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Cómo Factorial construye sus agentes, Cloudflare y las grandes apuestas de Europa en IA

2026-03-12 · 10 company · 7 thematic

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Co-founder and CEO of Factorial, an HR software unicorn. Led Series D raise ($150M at $2.5B valuation) and $540M Customer Value Fund from General Catalyst. Previously built and scaled Factorial from Series A (2020) through unicorn status (2022). Known for transparent governance (3-board-seat structure) and employee liquidity programs.

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“Antropic estaba subvencionando muchísimo el precio del token con los con sus Max Plans... en la suscripción de 80 y de 200 € o dólares... lo máximo que te puedes llegar a gastar son 500 €... pero hay un poco, yo creo, el efecto gimnasio.”

—jordi romero

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