# Cristina Vila Vives

> Cristina Vila Vives is the founder and CEO of Cledara, a software management company she started in 2018 after encountering subscription-tracking problems at dopay. Her earlier career included operations and change management in financial services. She led Cledara through its $3.4 million seed round and $20 million Series A and joined Project Europe in 2025.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Cledara
- **Organizations:** Cledara, dopay, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Project Europe
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** MSc Applied Positive Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
- **Known for:** Founded Cledara in 2018., Led Cledara through its December 2020 seed and September 2022 Series A rounds., Cledara won SaaStock’s Best SaaS Startup of 2018 competition.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Worked in financial services, including change management at EBRD and as head of operations at dopay.
- **2018** — Founded Cledara; the company won the SaaStock Best SaaS Startup competition.
- **2019** — Cledara participated in Techstars London.
- **2020** — Announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Nauta Capital.
- **2022** — Cledara raised a $20 million Series A led by CommerzVentures and established its Denver office.
- **2024** — Named ARU Alumni of the Month for April.
- **2025** — Joined Project Europe to support young technical founders.

## Achievements

- Founded Cledara in 2018.
- Led Cledara through its December 2020 seed and September 2022 Series A rounds.
- Cledara won SaaStock’s Best SaaS Startup of 2018 competition.
- Recognised by Forbes among 21 Leaders Changing Spain, as described in her ARU interview.
- Received an EMEA Women in Payments Award, as described in her ARU interview.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Joined Project Europe, an initiative supporting technical founders under 25.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cledara.com/bio/cristina-vila-vives
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cvilavives/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/crisvilavives

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Last updated: 2026-10-11