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About
Darío Villena is a venture capital professional with more than ten years of experience in deep tech investing across Europe. Before Armilar, he was Investment Director at Kapita and earlier at Swanlaab, and began his venture career at Seedstars working with early-stage companies in emerging markets. He previously worked in product management at Nexiona, giving him a technical background in IoT and product development, and has taught at IE Business School and acted as a technology evaluator for programs including Hello Tomorrow and South Summit.
Invests in
Deep TechIoT
Experience
- ArmilarSenior Principalcurrent2026 — present
- Venture Capital ArchiveAuthorcurrent2025 — present
- EnginyEarly investorcurrent2024 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFellowshipcurrent2022 — present
- SeedRocketAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- KapitaInvestment Director2021 — 2025
- GoHub VenturesAdvisor2023 — 2024
- Swanlaab Venture FactoryAnalyst2017 — 2021
- SeedstarsFinancial Analyst2016 — 2017Geneva Area, Switzerland
- European CommissionInvestment Specialist2015 — 2016Brussels Area, Belgium
- NEXIONAFinancial Analyst2014 — 2015
Skills & more
Strategy99Negotiation86Emotional Intelligence54Effective communication41Financial analysis25SQL2Tableau2Entrepreneurship99Networking99Emerging Markets57Business Development83Sales Management66
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Colleagues at Armilar Venture Partners
Camille Venot
Head of Communications at Armilar Venture Partners
Carmo Sousa Coutinho
Compliance Officer at Armilar Venture Partners
Duarte Mineiro
Managing Partner at Armilar Venture Partners
Francisco Costa Macedo
Talent Manager at Armilar Venture Partners
Helder Antunes
Senior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners
Ines de Macedo Santos
Senior Associate at Armilar Venture Partners
Inês Macedo Santos
Principal at Armilar Venture Partners
João Dias
Investment Partner at Armilar Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Darío Villena?
- Darío Villena is a venture capital professional with more than ten years of experience in deep tech investing across Europe. Before Armilar, he was Investment Director at Kapita and earlier at Swanlaab, and began his venture career at Seedstars working with early-stage companies in emerging markets. He previously worked in product management at Nexiona, giving him a technical background in IoT and product development, and has taught at IE Business School and acted as a technology evaluator for programs including Hello Tomorrow and South Summit.
- Where does Darío Villena work?
- Darío Villena is Principal at Armilar Venture Partners.
- What does Darío Villena invest in?
- Darío Villena invests in Deep Tech, IoT.
Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows536
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at GoHub Ventures1
Also worked at Swanlaab Venture Factory15
Yuval AvniManaging General Partner at Crescendo Venture PartnersTal MizrahiGeneral Partner at Crescendo Venture PartnersMark KavelaarsVenture Partner at Crescendo Venture PartnersVerónica TrapaPartner at Swanlaab Venture FactoryJuan RevueltaPartner at Swanlaab Venture FactoryJaime Gil-DelgadoPrincipal at Swanlaab Venture Factory
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