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PRESS ROOM

The Home of Europe's

AI Builders.

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The official Shakers Press Room. On this page, you’ll find everything you need to talk about Shakers.
Resources for media, journalists, and partners: who we are, key facts, founder bios, brand materials, and recent coverage.
Editorial-use content.

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WHO WE ARE

In a nutshell...

Shakers is the home of Europe's AI Builders. Verified experts who get AI work into production, in days, not months.

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Shakers is the home of Europe's AI Builders: a curated community of verified experts in AI, engineering, data and product where only 4% of applicants are accepted. Companies hire them in days to take that work all the way to production: shipping AI products, building agentic workflows, modernizing systems, scaling data and engineering capacity. Founded in Madrid in 2021, Shakers has raised 20M€ from Partech, K-fund and other investors, and works with over 600 clients including Microsoft, BBVA, Telefónica and HP across Spain, Italy, Portugal, France and the UK.

Purpose

Reinventing work.

Mission

Make AI talent the most accessible, proven and productive force in Europe.

Vision

Powering humans in the AI era.

Key facts

The numbers that define Shakers

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Series A investors: Partech (lead), Brighteye Ventures, Athos Capital, Wayra (Telefónica) and Kfund (Leadwind). 

The category

Not another freelance marketplace. The operating system for independent work.

Shakers combines exceptional human talent with autonomous AI agents so companies can experiment, innovate and run complex, long horizon projects. Its technology does not only find the right professional, it validates them end to end and removes early interviews and technical tests, delivering teams ready from day one.

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European IT outsourcing market €180B → €280B projected for 2030
Milestones

From a Madrid startup to a European scaleup

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Founding team

Four serial entrepreneurs

A background in AI and software development, and first hand experience both looking for freelance projects and hiring talent.

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Héctor Mata

CEO and Co-founder

Héctor Mata is co-founder and CEO of Shakers, the home of Europe's AI Builders. A serial entrepreneur since 18, he previously co-founded and led Viaja Wäy, a group-travel OTA and marketplace that scaled across Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Colombia to 160+ people and over €25M in revenue before its acquisition by Barceló.

 

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Nico de Luis

COO and Co-founder

Nico de Luis is co-founder and COO of Shakers, leading international expansion and enterprise. He began his career at Rocket Internet in Berlin, spending nearly four years launching and scaling marketplaces across Europe, and later served as CEO of a mobility startup operating in 14 countries. Spanish by origin, he has lived over a decade abroad and speaks fluent French and Italian.



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Adrián de Pedro

CPO and Co-founder

Adrián de Pedro is co-founder and CPO of Shakers. A computer engineer and data analyst, he has built and sold digital products since an early age, co-founded Spain's first social listening platform (leading a team of 80), and worked on AI-powered real-time voice analysis with NICE. His work spans algorithms, machine learning and product for brands including Coca-Cola, Real Madrid and Telefónica.


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Jaime Castillo

CRO and Co-founder

Jaime Castillo is co-founder and CRO of Shakers. He founded his first company, the clothing marketplace Mr Happiness, as a teenager, selling 50,000+ items across 25 stores in Spain and Portugal. A part-time marketing professor at 23, he later advised 20+ startups and mid-sized companies on building predictable revenue and go-to-market before co-founding Shakers.

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Trusted by

From startups to global corporations

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"The resources provided by Shakers that are helping us to get to excellence are simply extraordinary. I appreciate the attention to each detail by the Shakers team. I never witnessed such high quality of resources. Platforms like Shakers that truly understand customer needs will make a big difference."
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Nuri Demirci
Former Principal Product Manager
"We used Shakers’ services to hire a freelance team for the development of our corporate Magazine. The follow-up has been exhaustive and we are very happy with the service. I would recommend it!"
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Raúl Valencia
Head of SEO
"The experience with Shakers has been flawless. We've accelerated development in both time and quality, bringing in technical knowledge we didn't previously have on the team."
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Merche Olmedo
HR Manager
Quotes for media

Quotes for media

The convergence of AI and independent talent is not a trend, it is a new operating model. With Shakers we are setting a new hiring standard: our platform is the operating system for performance driven freelancers.

Héctor Mata | CEO of Shakers

From our first conversation it was clear the Shakers team is building something special: a fast, intuitive platform for the flexible workforce of tomorrow. They are redefining how companies find and collaborate with the best talent.

Simone Riva | Senior Principal, Partech

Press and coverage

Shakers in the media

Press Coverage
10 Jun 2026 Le Monde Informatique Le service espagnol de freelance IT Shakers arrive en France Read →
20 May 2026 Sifted Meet the Sifted 100: Southern Europe's fastest-growing startups of 2026 Read →
19 Feb 2026 El Español Nico y Héctor, los cofundadores de la web que une a empresas y freelance: "Los seleccionados superan los 90.000 € al año" Read →
1 Feb 2026 El Español En el corazón de la Torre de Babel de los 'freelances': así gesta Shakers el nuevo polo tecnológico de Chamberí Read →
13 May 2025 EU-Startups Madrid based Shakers raises €14 million to integrate teams of specialised talent with AI Read →
May 2025 Tech.eu Madrid based Shakers raises €14M to power the freelance workforce across Europe Read →
May 2025 Tech Funding News Upwork, Fiverr rival Shakers scoops €14M to blend AI and human talent Read →
May 2025 AIM Group Freelancer marketplace Shakers raises $15.9M in Series A funding Read →
May 2025 Emprendedores Shakers levanta 14 millones de euros en una Serie A Read →
May 2025 Marketing4eCommerce La startup española Shakers recauda 14M€ y se expande a Europa Read →
Brand assets

Logos, colors and typography

Press Kit

Logotype

Shakers logo on dark Shakers logo on light Download logos (.zip)

Color palette

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Cream 100#F8F9EC
Light Green#B3D3CB
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Black#181B1A

Typography

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GT Planar (brand) and IBM Plex Sans (digital fallback).

Set in Medium. Emphasis in Bold on 1 to 3 words only. No other weights.

Brand guidelines

Founder photos

Individual portraits and a group photo, high resolution.

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Complete kit

Every asset in a single downloadable file.

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Contact

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Press Contact
Press contact José Llorens
Email j.llorens@shakersworks.com→
Headquarters C/ Zurbano 71, Madrid
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