Big Sur Ventures

Big Sur invests in innovative companies across sectors. They are especially focused on information technology, digital media, internet, technology enabled products and services, green tech and mobility . They have a successful track record with companies through numerous market cycles.
JA

Joaquín Azpilicueta

Operating Partner

Sergio Choclán

CFO / COO

CG

Carlos Galve

Partner

José Miguel Herrero

Managing Partner

Ron Levin

Operating Partner

Manuel Matés

Founding Partner

JN

João Neto

Operating Partner

JP

Javier Perea

Operating Partner

GS

Guillem Sanz

Operating Partner

51 past transactions

Endado

Venture Round in 2016
Endado is an online shop of spare parts and oils for your car. Buy the auto part your car fits and find a good mechanic.

Citibox

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Citibox is the software platform that automatically connects all couriers with online shoppers, allowing all parcels to be delivered conveniently and efficiently in low cost smart parcel boxes inside residential buildings, with no need for the receiver to be at home. Couriers benefit from a boost in productivity while online shoppers are able to safely receive their parcels in their building and to pick them up at their convenience. The company was founded by David Bernabeu, a serial entrepreneur, and has received support of top tier accelerators, business angels and VCs of the Spanish startup ecosystem.
InstaCarro is an online platform that enables individuals to buy and sell cars. The company aims to add value both to individuals who want to sell their cars and to resellers. For individuals who want to sell, InstaCarro delivers the convenience of online quotes, higher than average prices and immediate payment after inspection. For buyers, it offers online access to the large inventory of cars previously inspected and guarantees immediate return if a car purchased is in different conditions than reported. It was launched by Diego Fischer and Luca Cafici in July 2015 and is operated from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Trucksters

Series A in 2022
Trucksters is a tech start-up based in Madrid, Spain, with the aim of connecting drivers and carriers to optimize long distance freight transport. We reduce the delivery times of long-distance road freight by as much as 50% by allowing trucks to be continuously on the move; Our technology enable our pool of professionals to drive in relays the same vehicle and optimize its idle times, without the cost of having two drivers per cabin.

Bob

Seed Round in 2018
Bag on Board partners with airlines to offer their passengers a service to check-in their bags from anywhere in the city.

Baluwo

Seed Round in 2017
Baluwo Financial Services S.L. provides payment clearing service to people which allows them to buy groceries and electricity for their families living in other countries. The company offers its products for food, construction, mobile, and electricity sector. The company offers its services to Nigeria and Senegal countries. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Nailted

Seed Round in 2023
NAILTED APP SL develops a computer software that analysis the changes required in an organization. The company's software listens, measures, detects, and re-evaluates the organizations changes. It offers measured dashboard, automatic survey, and anonymous chat box. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Alcorcón, Spain.

Rebag

Series A in 2016
Rebag, a destination for buying and selling the most coveted designer handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories, is an e-commerce company reimagining the role of luxury in the secondary market. Rebag has opened a world of endless access to luxury, with a unique business model that puts the seller first, offers upfront payment, and makes the resale experience smooth and clutter-free. Since its inception, Rebag has catered to a rapidly growing segment of consumers who are exploring ownership of luxury goods in a sustainable and affordable way. The company operates online and in stores, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Founded in 2014 by a team out of Harvard Business School, Rebag is backed by prestigious venture capital investors including General Catalyst, Novator, Crosslink, and FJLabs, and has raised $68m in funding to date. In 2020, Rebag was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Rebag has been featured in the New York Times, Business of Fashion, VOGUE, TechCrunch, and more.

Endado

Seed Round in 2015
Endado is an online shop of spare parts and oils for your car. Buy the auto part your car fits and find a good mechanic.

Lingokids

Series A in 2018
Lingokids is the playlearningTM app for more than 10 million families around the world. The app teaches kids ages 2-8 important skills in English to help them discover their natural superpowers. Creativity. Collaboration. Critical thinking. Communication. These are some of the skills that children need to thrive. Parents can join the adventure of learning too. Lingokids has developed more than 600 games and activities kids and parents can play together. Their dream is to have a positive impact on 100 million families and we’re working hard to make it a reality.

