Madrid-based EdTech startup that applies generative AI and psychometrics to vocational and career guidance, helping students (roughly ages 14-18) and schools identify suitable higher-education and career paths through an AI-driven psychological profiling platform. Serves B2C users and B2B school networks (e.g. Cognita, IB, Salesianos) across Spain and Latin America, and has been accelerated by Telefónica's Wayra and Lanzadera.
SectorsEdtech, Artificial Intelligence, Psychometrics, Vocational Guidance
Start-up MapEdtech › Career guidance & placement
Founders
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Alex Zwank
Co-founder & CPO
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Diego del Castillo
Co-founder & CTO
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Juan Ignacio Rossi
CEO & Co-founder
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Nicolás Pardina Marco
Co-founder
Global models 5
CCrimson Education
New Zealand · www.crimsoneducation.org ↗
AI-driven college admissions and career mentoring platform for students, the largest VC-backed comparable in personalized student guidance.
$114MComparable
LLeverage Edu
India · leverageedu.com ↗
AI-powered platform matching students to careers, courses and study-abroad paths, closely mirroring Growth Road's personalized guidance model.
$65MComparable
YYouScience
United States · www.youscience.com ↗
Aptitude- and psychometric-based career discovery platform sold to schools, the closest match to Growth Road's psychometric AI approach.
$19.7MComparable
MMindler
India · mindler.com ↗
AI-driven career assessment and counseling platform partnering directly with schools, same B2B2C model as Growth Road.
$4.8MComparable
IiDreamCareer
India · idreamcareer.com ↗
Psychometric assessment and personalized career counseling platform for high-school and college students, similar product and target market.
$2.3MComparable
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Investors 11
Open as list →
AArchipélago Next
archipelagonext.com
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Brain VC Fund
brainvcfund.com
DDozen Investments
dozeninvestments.com
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Alberto Andújar
B
Benito Álvarez
D
David Bravo
J
Juan Requena
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Luis Vegas
M
Manuel Mercader
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Nacho Tortosa
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The Valley founders (David Bravo, Luis Vegas, Manuel Mercader, Nacho Tortosa)
Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-01-19 | Seed (estimated) | €1M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2023-02-08 | Seed | €300K |
Lead not disclosed
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News 3
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2025-08 |
Growth Road closes a €1 million capital increase to scale its leadership in Spain and Latin America ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-08 |
| 2025-04-03 |
Growth Road cierra una exitosa ronda de inversión en Dozen Investments ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-19 |
ACADE y Growth Road firman un acuerdo para impulsar la orientación vocacional con IA en colegios ↗
ACADE
2025-03-19 |