# Carina Szpilka

> Carina Szpilka is a seed investor at adigital (Madrid) backing Family and Children. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [adigital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adigital)
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carinaszpilka/en
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/carinaszpilka
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carina.szpilka

Carina Szpilka is a seed investor at adigital in Madrid focused on Family and Children. Carina Szpilka earned a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid (ICADE) and an Executive MBA from the Instituto de Empresa. Carina Szpilka began her professional career in the financial sector working at Banco Santander and Argentaria (now part of BBVA). In 1998 Carina Szpilka was part of the teamthat founded ING Direct in Spain, where Carina Szpilka occupied the position of CEO from 2010 to 2013, having previously occupied said position in ING Direct France from 2008 to 2010. Carina Szpilka is currently an independent director at Abanca and a member of the Advisory Board of Reparalia and of Oracle España. Since the beginning of 2014 Carina Szpilka has been vice-president of UNICEF in Spain. Carina Szpilka is also a member of the Professional Board of ESADE. In 2011 Carina Szpilka was given the "Female Executive of the Year" award by the Spanish Federation of Female Directors, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs (Federación Española de Mujeres Directivas - FEDEPE).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Family | 1 | 100% |
| Children | 1 | 100% |
| Training | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Parenting | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lingokids | Lingokids is the playlearningTM app for more than 10 million families around the world. The app teaches kids ages 2-8 important skills in English to help them discover their natural superpowers. Creativity. Collaboration. Critical thinking. Communication. These are some of the skills that children need to thrive. Parents can join the adventure oflearning too. Lingokids has developed more than 600 games and activities kids and parents can play together. Their dream is to have a positive impact on 100 million families and we’re working hard to make it a reality. | $50K | Seed | Mar 31, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About adigital

VC Fund · Madrid, Spain

We promote the development of the digital economy in Spain

1 contacts available at adigital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carina Szpilka | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carina-szpilka |

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## FAQ

### What does Carina Szpilka invest in?

Carina Szpilka invests primarily in Family, Children and Training startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carina Szpilka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carina Szpilka closed in Mar 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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