Rebag

Seed Round in 2015
Rebag, a destination for buying and selling the most coveted designer handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories, is an e-commerce company reimagining the role of luxury in the secondary market. Rebag has opened a world of endless access to luxury, with a unique business model that puts the seller first, offers upfront payment, and makes the resale experience smooth and clutter-free. Since its inception, Rebag has catered to a rapidly growing segment of consumers who are exploring ownership of luxury goods in a sustainable and affordable way. The company operates online and in stores, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Founded in 2014 by a team out of Harvard Business School, Rebag is backed by prestigious venture capital investors including General Catalyst, Novator, Crosslink, and FJLabs, and has raised $68m in funding to date. In 2020, Rebag was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Rebag has been featured in the New York Times, Business of Fashion, VOGUE, TechCrunch, and more.
Homyspace Business Housing, S.L. develops an online platform for rental homes. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Valencia, Spain.

Exactly

Seed Round in 2021
Decentralized credit protocol for lending and borrowing with stablecoins, fixed interest rate and longer terms.

Trucksters

Seed Round in 2019
Trucksters is a tech start-up based in Madrid, Spain, with the aim of connecting drivers and carriers to optimize long distance freight transport. We reduce the delivery times of long-distance road freight by as much as 50% by allowing trucks to be continuously on the move; Our technology enable our pool of professionals to drive in relays the same vehicle and optimize its idle times, without the cost of having two drivers per cabin.

Bob

Venture Round in 2020
Bag on Board partners with airlines to offer their passengers a service to check-in their bags from anywhere in the city.

Lingokids

Seed Round in 2017
Lingokids is the playlearningTM app for more than 10 million families around the world. The app teaches kids ages 2-8 important skills in English to help them discover their natural superpowers. Creativity. Collaboration. Critical thinking. Communication. These are some of the skills that children need to thrive. Parents can join the adventure of learning too. Lingokids has developed more than 600 games and activities kids and parents can play together. Their dream is to have a positive impact on 100 million families and we’re working hard to make it a reality.

Funiglobal Development S.L.

Seed Round in 2015
Funiglobal Development S.L. retails fancy dresses, costumes, accessories, and party decoration items online. The company also offers a wholesale option to professionals. It serves customers worldwide. Funiglobal Development S.L. was founded in 2011 and is based in Huesca, Spain.

Citibox

Seed Round in 2016
Citibox is the software platform that automatically connects all couriers with online shoppers, allowing all parcels to be delivered conveniently and efficiently in low cost smart parcel boxes inside residential buildings, with no need for the receiver to be at home. Couriers benefit from a boost in productivity while online shoppers are able to safely receive their parcels in their building and to pick them up at their convenience. The company was founded by David Bernabeu, a serial entrepreneur, and has received support of top tier accelerators, business angels and VCs of the Spanish startup ecosystem.
Mobile Media Content, a Barcelona, Spain-based provider of virtual visualization technologies, raised €400k in seed funding. Founded in May 2012 by Michele Marino, CEO and Francis Casado, Head of Business Development, Mobile Media Content provides TICKETING3D, a SaaS 3D seating chart of a venue, which allows the final user to check the view from his seat before purchasing a ticket. It also Tranfer3D, which lets any club or sports organization to move supporters or fans from one location to another, and Match3D, a 2nd screening tool that allows following matches in real time. The company currently employs 20 people

paack

Seed Round in 2016
Online sales growth and customer satisfaction are hampered by inadequate delivery experiences. Existing last mile delivery companies are incapable of providing a truly customer-centric approach. Our proprietary technology stack and operational excellence is built specifically to service time slot deliveries, controlled entirely by the end customer. This creates unprecedented results through basket conversion, loyalty, repeat purchase, acquisition, brand image and customer satisfaction, plus they can actually help the environment. Paack operates in Europe (UK, France, Spain and Portugal).

