Wayra UK Limited is an accelerator focused on early-stage technology startups, primarily in sectors such as healthcare, information technology, cybersecurity, and smart transport. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, it operates as a subsidiary of Wayra Investigación y Desarrollo, S.L.U. Wayra UK provides various acceleration programs that include direct cash investments, such as up to €0.25 million for its Wayra Call and £34,000 for the Velocity Health program, which also offers an additional cash prize. Other initiatives include the Wayra Fair By Design program and the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, which supports cybersecurity startups with grants. The firm aims to connect innovative entrepreneurs with resources, mentorship, and a network of partners to foster business growth, leveraging its affiliation with Telefónica to enhance its reach within the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Seaya is a leading European Venture Capital platform that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building global technology companies. Seaya raised its first funding in 2013 and currently manages over €600 million across five early-stage venture funds. Seaya accelerates the growth of startups by leveraging the founder’s strategic vision, providing them with Seaya’s global platform, its extensive network of founders, investors and multinational corporations, as well as all its experience in the global expansion of companies such as Glovo, Cabify, Wallbox (NYSE:WBX), Spotahome, Clarity AI, Clicars, Alma and RatedPower. Learn more at seaya.vc.
Inveready is a Southern Europe leading alternative investor with +2bn€ of assets under management, investing across 35+ funds in Venture Capital, BioTech, Venture Debt, Private Equity, Public Equity, Infrastructure, Fund of Funds, and other. Founded in 2008, Inveready counts on 250+ active companies and 64 exits. Some of our portfolio companies have been acquired by multinationals such as Intel, Symantec, IBM, and Facebook, whilst others are listed in public markets such as NASDAQ, the Spanish BME Growth, AIM London, and Euronext Growth. (visit www.inveready.com for more information).
JME Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2009, with locations in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, primarily focusing on technology companies within the Spanish market. JME Ventures manages a fund that aims to support the growth and development of innovative startups, providing them with the necessary capital and resources to succeed in a competitive landscape. By concentrating on the technology sector, JME Ventures plays a significant role in fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in Spain.
Kibo Ventures, based in Madrid (Spain) is a VC Fund focused on early-stage investments in digital companies. Kibo Ventures manages $320 million from a mix of institutional and private investors, including IEF, Telefonica, the Spanish Government (through CDTI), Mutua Madrileña (Spain's largest insurance company) and Axis (ICO's 25 year-old private equity arm). Specifically, Kibo likes to invest in companies which combine exceptional and committed teams, aiming to digitalize a product or service in a big-enough market with international potential. Kibo is managed by an experienced team of professionals with a solid track record, who are actively involved in the companies in which they invest. Kibo follows a stage-investment approach and financially supports portfolio companies as they grow, whilst promoting co-investment from valuable investors.
Banco de Sabadell, founded in 1881 and headquartered in Alicante, Spain, is a comprehensive banking group that offers a wide array of financial services to personal, business, and private clients both in Spain and internationally. The bank provides retail banking products such as current and savings accounts, personal loans, credit cards, and mortgages. It also specializes in serving small and medium enterprises, offering tailored financial solutions that include corporate banking, asset management, consumer finance, and insurance products. Additionally, Banco de Sabadell's corporate venture capital arm, Sabadell Venture Capital, focuses on investing in early-stage entrepreneurial projects within the digital and technology sectors. With a commitment to supporting diverse industries, including healthcare and information technology, Banco de Sabadell operates numerous branches and aims to be a partner in the growth of its clients' businesses.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investments are seed and series A. The investment range of the company is $50,000 to $5,000,000. It invests in Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest.
