Itxaso del Palacio
Investment Analyst at EC1

Itxaso del Palacio is an academic and an investor. She is an Investment Analyst at EC1 Capital where she is responsible for building a quality deal flow. She is also helping some of the companies in the portfolio. As an academic, Itxaso is a Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship at UCL in London. She teaches at the MSc Technology Entrepreneurship and helps students building their companies. In the past, Itxaso was based in Silicon Valley and helped Spanish entrepreneurs setting up in the Bay Area. She has a background in Engineering and she holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship.

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