Kibo Ventures

Today we are happy to announce the oversubscribed final closing of our new 2 funds for a combined $175M, bringing our assets under management up to $350M! After a wonderful 2021 year for Kibo Ventures, we can only say thank you to founders, LPs and supporters for making this dream a reality. And special thank you and shout out to our team made by Aquilino Peña, Javier Torremocha, Jose María Amusategui, CAIA, Juan López Santamaría, Joaquin Rebuelta Melgarejo, Sonia Fernandez, Valeria Loewe, Pedro Trinité, María Rosillo Trénor, Diego Mariño, Pol Fañanás Soriano & Covadonga García-Valdés, for playing an everyday more important role in this adventure, which we believe to be a prove of the great way ahead for the European and Spanish startup and VC ecosystems. https://lnkd.in/e9NUAazW

Muchos fundadores del portfolio de Kibo Ventures juntos en este artículo de Expansión. Un honor ser testigos directos de todo lo que han construido Iker Marcaide en Flywire, Juan Urdiales y Felipe Navío en Jobandtalent, Rebeca Minguela en Clarity AI y Blink Booking, Inaki Berenguer en CoverWallet, an Aon company, Pedro Castillo en Devo y Onum. Abriendo camino a nuevas hornadas de emprendedores con muchísimo potencial

🚀 Join our growing team at Nzyme Fund 🚀 We are hiring a Director in Madrid ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dj4geMe6 ✅ Our ideal candidate:  ·  Experience: Over 10 years in investment management, with at least 8 years in Private Equity.  ·  Education: Degree in Engineering, Business, or Economics from a top-tier university (technical degrees are a plus).  ·  Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English; proficiency in other languages such as Portuguese, German, or French is a plus.  ·  Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office; experience in programming and data analytics is highly valued.  ·  Teamwork and Autonomy: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also collaborating effectively within a team.  ·  Organization: Exceptional organizational skills, able to manage multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, and work under pressure.  ·  Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 🔵 Industry: Investment / Fund Management / Financial Services  🔵 Job Type: Full-time 

🚀 Join our growing team at Nzyme Fund 🚀 We are hiring a Vice President in Madrid ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dyFehHBa ✅ Our ideal candidate:  ·  Proven experience, ideally 5+ years, in Private Equity (e.g., Investment Banking, Private Equity Firm).  ·  Degree in Engineering or Business from a top-tier university (technical degree is a plus).  ·  Fluency in both Spanish and English, with proficiency in additional languages such as Portuguese, German, or French being a plus.  ·  Strong background in financial modeling and analysis; any relevant experience with programming, data analysis, or financial modeling is highly valued.  ·  Expertise in using Excel for financial analysis.  ·  Strong leadership abilities with a demonstrated track record of managing and growing high-performance teams.  ·  Highly organized, able to multitask, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.  ·  Excellent written and oral communication skills. 🔵 Industry: Investment / Fund Management / Financial Services  🔵 Job Type: Full-time 

Bringing together founders always sparks special conversations. Fruit of our relationship with Lightrock, last week we had the pleasure of co-organizing: A dinner in Madrid, hosted by Nina, Sonia & Covadonga where we were joined by Luis, Trucksters Alejandro, Green Eagle Solutions Daniel, Zylon Francisco, PandaGo Sara, MOGU David, Barbara Héctor, Shakers Juanjo, Dcycle & a brunch in Barcelona, hosted by Nina, Covadonga & Gonzalo with Andreu, Innovamat Fátima, Zymvol Biomodeling Pau, Methinks AI Sira, Koa Health Joan, Amphora Logistics Oriol, Zynap Oriol, Qida (home-care) Adam, Dost Jaume, Sateliot We are happy to have received fantastic feedback, with no-one leaving without a new connection or interesting reflections. Huge thanks to Lightrock and all founders for reminding us of the value of genuine founder-investor relationships. 🙌

Very inspiring two days learning about AI at the IWF Spain AI Congress held at the mind blowing Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso. I talked about the opportunities we face as investors finding AI startups. It was great to share the conference with great speakers such as Elena González-Blanco García Justo Hidalgo Victoria Gómez Joana Sánchez Jose Salas Álamo Noemí Brito Izquierdo Claudio Feijoo Jose Manuel Arnaiz de Castro Damian Ruiz Soriano Regina Llopis Elena Garrigues and Ana De la Cueva. Special thanks to Blanca Montero Corominas and Sonia Juarez Boal for running such an amazing event. It was wonderful to share such quality time with great friends from IWF Spain!

Being a founder is not an easy path. As former entrepreneurs, at Kibo Ventures we know this firsthand. Now, we witness it in many of the founders we support. 📊"72% of entrepreneurs in the Spanish tech ecosystem have experienced mental health issues, yet only 23% have sought help." Burnout, loneliness, and depression are not uncommon—they are systemic challenges in the entrepreneurial ecosystem that need to be destigmatized and openly addressed. That’s why, in recent years we’ve partnered with Ancla.life, an organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs through guidance and a strong community focused on mental well-being. Their mission is built on three key pillars: physical health, mental health, and relationships. Learn more about Ancla in this interview with our esteemed Carlota Mateos, Director at Ancla.life 💪 : https://lnkd.in/daVQtfDZ

Will be in London this Thursday March 20th to attend the launch of Mountside Ventures’ Emerging VC Manager Programme, Europe’s first accelerator dedicated to emerging fund managers. Proud to be involved as a VC mentor, supporting the next generation of European emerging VC managers. Here you have all the detail about the program: https://lnkd.in/dfa9nffC Mountside Ventures Jonathan Hollis Kibo Ventures #venturecapital

Recently, our partner Juan was invited by Grupo Aire to the Skyline Cloud Forum. He shared the stage with leaders of the AI and Cloud environment: Javier Sanchez Rojas (NVIDIA), Esteve Almirall (Esade), Alberto Mongue LIS Data Solutions ES | Technological Consulting) & Gracia Sánchez-Vizcaíno (Securitas Group). In his talk, Juan shed light on the projections of AI from the investor perspective. A key takeaway? "It is as important to capture value as it is to generate it." This applies to all startups, but especially to AI ones. Thanks to all the speakers and to Grupo Aire for the invitation!  🙌

Last week our partner Juan attended the RootedCON, Spain's largest tech and security event. 🔒 At Kibo Ventures, we've been lucky to back some of the most prominent founders of the Spanish cybersecurity scene, who led the conference in multiple panels. Juan was a speaker and shared the stage with some familiar faces: Daniel Solis (Zynap), Pedro Castillo (Onum), Eduardo Di Monte (EDAN Ventures), Oscar Alegre (RCD), Angel Lopez (Cuatroochenta & Sofistic Cybersecurity), Luis Fernández Delgado (Revista SIC-Ediciones Coda) Thanks for the invitation and the excellent organization RootedCON, Lucaṡ Varelǎ. What an event! 🙌 🚀