Finaves

Finaves S.C.R., S.A. is a venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, established in 2000. The firm specializes in seed, start-up, early venture, and mezzanine investments, primarily focusing on new technology and Internet companies, while also considering opportunities across various sectors. Finaves prioritizes projects developed by students and alumni of the IESE Master’s Programs and typically invests between €0.05 million and €0.3 million in companies located in Europe, North and South America, and beyond. The firm takes minority stakes of 10% to 30% in its portfolio companies and aims to secure board representation. Finaves seeks to exit its investments within four to six years, reflecting a strategic approach to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship across diverse markets.

Pedro Nueno Ph.D

Founder

Antoni Subirá

Partner

Fernandez Terricabras, Alberto

Director

18 past transactions

Taclia

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a facilities management platform designed to help service companies to concentrate all their business in one place. The company's platform can be used to hire, manage, control, and track all maintenance, repair tasks, and expenses in real-time, enabling clients to have fast, optimized, and valuable facilities services.

Boxmotions

Venture Round in 2020
Boxmotions S.L. offers a valet storage service for scheduling the pick up and storage of belongings in Barcelona and surrounding area. It offers monthly subscription where users can manage their belongings through an online catalogue and where are they stored. The company arranges pickup from the designated location, picks up items, labels them, and produces a digital inventory with images of all the items. It serves apartment owners, individuals, and companies. The company was formerly known as Bagmotions S.L. Boxmotions S.L. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Cobugs

Seed Round in 2019
Cobugs develops a professional DiY Internet of Things (IoT) platform. Its platform helps users to build their business process and create solution as the same way they think; and enables operations personnel to embed IoT into their processes with a spreadsheet. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Busup

Seed Round in 2019
Busup Technologies S.L. designs and develops a bus-sharing and booking platform. It offers BusUp application, which provides public transportation services. The companies services include rent bus, e-ticket, GPS bus tracking, and design trip. Busup Technologies S.L. was founded in 2016 and is based in Sant Boi De Llobregat, Spain.

Talent Clue

Venture Round in 2018
Talent Clue is a recruitment software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, with additional offices in Madrid and Mexico City. The platform automates and optimizes the hiring process for businesses, allowing them to efficiently post job vacancies and screen applications. Companies can create job listings within the Talent Clue tool and publish them across various job boards and social networks, as well as promote them on their career pages through branded widgets. The software centralizes applicant information in a searchable database, enabling employers to filter and compare candidates effectively. It also facilitates the organization of CVs in the cloud and includes features for sending personalized emails and generating reports. By streamlining these processes, Talent Clue helps businesses enhance their recruitment efficiency and improve their ability to attract and hire qualified talent.

Daysk

Seed Round in 2018
Daysk is a complete mobility solution for professionals, companies, and self-employed people. With its Web platform and App, it offers quick access to tables and meeting rooms, where you can find a variety of spaces to work, such as: coworkings, business centers, hotels, among others. In this way, it helps companies to improve their agility and their flexible work policies, with access tools and space management (both internal and external, throughout their network). Daysk also offers a complete advice focused on the mobility strategy of companies.

Nexenta Systems

Corporate Round in 2017
Nexenta Systems, Inc. specializes in software-defined storage solutions, focusing on cloud and virtualization-optimized software for various hardware platforms. The company offers a range of products, including NexentaStor, which delivers file and block storage for enterprise applications, and NexentaCloud, tailored for virtual desktop infrastructure. Additionally, NexentaEdge provides an object storage platform that enables users to access data without needing to know its physical location. The company also features NexentaFusion, which offers analytics and orchestration tools for managing complex computing environments. With over 6,000 customers and partnerships with numerous technology firms, Nexenta emphasizes an open-source approach, allowing organizations to avoid vendor lock-in and adapt to diverse applications and cloud environments. Founded in 2005 and based in San Jose, California, Nexenta operates as a subsidiary of DataDirect Networks, Inc., continuing to innovate in the storage industry.

