Bullhound Capital Leads €189M Investment in Multiverse Computing
Multiverse Computing, the global leader in quantum-inspired AI model compression, has developed CompactifAI, a compression technology capable of reducing the size of Large Language Models (LLMs) by up to 95% while maintaining model performance. Having spent 2024 developing the technology and rolling it out to initial customers, the company today announces a €189 million ($215 […]
Heura receives €20 million from the EIB
Heura, Barcelona-based foodtech pioneer, has secured €20 million in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This capital injection represents a major institutional endorsement of its disruptive model, rooted in science, sustainability, and health, and further consolidates its leadership in Southern Europe. Blue Bull acted as financial advisor for this transaction. The funds will enable […]
Atempo Growth reaches first close of its second fund and raises EUR 300 million to invest in European technology
Atempo Growth, an independent venture debt manager, has announced the first close of its second fund, Atempo Growth II SCA, SICAV-RAIF, which will finance high-growth tech companies in Europe. In this initial stage, the fund has raised EUR 300 million to take the platform’s assets under management over EUR 700 million. The target for final […]
Imperia raises over €10M to drive international expansion and revolutionize Supply Chain Management
Imperia, the SaaS platform transforming supply chain management, has successfully closed a Series A funding round, co-led by Burda Principal Investments and Samaipata, with participation from Acurio Ventures and Draper B1. Less than 12 months after closing its Seed round, Imperia continues to grow rapidly. Angels and Lanzadera were among the first investors to back […]
Nido secures €5 million in Seed funding to drive the energy transition through residential heat pumps
Nido, the innovative platform revolutionizing the commercialization, design, and installation of heat pump systems in the residential sector, has successfully closed its Seed funding round, raising €5 million. This strategic investment will enable the company to continue its mission of accelerating the energy transition in Europe through cutting-edge digital solutions that simplify and optimize every […]
"SinComisiones is the most honest comparison platform on the market"
SinComisiones is a price comparison tool that started with a focus on finance (bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages, etc.) but has since expanded into new sectors like telecommunications, insurance, and energy. Gabriel Rodríguez Lorenzo and Miguel Otero Vaccarello have known each other since they were young. Friends since high school, they always shared entrepreneurial aspirations […]
Barcelona-based startup Sycai Medical raises €3 Million led by LUMO Labs and Ship2B Ventures to improve early diagnosis of cancer in the abdomen
Sycai Medical today announced having successfully closed a €3 Million investment round from a pan-European consortium of LUMO Labs, Ship2B Ventures, Athos Capital and Namarel Ventures for the further development and roll-out of their AI-driven digital medical device that detects early cancer and pre-malignant lesions in the abdomen from medical imaging without any invasive test. […]
Dedge Security raises €4 million seed round led by Tritemius to secure the Web3 ecosystem
Spanish startup Dedge Security has raised a €4 million seed funding round, led by venture firm Tritemius, to strengthen its position as the leading security platform for developers and companies building on Web3. The round brings together a diverse group of investors who share a common vision: the urgent need to build a robust cybersecurity […]
Catalyxx secures €3 million from Axon Partners Group to boost its sustainable chemicals R&D center in Seville
Spanish startup Catalyxx, specialized in converting bioethanol into sustainable chemical products, has closed a €3 million funding round led by Axon Partners Group. The investment will be used to drive development of the company’s facility in La Rinconada (Seville), focused on producing renewable chemicals and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The operation is part of the […]
Modular DS raises €615K to expand its web management tool globally
Modular DS, the Spanish startup behind a centralized platform for managing WordPress websites, has closed a €615,000 seed funding round to further develop its product and drive international growth. The new round includes follow-on investment from notable Spanish entrepreneurs, such as Juan Pablo Tejela (CEO of Metricool), Juan Carlos Celaya (CEO of Factoría Digital), and […]
Shakers raises €14M to help businesses integrate teams of specialised talent with AI
Shakers, the workforce orchestration platform connecting companies with top tech freelancers, today announced its €14M Series A funding round. The round was led by Partech, with further investment from KFund, Brighteye Ventures, Athos Capital and Wayra. As the rise of AI, automation and shifting work cultures are redefining how businesses operate, Shakers is building the […]
Landatu Solar raises one million euros in its first institutional round led by Suma Capital
Suma Capital has led the first institutional financing round of Landatu Solar S.L., an innovative company specializing in photovoltaic solar energy solutions. Through its SC Ventures investment strategy, Suma Capital adds Landatu to its portfolio, boosting the company’s growth and international expansion in a key sector for sustainability and decarbonization. Landatu Solar has developed and […]
Playtomic raises €65 million in funding, accelerating its expansion across the US and key European markets
Today, Playtomic, the world’s largest community and platform for racquet sports, announced it has finalized an investment round of €65 million, including €55 million in equity funding and €10 million in debt financing from Spanish bank Banco Santander. The capital infusion will be utilized to bolster and expand Playtomic’s global presence, with a particular emphasis […]
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Samara extends its June Series A round to €10.5 million with the participation of impact fund Mustard Seed Maze
The initial round of 9 million closed last June is now being extended with the Portuguese fund to continue driving Samara’s expansion and the development of new products.
iPronics raises €3.7 Million to accelerate the adoption of programmable photonic chips
iPRONICS, the pioneering photonic computing company that has developed the first general-purpose photonic processor that is reconfigurable by software, today announced a €3.7M investment led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with participation from Caixa Capital Risc. Emerging technology trends in autonomous vehicles and LIDAR, 5G signal processing, deep learning and AI, cyber security, DNA sequencing, and […]
There are currently 9 unicorns in Spain and there are 20 other companies that could become unicorns in the next two years
2021 ended with a cumulative investment in tech companies in excess of €4 billion and it was partly thanks to the mega rounds that took place over the past year. The 25 largest rounds of 2021 (over €60M) achieved more than 85% of the cumulative investment in Spain and led to two new companies, Jobandtalent […]
2021 exceeds €4 billion invested in Spanish startups
The year 2021 ends with the highest investment figure ever obtained in Spanish history: €4,207 billion in a total of 400 operations. Madrid and Barcelona are consolidating their position as national entrepreneurial hubs, accounting for 85% of the country’s investment. Jobandtalent becomes a new unicorn, after raising €628M in 2021 alone. The fastest-growing sectors in Spain in terms of startups and innovation are healthcare and Fintech.
Investment in Spanish startups reaches €1,767,271 million in the first four months of 2021
The 11 largest investment rounds of 2021 accumulate a total of €1,520.50M, which represents 86% of the total investment of the year. Glovo, one of the Spanish unicorns, leads the largest round of the year with €450 million.
2020 ends with €1.101M invested in Spanish startups
Glovo and Flywire were the only investment rounds to exceed €100 million. The accumulated total for the year was 1,101,786 million Euro invested in a total of 338 public operations, the second best figure in the history of Spain.
Reports
The evolution of investment in startups in Spain. 2018/19
StartupsReal launches the evolution of investment in Spain over the last three years (2016 to 2018). In this 120-page report, the magazine analyzes the evolution of investment in the Spanish startup ecosystem in recent years, identifying important milestones in the ecosystem and analyzing the Spanish startups with the greatest potential.
The Evolution of Investment in Spain 2019/2020
StartupsReal is launching its second report on Investment in Spain of startups and the 100 most active venture capital funds in the country after 2019’s edition.
Report on Initiatives to Assist Startups in Spain 2019
StartupsReal presents a report analysing all the startup support initiatives in Spain, detailing each one on an individual basis while also analysing the overall regional impact of these initiatives in the country’s different Autonomous Regions.