Faraday Venture Partners is a private investors club that offers an exclusive investment service to its partners. The company analyzes innovative start-up projects in need of private financing and offers promising projects for investment to partners, co-investors, and business angels. The company offers project analysis and selection services, to carry out a strictly confidential due diligence process. Active management and assessment of investment stake, to offer diligent acquisition and sales assessment of customers existing investment with the company itself. The company also offers empowerment of entrepreneurial initiatives and custom exit strategy assessment, to maintain a close relationship with portfolio companies, offering personalized support and resources. Faraday Venture Partners was founded on 2011 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Lanai Partners is an angel group that invests in digital startups in Spain. The company partners with business leaders that specialize in different areas of expertise to analyze all type of industries and create the maximum value their investments. Lanai Partners was founded in 2016 and is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Big Sur Ventures, founded in 2012 and based in Madrid, Spain, is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in innovative B2B companies and Deep Tech enterprises. The firm targets sectors such as information technology, digital media, green technology, and mobility, emphasizing businesses that leverage the power of the Internet to transform markets. Big Sur Ventures is particularly interested in companies that address global challenges related to climate, energy, transportation, population, and food, relying on breakthrough science and engineering. With a successful track record across various market cycles, the firm invests early in the seed phase and collaborates closely with exceptional founders to help build extraordinary companies.
TheVentureCity is a global early-stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe, and Latam. With more than $150M under management, the firm invests from pre-seed and seed with a ticket size from $100-500k to Series A with $1-4M.
Bullnet Gestión, SGECR, S.A. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage to development capital financing. The firm prefers to invest in technology oriented projects with a focus on software, hardware, and high value added services. It invests in companies originated and based in Spain. The firm typically invests between € 1million and € 2.5 million in its portfolio companies, but is open to consider either smaller or larger rounds. It seeks to co-invest in larger projects. Bullnet Gestión, SGECR, S.A. was founded in 2001 and is based in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain.
K Fund is a multi-stage venture capital firm that provides early-stage venture investments to startups across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. It promotes the evolution of the Spanish ecosystem by investing in digital-first companies. K fund was founded in 2016 by Inaki Arolla, Carina Szpilka, and Ian Noel and is based in Madrid, with offices in Barcelona and Lisbon.
Banco Santander is a multinational banking institution founded in 1857 in Spain. It offers a wide range of banking services primarily targeting individuals, small businesses, and corporations. With a strong presence in over ten countries across Europe and America, Santander serves more than 100 million customers through a network of approximately 14,400 offices, making it one of the largest banks in the Eurozone and globally by market capitalization. The bank has significant operations in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, and maintains a substantial presence in Spain, Portugal, the UK, Germany, Poland, and the northeastern United States. Additionally, Santander provides consumer financing and manages substantial funds across various customer segments. With a workforce exceeding 3.3 million employees and a diverse shareholder base, Banco Santander continues to be recognized for its effective management and solvency in the banking sector.
Encomenda is a Venture Capital specialized in seed investments in technology startups. They open the door to investors and professional business angels to capitalize on their investments through collective investment vehicles. They minimize investment risks thanks to the diversification of the portfolio and preferential access to the best projects in search of financing.
BeAble Capital is a venture capital management company based in Madrid, Spain, focused on seed and early-stage investments. Established in 2016, it specializes in identifying, valuing, launching, and developing technologies in advanced materials, photonics, micro and nano electronics, and information and communications technologies. The firm serves as a bridge between the scientific, entrepreneurial, and investment communities, facilitating technology transfer and fostering the growth of technology-based startups. BeAble Capital emphasizes strong intellectual property and projects with extensive research and development backgrounds. Its support encompasses various stages of development, including technology identification, valuation, fundraising, marketing, internationalization, and administrative expertise, ultimately aiming to create and develop innovative companies in sectors like healthcare, energy, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Angels Capital philosophy is to find and support at 1 able to lead a project. Their goal is to support the entrepreneurial, helping to create new businesses, help grow their business sector, generate employment and create wealth.
The EIC pilot supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and scientists with bright ideas and the ambition to scale up internationally. It brings together the parts of Horizon 2020 that provide funding, advice and networking opportunities for those at cutting edge of innovation.
Deutsche Bank is a global investment bank. Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. In a fundamental transformation the bank focuses on its core strengths in a newly created Corporate Bank, a leading Private Bank, a focused investment bank and in asset management. They provide banking services to companies, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals. Deutsche Bank was founded in 1870 to accompany German businesses into the world. They have worked across borders ever since.
