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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for Venture Capital startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inveready | Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Secondary Market, Seed, Venture | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe | ||
Caixa Capital Risc | Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe | ||
Encomenda VC | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe | ||
Active Venture Partners | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe | ||
Antai Venture Builder | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Early Stage Venture investors in Catalonia. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Catalonia)
Inveready
Inveready is a leading alternative asset manager in Spain – investing in early-stage VC, Growth VC, Venture Debt, strategic equity in listed companies, infrastructure and private equity – providing financing solutions to companies throughout their life-cycle. Founded in 2008, Inveready counts on 150 active companies, +40 exits, and more than €600M of assets under management. Some of their 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. Headquartered in San Sebastián with offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and San Sebastián, Inveready was recognized multiple times by ASCRI and Preqin for their funds’ performance and their transactions.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Secondary Market, Seed, Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Life Science, Venture Capital
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Caixa Capital Risc
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital arm of CriteriaCaixa which invests in innovative companies in their start-up and growth stages. The company has three specialised teams in the areas of Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Industrial technologies. Caixa Capital Risc currently manages more than 200 million Euro through 9 specialised vehicles.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Finance, Venture Capital
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Encomenda VC
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.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Business Development, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Active Venture Partners
ACTIVE is a European venture capital company focused on positively disrupting its traditional sector. Spearheaded by a diverse, passionate and multinational team, it is building a reputation for providing support that goes beyond capital for high growth businesses. With a presence in Spain, Germany and Scandinavia, ACTIVE targets entrepreneurial teams driving digital start-ups and seeking holistic partnerships based on shared values and pro-active support. Start-up founders connect to the unique ACTIVE community to engage with sector specialists, growth experts and senior advisors.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Antai Venture Builder
Antai Venture Builder is a company launched by Gerard Olivé and Miguel Vicente, focused on the creation of startups under an international, online, and mobile model. Its activity is focused on analyzing the market in search of proven successful businesses and, once identified, implement them in other markets. To achieve this, they select the most prepared professionals and help them to undertake, side by side, accompanying them through a comprehensive service, which includes the development of business, business intelligence, financial, legal, providing the means, as well as the search and Recruitment of necessary personnel. Their main hallmark is their involvement in the projects, which makes them one of the best valued venture builders. The company was established in 2012, and, since then, it has experienced great growth. It currently has more than 300 employees that are fully dedicated to the development of new businesses and ideas and that operate in a national and international environment. Antai has contributed to the development of some of the most recognized and important startups in the market, such as Wallapop, Mascoteros, eShop, Glovo, CornerJob, BePretty, Deliberry, Media Digital Ventures or Marmota.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, Impact Investing, Incubators, Venture Capital
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Startupbootcamp IoT & Data Tech
Startupbootcamp is a mentorship driven program; these mentors drive the startups acceleration over the 3 month program – and often for months or years afterwards. The Startupbootcamp founders team, together with their group of international mentors, can open the door to nearly every investor, customer or partner. The value is the quality of that network. Our mentors work closely with the startups to develop their product, validate their business model, get their first pilot customers and aim to get funding at the end of the accelerator program. Startupbootcamp facilitates this mentorship driven model by providing startups with the essential tools needed to have a concrete focus during the 3 month accelerator program.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Emerging Markets, Finance, Venture Capital
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aldeA Ventures
aldeA Ventures is a Barcelona-based investment platform supporting the future European tech champions. With a 360 strategy we back best-in-class entrepreneurs across Europe through commitments in MicroVCs led by next-generation managers, and company co-investments, supporting portfolio companies from our invested funds in their breakout paths with flexible capital.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Business Development, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Sitka Capital
Sitka Capital is an investment vehicle focused on pre seed and seed phases. Its founders Carlos Guerrero, Jaime Garrido, and Miguel Lobón invest in internet, technology-based startups with high growth potential and innovative business models with a maximum of 50,000 euros. Among their investment criteria they usually give priority to scalable business models, equipment, internationalization, growth capacity and differential technological aspects. Sitka Capital has a network of private investors called Sitka Ban, which aims to spread the culture of Venture Capital in Spain. Therefore, it intends to create the largest business angel community in Europe and give way to two problems in the investment ecosystem: Improve the Deal Flow and the lack of Investors in Series A onwards. For now, Sitka Ban has reached quality deal flow exchange agreements with the most prestigious global startup accelerators, as well as involving Venture Capital from cities such as Berlin, Paris and London in its investor unions. Among the startups invested by Sitka Capital we find Iwopi, a social and sports social network that connects people with companies and social projects; PopPlaces.com, the online commercial space rental market for days that offers a wide range of places for companies, artists, designers and brands to make their products known; Viuing, the first portable device that broadcasts in real time everything that is happening in the event; iOmando, the app that allows you to use your mobile phone as a key; or the Finanzarel group.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet, Venture Capital
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Alva House Capital
Alva House Capital invests on projects related to the online sector. It encourages and supports entrepreneurs from their early stages of development and guides them through strategy, management and finance. Our support is not only economic, but it also focuses on diverse areas like content distribution,client acquisition, internationalization projects and monetization. Our current interest is on Start-ups related to software creation and distribution as well as on apps for the mass consumption. We are related to various European and private venture capital funds which offer rounds of financing.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Nekko Capital
Nekko Capital, a Barcelona-based Venture Capital firm aimed at investing in scalable early stage digital transformation companies led by outstanding teams with global ambitions and excellent execution capabilities. Nekko Capital has offices in Barcelona, London, Madrid & Paris.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Levels Up Ventures
We have created a community where meaningful connections prevail, allowing projects with the greatest impact to have visibility and opportunities in the market.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Nuclio Venture Builder
Nuclio is a Venture Builder that builds and leads startups with business models validated in other markets. Carlos Blanco, María Hidalgo, Álex Díaz and Marc Torres founded it in 2016 Nuclio has a team of professionals with extensive experience in different sectors that offer central services to the entrepreneur and the startup, thus facilitating the management of the company. The central services of the Venture Builder are: IT/software, communication & PR, human resources, legal, finance, and investment. Its team of analysts identifies the most successful business ideas in other countries, unites them with the best talent in the ecosystem and creates the team of entrepreneurs that will lead the startup. Startups co-founded: Housfy – EelpTEX – Finteca – Prohipotecas – Verone – Typs – Casum An our school – Nuclio Digital School
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Finance, Incubators, Software, Venture Capital
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Debaeque
[Debaeque](http://www.debaeque.com) invests in South-European companies with global products and competing in businesses where the firm has an expertise or knowledge.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Adevinta Ventures
Adevinta Ventures is the investment arm of Adevinta, a global online classifieds specialist, operating leading digital marketplaces in 11 countries. Adevinta Ventures invests in the best founders that can shape the future of marketplaces. Their primary investment focus is on fast-growing European startups (sweet spot Series A and B) in mobility, proptech, fintech, future of work and circular economy. Adevinta Ventures is led by an experienced team of professionals who actively supports the companies they invest in, and acts as a door opener to the Adevinta ecosystem (brands like leboncoin, mobile.de, fotocasa, marktplaats, ebay kleinenzeigen, and more).
