024
<p>Chema Molina started Frenetic in 2014 while in graduate school in Power Electronics. The company offers an online platform for magnetics design, sampling, and production, dramatically reducing the time for designers to interate when developing critical components for electrical processes. </p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%9A%80chema-molina-phd-338b828b/"> Dr. Chema Molina</a></li> <li><a href="https://frenetic.ai/">Frenetic</a></li> </ul> <p>Frenetic is an example of Spanish Deep Tech, one of the most rapidly growing areas of the Spanish tech market today. With a number of leading research centers producing PhDs each year, Spain is well positioned to develop a robust pipeline of startups in materials science, climate science, AI and beyond. </p> <p>In this conversation, Chema and I talk about developing a company from an academic background, and the evolving support network around Madrid and Barcelona to support such companies. Chema also recently moved to the US to be closer to customers, while the company is still headquartered in Madrid. We talk about that transition, and considerations for Spanish founders thinking about a move to the US market. </p> <p>Chema is insightful and funny throughout. This was one of my favorite conversations so far - enjoy.</p> <p>Rory </p>
May 27, 2024
<p>My guest today is Guli Moreno, co-founder of Capchase and founder of The Exponential Fellowship:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/imorenopubul/">Guli Moreno</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.capchase.com/">Capchase</a></li> <li><a href="https://goexponential.org/">The Exponential Fellowship</a></li> </ul> <p>Capchase is one of the most important scale ups building in Spain today. In May 2024, the company announced another Euro 105M in fresch capital to lend to customers. The company also just celebrated four years since it was founded by Miguel Fernandez, Przemek Gotfryd, Guli Moreno, and Luis Basagoiti.</p> <p>In this conversation, Guli shares the story of how Capchase got started, and the emphasis the team put on culture and talent from the very start. Guli's story is inspiring - with practical advice for founders and investors throughout.</p> <p>The second half of our conversation introduces The Exponential Fellowship (<a href= "https://goexponential.org/)">https://goexponential.org/)</a> a new initiative Guli is spearheading to help the Spanish tech ecosystem. The model is simple, and powerful - providing the most promising potential founders of Spanish tech companies a career changing professional growth opportunity. I encourage everyone invested in the future of Spanish tech to check out this important new program and get involved directly at goexponential.org</p> <p>Enjoy - </p>
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Investing in Spain is an exploration of the Spanish venture community, providing global investors, founders and partners an introduction to the people, ideas and strategies of this growing ecosystem.
Spain is the fastest growing economy in Europe, and an emerging European technology powerhouse. Through conversations with local investors, founders, and asset allocators, we help all those interested in European venture investing better allocate their time and money.
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