All Iron Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Bilbao, Spain, with an additional office in Madrid. Established by Jon Uriarte and Ander Michelena, who previously founded and sold Ticketbis, the firm manages approximately €100 million in assets. All Iron Ventures primarily invests in seed and early-stage startups that focus on marketplace, subscription, and e-commerce business models. The firm seeks to support capital-efficient, revenue-driven companies across various sectors, including ad tech, health tech, fintech, and logistics, primarily in Europe, the United States, and Latin America. With a strategy that combines the agility of angel investing with the resources of traditional venture capital, All Iron Ventures aims to enhance customer experiences and streamline business processes through innovative technology.
Alma Mundi Ventures is currently managing 3 venture funds, adding up to more than €170 M. Alma Mundi Funds 1 & 2 are vertical agnostic B2B deep-tech venture funds investing between 1M and 5M per deal. The third fund is an InsurTech Venture Fund with European focus, backed by leading European international insurance companies and Mutuality Funds, investing between 1M and 7M in Series A, B, and C of leading European insurtech startups. AMV is headquartered in Madrid but with operational presence in Barcelona, London and Seattle; and offers a unique added value to invested startups by leveraging a global network called the "Mundi Club", which was promoted by the founding partners and gathers nearly 700 top-executive members in more than 40 cities worldwide. http://mundiventures.com
Samaipata is an early-stage pan-European VC. The fund was created by two entrepreneurs, José del Barrio, co-founder of the leading food-delivery platform in Spain, sold to Rocket Internet for $100 million and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner, senior executive, Business Angel and current Chairman at MásMóvil, sold to KKR for €5bn in 2020. Samaipata invests in digital platforms with network effects at Seed stage across Europe. They back mission-driven entrepreneurs who are striving to build the next European unicorn! If you're a early stage European platform founder, share your pack here https://samaipata.typeform.com/to/k43fN6
Bonsai Partners is a Venture Capital investment company based in Spain, investing both primary and secondary opportunities in tech startups from Europe ranging from pre-series A to series C.
4Founders Capital is Venture Capital fund, founded in Barcelona in 2017 investing in high growth technology companies with a clear focus on profit generation, efficient use of capital and with solid teams. 4Founders Capital is promoted by Jesús Monleón, Marc Badosa, Javier Pérez-Tenessa and Marek Fodor. 4Founders team's international DNA and extensive experience as Founders and CEOs of successful technology companies allows to assist entrepreneurs and maximize their chances of success to build high impact global technology businesses. We are interested in projects with solid teams, which aim to create large international companies, with a market-tested superior product or service, and a clear revenue and profit generation model. Companies are not required to be in break-even. We invest anywhere from €100K in early stage investments, and typically bring co-investors with us to increase that amount. We do follow-ons for up to €4M per company over the lifetime of our investment.
Buenavista Equity Partners is an independent Private Equity group operating in the Iberian Peninsula and South-Eastern Europe. The company was incorporated in 1996 and GED’s professional Partners hold a majority stake in the Management Companies of the Group. GED is positioned in the middle market, managing funds in excess of €300M through 4 different Private Equity vehicles and operates in two different private equity sectors; private equity and private equity-real estate. GED Private Equity is looking at buyouts and expansion deals maximizing the portfolio value through a clear buy and build strategy in the core countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Portugal, backing medium size companies that can become regional market leaders. GED Opportunity targets opportunistic and value added real estate investments in South Eastern Europe. GED has a strong track record in Eastern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, achieved it during its 19 years activity in the region through offices in Madrid, Seville, Bucharest, Sofia and Oporto.
Fellow Funders they offers investment ecosystem financial vehicles to diversify and start their alternative investment portfolio in industries of the real economy (such as the fashion, food, agriculture, technology, and health industries). and, through alternative funds and unique projects.
Draper B1 is a venture capital firm established in 2010 and located in Valencia, Spain. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on B2B and B2B2C startups. Draper B1 targets a diverse range of sectors, including software, marketplaces, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and mobile applications. Through its investments, the firm aims to support innovative companies that demonstrate strong growth potential.
