Criteria Venture Tech is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm that serves as the technology investing arm of CriteriaCaixa. It backs B2B software, SaaS, and deep-tech companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada, targeting both early and growth-stage opportunities. The firm focuses on information technology, SaaS, and related B2B sectors, with typical equity investments ranging from 0.5 to 20 million euros to support international growth and product-scale efforts.

Lanai Ventures is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm, founded in 2016, that backs early-stage startups in Spain with a sector-agnostic approach focused on pre-seed and seed rounds. It leverages a network of prominent founders who participate as investors, providing strategic guidance and connections to portfolio companies across information technology, financial services, consumer products and services, and related sectors.

Cabiedes & Partners is a Madrid-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that provides seed and early-stage investments, and in some cases later-stage financing, focusing on Internet, fintech, and technology sectors in Spain, particularly Madrid and Barcelona. The firm typically makes initial investments in the range of €50,000 to €500,000 with enterprise values of €1 million to €5 million, and follows on with €1-2 million investments. It seeks minority stakes, often around 10-20%, with funding sometimes deployed from personal capital.

Nero Ventures is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm that invests across Europe in seed- to growth-stage technology companies, with a focus on enterprise software and B2B2C models. Its focus includes cloud, SaaS, data centers, security, and networking, as well as advertising, e-commerce, marketplaces, and mobile services. The firm emphasizes sector and technology specialization and active investment management to help portfolio companies scale through a pan-European network.

Grupo ItNet is an internet business incubator and venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1996 by Carlos Blanco, the company focuses on investments in early-stage digital startups, particularly in the e-business, telecommunications, media, and entertainment sectors. ItNet not only provides financial backing but also offers mentoring and networking opportunities to support its portfolio companies. Through its targeted investments, Grupo ItNet aims to foster innovation and growth within the digital and game leisure industries.

Gasol16 Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2023 and located in Barcelona, Spain. The firm specializes in investments within the sports and health & wellness sectors, emphasizing areas such as sports technology, equality, entertainment, access, and promotion. In addition to its focus on sports, Gasol16 Ventures also targets health and wellness initiatives, including nutrition, physical activity, mental wellness, rest and recovery, and coaching. The firm is committed to supporting Spanish entrepreneurship with a global impact and actively participates in private equity opportunities.

We Venture Capital, based in Barcelona, Spain, is the venture capital arm of Werfen, a global leader in specialized diagnostics. It invests in early-stage and early-growth startups focused on diagnostics, digital solutions, and biotechnology within the diagnostics sector. The firm partners with companies close to market entry or early scale-up, providing strategic support, leveraging Werfen's expertise, and taking an active role through board engagement to foster success.

Ennea Capital Partners is a European investment and advisory firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, with additional offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Cologne, and Barcelona. It provides strategic advisory, merger and acquisition services, and venture capital investments, supporting companies in travel, hospitality, food, media, information technology, mobility, blockchain, and artificial intelligence across Europe and Asia. The firm engages in direct investments and fund activities, spanning early-stage to growth opportunities, and offers related services such as due diligence, fundraising support, valuations, outsourced M&A, and market strategy consulting. Ennea collaborates with clients to improve business development, market insight, and go-to-market plans, often serving as a partner for companies pursuing expansion or transactions.

Inveready Asset Management is a San Sebastián, Spain-based venture capital firm established in 2008 that specializes in incubation, seed and early-stage investments, venture debt and growth capital. It focuses on technology and biotechnology sectors across Spain and Europe, with a preference for opportunities in Catalonia and the Madrid region, and operates offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The firm backs startups in software, security, hardware, fintech, healthcare technology and related fields, typically investing at early to expansion stages. Through multiple investment vehicles, Inveready supports a broad portfolio of companies and seeks exits via acquisitions by multinational buyers or public listings. The group emphasizes a hands-on approach to help portfolio companies scale, and while its activity is anchored in Spain, it pursues a wider European tech and biotech investment scope.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1995, that focuses on seed to growth investments in deep technology across health, environmental tech, hardware, robotics, and cross border software, with a particular emphasis on Asia. The company runs accelerator style startup development programs, including HAX and IndieBio, which provide facilities, engineering resources, and lab equipment to help founders accelerate product development, acquire customers, and attract later stage funding. SOSV pursues a limited number of high potential startups, offering extensive hands on support to speed commercialization and scale, and aims to back innovations that improve human and planetary health.

