Asier Rufino Bengoechea is the Founder and Managing Director of Tecnalia Ventures, Europe’s oldest industrial deep-tech venture builder. See contact routes.
Asier Rufino Bengoechea is the Founder and Managing Director of Tecnalia Ventures, Europe’s oldest industrial deep-tech venture builder, where he has overseen the creation of over 20 spin-offs raising more than €120 million in funding. His investment thesis centers on deep-tech technologies moving from laboratory to market, with a focus on industrial applications and knowledge transfer from research to commercial assets. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, his firm’s model emphasizes building and scaling spin-offs rather than traditional third-party venture investing. Notable portfolio companies include the 20+ deep-tech spin-offs he has helped launch, though individual named examples beyond this aggregate are not specified in available sources. Bengoechea describes himself as an “economic adventure builder” dedicated to helping technologies reach the market, and he regularly speaks at conferences on deep-tech entrepreneurship in Spain. He also serves as an EIC Accelerator Jury member, chairs eight deep-tech spin-offs, and contributes to the Spanish Ministry of Science’s “Knowledge Transfer Expert Group,” reflecting a dis
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