Marbella, long a playground for the world’s wealthy seeking sun, sea, and glamour, is seeing a new wave of inhabitants: tech multimillionaires, company founders and investors, AI entrepreneurs, and digital nomads with serious capital. What used to be mainly a seasonal retreat is becoming a year-round high-net-worth tech magnet.
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From Holiday Resort to Tech Hub
Once known almost exclusively for high-end tourism, golf, and luxury vacation homes, Marbella is undergoing a transformation. Several initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and changes in global work culture are helping push it into the league of places considered not just to relax in—but to live and build innovation.
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The main pull for tech multimillionaires, such as Spotify founder Daniel Ek or Andreas Mihalovits, co-founder of the Global Super Angels Club, a network of active angel investors who have invested at least seven-figure amounts in startups, is the quality of life: think of mild winters, 320 sunny days, sea, nature and beautiful scenery that makes life more attractive than many grey, more crowded, or more expensive tech hubs.
Luxury amenities also play a pivotal role (marinas, golf courses, high-end restaurants, privacy, international schools, healthcare and wellbeing resorts) and easy access to Europe: Málaga airport serves many European cities, and Marbella is in a time zone that works well with major business centers.
The social cachet of being based in a place known for glamour and wealth, also attracts other wealthy people -meaning social networks, private clubs, and events geared to high income.
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Marbella is no longer merely a glamorous seaside retreat—it’s rapidly becoming a strategic base for tech multimillionaires that offers a desired balance: luxury and visibility among peers, but also space, privacy, and exclusivity: a stimulating life away from hustle.
