The National Court has summoned the daughters of former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to testify due to their connection with Inteligencia Prospectiva, a company that paid 561,440 euros to their firm. The investigated company lacks real activity and operated from a ghost office, which has raised alarms about possible irregularities in public contracts.
Inteligencia Prospectiva: a data startup with no office or employees 🕵️
Inteligencia Prospectiva presented itself as a data analysis and technological foresight consultancy, but investigators have found no trace of real activity. With no verifiable physical headquarters, no staff, or known clients, the company invoiced half a million to Zapatero's daughters' firm. This model recalls other ghost companies used to divert funds, where the source code is emptiness and the servers do not exist.
The ghost office: an office with a view of nothing 🏢
If you are looking to rent an office for your startup, you might be interested in Inteligencia Prospectiva's model: a postal address with no receptionist, no chairs, and no coffee. The company invoiced as if it had a team of developers, but in reality its only asset was imagination. Perhaps its next product will be an algorithm that detects public money, although it seems to already work perfectly.