My guest today is Carina Szpilka, General Partner at K Fund.
Carina and her partners founded K Fund in 2016, marking an important milestone in the growth of the Spanish venture market. The K Fund founders emphasized operating experience, focusing on partnering with their portfolio companies to build great products and companies. Today, K Fund manages over 500M euros.
Carina and I discuss
- The impact of the recent Spanish Startup Law, a law Carina helped pass in her role as then President of Adigital.
- How the Spanish venture market has changed in the past 7 yrs
- The relationship between VC returns and the Spanish economy
- K Fund's growth into Latin America
- Her philosophy for investing
- And more
Here is the Deal Room report referenced by Carina in the conversation
What is Investing in Spain?
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.