Bonsai Partners is a venture capital firm based in Madrid, Spain. It invests in European technology startups, pursuing both primary and secondary opportunities across pre-series A to series C rounds.

ICF Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in February 2010. It specializes in direct investments and manages venture capital funds with a focus on supporting mid-sized companies in Catalonia. ICF Capital primarily targets sectors such as information technology, biotechnology, social services, and electronics, among others. The firm typically invests between €0.5 million and €2.4 million in companies with annual sales ranging from €0.3 million to €100 million, often acquiring minority stakes. It operates as a subsidiary of the Institut Català de Finances, a public financial institution established in 1985 to enhance funding access for enterprises in Catalonia. ICF Capital manages two venture capital firms, ICF Capital Expansió II and ICF Venture Tech II, and aims to foster the growth of innovative startups and mid-market companies through its investment activities.

Based in Paris, A Plus Finance is an independent investment firm specializing in venture capital and the management of funds dedicated to innovation. It focuses on information technology, environment and e-business in France, and also pursues opportunities in real estate and private equity. The team combines financiers and entrepreneurs, providing practical management insight and a long-term development perspective for portfolio companies. The firm manages about €220 million in assets and typically invests between €1 million and €4 million per project, reflecting a goal of supporting growth-stage and promising early-stage ventures in the French market.

Mad’a Investment Company is the private equity and venture capital arm of Abdul Aziz Al Othaim & Sons Holding Company, specializing in growth capital investments with a focus on the Saudi Arabian market. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Riyadh, the firm works with management teams to unlock value and drive performance across its portfolio. It seeks to contribute to the Kingdom’s development and aligns its investment approach with national priorities, including Vision 2030. The company has expanded its presence with additional offices in Seef, Bahrain, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to support regional opportunities and collaboration with portfolio companies.

Faraday Venture Partners is a Madrid-based venture investment firm that operates as a private investors club to support early-stage startups across Europe. The organization analyzes innovative projects in need of private financing, identifying investment opportunities for partners, co-investors, and business angels. It provides project analysis and confidential due diligence, guides active management of investment stakes, and conducts acquisition and exit assessments of existing portfolio interests. The firm emphasizes ongoing involvement with portfolio companies, offering personalized support and resources to entrepreneurial ventures and facilitating strategic empowerment initiatives. Founded in 2011, Faraday Venture Partners focuses on building long-term relationships with portfolio companies and partners, combining rigorous evaluation with hands-on guidance to foster growth and successful exits.

14W is a New York-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies across healthcare, software, marketplaces, and consumer technology, including mobile, web, e-commerce, consumer packaged goods and media. Led by Alex Zubillaga, the firm maintains a global footprint with teams in New York, London and Madrid and seeks to partner with founders to disrupt and create new categories across North America and Europe. Founded in 2010, 14W aims to back ventures that make the future more accessible, efficient and connected.

4Founders Capital is a venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, established in 2017 to back high-growth technology companies. The firm focuses on information technology and related digital businesses, seeking market-tested products or services with scalable models and clear paths to revenue and profitability. It emphasizes strong teams and capital-efficient growth, aiming to help portfolio companies reach international markets. Investments range from €100,000 at early stages to follow-on funding up to €4 million per company, with co-investors commonly involved to support growth. By combining operational insight with a focus on scalable, revenue-generating technology ventures, 4Founders Capital seeks to maximize value for its portfolio while supporting entrepreneurs to build global leaders.