Entrepreneurs and investors are combining large sums of money, work and effort to succeed at projects involving risk factors. Following the first development phase, they will face the challenges of selling, growing and expanding. Spain needs to integrate solid teams with strategic operations in order to become sound international references. Swanlaab provides a proven, reliable and safe process to detect the projects that have potential and investors seek. Our methodology and international operational teams work alongside entrepreneurs to accelerate their ventures’ growth. We not only invest financially, but also plan ahead to provide our entrepreneurs with the resources they will need. We carefully keep all controllable risk factors under our control. More than 80 professionals of 15 different nationalities who fit flexibly into a venture’s structure in order to expand successfully while minimizing all controllable risks. To take care of necessary, non-core processes: Market Acceleration, Technology, Operations, Administration, Investment Planning, Talent Development, Workplace and Networking. We invest in Spanish companies that have the potential to grow globally. We follow an investment method and fully monitor our businesses to ensure their success. Throughout the last 40 years, the experts of Swanlaab Venture Factory have advised over 2,000 companies through their establishment processes in the Spanish market and internationalization efforts abroad. His investment focus is on expansion capital; working with professional entrepreneurs who want to build robust, scalable and sustainable business from day one. Swanlaab Factory Venture invests in B2B businesses that feature a strong integration of technological innovation and are already up and running with clients. Main priority: reaching 3-4 markets within 18 to 24 months, with at least one investor besides FFF.
Nazca Capital is a Spanish Private Equity management company which invests in non-quoted Spanish medium sized companies (sales between €30 and €200 million) through acquisition of shares and capital increases. We have been investing in the Spanish market since 2001.
Founded in Paris in 2015, Cathay Innovation is a multistage venture capital firm affiliated with Cathay Capital, investing in founders building transformative businesses across Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Its platform connects founders with investors and its ecosystem of leading Fortune500 corporations to help startups scale and transform industries with consumer to enterprise and AI solutions in commerce, fintech, digital health and mobility / energy. Cathay Innovation now manages over €2.5B AUM with offices in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, San Francisco, Mexico City, Shanghai and Singapore and has invested in over 150 startups including Chime, Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD), Glovo, Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), Owkin, Ledger, ZenBusiness, Alma, Descartes Underwriting and more. To learn more, visit us at www.cathayinnovation.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Demium Startups operates as an operational Venture Capital. It invests in entrepreneurial talent to help them create companies that will shape the future. At Demium it creates startups from scratch. That means they work with budding entrepreneurs before they've even uttered an idea, let alone launched one. From day one the firm helps those bold individuals, who are willing to put their all into building their own enterprise, find a co-founder, develop an idea into a verified business model, and secure seed investment. The firm was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana.
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Insight has a deep focus in Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and Healthcare sectors. Across their people and their portfolio, they encourage a culture around a core belief growth equals opportunity. As of December 31, 2022, the firm has over $75B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO.
Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support through every stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.
GPF Capital provides capital and strategic support to Spanish SMEs in order to promote their growth and development. GPF Capital’s founding partners have an extensive experience in the field of investment, having successfully completed over 25 transactions. They form a solid, multidisciplinary team, combining different experiences and professional achievements in well reputed national and international firms.
KKR is a global investment firm founded in 1976 and headquartered in New York. The firm specializes in managing a diverse range of alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, often in collaboration with strategic partners who manage hedge funds. KKR aims to generate strong investment returns through a disciplined approach, focusing on high-quality investment opportunities across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, and consumer services. The firm operates internationally, with offices in major cities across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. KKR's investment strategies encompass various methods, including private equity buyouts, credit investments, and real estate financing, allowing it to adapt to changing market conditions and capitalize on unique opportunities. Through its comprehensive portfolio management, KKR seeks to drive growth and value creation for its investors and portfolio companies alike.
ALANTRA is a PROJECT, a firm being built by all its partners and professionals, a collective aspiration which aims to become an enduring institution for the generations to come. It is a GLOBAL FIRM, being founded by the partners of the 19 countries we are present in. It is an open firm, articulated around the principles of ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION and FLEXIBILITY. Their segment is the MID-MARKET, a space for growth, for new ambitions, for creative and innovative spirits. We grow with our clients, we share their mindset and we build very long-term relationships with them.
