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Jaime Novoa

Partner at Kfund - VC

A Coruña, Galicia

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $230,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,300,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,150,000.00

Work Experience

2016

  • Partner

    2016

    We invest in Southern European and Latam startups, with checks ranging from €100K to €10M+.

  • Principal

    2020 - 2023

  • Analyst

    2016 - 2020

2019

  • Owner

    2019

    The best way to follow the Spanish startup and VC ecosystem: weekly newsletter received by more than 10k subscribers. Sign up here: https://dealflow.es/

2014 - 2017

  • Owner (Sold to Espacio.io)

    2014 - 2017

    Novobrief is an English language publication covering the Spanish startup ecosystem, from an analytical and critical point of view. http://novobrief.com/

2016 - 2016

  • Data Analyst

    2016 - 2016

    - Built system to keep track of funding and M&A deals across Europe and Israel - Designed and produced quarterly and annual in-depth reports focused on the European tech ecosystem - Also produced reports about specific industries (automotive, IoT, food tech) and countries (France) - Had lots of fun and learned a ton

2014 - 2015

  • Head of Content

    2014 - 2015

    I'm in charge of writing content for Startupxplore's blog (http://startupxplore.com/blog/), which includes: - Analysis of European startup investment landscape. - Explaining key aspects related to Startupxplore's business and operations. - Interviews with key players in the EU ecosystem.

2013 - 2014

  • Periodista

    2013 - 2014

    I worked for WSL on a full time basis for 16 months. I wrote more than 1,000 articles in that time, mostly about technology and startups. Publicacions I wrote for: - Genbeta.com - Xataka.com - Elblogsalmon.com - Actibva.com - Zenith (http://blogginzenith.zenithmedia.es/) I was also the editor of Mobile World Capital (http://mobileworldcapital.com/en). Instead of writing posts myself, I managed a group of great writers.

2010 - 2013

  • Social Media Analyst

    2010 - 2013

    I worked in the Research & Insights team, doing analytical work for clients such as adidas or Beats. This included: - Creating monthly and weekly reports to analyze and compare the performance of various social media channels. - Creating ad-hoc reports to analyze the performance of specific campaigns. - Build a crisis management system to keep track of negative/worrisome stories affecting clients. Had the time of my life. Great people, great company and learned a lot from the best in the industry. Greatly improved my ping pong skills while working there.

2010 - 2011

  • Writer

    2010 - 2011

    Wrote for WeblogsSL on a part time basis for almost a year.

2010 - 2010

  • Sales Intern

    2010 - 2010