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January 15, 2020

Will 2020 be the year that Spanish venture capital lifts off?

The vast majority of funding for Spanish startups still comes from international funds, but investment experts believe that may be about to change


Tim Smith

5 min read

Javier Megias, Startupxplore and Fundación Innovación Bankinter

There’s change in the air for Spain’s startup ecosystem, according to Diego Paradinas, cofounder of fintech ProntoPiso. Diego hopes that 2020 will be the year that Spanish startups will stop needing to go abroad to raise money, as the country’s venture capital sector grows. 

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Diego Paradinas, founder of fintech Prontopiso
Diego Paradinas, founder of fintech ProntoPiso
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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