# Jordi Romero

> Jordi Romero is the Barcelona-based co-founder and CEO of Factorial, founded in 2016 with Bernat Farrero and Pau Ramon. A software engineer with earlier leadership roles at Redbooth, he is also a general partner at Itnig and co-host of its Spanish-language startup podcast. Factorial raised a $150 million Series D at a $2.5 billion valuation in 2026 and is expanding its business software around AI agents.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Factorial
- **Organizations:** Factorial, Itnig, Redbooth (formerly Teambox; former employer)
- **Education:** Computer engineering studies; degree completion not independently verified, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- **Known for:** Co-founded Factorial and led its expansion from Barcelona into international business-software markets., Led Factorial through its 2022 $1 billion valuation milestone and 2026 $2.5 billion Series D valuation., Built a parallel public role as an Itnig investing partner and Spanish-language startup podcast co-host.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Learned programming independently in Barcelona and began freelance work for acquaintances.
- **2004-2010** — Studied computer engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya while already working.
- **Before 2016** — Ran a small software-development business serving architecture and construction firms; later held CTO and VP Business Development & Platform roles at Teambox/Redbooth.
- **2016** — Co-founded Factorial in Barcelona with Bernat Farrero and Pau Ramon.
- **2018** — Factorial raised a €2.8 million round led by Creandum, with Point Nine Capital and Kfund.
- **2020** — Factorial raised a $16 million Series A led by CRV.
- **2021** — Factorial raised an $80 million Series B led by Tiger Global.
- **2022** — Factorial raised a $120 million Series C led by Atomico at a $1 billion valuation.
- **2026** — Factorial raised a $150 million Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5 billion valuation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Factorial and led its expansion from Barcelona into international business-software markets.
- Led Factorial through its 2022 $1 billion valuation milestone and 2026 $2.5 billion Series D valuation.
- Built a parallel public role as an Itnig investing partner and Spanish-language startup podcast co-host.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Factorial presented the personal AI agent One on October 7, while focusing international expansion on Germany. Romero was listed for the Factorial Summit keynote and an Itnig podcast session.
- **2026-06** — Contemporaneous June 3 reporting announced Factorial’s $150 million Series D, led by General Catalyst, at a $2.5 billion valuation. The company’s current blog recap bears a September 6 publication date.

## Links

- Website: https://jrom.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordiromero
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jordiromero
- GitHub: https://github.com/jrom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itnig

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Last updated: 2026-10-23