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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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