Nuela

www.nuela.ai ↗ ·Madrid ·Seed

Nuela is an AI-native operational intelligence and ERP platform for schools and educational groups, automating timetable generation, substitute/absence management, HR and time tracking, admissions, and teaching-cost analysis, with an embedded AI assistant called 'Lia'. Founded in Madrid in 2024, it is an early-stage edtech used by 200-300+ schools and 40,000+ teachers across ~10 countries (Spain, US, Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, South Africa, Slovenia, UK). It has raised ~€920K across two rounds (€300K in 2024, €620K announced November 2025) from angel investors and public-private financing rather than institutional VC funds.

Founded

2024

Founders

Total funds raised

€920K

SectorsEdtech, AI & Data, Enterprise Software, SaaS, School Management / ERP Start-up MapEdtech › School & institution software

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Founders

David Giner Hernández

CEO & Co-Founder

Juan López Ibáñez

COO & Co-Founder

Juan Silvio Altimari

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder

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