JoinUp Taxi

Seed Round in 2015
JoinUp Taxi is a technological platform led by Elena Peyró and Alberto López, and renowned for launching the first App for sharing taxi. Nowadays, JoinUp is also reaching leadership in B2B segment, due to the new technology developed to provide taxi service for big companies. JoinUp Taxi provides a corporate interface for companies, which introduces exclusive control functionalities, very simple apps and web tools for employees, and a high quality and nationwide taxi service for them.

Baluwo

Seed Round in 2020
Baluwo Financial Services S.L. provides payment clearing service to people which allows them to buy groceries and electricity for their families living in other countries. The company offers its products for food, construction, mobile, and electricity sector. The company offers its services to Nigeria and Senegal countries. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Funidelia

Series A in 2013
Among our products, we mainly find costumes and accessories of all kinds, as well as any items related to the party and good cheer. Our main aim is to provide top quality service and reliability to our customers, offering each person exactly what you need, and always in a completely secure environment. To achieve our goal, we have a team dedicated to 100% on their tasks, and the best costume manufacturers around the world, trying to incorporate new models everyday, making us one of the largest showcases of costumes the world.

MailTrack

Seed Round in 2015
MailTrack is a SaaS which takes the double-checks from mobile messaging to the email. So far, MailTrack is available only as an extension for Google Chrome and Gmail. MailTrack was an initiative of Nacho González (creator of InfoJobs.net). Partners include Daniel Giménez (CTO/founder Trovit.com), Jesús Monleón (co-founder Offerum.com), David Tomás (founder CyberClick) and Eduardo Manchón (founder Panoramio, recently sold to Google). Founders include Gabi García and Gil Casadevall.

Smart Protection

Seed Round in 2019
In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits. We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI. Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas: Brand Protection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages. Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency.

AVUXI

Angel Round in 2016
AVUXI has ranked the popularity of every location on Earth to provide Location Context for Travel, Real Estate and Retail. Its pioneering GeoPopularity Engine and TopPlace™ product suite offer detailed Worldwide coverage, offering the quickest answer to where are the top places in any city. TopPlace™ products increase revenues and reduce time consuming location context data review, processing and research.

Ubio

Venture Round in 2018
Ubio enable direct bookings and other transactional processes for metasearch. Ubiodo this with their Automation Cloud technology which can interact securely with any supplier website. They provide a simple API for booking any travel product on a supplier website. In the current metasearch model customers are passed off to the supplier to complete a booking. This means customers often drop off – a particular problem on mobile. And as metasearch you can’t integrate an expensive distribution system as that would defeat your price advantage. Their automation technology allows you to control the end-to-end customer experience. Your customers remain on your site or app for the full transaction. You build an experience for booking as smart as you already do for search – even on mobile. This keeps customers on your site, increasing your brand equity, customer loyalty and significantly enhances the overall user experience. And of course, that adds up to much better conversion. They know direct booking is the future of metasearch, and they can provide the means for you to achieve it today.

Celebrents

Seed Round in 2017
Marketplace specializing in events and celebrations

Rebag

Series C in 2019
Rebag, a destination for buying and selling the most coveted designer handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories, is an e-commerce company reimagining the role of luxury in the secondary market. Rebag has opened a world of endless access to luxury, with a unique business model that puts the seller first, offers upfront payment, and makes the resale experience smooth and clutter-free. Since its inception, Rebag has catered to a rapidly growing segment of consumers who are exploring ownership of luxury goods in a sustainable and affordable way. The company operates online and in stores, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Founded in 2014 by a team out of Harvard Business School, Rebag is backed by prestigious venture capital investors including General Catalyst, Novator, Crosslink, and FJLabs, and has raised $68m in funding to date. In 2020, Rebag was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Rebag has been featured in the New York Times, Business of Fashion, VOGUE, TechCrunch, and more.

