Axon Partners Group

Axon Partners Group is a global investment and advisory firm founded in 2006, with its headquarters in Madrid, Spain. The firm specializes in growth investments across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and clean technology, and has established a presence in key markets such as India and several cities in Europe and the Middle East. Axon manages approximately €350 million in assets across direct investment and fund-of-funds strategies, with a strong track record of investing in over 35 companies and achieving significant returns. In addition to its investment division, Axon has completed more than 500 advisory projects in over 70 countries, offering services in strategy and operations, public policy and regulation, and corporate finance with a cumulative transaction value exceeding €50 billion. Furthermore, Axon manages around €200 million for approximately 12,000 clients through its wealth management unit, Finizens, which focuses on passive investment strategies. The firm prides itself on combining boutique flexibility with extensive expertise in the digital economy and other high-growth sectors.

Luis Cesar Castañeda

Principal

Ivan Feito

Partner

Martínez de Irujo, Javier

Principal

Dimitri Kallinis

Managing Partner

Alfonso de León

Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

Nicolás Ríos

Senior manager

Miguel Vallone

Partner

Francisco Velazquez

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Chairman

Mauro Yovane

Partner

Past deals in Catalonia

Dogfy Diet

Private Equity Round in 2022
Dogfy Diet provides homemade dog food products in chicken, turkey, salmon, and ox with custom portions and personalized plans services. Dogfy Diet products are homemade and cooked slowly with fresh, all-natural ingredients to provide a complete and nutritious diet. Dogfy Diet creates a one-of-a-kind and personalized recipe for each dog, based on its characteristics and nutritional needs, to ensure a healthy and balanced diet throughout all stages of its life.

Holaluz

Series B in 2019
Holaluz, founded in Barcelona in 2010, is an online electricity retailer in Spain that aims to transform the energy sector by prioritizing customer relationships based on trust. The company focuses on promoting sustainable energy practices, encouraging customers to transition from consumers to "prosumers" who manage and produce their own green energy. Holaluz emphasizes the rational use of energy, energy storage, and self-production as essential components of its mission. It has distinguished itself as the first European electric company to achieve B Corp certification, a recognition that highlights its commitment to generating positive impacts on employees, communities, and the environment beyond mere economic profits. Through these initiatives, Holaluz seeks to establish a new standard for energy consumption and sustainability in everyday life.

BYHOURS

Venture Round in 2019
BYHOURS Travel SL operates an innovative online platform that enables users to book hotel rooms for short stays, known as microstays, in increments of 3, 6, or 12 hours. Founded in March 2012 and based in Barcelona, Spain, BYHOURS provides travelers with the flexibility to choose their arrival and departure times, catering to various needs and schedules. The platform covers a wide range of locations including major cities in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal, and partners with over 2,500 hotels across Europe, Latin America, and select cities in the Middle East. This unique business model not only enhances the travel experience for users but also allows hotels to optimize their resources and increase revenue by monetizing unused capacity.

SantaFixie

Equity Crowdfunding in 2019
SantaFixie provides an online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories. Its online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories sells bicycle gear, single-speed bicycles, and other cycling accessories. The company is the first Spanish multi-brand e-commerce dedicated to the sale of Fixie Bicycles and accessories for urban cyclists. Fixie or fixed-gear bicycles are in vogue in reference to cities such as New York and London. SantaFixie was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

SantaFixie

Series A in 2019
SantaFixie provides an online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories. Its online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories sells bicycle gear, single-speed bicycles, and other cycling accessories. The company is the first Spanish multi-brand e-commerce dedicated to the sale of Fixie Bicycles and accessories for urban cyclists. Fixie or fixed-gear bicycles are in vogue in reference to cities such as New York and London. SantaFixie was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Santafixie Group

Venture Round in 2017
The first of their stores, fixie bikes, accessories and accessories for urban cyclists. It would be the first online shop in Europe specializing in this type of bicycles. The young boys from East London were moving with fixed pinion bikes at the time. Bikes without brakes, flashy wheels and colorful pictures were everywhere . The boom of the bicycles began. And Xavier Clavería, he bought his first fixie bike to move around London.

