Where does Carina Szpilka work?

Carina Szpilka is General Partner at Kfund.

What check size does Carina Szpilka write?

Carina Szpilka typically writes checks of $230K – $2.3M.

Where did Carina Szpilka go to school?

Carina Szpilka studied at IESE (Funciones Consejos de Administración); IE Business School (MBA, Executive MBA); Comillas Pontifical University (E-2, Business and Economics).

Carina Szpilka

Investor

General Partner at Kfund

Madrid, Spain

Writes $230K – $2.3M checks · typically $1.1M

About

Former CEO of ING Direct France and Spain after starting at Banco Santander and Argentaria; now focused on developing Kfund and supporting new tech, customer-centric companies.

Contact· published on Carina's own website

c•••@kfund.vcreveal

Experience

K FUNDFundadora y GP de K Fund Venture Capitalcurrent2015 — present
Meliá Hotels InternationalConsejera Independientecurrent2016 — present
ABANCAConsejera Independiente2014 — 2025
GrifolsConsejera Independiente2015 — 2024
AdigitalPresidente2017 — 2023Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
HomeServe EspañaMiembro del Consejo Asesor2014 — 2018
ING Direct EspañaCEO2010 — 2013
ING Direct FranceCEO2008 — 2010
ING Direct SpainCo CEO2007 — 2008
ING Direct SpainExecutive VP Mortgages Business Line2004 — 2007
ING Direct SpainVP Customer Service, Sales & Internet1999 — 2004
ING Direct SpainStart up team1998 — 1999
ArgentariaNew channels development1996 — 1998
Santander InvestmentPrivate banking1991 — 1996

Skills & more

Leadership26Inspiring Leadership13Team Management4Venture CapitalGobierno corporativoRetail Banking6Marketing Strategy6Business Strategy19Financial Analysis5Internet Banking17E-commerce5Digital Transformation16

+12 more

Estrategia empresarialMarketing digitalEstrategia de mercadotecniaLiderazgoPublicidad en InternetEspíritu empresarialLiderazgo de equiposDirección y desarrollo de equipos de trabajoPlanificación estratégicaCambio organizacionalStart-upsBanca minorista

Languages Frances · Ingles

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Colleagues at Kfund

Alessandro Giacometti

Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at Vida Ventures

Cristina Garcia-Margallo

Network5

General Partner at Kfund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carina Szpilka?: Former CEO of ING Direct France and Spain after starting at Banco Santander and Argentaria; now focused on developing Kfund and supporting new tech, customer-centric companies.
Where does Carina Szpilka work?: Carina Szpilka is General Partner at Kfund.
What check size does Carina Szpilka write?: Carina Szpilka typically writes checks of $230K – $2.3M.
Where did Carina Szpilka go to school?: Carina Szpilka studied at IESE (Funciones Consejos de Administración); IE Business School (MBA, Executive MBA); Comillas Pontifical University (E-2, Business and Economics).