IDC Network will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Madrid on April 15 and 16, bringing together investors, founders, and operators from its global network in a gathering focused on investment opportunities and trends reshaping markets.
For the first time, the AGM will leave Miami to be held in Europe, with Madrid serving as a natural meeting point between European, Latin American, and U.S. capital.
In this context, IDC Network will present the evolution of IDC Ventures under a new brand: A.GAIN. More than a simple name change, A.GAIN introduces a broader way of investing, maintaining the venture capital DNA while incorporating a more ambitious vision around technology and Sports & Entertainment. The name A.GAIN captures a core idea in the firm’s philosophy: value creation is not a one-off event, but a continuous process of commitment, learning, and conviction over time.
As part of this new stage, the group is launching a $150 million Sports & Entertainment fund, a category that is increasingly attracting institutional capital and consolidating as one of the major opportunities within the experience economy.
This new vehicle will focus on sports assets, combining minority stakes in elite clubs with positions in transformational assets, and with a forward-looking vision of expanding into platforms connected to the sports ecosystem.
The AGM will combine plenary sessions with smaller breakout-room discussions, where the group’s strategies, portfolio company case studies, and market insights shared by key ecosystem players will be presented.
Among the most notable participants are Richard Aitkenhead (Chairman and Founder of IDC Network), Bobby Aitkenhead (Managing Director, CEO and Co-Founder of A.GAIN), Richard Lee (Managing Director of IDC Sports & Entertainment), Jesús Sánchez Quiñones (CEO, Renta 4), David Evans (Group Managing Director of Collinson Group), Mateo Marietti (Co-Founder and CEO of CookUnity), Héctor Valero (Co-Founder and CEO of Valante Capital), and Carlos Colom (Managing Director of IDC Energy & Infrastructure).
Key topics at the event include the structural impact of artificial intelligence, the evolution of private markets, and the rise of sectors driven by the shift toward more experience-oriented consumption.
Founded in 1995, IDC Network has a network of more than 350 investors and an international presence across Europe, the United States, and Latin America. Through its various strategies, the group invests in opportunities linked to structural transformations in the global economy.
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