Adara Ventures invests in ambitious businesses, partnering with founders with the capacity, courage, and vision to execute. In the last 18 years, the firm has invested in 43 companies and manages €200m. Focused on early-stage companies and with a European footprint, Adara’s portfolio includes companies dedicated to cybersecurity, data applications and infrastructure, DevOps, hardware components, digital health, and the energy transition. For more information, visit www.adara.vc
Brain VC Fund invests in leading early-stage startups in Artificial Intelligence with a particular focus on capital-efficient Machine Learning applications with the potential to transform industry value chains. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are shaping the digital future across all industries and have enormous value creation potential. Building the companies who will lead this transformation requires a different type of investor - one that brings deep domain knowledge, hands-on support and expertise, connections with relevant industry players and a passion for genuinely reimagining the future
CRB Inverbío is a venture capital management firm registered with number 87 in the CNMV. CRB Inverbío manages Venture Capital Firms that invest in the development of seed-stage companies in life sciences that address unmet medical needs and have the potential to grow into successful businesses. To that end, the company selects innovative projects led by prestigious scientists and entrepreneurs, providing financing, management support and strategic advice.
EASO is born from the lack of an investment industry in the Basque Country that supports startups and SMEs. The Private Risk Capture Company has the participation of nearly 100 Basque companies and entrepreneurs who, in addition to providing the investment, offer their knowledge and experience to support invested companies. Knowing these needs, their differential value lies in the investment in newly created startups and SMEs that want to address growth projects. In Easo Ventures, they are aware that companies with the ambition to grow need complementary financing sources to the traditional ones. That is why the team seeks to respond to this demand by offering an investment program according to the type of project under development, looking for promotional teams with a clear growth project that requires investment to carry it out. In addition, they provide clear experience and knowledge from a large team of mentors who collaborate with Easo Ventures. From the company they rely on their investors to contrast the value of the analyzed projects and, once the project's potential is validated, they turn to their Investment Committee for the analysis and decision making of the investment. The phases that make up your investment policy are the following: PHASE 0 It is the phase that forms the requirements of those innovators with a clear growth potential, who are in their initial phase of development and have entrepreneurs who are capable of leading the project. Those startups and small companies that comply with the demand will participate in the acceleration program at BerriUp , with an initial investment of € 50,000. PHASE 1 All those companies that, in addition to having a clear growth strategy, also add a proven business model, with a team capable of leading the expansion project, can participate in this phase. For these entrepreneurs Easo Ventures offers an investment ranging from € 100,000 to one million euros, in addition to providing adequate support and advice from the specialized team. Easo Ventures aims to be not only one more investment vehicle for startups, but also a vehicle designed and aimed at SMEs and MicroPYMEs in the Basque Country, rising as a professional investment industry needed today in the territory.
MCH, established in 1998 in Madrid, Spain, is a prominent private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in growth equity investments in mid-sized companies across Spain and Portugal. The firm focuses on a variety of sectors, including industrial, business services, technology, healthcare, and consumer goods, while avoiding investments in startups, real estate, and certain other industries such as tobacco and gambling. MCH manages over 500 million euros across several funds, including the MCH Iberian Capital Fund I, II, and III, and typically invests between 1 million and 80 million euros in non-publicly traded enterprises with substantial revenues and enterprise values. The firm seeks to acquire significant minority or majority stakes in its portfolio companies and aims for exits within four to six years. MCH is recognized as one of the largest independent private equity groups in Spain, composed of a team of experienced professionals with a strong track record in the industry.
Societe Generale, established in 1864 and headquartered in Paris, France, is a prominent European financial services group that operates on a diversified banking model. With a presence in 67 countries and a workforce of over 149,000, the group serves approximately 31 million clients, including individuals, businesses, and institutional investors. Societe Generale provides a broad range of financial solutions, including advisory services, asset management, investment banking, and capital markets services. The firm specializes in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, trading, derivatives, and clearing services, catering to clients across various sectors, including energy, telecommunications, and aerospace. Additionally, Societe Generale is committed to corporate social responsibility, actively engaging in community support initiatives around its offices, particularly in areas of high deprivation. The group's mission is to foster positive transformations in the world while empowering its clients to achieve their financial goals.