Nauta Capital is a pan-European venture capital firm backing early-stage B2B software companies. Headquartered in London with offices in Barcelona and Munich, it operates across Europe and targets Series A to late seed and Series B investments in technology ventures. The firm focuses on B2B software with strong network effects, vertically oriented enterprise tech for large industries, and deep-tech applications that address enterprise challenges, including sectors such as retail tech, revenue tech, fintech, insurtech, health tech, enterprise software, developer tools, infrastructure, AI and ML, and security and privacy. With more than half a billion in assets under management and a team of around 20 professionals, Nauta is regarded as one of Europe’s larger B2B-focused investors.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.

Nekko Capital is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm that backs scalable early-stage digital transformation companies led by strong teams with global ambitions. It focuses on B2B and B2B2C startups in mobility, travel technology, proptech, fintech and insurtech, and maintains offices in Barcelona and Madrid. Founded in 2017, the firm was acquired in November 2023 by Carlos Blanco, Telmo Perez and Miguel Sanz.

Mangrove Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2000 that concentrates on early-stage technology companies. The firm aims to turn visions into reality by providing financing, strategic guidance, and industry relationships, with a history of backing notable unicorns such as Skype, Wix, WalkMe, Flo Health, K Health, and others. Mangrove targets internet and software businesses across sectors including online services, marketplaces, SaaS, mobile, security, and related infrastructure, with a geographic focus on Europe (including the Benelux, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia) and Israel, and opportunistically in the United States, Canada, and India. The practice combines long-term, patient capital with active involvement to help portfolio companies scale in growth phases.

Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm that concentrates on early-stage Internet investments, with a focus on software-as-a-service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile. It backs startups from their earliest stages and has supported notable companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio, Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk. The firm operates across Europe and North America, targeting SaaS, software, and related digital businesses, and seeks to help portfolio companies scale through critical growth phases.

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2006 with bases in Luxembourg and London. It makes investments across incubation, seed, startup, growth capital, and early to mid‑stage ventures, with a focus on digital businesses in internet, digital media, e-commerce, electronics, transportation, and gaming. The firm invests globally and often serves as a sounding board for portfolio companies, including co-investment activity with partners.

GoHub Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Global Omnium, based in Valencia, Spain, with additional offices in Seville and Barcelona. It invests in technology companies at seed to growth stages, focusing on B2B software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet of Things, robotics, AR/VR, and cybersecurity, and broadening to Web3, fintech, climate tech, and digital health. Typical ticket sizes range from approximately €0.5 million to €3 million, and the firm backs founders across Europe, North America, and Latin America, supporting portfolio companies from early development through growth.

Korelya Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2016 by Fleur Pellerin, it maintains offices in Paris, London, Singapore, and Seoul and aims to expand European tech by providing growth capital and facilitating access to Asian markets. The firm leverages strong ties with Asian corporates and a broad network in Asian tech ecosystems to offer portfolio companies more than funding, including market access and strategic partnerships. As part of Korelya Groupe, the company operates as an investment platform focused on helping ambitious founders build global technology leaders.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.

Kibo Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm focusing on seed and early-stage technology companies, including pre-Series A and Series A rounds, with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon. It invests globally, with emphasis on Europe, the United States and Latin America, in sectors including internet and direct marketing retail, online services, systems software, digital technology, wireless and telecom equipment, mobile devices, and consumer and enterprise software. The firm backs exceptional founders building global businesses and takes an active, hands-on approach in portfolio companies, often facilitating co-investment with other investors.

Greycroft is a venture capital firm based in New York and Los Angeles that concentrates on technology startups, with a focus on the Internet and mobile markets. The firm uses its extensive media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and scale successful businesses. Since inception Greycroft has invested in more than 200 companies and manages over $1 billion in capital. Its investment scope spans consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software, reflecting a broad approach to funding early- and growth-stage ventures in technology sectors.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin, Germany-based venture capital firm with a global focus that invests across seed, early, and later-stage companies. It maintains a stage-agnostic approach, seeking innovative ideas with potential impact and feasibility in global markets.

