TheVentureCity

TheVentureCity is a private equity firm and growth accelerator founded in 2017, headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, with additional offices in Madrid and San Francisco. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage and scale-up technology companies, focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, and edge computing. TheVentureCity aims to support fast-growing, product-centric software startups in the Americas and Europe, particularly those in the SaaS and marketplace domains. It offers customized programs tailored to the specific challenges faced by selected startups, emphasizing a one-on-one approach rather than a batch system. Additionally, TheVentureCity provides a Product-Led Growth Program, which takes equity in startups gradually as the partnership evolves, rather than requiring an upfront investment.

Andres Areitio

General Partner

Santiago Canalejo

Chief Operating Officer

Andres Dancausa

General Partner

Laura González-Estéfani

Managing Partner

Elena De Lara

Investment Manager

Past deals in Catalonia

Reloadly

Series A in 2021
Reloadly Inc. is a Miami-based company that provides a B2B cloud API platform designed for mobile top-ups. This platform enables business owners and developers to create accounts and facilitate mobile airtime transfers globally. By connecting developers with mobile operator services, Reloadly aims to modernize the mobile top-up industry, which remains largely dependent on outdated business models. The company serves as a bridge between mobile operators and developers, fostering innovation and creating new sales channels for over 800 mobile operators worldwide.

Beams

Seed Round in 2021
Beams is a social platform that enhances user interaction through shared passions. Founded by a team with experience from notable companies like Instagram, Soundcloud, Vogue, and N26, Beams aims to create innovative ways for people to connect. The company has established offices in Berlin and Barcelona and is supported by prominent venture capital firms, including Mangrove, Redalpine, and Wavemaker. Additionally, Beams benefits from the backing of business angels who are founders and former executives from well-known tech companies, further solidifying its position in the social networking landscape.

Reloadly

Seed Round in 2020
Reloadly Inc. is a Miami-based company that provides a B2B cloud API platform designed for mobile top-ups. This platform enables business owners and developers to create accounts and facilitate mobile airtime transfers globally. By connecting developers with mobile operator services, Reloadly aims to modernize the mobile top-up industry, which remains largely dependent on outdated business models. The company serves as a bridge between mobile operators and developers, fostering innovation and creating new sales channels for over 800 mobile operators worldwide.
WeFish – Fishing Diary and Forecast is a young startup founded in Spain at November 2017 who is trying to be a game changer on the recreational fishing sector with its new mobile application. WeFish is a mobile application that serves Anglers to maximize their chances to get great catches. How does it work? Easy, it is a CONFIDENTIAL fishing diary where its users can register their catches with all their relevant information and analyze them with Machine Learning algorithms, plan their fishing trips thanks to WeFish’s weather forecast, buy new equipment within its Marketplace and everything under a gamification process.

BitPhy

Seed Round in 2020
BitPhy is an AI software that facilitates the collection and display of all data generated by chain stores in real-time. In addition, it offers high-value data such as predictions and prescriptions, so our users can automatically obtain sales targets for each of their stores and products according to their strategy or total traceability on their promotions. Unlike our competitors, our machine learning algorithms generate the full data pipeline on demand, therefore we do not require tailor-made integration projects. Thus, there is no need to pay for expensive developers, and this creates a huge reduction in costs and time.

AERVIO

Seed Round in 2019
Aervio Solutions SL, a travel management company, develops an online platform using artificial intelligence that offers travel related services. The company offers self-booking tools and a booking platform with analytics that optimizes time and cost in multiple business areas. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Girona, Spain.

Joyners

Seed Round in 2019
Joyners is an online caregiving platform whose mission is to help older adults spending their senior years at home. Their promise is to provide the best caregivers from Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, and Zaragoza in less than an hour. Technology can both improve home care and bring down the cost. Many people assume that tech and older people don’t mix, but nowadays there're a lot of products for them. Markets are changing, same as generations. They use technology to ensure their clients receive the highest level of service. Technology means time efficiency, and time efficiency allows to operate with caregivers with skills over the market average such as part-time doctors, part-time nurses, and also top rated caregivers.

Airning

Seed Round in 2019
Airning is a travel and legaltech start-up based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2016. The company specializes in assisting airline passengers who experience long-term delays, cancellations, or denied boarding by facilitating claims and managing the entire compensation process. Airning aims to inform and support affected travelers, ensuring they receive compensation for their losses due to airline incidents. Through its technological solutions, the company streamlines the claims process, making it easier for passengers to navigate their rights and receive the benefits they are entitled to.

Reloadly

Seed Round in 2019
Reloadly Inc. is a Miami-based company that provides a B2B cloud API platform designed for mobile top-ups. This platform enables business owners and developers to create accounts and facilitate mobile airtime transfers globally. By connecting developers with mobile operator services, Reloadly aims to modernize the mobile top-up industry, which remains largely dependent on outdated business models. The company serves as a bridge between mobile operators and developers, fostering innovation and creating new sales channels for over 800 mobile operators worldwide.

Spotahome

Series B in 2018
Spotahome, S.L. is an online platform that specializes in mid to long-term accommodation rentals, catering primarily to expatriates, students, and professionals moving abroad. Established in March 2014 and based in Madrid, Spain, Spotahome offers a wide selection of personally-checked properties, including rooms, apartments, and student dorms, across various cities such as Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, and London. The platform features detailed property descriptions, high-quality photographs, HD video tours, and floor plans, enabling tenants to make informed decisions without needing to conduct in-person viewings. By allowing users to secure accommodations for over a month in advance, Spotahome simplifies the housing search process for individuals relocating to Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

Spotahome

Seed Round in 2018
Spotahome, S.L. is an online platform that specializes in mid to long-term accommodation rentals, catering primarily to expatriates, students, and professionals moving abroad. Established in March 2014 and based in Madrid, Spain, Spotahome offers a wide selection of personally-checked properties, including rooms, apartments, and student dorms, across various cities such as Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, and London. The platform features detailed property descriptions, high-quality photographs, HD video tours, and floor plans, enabling tenants to make informed decisions without needing to conduct in-person viewings. By allowing users to secure accommodations for over a month in advance, Spotahome simplifies the housing search process for individuals relocating to Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

PlayGround

Seed Round in 2017
PlayGround is a news and entertainment media company that operates online music magazines in both English and Spanish. It focuses on delivering a wide range of content, including news and articles related to culture, sports, books, and food, aimed at keeping users informed about their surroundings. As a prominent music publication in Spain, PlayGround caters specifically to festivalgoers, establishing itself as a leading source of information and entertainment in the music industry.

PlayGround

Series A in 2017
PlayGround is a news and entertainment media company that operates online music magazines in both English and Spanish. It focuses on delivering a wide range of content, including news and articles related to culture, sports, books, and food, aimed at keeping users informed about their surroundings. As a prominent music publication in Spain, PlayGround caters specifically to festivalgoers, establishing itself as a leading source of information and entertainment in the music industry.