Hotelscan

Series A in 2017
Hotelscan is an accommodation search engine. It indexes hundreds of global travel sites to help you find the best hotel. Hotelscan not only compare hotels, but also B&Bs, apartments and villas. It searches among more than 1.5 mio different accommodations.

Candex Ltd.

Seed Round in 2018
Candex Ltd. provides recruitment solutions. It enables employers to manage their recruitment supply chain for permanent positions across the globe. The company offers Candex, a sourcing and vendor management tool for organizations; and Candex Rollout, a Web-based platform that requires no integration and works with ATS and ERP systems. It also provides value proposition and management/reporting solutions. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Baluwo

Seed Round in 2019
Baluwo Financial Services S.L. provides payment clearing service to people which allows them to buy groceries and electricity for their families living in other countries. The company offers its products for food, construction, mobile, and electricity sector. The company offers its services to Nigeria and Senegal countries. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Iristrace BV

Seed Round in 2017
Iristrace BV offers Iristrace, a cloud based solution that mobilizes staff around quality, service excellence, and compliance with standards. Its Iristrace enables managers and business owners to set up control forms, checklists, and audits to manage their workflows, processes, tasks, client management, and more, as well as mobilize their resources. The company serves retail and fast moving consumer goods, hospitality and leisure, food and beverage, healthcare, industrial maintenance, and public administration sectors. Iristrace BV was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
InstaCarro is an online platform that enables individuals to buy and sell cars. The company aims to add value both to individuals who want to sell their cars and to resellers. For individuals who want to sell, InstaCarro delivers the convenience of online quotes, higher than average prices and immediate payment after inspection. For buyers, it offers online access to the large inventory of cars previously inspected and guarantees immediate return if a car purchased is in different conditions than reported. It was launched by Diego Fischer and Luca Cafici in July 2015 and is operated from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Biddus

Seed Round in 2013
Biddus is an e-commerce platform that serves as an online marketplace with products covering electronics, appliances, sports equipment, household items and garden or hardware, furniture and office equipment, and everything related to the trousseau, babies, and kids. The platform allows buyers say what they want to buy and how much they are willing to pay for it. It sends sellers these demands and they compete to offer the best price to the buyer. Based in Madrid, Biddus was launched in 2013.

paack

Seed Round in 2017
Online sales growth and customer satisfaction are hampered by inadequate delivery experiences. Existing last mile delivery companies are incapable of providing a truly customer-centric approach. Our proprietary technology stack and operational excellence is built specifically to service time slot deliveries, controlled entirely by the end customer. This creates unprecedented results through basket conversion, loyalty, repeat purchase, acquisition, brand image and customer satisfaction, plus they can actually help the environment. Paack operates in Europe (UK, France, Spain and Portugal).

Bdeo Technologies SL

Series A in 2020
Bdeo provides a visual intelligence solution designed to change the way customers connect with insurance companies. Its platform enhances the customer journey beginning with underwriting and all the way through the time the claim is processed, also recognizing risks, damage, and providing assessments in real-time, allowing insurance companies to detect fraud or pay customers in the event a claim is approved. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Vacations Pal

Seed Round in 2016
Vacations Pal develops vacation booking software. It offers a SMEs and CRM integrated system that allows users to accept and manage various kinds of payments with credit card; and build their brand reward program to enhance customer loyalty. The company serves property owners; and holiday rentals and holiday makers. Vacations Pal was founded in 2015 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

MailTrack

Seed Round in 2014
MailTrack is a SaaS which takes the double-checks from mobile messaging to the email. So far, MailTrack is available only as an extension for Google Chrome and Gmail. MailTrack was an initiative of Nacho González (creator of InfoJobs.net). Partners include Daniel Giménez (CTO/founder Trovit.com), Jesús Monleón (co-founder Offerum.com), David Tomás (founder CyberClick) and Eduardo Manchón (founder Panoramio, recently sold to Google). Founders include Gabi García and Gil Casadevall.

biicode

Seed Round in 2012
biicode is a C and C++ dependencies manager which makes code reuse simple. There are over 4.000.000 C/C++ developers in the world and both languages represent 20% of the world code. One can imply from these figures that C/C++ are two of the most relevant programming languages in the world with applications that range from de Videogame industry to Finance. There wasn’t an active deps manager for both and that is where biicode comes in: to solve the pain that reusing code in C/C++ meant.

