Miguel Arias
Partner @ K Fund
Madrid, Spain
Miguel Arias is a seed investor at K Fund in Madrid focused on Software and Data Visualization. Miguel Arias, proud dad, entrepreneur, and angel investor, has over 15 years of experience in building technology-based startups with a global reach.Miguel has founded startups before, and helped others grow in a variety of roles. He is a skilled generalist that understands technology as well as people-matters. His expertise encompasses tasks andchallenges, from the vision and strategy definition to product management, with special dedication to startup funding and investor relations.As Global Entrepreneurship Director at Telefónica, he is responsible for leading the new stage in Telefónica's open innovation strategy; this is committed to seeking out and developing technological solutions to complement internal R&D while creating an improved connection with international entrepreneurship ecosystems.Previously as COO at CARTO, he led the sales, financial, and operational efforts from its Madrid, NY, DC, London and Tartu offices, directing the company's growth and scaling-up.He loves to teach and share experiences as entrepreneurship professor at the IE Business School and MIB.Trying to enhance the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, he co-founded and presides over Chamberi Valley, the main Madrid-based networking initiative for startups with over 1 million € revenue or 1 million € in investment.He writes his thoughts about entrepreneurship at http://emprenderagolpes.com.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
Last updated:
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Industries Miguel Arias invests in
Stages Miguel Arias invests in
Countries Miguel Arias invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $271k–$7M
- Series A
- $2M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (21%)
- Data Visualization 3 (16%)
- SaaS 2 (11%)
- Legal 2 (11%)
- Mobile 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (37%)
- Series A 5 (26%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (11%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (5%)
Country
- Spain 9 (47%)
- United States 2 (11%)
- Mexico 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Zynap
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Zynap automate cybersecurity with intelligence designed to outsmart the cybercrime. | $7M / Seed / Dec 10, 2025 | |
Shakers
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Shakers connects companies with freelance professionals through an AI-powered platform. It matches organizations—ranging from startups to enterprises—with freelance experts and small teams ("freeworkers" or "squads") for project-based work, using features like Shakers AI and Talent Insight to streamline talent selection. Theplatform enables secure payments, contract management, and project coordination within a single interface. | $15.7M / Series A / May 13, 2025 | |
Sofía
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Sofía is a health and technology company that offers health and medical insurance services. It provides a platform with health plans for major, minor and preventive medical expenses. Included in the plan are video consultations and one ambulance service per year. The company is offering a warm interaction as every touch point with the brand becomesa customized experience.Sofia was founded in 2018 and is based in Mexico. | $13.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 11, 2024 | |
MiLaboratories
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MiLaboratories' key product - MiXCR is a top-notch solution to analyze immunology sequencing data. Software is used in the vaccine, cancer, antibodies, and autoimmune diseases drug development pipelines. The original idea is based on a Nature Journal article published in 2015 and developed by founders into a cutting-edge software solutionbased on competitors' reviews by top Pharma and the academic community. | $10M / Series A / Oct 10, 2024 | |
Smart Protection
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In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits.We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI.Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas:BrandProtection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages.Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency. | $5.5M / Series A / Sep 27, 2019 | |
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Smart Protection
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In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits.We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI.Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas:BrandProtection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages.Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency. | $807K / Seed / Jan 31, 2019 | |
Graphext
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No-code Advanced Data Analytics, much more powerful than dashboards and more intuitive than notebooks | $581K / Seed / Nov 11, 2017 | |
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Graphext
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No-code Advanced Data Analytics, much more powerful than dashboards and more intuitive than notebooks | $581K / Pre-Seed / Nov 11, 2017 | |
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Smart Protection
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In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits.We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI.Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas:BrandProtection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages.Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency. | $934K / Seed / Jul 13, 2017 | |
reclamador.es
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reclamador.es offers legaltech and crowd complaining services to help customers claims to companies. Currently offering the service for claims to airlines, banks, assurances, etc or the public administration. Reclamador charges a success fee to the consumers for managing their claims and getting the compensation from the companies. Services arecurrently offered in Spain. | $271K / Seed / Jul 14, 2016 | |
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Co-Investors
About K Fund
K Fund is a multi-stage venture capital firm that provides early-stage venture investments to startups across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. It promotes the evolution of the Spanish ecosystem by investing in digital-first companies.K fund was founded in 2016 by Inaki Arolla, Carina Szpilka, and Ian Noel and is based in Madrid, with officesin Barcelona and Lisbon.
K Fund Contacts
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Carina Szpilka
Co-founder & General Partner
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Cristina García-Margallo
Legal
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Gustavo S Carvalhal Ribas
Venture Partner and Head of LatAm
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Ignacio Larrú
General Partner
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Iñaki Arrola
Cofounder and Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Miguel Arias invest in?
Miguel Arias invests primarily in Software, Data Visualization and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Miguel Arias's check size?
Miguel Arias typically joins rounds of $271k–$7M at Seed and $2M–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Miguel Arias participates in.
When did Miguel Arias last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Miguel Arias closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 19 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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