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The AI They Want in Silicon Valley | MAISA | David Villalón

2025-10-09 · 5 company · 5 thematic

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Spanish entrepreneur who started his first company at 17 (collaborative writing platform Walnov), backed by Plug and Play. Studied computer engineering at UPM. Co-founded MAISA in January 2024 with Manu Romero after working on foundational models at Clibrain. Raised $30M in 20 months from NFX, Village Global, and others. Built KPU (Knowledge Processing Unit) technology that enables auditable AI reasoning.

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“NFX y Village Global fueron en la presid... Llego a San Francisco un miércoles, hablo por la noche con un fondo allí... y de repente veo que él escribe algo y cuando miro veo que entran dos partners del fondo... Me llama por la tarde, vent…”

—david villalón

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