Itxaso del Palacio brings an unusual combination of a PhD in entrepreneurship, engineering background, and hands-on startup experience to her role as GP at Notion Capital, where she focuses on founders obsessed with building products users love rather than just financial metrics. She serves on the Board of Directors of Kauffman Fellows while actively sharing practical advice through content and podcasts, and has become known for making diversity and inclusion a measurable part of how she evaluates and supports startups with concrete frameworks and metrics.