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▶ 1:08 · $MAISA · MAISA founder claims reasoning engine 8 months ahead of OpenAI O1
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I raised 5 million in 24 hours in Silicon Valley | MAISA | David Villalón

2025-10-13 · 3 company · 2 thematic
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david villalón

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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“Nosotros fuimos el primer la primera empresa a nivel mundial en hablar de razonamiento e a nivel de modelo de motor de razonamiento, etcétera. Cuando decimos eso es que 8 meses después salió el preview de O1 de Open AI hablando de razonami…”
—david villalón
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NFX leads MAISA pre-seed as first institutional investor
NFX participated in MAISA's pre-seed round alongside Village Global as the first institutional investors.
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Village Global co-invests in MAISA pre-seed with NFX
Village Global joined NFX in MAISA's pre-seed round as early institutional backers.
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MAISA founder claims reasoning engine 8 months ahead of OpenAI O1
MAISA built a reasoning engine at model level that was 8 months ahead of OpenAI's O1 preview, capable of more complex reasoning tasks.