# Gabriel Espín

> Gabriel Espín is the Barcelona-based co-founder and CEO of Aticco. Trained in industrial engineering at UPC, he previously co-founded Anyplast, a recycled-plastics marketplace. He founded Aticco in 2016 with Juan Carlos Morales and Franz Pallerés, developing the coworking business alongside shared living, startup acceleration and investment networks. In October 2026, Aticco announced its acquisition of Lisbon operator Nimbler Spaces.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Aticco
- **Organizations:** Aticco, Anyplast, 3DFilPlast, Aticco Living, AticcoLab, Aticco Ventures
- **Education:** Industrial engineering (mechanical), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), PDP executive education program, ESADE Business School, PDG executive education program, IESE Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Aticco, established in 2016., Developed Aticco beyond shared offices into shared living and startup support., Listed as the March 2016 winner of ESADE’s sixth Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs competition on his public LinkedIn profile.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Listed a 3DFiLPlast startup business-model project on LinkedIn.
- **2015** — Published an introduction to Anyplast, a marketplace for recycled plastics.
- **2016** — Co-founded Aticco with Juan Carlos Morales and Franz Pallerés in Barcelona.
- **2020** — AticcoLab began operating, led by Quino Fernández.
- **2022** — Aticco closed the year with 33,000 square metres of coworking space and about €11 million in sales.
- **2024** — Aticco reported an investment round of almost €10 million supporting expansion.
- **2026** — Aticco Diagrame opened in Barcelona; Aticco announced the acquisition of Nimbler Spaces in Lisbon in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Aticco, established in 2016.
- Developed Aticco beyond shared offices into shared living and startup support.
- Listed as the March 2016 winner of ESADE’s sixth Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs competition on his public LinkedIn profile.
- Aticco announced entry into the Portuguese operating market through the October 2026 Nimbler Spaces acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October reporting on Cospace SL, the Aticco operating company, described a €2.43 million loss for 2025 on revenue above €16 million, attributed by company representatives to investment and amortization. Management agreements covered 53% of its surface at year-end.
- **2026-10** — Aticco announced the acquisition of Nimbler Spaces, adding two Lisbon centres totalling 7,948 square metres. Aticco República was described as planned for Q2 2027.
- **2026-07** — Plataforma per la Llengua filed a complaint about a dismissal involving language use at Aticco. The company disputed linguistic discrimination; around 40 employees subsequently defended its multilingual practices. In October, company representatives said the matter was resolved; the report did not establish an adjudicated finding.
- **2026-05** — Aticco Diagrame opened in Barcelona’s 22@ district, with 20,000 square metres and reported initial occupancy of 75%.

## Links

- Website: https://aticco.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielespinordas/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26