Kfund

España tiene el talento. Ahora necesitamos crear las condiciones para que nuestras empresas tecnológicas se conviertan en referentes globales. Ayer Carina Szpilka, General Partner de Kfund, tuvo la oportunidad de compartir con su Majestad el Rey Felipe VI, y junto a #Estech y una nutrida representación de las compañías tecnológicas más punteras de España, algunas reflexiones sobre el presente y el futuro de nuestra industria. Durante los últimos diez años, desde Kfund hemos sido testigos de una transformación extraordinaria. Tenemos un talento excepcional, fundadores cada vez más ambiciosos, más preparados y un ecosistema que no ha dejado de madurar. Pero seguimos teniendo un gran reto: hemos construido un buen punto de partida para que las empresas nazcan, pero no necesariamente para que crezcan y se conviertan en grandes compañías globales. Con demasiada frecuencia, el capital necesario para afrontar ese crecimiento llega desde fuera. Los inversores institucionales, los fondos de pensiones y el ahorro español siguen teniendo una presencia muy limitada en la financiación de las empresas que definirán nuestro futuro. Y esto va mucho más allá de la rentabilidad financiera. Invertir en nuestras empresas tecnológicas significa generar empleo más cualificado, más arraigado al territorio, desarrollar nuevas capacidades, fortalecer nuestra economía y reducir dependencias estratégicas teniendo aquí los centros de decisión en un momento en el que la soberanía tecnológica es más importante que nunca. Después de diez años acompañando a fundadores extraordinarios, nuestra convicción es más fuerte que nunca: España tiene todo lo necesario para construir una nueva generación de grandes empresas tecnológicas globales. Ahora tenemos que conseguir que también puedan crecer desde aquí. Para lograrlo, es fundamental dar a conocer las historias de los fundadores y las empresas que están protagonizando esta transformación. Que la sociedad española las conozca, las admire y las sienta como propias. Gracias a Su Majestad por su interés en nuestro ecosistema y por contribuir a dar visibilidad a una generación de empresas que está construyendo el futuro tecnológico de España.

The founder's journey is marked by highs and lows, and ebbs and flows. With so many factors and forces at play, just when you think you’ve finally got everything working, something new comes along to shake it all up. I absolutely love it. One thing I learned early on is that to have any chance at succeeding, you need to focus on controlling the controllables. Because trying to control anything else is futile. When we started Symbe, we knew right off the bat that there were three fundamental things within our control, where we would focus much of our obsessions: (1) Designing a great product (2) Hiring amazing people (3) Building the absolute best relationships with our customers We believed that if we got these three things right, everything else would naturally fall into place, regardless of the factors and forces the market threw at us… and in this market, there have been a lot!!  In the just over two years since launching Symbe, more than 2,500 companies globally have used our platform to build collaborative business cases, including Salesforce, Stripe, HubSpot, BMC Helix, monday.com, Singlestore, FICO and many more.   This Symbe team continues to push the boundaries of what a start-up can achieve, and I am proud and grateful to be a part of it. To supercharge our strong momentum, we raised $5.7M in April led by Kfund, with 4Founders Capital, SVV (Sure Valley Ventures), CircleRock Capital, Next Tier Ventures, Concept Ventures and Pact , alongside Notion Capital, who backed us early doors. We're using these funds to put 'value' at the core of every B2B sale (and purchase). Turning EVERY seller into a value-seller, not just the best ones. Oh and we have a shiny new website too! -> symbe.co