BANDIT

Seed Round in 2016
BANDIT Solutions, S.L. is an online recruitment platform based in Barcelona, Spain, that connects companies with top digital talent. Founded in 2011 and launched in December 2016, BANDIT focuses on streamlining the hiring process by offering curated playlists of sought-after candidates who are actively seeking new job opportunities. The platform emphasizes placing talent at the center of the recruitment process, facilitating connections between teams and individuals to foster innovation and collaboration in the workforce. The company is led by Francesc Font and the Araujo twins, Jorge and Nicolás, along with Sergio Méndez.

Almashopping

Venture Round in 2014
Almashopping.com is the 1st Online Beauty Community and E-Commerce references in Latam Their starting point is recognizing that consumers have changed, and today, a Community is a more powerful, more organic and more efficient way of reaching out. The question woman ask themselves today is not “what’s new?” or “what’s on sale?” anymore, but they are rather curious about whom of their friends liked a product, who else is using that product, what are they saying about it and who else is buying it! Their business model therefore replicates the “purchasing process of beauty products” in a 3 step approach: TRIAL, RECOMMENDATION and AVAILABILITY. - TRIAL: “Woman like to try the product before buying it” For trial they have developed Almabox, a subscription model in which woman receive a box with beauty samples. It’s a BEAUTY DISCOVERY SERVICE! Model is inspired in the US based Birchbox and European Glossybox. - RECOMMENDATION: having a friend or a professional recommending a product, is a powerful purchase driver. They bring the necessary tools to allow consumers interact with the products and their beauty specialists, and they do that through social media and events in the real world. - And Finally, AVAILABILITY: Penetration of beauty retailing in LATAM is limited, and finding the product everyone is talking about is not always easy. For that they have developed Almashopping, their beauty e-commerce. At the end of the day, putting these 3 gears together makes a powerful mechanism. Alma Cosmerics is not the old marketing way, its the new way: Consumers market to each other and they build the path-to-purchase over the internet, where their consumers are! Building a community is the way to go to develop beauty e-commerce, and they believe the nature of the market in LATAM makes it the next big think!

nubelo

Seed Round in 2014
Nubelo is a career marketplace for the digital workforce (developers, designers, digital marketers, product owners...). Nubelo works with clients to understand their project/team needs and custom-matches them with pre-screened professionals who join their teams on a full-time, part-time, or hourly basis. Users on the nubelo platform receive objective guidance throughout the interview process from a dedicated Talent Advocate, as well as the ability to compare new opportunities side by side so they can make their next career move or collaborate into a new project. Employers get access to a hand-picked pool of candidates who are interested in new roles, or available for new projects. The end result is an efficient, effective and enjoyable experience that’s far faster than traditional methods. Nubelo is headquartered in Barcelona (Spain) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Worldsensing

Seed Round in 2013
Worldsensing is a market leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The company has built on its expertise in low-power wireless sensing networks and has created comprehensive vertical solutions in sectors where IoT is making a measurable impact. The company focuses on two key markets: Mobility - a unique smart traffic management portfolio includes Bitcarrier, a real-time traffic flo management solution, and Fastprk, its market-leading smart parking system. Industrial Solutions - offers the LS-G6 platform to monitor key assets in remote or hard-to-access locations. Examples include bridges, tunnels, large public buildings and infrastructures, mines, power lines. Worldsensing raised its round of seed capital in 2010. A series A round was closed in 2013 with Fundación Jose Manuel Entrecanales (FJME) and IESE Business School's Finaves fund as investors. A series B round was completed in 2015, led by FJME, Kibo Ventures and Mitsui & Co. Cisco Ventures and Endeavor also participated in this round. Today, the company has offices in Barcelona and London and has a team of more than 40 professionals. Awards -Fastprk- has won two major awards: the Stockholm Smart City Living Labs Global Award 2011 and the IBM Smart Camp 2010 London Award. -Bitcarrier was IBM Smart Camp Winner (2011), and it has been recognised by Analyst Firm Gartner as "Cool Vendor 2013". -Ignasi Vilajosana, Worldsensing’s CEO, was named the first Spanish Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2014.

