Kibo Ventures

We’re thrilled to share that our very own Aquilino Peña has been nominated for the BIGBAN Investors Spain Awards in the “Trayectoria Inversora” (Investment Trajectory) category! 🌟 🚀 Show your support by casting your vote here: https://lnkd.in/d7Vb6WDw

Hoy es el día internacional de la #SaludMental, una problemática que es, sin duda, la gran pandemia de nuestro tiempo y que se alimenta de muchos factores: desconexión de uno mismo, desconexión de las personas que más nos importan, horarios infinitos, objetivos imposibles, incertidumbre inmanejable, miedo al fracaso... Todos ellos grandes estresores para nuestro querido cerebro. La semana que viene hará 3 años que me puse al frente de Ancla.life (ONG que fundamos un grupo de emprendedores para prevenir problemas de salud mental en el ecosistema emprendedor). Lo fundamos desde el convencimiento de que se puede emprender sin tener que tirar por la borda tu vida personal, tus relaciones más significativas y tu salud (física y mental). En estos tres años donde hemos llevado la conversación a otro nivel, poniendo sin tapujos sobre la mesa que actualmente el 72% de los emprendedores de alto impacto reconocen haber pasado por problemas de salud mental y que tan solo el 23% recurre a ayuda psicológica porque el resto tiene miedo al estigma de cara a sus inversores, socios y equipos. Tres años donde hemos ayudado a miles de emprendedores con nuestro podcast, con formación, con retiros y con nuestros Personal Boards. Tres años abriendo la caja de pandora, proporcionando herramientas tremendamente útiles basadas en evidencia científica y generando conexiones significativas entre emprendedores de toda España. Gracias a todos los que habéis impulsado Ancla desde el principio: Diego Ballesteros, Antonia Garrido Barragan, Juan Pablo Nebrera, Jon Burguera, Gustavo G. Diez, Domingo Hernandez, Rafa Páez Vázquez, Jordi Miró Bruix, Pablo Ruiz Carrasco, Boris G., Alejandro Artacho, iñigo juantegui... Mil gracias a los Venture Capital y a las empresas que nos apoyáis en esta andadura para ayudarnos a cambiar el paradigma: Kibo Ventures, Samaipata, GoHub Ventures, SpainCap, Mutualidad, Las Rozas Innova, Youandlaw, Nirakara Lab , Ayuda T Pymes, Vitacommunity, Trescom, ODILO, Metricson, Iberian Media, Metricool, Cink Coworking Y ¿Cómo no? Gracias a todos los emprendedores que os habéis acercado a Ancla y habéis dado un paso adelante para tomar las riendas de vuestro autocuidado, demostrando que se puede emprender desde otro lugar... Y para los que aún no os habéis animado, os esperamos con los brazos abiertos en https://ancla.life/

Our partner Sonia Fernandez is unstoppable! 🚀 Once again, she’ll be taking part in VDS — a leading global tech event that brings together top startups, corporates, and investors. 📅 October 22–23 | Valencia Join her and be part of the conversation shaping the future of innovation! 💡

📢 Kibo Ventures is growing! We are hiring outstanding talent to join our Venture Capital Analyst Program. If you are passionate about working with exceptional founders building the innovative companies of tomorrow, this is the role for you! Apply to join our investment team here👇 https://lnkd.in/dBnQTahG

We’re thrilled to see our partner Sonia Fernandez representing Kibo Ventures at the EdTech Talents conference, hosted together with Microsoft Spain and other key players from the European EdTech ecosystem. 🌟 This event brings together universities, startups, investors, and policymakers to explore how technology and research can drive meaningful change in education and create real impact in the classroom. Congratulations to the organizers and all participants for fostering such an inspiring and insightful gathering 👏 Manuel Abellán Serna, Paco Salcedo, Piedad Tolmos, Eduardo Arandilla, Elena González-Blanco García, Miguel Molina Cosculluela, Pau Garcia-Milà, Manuel Tarrasa, Raúl Hernandez Jorge, Liis Siiroja, Dragana Malidžan Vinkić, Ugljesa Marjanovic, MBA, Pablo Garcia Kostrzewa, Eva-Maria Infanger #EdTech #Innovation #VentureCapital #Education #Impact #Microsoft #EdTechTalents

One week to go!!

🚀 Today we’re in Valencia at one of the most exciting cybersecurity events of the year: Rooted Valencia 2025 Our partner Juan L. Santamaría is taking the stage as speaker, with Ramírez Giménez, Román sharing his insights on entrepreneurship, innovation, and cybersecurity. Rooted Valencia brings together an incredible community of experts, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts to discuss the future, challenges, and opportunities of the digital world. In his talk, Juan will discuss how to launch your startup and go through the challenges of entrepreneurship today and he will speak about the role innovation and entrepreneurship play today in the cyber ecosystem 🙌 We’re proud to be part of this space where collaboration and talent take the spotlight. #RootedValencia #Cybersecurity #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #TechCommunity

✨Huge thanks to everyone who joined Kibo Ventures for our Spanish tech dinner at SPARK Social SF in San Francisco. Our goal is to stay close to the founders building from the Bay, learn about their journeys first-hand, and remain embedded in one of the world’s most vibrant tech hubs—one where more Spaniards are arriving and thriving every year. Are you a Spanish founder in the Bay Area? DM us—we would love to meet you! 🇪🇸 #KiboVentures #SpanishFounders #BayAreaTech #Startups #VC

Last week, our portfolio company Onum was acquired by CrowdStrike in a landmark transaction for the Spanish ecosystem! This success is especially meaningful for all of us at Kibo Ventures, as it is very consistent with our ethos and history: backing founders for the second time, building trust through real actions, and acting as true partners who brings not just capital, but experience, networks, and vision. It strengthens our conviction in the power of venture capital—not only as an asset class that creates value and returns, but also as a catalyst for innovation and, ultimately, a force for changing many lives for the better Special thanks to the team, and those we shared the journey with: Pedro Castillo, Pedro Tortosa, Varela, Lucas, Insight Partners (Jeff Horing, Joshua Zelman Emmet B. Keeffe III), Dawn Capital (Henry Mason, Daniela Raffel Torrebiarte), Juan Santamaria, and Sunir Kapoor Our co-founder Aquilino Peña has written a post on our experience with the company, the inside story and our investment thesis. Read it here 👇 🇬🇧: https://lnkd.in/dr52vARJ 🇪🇸: https://lnkd.in/dhMmU325