The founder's journey is marked by highs and lows, and ebbs and flows. With so many factors and forces at play, just when you think you’ve finally got everything working, something new comes along to shake it all up. I absolutely love it. One thing I learned early on is that to have any chance at succeeding, you need to focus on controlling the controllables. Because trying to control anything else is futile. When we started Symbe, we knew right off the bat that there were three fundamental things within our control, where we would focus much of our obsessions: (1) Designing a great product (2) Hiring amazing people (3) Building the absolute best relationships with our customers We believed that if we got these three things right, everything else would naturally fall into place, regardless of the factors and forces the market threw at us… and in this market, there have been a lot!!  In the just over two years since launching Symbe, more than 2,500 companies globally have used our platform to build collaborative business cases, including Salesforce, Stripe, HubSpot, BMC Helix, monday.com, Singlestore, FICO and many more.   This Symbe team continues to push the boundaries of what a start-up can achieve, and I am proud and grateful to be a part of it. To supercharge our strong momentum, we raised $5.7M in April led by Kfund, with 4Founders Capital, SVV (Sure Valley Ventures), CircleRock Capital, Next Tier Ventures, Concept Ventures and Pact , alongside Notion Capital, who backed us early doors. We're using these funds to put 'value' at the core of every B2B sale (and purchase). Turning EVERY seller into a value-seller, not just the best ones. Oh and we have a shiny new website too! -> symbe.co

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Today, we’re happy to announce our €13.5m funding round to reach more European SMBs, support them across new compliance standards, and continue expanding our breadth of services.   In a world increasingly dominated by AI, we will continue to invest in people, deeply believing that the expertise of trusted professionals will always beat technology alone. I’m immensely grateful to our 45-person team - the driving force behind every new feature shipped, every audit passed, and every client guided since their initial steps. More than 900 clients have trusted us for business-critical ISO certifications, and we owe everything to them: our proprietary platform made the process smoother, while our Lead Auditors delivered sound judgment and took responsibility for the final outcome.   Now, we continue our journey toward building an all-in-one compliance solution alongside partners who fully share our vision. Welcome aboard Nicolas (Eurazeo) - we're thrilled to have you with us! Especially grateful to Lorenzo (Italian Founders Fund) for the support from day zero; it’s been a great ride, and we’re just getting started.  A huge thank you to our amazing roster of investors for their trust and support: Shapers, 2100 Ventures, Banca Sella Direct Ventures, Enzo Ventures, Kfund, Vento, Ithaca, Eden Ventures, Vesper Holding, and all the Angels. Special shoutout to Andrea, Vito and Gianluca!   One step closer, with a long road ahead. I’m humbled to walk it alongside Marco, Alessandro, and the rest of the team!

Oggi annunciamo un round da €13,5M che ci permetterà di migliorare sempre più i nostri servizi e ampliare la nostra offerta. Continueremo a investire su quello che ci ha portato fino a qui: una piattaforma che accelera il percorso e un team di Lead Auditor certificati al fianco delle imprese. Grazie a Eurazeo e Italian Founders Fund, insieme a Shapers, 2100 Ventures, Enzo Ventures, Kfund, Sella Direct Ventures, Vento, Ithaca, Eden Ventures e Vesper Holding. Con loro condividiamo la stessa visione: rendere la conformità alla portata di ogni PMI europea.

I’ll be spending the next 3 months in San Francisco! 🌉 The plan: meet founders, investors and talented people, tap into the city’s energy, and learn from the people building what’s next. At Kfund, we invest from $100k to $10M. We’ve already invested in HappyRobot, MITO AI, QuiverAI, Coverwatch, Trebellar and Nilo here in SF, and we’re excited to do more. I’d love to meet: • Founders obsessing over a problem. • Investors we can share ideas and deals with. • Tech talent thinking about taking the leap and building something soon. A big part of what we do is connect Southern Europe, Latin America and the US. I’d love to meet people building across those borders, and anyone taking a different route. If you’re around and up for a coffee, a drink or a walk around the city, send me a DM. And if there’s someone you think I should meet, tag them below or make an intro!

I’ll be spending the next 3 months in San Francisco! 🌉 The plan: meet founders, investors and talented people, tap into the city’s energy, and learn from the people building what’s next. At Kfund, we invest from $100k to $10M. We’ve already invested in HappyRobot, MITO AI, QuiverAI, Coverwatch, Trebellar and Nilo here in SF, and we’re excited to do more. I’d love to meet: • Founders obsessing over a problem. • Investors we can share ideas and deals with. • Tech talent thinking about taking the leap and building something soon. A big part of what we do is connect Southern Europe, Latin America and the US. I’d love to meet people building across those borders, and anyone taking a different route. If you’re around and up for a coffee, a drink or a walk around the city, send me a DM. And if there’s someone you think I should meet, tag them below or make an intro!