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Aurica Capital
Aurica Capital is a venture capital company that invests in the capital expansion segment. One of the main characteristics of Aurica’s investment profile is the taking of minority but significant holdings in companies with a clear vision of growth and expansion.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Lanta Digital Ventures
Lanta Digital Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused in investing in innovative Startups with high potential growth. LANTA DIGITAL VENTURES takes a hands-on, team-focused approach to early-stage investing. As former company founders, CEOs, Board members and senior executives of startups we know what it takes to build successful companies. The Fund’s value proposition draws on our deep operational experience, as well as the collective expertise of our Partners; which includes their extensive network of advisors, area experts and business leaders. Lanta Digital Ventures has been selected by some of the most successful Spanish new economy entrepreneurs as their investment vehicle Our focus is on early-stage companies operating in the digital and technology space that have passionated teams addressing large potential markets using disruptive technologies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Viriditas Ventures
Viriditas Ventures is an angel investment firm that finance startups and technological projects. It focuses on IT related projects. Viriditas Ventures specializes in tiered investment. It was founded by Angel Asin, Yago Perrin, and Yago Arbeloa in 2000. Viriditas Ventures is headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Turtle Capital & Investments
Turtle Capial & Investments is a investment company dedicated to the financing of projects in its early stages.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Internet, Small and Medium Businesses, Venture Capital
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Mnext Venture Capital
Mnext Venture Capital targets early-stage marketplaces & disruptive e-commerce businesses with a proven business model and supports them to become leaders in their respective fields. Mnext seeks to achieve social or environmental impact through ventures with business models based on technology. The geographic scope of Mnext is Spain and its vision is to foster both innovation and quality employment, which show great room for improvement. Meridia Capital Partners advises Mnext in the corporate governance, business planning, strategic thinking, mentoring and networking.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Barcelona Ventures
A large number of European tech companies enter the US to establish an operational base and raise financing. This can be executed in a more customised, leaner and safer way – BV builds acceleration services accordingly to solve the problems that EU firms have when entering the U.S. market. BV provides a cross-border accelerator program in Silicon Valley. The BV Program: – Determine the best Go-To-Market entry strategies. – Secure traction in the US & accelerate expansion. – Access leaders of capital, technology and talent. – Up to $200,000 in smart capital. – Weekly mentoring from US industry experts & business angels. – Become a market leader…and cross the Chasm.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Consulting, Information Technology, Legal, Venture Capital
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Necotium
Necotium was a seed–early stage firm that invest in information technology companies in areas like consumer and business Internet (Saas), mobile, new media. We support and mentor portfolio companies in the following areas: strategy and business plan development, funding structuring and negotiation strategy, and talent, training and organizational process management (OKR, V2MOM…) in order they become great companies. We have experience as lead investors and entrepreneurs. Rounds can be higher when we invite other co-investors we have relationship with. Necotium Pledge Fund nowadays is Big Sur Ventures
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Avet Ventures
Avet Ventures invests in tech-driven companies led by outstanding entrepreneurs and accompany them through the path to success.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Galdana Ventures
Galdana’s management team counts on more than 100 years of accumulated experience as successful entrepreneurs and investors. In addition to this, Galdana has partnered with Altamar Capital Partners, a fund of funds management company specialized in private equity, real estate and infrastructure with +$5 billion in historically committed capital. Our investor base includes entrepreneurs who have founded companies worth more than $4 billion in aggregated value, and we work to further increase this base with successful entrepreneurs from all the regions where we invest. Galdana’s managers and investors experience become an attractive asset for most of the venture capital firms where we invest. Galdana’s management team has taken part in the creation of 17 companies with an aggregate value of $1.5 billion and managed investments for approximately $240 million in 30 companies with an aggregate final value of $1 billion.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Bloomium
Bloomium is a venture capital firm that does investments in early-stage companies in Spain, Germany, and the UK.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Industries: Digital Media, Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital
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