Kiara Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Valencia, Spain

Countries of investment

United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Artificial Intelligence
Software Infrastructure
FinTech
Climate Technology
Deep Tech
Developer Tools

About
Kiara Ventures is a Valencia-based venture capital firm focused on backing exceptional technical founders in Silicon Valley. Their focus spans AI, software infrastructure, fintech, and climate technology across the United States. The firm supports Silicon Valley founders from pre-seed through seed stages.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $1.5M
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Investment Thesis

Kiara Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across artificial intelligence, software infrastructure, fintech, and climate technology sectors. They invest in 25-35 exceptional technical founders during pre-seed and seed phases in Silicon Valley and other leading global innovation ecosystems. The firm differentiates itself as a Spanish-founded fund bridging European capital with Silicon Valley dealflow, focused on companies connected to ecosystems including Stanford, Berkeley, and Y Combinator.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2026 by Pedro Ramón López (Co-founder and Managing Partner, CEO of Iflur accelerated by Free Ventures and SkyDeck in Silicon Valley, 2 years in VC in San Francisco, 7+ years in startup ecosystem, scholarship recipient at UC Berkeley, IESE, and Babson College) and David Cayuela Penalva (Co-founder and Managing Partner, 15 years executive at BBVA covering investment, private and corporate banking with operations exceeding €1B, co-founder of 2 startups with €15M+ raised and €25M+ revenue). $25M inaugural fund focused on early-stage Silicon Valley startups with European capital bridge. Two-coast fund model with Valencia (Spain) and Silicon Valley presence, targeting 25-35 pre-seed and seed investments.