SantaFixie

Funding Round in 2017
SantaFixie provides an online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories. Its online marketplace for bicycles and bicycle accessories sells bicycle gear, single-speed bicycles, and other cycling accessories. The company is the first Spanish multi-brand e-commerce dedicated to the sale of Fixie Bicycles and accessories for urban cyclists. Fixie or fixed-gear bicycles are in vogue in reference to cities such as New York and London. SantaFixie was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Adsmurai

Series B in 2016
Adsmurai, SL develops and operates SaaS-based advertising management platform on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks. Its platform manages and optimizes campaigns. The company offers daily campaign management, analytical reports, real-time access, optimization, and training services. Adsmurai, SL was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Barcelona, Spain. It has locations in Milan, Italy; and Bogotá, Colombia.

Holaluz

Series A in 2016
Holaluz, founded in Barcelona in 2010, is an online electricity retailer in Spain that aims to transform the energy sector by prioritizing customer relationships based on trust. The company focuses on promoting sustainable energy practices, encouraging customers to transition from consumers to "prosumers" who manage and produce their own green energy. Holaluz emphasizes the rational use of energy, energy storage, and self-production as essential components of its mission. It has distinguished itself as the first European electric company to achieve B Corp certification, a recognition that highlights its commitment to generating positive impacts on employees, communities, and the environment beyond mere economic profits. Through these initiatives, Holaluz seeks to establish a new standard for energy consumption and sustainability in everyday life.

Adsmurai

Series A in 2015
Adsmurai, SL develops and operates SaaS-based advertising management platform on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks. Its platform manages and optimizes campaigns. The company offers daily campaign management, analytical reports, real-time access, optimization, and training services. Adsmurai, SL was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Barcelona, Spain. It has locations in Milan, Italy; and Bogotá, Colombia.

BYHOURS

Venture Round in 2014
BYHOURS Travel SL operates an innovative online platform that enables users to book hotel rooms for short stays, known as microstays, in increments of 3, 6, or 12 hours. Founded in March 2012 and based in Barcelona, Spain, BYHOURS provides travelers with the flexibility to choose their arrival and departure times, catering to various needs and schedules. The platform covers a wide range of locations including major cities in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal, and partners with over 2,500 hotels across Europe, Latin America, and select cities in the Middle East. This unique business model not only enhances the travel experience for users but also allows hotels to optimize their resources and increase revenue by monetizing unused capacity.

Akamon Entertainment

Series A in 2013
Akamon Entertainment Millenium, S.L develops and operates online and mobile social games focused on Latin-American and south European markets. The company offers casino and traditional multiplatform, and synchronous social games with a local approach via its own local portals, those of its partners, Facebook, and Mobile. It provides multiplayer social games, such as chess, pool, bingo, gold sweeper, checkers, dominoes, slots, and lottery. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Barcelona, Spain. As of November 16, 2015, Akamon Entertainment Millenium, S.L operates as a subsidiary of Imperus Technologies Corp.

NPAW

Venture Round in 2012
NicePeopleAtWork SL develops and provides high definition Internet video distribution software solutions to Web, mobile devices, set top boxes, and connected televisions. It offers online video platform for broadcasters, telcos, and professional content distributors. The company’s products include YOUBORA suite, a series of independent products boosted by longitudinal functionalities, all aimed at helping OTTs, broadcasters, telcos, and media services; Nice264 Enterprise Edition, a high definition video encoding and distribution software solution; Nice264 online Video Distribution Platform that automates various aspects of on-line video publishers ingestion, distribution, and management needs; and Nice264 Appliance. Its solutions include content planning and acquisition, high volume ingestion, metadata management, encoding/transcoding, content protection, delivery management, playback to multiple devices, reporting and tracking, and monetization. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Barcelona, Spain with an additional office in New York, New York.

wuaki.tv

Series A in 2011
Wuaki.tv is an online platform that enables users to stream and watch TV series and films made by independent filmmakers. Users can access the platform through smart TVs, tablets, phones, and gaming consoles. Wuaki.tv was launched in 2011.