Amadeus IT Group is a global transaction processor for the travel and tourism industry, connecting airlines, hotels, rail, car rental and other providers with travel agencies through a distributed processing platform. It operates a portfolio of IT solutions that automate mission-critical processes such as reservations, inventory management and operations for providers, alongside a distribution network that enables real-time search, pricing, booking and ticketing for travel buyers. The company conducts its business through two segments, Distribution and IT Solutions, serving airlines, airports, hotels, tour operators, ground handlers and travel sellers worldwide. Founded in 1987 by major European carriers and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, it has developed into a leading player in the global distribution system space, with the GDS segment making up about 48% of revenue in 2024 and the IT Solutions segment about 52%, reflecting a balanced mix of software and transaction processing.

Torch Capital is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs consumer technology companies and the infrastructure layers that power them. It supports visionary founders using technology to transform how consumers and businesses operate, focusing on opportunities in the consumer and technology sectors.

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York City. It focuses on early-stage investments across technology-enabled sectors, supporting founders with flexible, founder-centric backing. The firm has backed high-profile consumer and software companies such as Twitter, Discord, Oculus, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Niantic, and Anthropic, reflecting a tendency toward ambitious products and teams that reshape consumer, media, and technology markets.

Bewater Funds is a venture capital management company that provides regulated investment vehicles and liquidity options for investors, with a focus on enabling investment in non-listed companies. It operates in Spain and Portugal, supporting startups by connecting them with investors through an online marketplace that offers short- and long-term loan financing to unlisted companies.

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven venture capital firm founded in 2010 that backs early-stage tech startups across sectors including digital health, mobility and logistics, fintech, consumer tech, software, and AI-enabled enterprise software. It typically writes initial checks of $100,000 to $250,000 for pre-seed and seed rounds and provides follow-on capital. The firm leverages its international network to connect portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors and to grant access to cost-efficient R&D talent. It emphasizes swift execution and hands-on support, aiming to help portfolio companies scale and enter new markets through strategic, cross-border collaboration.

Target Germanium is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, with additional offices across Europe, North America and Asia. The firm focuses on early‑stage to late‑stage investments in digital consumer and technology companies, including fintech, IoT, cybersecurity, travel, e‑commerce, marketplaces, mobile, software and services. It typically invests between $1 million and $30 million in companies valued between $5 million and $500 million, with a preference for businesses whose revenue is largely B2C. Target Germanium offers equity, convertible debt or secondary interests and avoids online media or social networks.

GP Bullhound is a London- and globally oriented technology advisory and investment firm founded in 1999. It provides independent strategic and financial advice to technology companies, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements, IPOs, and capital-raising activities. The firm combines technology insight with access to a global network of buyers and capital across Europe, the United States, and Asia, helping entrepreneurs and growth companies navigate complex transactions. In addition to advisory work, GP Bullhound maintains an investment arm that backs technology-focused opportunities across seed to late-stage rounds, with a track record of working with category-leading clients. With offices across Europe, the United States, and Asia, the firm serves sectors including software, fintech, media, and other technology-enabled services, aiming to help teams build scalable, billion-dollar businesses.

Piton Capital is a London-based venture capital and growth equity firm that focuses exclusively on network effects businesses, including marketplaces, exchanges and platforms, as well as data network effects, user-generated content, and SaaS models with potential network effects. The firm is stage- and style-agnostic and invests from seed to late stage, with typical investments ranging from €200,000 to €15 million.

Wellington Partners is a Munich-headquartered venture capital firm, established in 1998, with offices in London and Zurich. It invests in technology and life sciences companies across Europe, focusing on digital media, software, electronics and photonics, resource efficiency, and biotech. The firm typically leads financing rounds from €0.5 million to €20 million, with its commitment potentially up to €15 million depending on maturity. It targets early-stage and growth-stage investments in digital health, software, life sciences, and related technology sectors, aiming to provide entrepreneurs with the resources to execute their strategies.

Athos Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Madrid, Spain, that provides early-stage capital to technology companies across Europe, with a particular emphasis on Spain. It targets startups in areas including cloud-based farm management software, data storage, the Internet of Things, corporate accommodation platforms, and financial and educational technology.

GS Growth is the investment platform of Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, focused on providing preferred equity and mezzanine capital to high‑growth companies. The team, formed from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Principal Strategic Investments, and Private Capital Investing, targets investments ranging from $20 million to $250 million.

