Dr. Itxaso Del Palacio Aguirre

Associate Professor

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Biography

Itxaso del Palacio is an Associate Professor at the UCL School of Management, specializing in Entrepreneurship. She is responsible for the Entrepreneurial Finance course module and supervises dissertations for the MSc in Entrepreneurship. Itxaso is a Partner at Notion Capital in London, focusing on investments in software companies and disruptive technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, big data analytics, Business SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, productivity communications, and security. Previously, she was a Partner at M12, Microsoft’s venture arm, where she spent a decade investing in software companies across Europe. With over 15 years of experience, Itxaso has worked with startups in London, Silicon Valley, Spain, and Latin America. She holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and has been awarded the prestigious Kauffman Fellowship, which connects her to a global network of fellow investors.

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