# Angel Vina

> Dr. Angel Vina is the Founder and CEO of Denodo Technologies, the global leader in data virtualization and data management platforms. A former academic who spent 25 years as a university professor at institutions including the Technical University of Madrid and the University of A Coruña - with postdoctoral research stints at UCLA and Stanford - Vina founded Denodo in Spain in 1999 after asking a deceptively simple question: how can we set data free? Today Denodo operates in 25 offices across 20 countries, has secured $336 million in Series B funding from TPG, and has been named a Gartner Leader in Data Integration Tools for five consecutive years. Vina's academic obsession with real-time distributed data systems became a commercial category - and a company that turned 25 in 2025.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at Denodo Technologies
- **Organizations:** Denodo Technologies
- **From:** Spain
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** PhD, Telecommunication Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Postdoctoral Research, UCLA, Postdoctoral Research Visitor, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded Denodo Technologies in 1999, pioneering the data virtualization category, Grew Denodo to 770+ employees across 25 offices in 20 countries, Secured $336 million Series B investment from TPG Growth in September 2023

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Began as Assistant Professor at Technical University of Madrid
- **1987** — Earned PhD in Telecommunication Engineering from Technical University of Madrid
- **1987-1993** — Postdoctoral research at UCLA and Stanford University; rose to Associate Professor at Technical University of Madrid
- **1993** — Appointed Full Professor at Autonomous University of Madrid (Computer Science department)
- **1993-1999** — Full Professor at University of A Coruña; research on real-time data access, distributed systems, and symbolic AI
- **1999** — Founded Denodo Technologies with a small group of colleagues in Spain
- **2006** — Opened Denodo's Palo Alto, California office on January 1 - marking global expansion
- **2023** — Secured $336 million Series B investment from TPG Growth, accelerating global expansion
- **2024** — Denodo named Gartner Leader in Data Integration Tools for the fifth consecutive year; hosted Chinese Minister Li Qiang in Madrid
- **2025** — Celebrated Denodo's 25th anniversary with global festivities in Guangzhou, China

## Achievements

- Founded Denodo Technologies in 1999, pioneering the data virtualization category
- Grew Denodo to 770+ employees across 25 offices in 20 countries
- Secured $336 million Series B investment from TPG Growth in September 2023
- Denodo recognized as Gartner Leader in Data Integration Tools for five consecutive years (through 2024)
- Denodo recognized as Gartner Peer Insights Voice of Customer for four consecutive years
- Established Denodo Academic Program to train next generation of data professionals
- Built platform delivering 345% ROI and 4x faster time-to-insight for customers
- Led company's expansion into China, hosting Mayor of Guangzhou and Spanish Ambassador at 25th anniversary
- Hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang at Denodo's Madrid headquarters to discuss AI and data modernization

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Denodo celebrated its 25th anniversary with global festivities in Guangzhou, China, attended by 600 employees and local government officials including the Mayor of Guangzhou
- **2024-12** — Denodo named a Gartner Leader in Data Integration Tools for the fifth consecutive year
- **2024-00** — Angel Vina hosted Chinese Minister Li Qiang at Denodo's Madrid headquarters to discuss AI and data modernization opportunities
- **2023-09** — TPG Growth invested $336 million in Denodo in a Series B round, the largest investment in the company's history

## Links

- Website: https://denodo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelvina/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/denodo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denodo/

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Last updated: 2026-05-27