KAYA is a Prague-based venture capital firm formed as the focused successor of Enern Investments and Enern Tech, concentrating on venture opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. Originating in 2010 as part of Enern, it evolved into an independent platform with a portfolio of more than 40 investments. The firm operates across technology-enabled sectors in the CEE region and manages a fund of approximately €90 million, reflecting its growth as a regional venture investor.

Invivo Capital Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in biomedical and healthcare sectors, including life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices and digital health. It primarily targets Spanish companies and seeks investments of roughly €0.5 million to €4 million. The firm is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Alta Life Sciences is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm focused on life sciences. Founded in 2016, it provides multistage funding to companies across biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, genomics, digital health, and nanotechnology, supporting ventures from seed through growth stages.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Vienna, with offices across Europe and in San Francisco. It specializes in early-stage investments in technology sectors including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, software as a service and infrastructure, climate tech, crypto, and emerging markets. The firm runs specialized investment teams aligned to these industries and offers an in-house Platform+ team providing tailored operational support, such as growth marketing, human resources, US business development and networking assistance throughout the portfolio journey. Speedinvest seeks to be a hands-on partner, sometimes taking operational roles for a period to help portfolio companies scale, and emphasizes hands-on collaboration with founders to accelerate growth.

Kurma Partners is a Paris-based investment management company focused on funding innovation in healthcare and biotechnology across Europe. Established in 2009, it targets early-stage to development capital for life sciences companies and digital health ventures, spanning healthcare, biotechnology, and related technology sectors. The firm pursues a hands-on approach to support research-driven startups, leveraging connections with research institutes and hospitals to advance therapeutic and medical innovations. Through its activity as a private equity and venture investor, Kurma Partners seeks to back companies throughout their growth trajectory, from initial concept to market readiness, helping them navigate clinical development, regulatory pathways, and commercialization in the European market.

Asabys Partners is a venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, established in 2018, that focuses on the life sciences and healthcare sectors. The firm backs companies across healthtech, biopharma, and related areas, investing in innovations with potential to transform medicine and patient care both in Spain and internationally. It emphasizes sourcing and financing disruptive technologies and collaborates with industry talents to push the boundaries of science and medicine.

GetVantage is a fintech platform that provides non-dilutive growth capital and business optimization tools to digital-first brands in India and Southeast Asia. Using proprietary technology, it analyzes sales, marketing, and accounting data to assess current and projected revenue and offers funding without equity or board control. The platform serves 18+ sectors including eCommerce, D2C, SaaS, Healthtech, Edtech, CleanTech and more, and operates as a founder-first ecosystem that combines capital with community, content and collaboration. Financing ranges from US$10,000 to US$3 million, enabling rapid access to growth capital. GetVantage has onboarded over 9,000 brands and built a portfolio of more than 450 brands, reflecting its extensive reach in the digital economy, and is based in Mumbai, India, aiming to fund hundreds more brands in the near term.

DILA Capital is a Mexico City-based venture capital firm that supports Mexican entrepreneurs and startups. Founded in 2005, the firm provides equity investments, debt financing, and strategic guidance to portfolio companies, aiming to add value through its entrepreneur network, deep knowledge of the Mexican market, and the experience of its partners. It focuses on information technology, software, commercial services, and consumer non-durables, seeking to help ventures grow and scale.

Angel Ventures is a professionally managed investor network in Latin America that connects high-potential early-stage ideas with capital. It comprises more than 300 members, including angel investors and senior executives who co-invest in early-stage companies. The entity also operates a Mexico City–based arm established in 2008 that specializes in early-stage investments across the United States and Latin America, focusing on sectors such as information and communications technology, media, health, biotechnology, retail, consumer goods, agribusiness, e-commerce, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, fintech, agri-tech, food tech, and environment.

DN Capital is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that backs seed to early-stage software, fintech, and consumer internet companies in Europe and North America. It focuses on firms that plan to operate on both sides of the Atlantic and helps them build international businesses, reflecting a cross-border investment approach with activity across the UK, Northern Europe, and North America.