Mythos

Angel Round in 2012
Mythos is the ultimate e-commerce solution for SMEs, proffessionals or individuals/entrepreneurs looking to sell online from all the different available platforms, and powered by waves and waves of incentivized word of mouth by users, customers, or simply by people looking to make a living online out of affiliate marketing or MLM marketing with their reviews, buys, shares, likes, and all of their other social activity, whether online or offline.

ForceManager

Seed Round in 2011
ForceManager is the all-in-one sales accelerator platform for field sales teams. In order to improve results and increase sales activity, the system offers a native application for smartphones, tablets and the Apple Watch that tracks and provides contextual information when on the move, allowing sales reps to work efficiently and focus on selling, not on reporting. With ForceManager, sales managers also get real-time insights into their sales team's activity. By receiving detailed statistics that accurately reflect all interactions between sales teams and customers, managers make better decisions and increase quarterly revenue.

Good Deal

Venture Round in 2011
Good Deal, S.L. offers technology solutions and marketing services for retail outlets to increase interactivity and promotional efficiency of the consumers. The company is based in Barcelona, Spain. As of October 11, 2017, Good Deal, S.L. operates as a subsidiary of Innofis Esgm SL.

Talmix

Angel Round in 2010
Talmix connects businesses with a global network of independent consultants to address various strategic challenges. With access to a pool of 40,000 qualified professionals, Talmix offers tailored expertise across diverse sectors and functions. This platform enables companies to quickly find the right talent for specific projects, regardless of duration or location. Talmix aims to enhance business outcomes by providing specialized insights and support, allowing organizations to navigate complex challenges and stay ahead of industry trends.

ImpactMedia

Venture Round in 2010
At Impact Media, we’re passionate about those ideas that make a real difference to your bottom line. Ideas have the power to revolutionise your brand, your sales and your market share. That’s a fact and a philosophy. Since 2003, we’ve been turning great business ideas, goals and visions into highly bankable marketing collateral, for an ever-expanding client base. We deliver tactical graphic design and web-based solutions, and we also run 360 degree campaigns for some of Ireland’s biggest businesses. As a young company, we understand that life can be tough for budding entrepreneurs. That’s why we honour them through our annual Elevate Awards, and help them on the path to market domination. We also work with number of local charities on a fee-free basis, because we recognise the importance of giving something back. Impact Media’s offices in Galway or Limerick are always open for a visit. If you show us your ideas, we'll show you ours. Then we’ll deliver a brand revolution.

Cooltra

Funding Round in 2009
The Cooltra Group is the leading company in sustainable mobility solutions on two wheels in Europe, founded by the entrepreneur Timo Buetefisch. Created in Barcelona 14 years ago, it is present in six countries in Europe (Spain, Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, and the Czech Republic), and has a workforce of 1,000 employees. It currently has a fleet of 17,000 vehicles, of which more than 56% are zero-emission electric scooters. The company is the driving force behind Cooltra, which offers mobility solutions for individuals, and companies or institutions. The market leader in the number of vehicles and revenue, it has more than 5,000 scooters rented to B2B services, 20 delegations, and up to 100 points where customers can pick up their vehicles in the main European tourist cities. eCooltra, another subsidiary of the Cooltra Group, is the leading motosharing service in Europe. Launched in 2016, the company is currently present in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Lisbon, Milan and Rome, with a fleet of 7,400 electric scooters driven by fully renewable energy. The platform has almost one million active users that can move through the 6 cities where it is present, simply by opening the app from your Android or iOS device. EcoScooting is the third brand of the group. Its concept is simple: last mile eco delivery; or what is the same, delivery of parcel in a sustainable way within cities. EcoScooting vehicles, both 2 and 4 wheels, are 100% electric and have their own software. This last point guarantees total independence, flexibility, adaptation, speed and traceability to the service. The system, exclusive to the company, is one of the biggest differential values of the brand. Available in apps for Android and iOS, it makes its use agile and effective.