Rebag

Series B in 2017
Rebag, a destination for buying and selling the most coveted designer handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories, is an e-commerce company reimagining the role of luxury in the secondary market. Rebag has opened a world of endless access to luxury, with a unique business model that puts the seller first, offers upfront payment, and makes the resale experience smooth and clutter-free. Since its inception, Rebag has catered to a rapidly growing segment of consumers who are exploring ownership of luxury goods in a sustainable and affordable way. The company operates online and in stores, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Founded in 2014 by a team out of Harvard Business School, Rebag is backed by prestigious venture capital investors including General Catalyst, Novator, Crosslink, and FJLabs, and has raised $68m in funding to date. In 2020, Rebag was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Rebag has been featured in the New York Times, Business of Fashion, VOGUE, TechCrunch, and more.

Smart Protection

Series A in 2019
In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits. We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI. Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas: Brand Protection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages. Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency.

Smart Protection

Seed Round in 2017
In Smart Protection we protect Brands against online counterfeits. We are in constant search for the brightest talent to form the best engineering team and boost our technological platform with latest advancements in AI. Our technology identifies and removes illegal copies and improper usages of brands. We are specialized on two areas: Brand Protection, we protect products and brands belonging to all sectors and every scope of non-authorized usages. Content Protection, we protect movies, series, live broadcasting events, eSports, emissions and TV channels against piracy. With our platform the efficiency ratio rises up to a 95% regarding the removal of illegal counterfeits from identified copies. We are marketplaces and social media experts, as well as members of Google's TCRP Program (Trusted Copyright Removal Program), therefore it allows us to delist URLs at the highest speed and efficiency.

Persei vivarium (Digital Health)

Venture Round in 2018
Persei vivarium is a Digital Health Company. We are transforming the Real-World Data of the pathologies management into quality clinical information. This curated data from daily clinical practice, is significantly improving the continuum of care and it's offering amazing opportunities to boost the research about treatments.

Bdeo Technologies SL

Venture Round in 2019
Bdeo provides a visual intelligence solution designed to change the way customers connect with insurance companies. Its platform enhances the customer journey beginning with underwriting and all the way through the time the claim is processed, also recognizing risks, damage, and providing assessments in real-time, allowing insurance companies to detect fraud or pay customers in the event a claim is approved. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Endado

Venture Round in 2019
Endado is an online shop of spare parts and oils for your car. Buy the auto part your car fits and find a good mechanic.

Card Dynamics

Seed Round in 2021
Card Dynamics is a B2B platform where issuers meet merchants to ensure the availability of their customers latest payment information

ApetEat

Seed Round in 2019
ApetEat is a digital corporate catering service that offers Mediterranean dishes. It has more than 70 dishes available to eat daily at the office. ApetEat service is based on 4 fundamental pillars which include product, service, technology, and commitment. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

paack

Series A in 2018
Online sales growth and customer satisfaction are hampered by inadequate delivery experiences. Existing last mile delivery companies are incapable of providing a truly customer-centric approach. Our proprietary technology stack and operational excellence is built specifically to service time slot deliveries, controlled entirely by the end customer. This creates unprecedented results through basket conversion, loyalty, repeat purchase, acquisition, brand image and customer satisfaction, plus they can actually help the environment. Paack operates in Europe (UK, France, Spain and Portugal).

Funiglobal Development S.L.

Seed Round in 2013
Funiglobal Development S.L. retails fancy dresses, costumes, accessories, and party decoration items online. The company also offers a wholesale option to professionals. It serves customers worldwide. Funiglobal Development S.L. was founded in 2011 and is based in Huesca, Spain.