April closes with record investment in startups: €280M
April breaks a new record with respect to the accumulated public investments in Spanish startups and is placed as the second highest monthly figure in the last four years in terms of investment: 280 million Euro, surpassed only by the 439 million Euro of August 2018 thanks to the stratospheric round of Letgo.
Report on investment in Startups in Spain 2018-2019
The newspaper El Referente launches through its English magazine, StartupsReal, the platform’s first paid report, which analyzes the evolution of investment in Spain over the last three years (2016 to 2018). The report also identifies and thoroughly details the 100 most active Spanish investment funds and investors in recent years.
Playtomic closes a 6 million round with the objective of consolidate the digitalization and the sports ecosystem
Playtomic, Spain’s biggest sports ecosystem, has obtained 6 millions in an international round to continue working in the digitalization of the sector and the sport’s socialisation.
Bdeo closes a € 1M round with the support of Big Sur Ventures and K Fund
In less than 2 years Bdeo has established presence in Europe and Latin America, collaborating with the main insurance companies in these markets, such as Mutua Madrileña and Zurich in Spain, Fidelidade in Portugal and BBVA Bancomer in Mexico.
Returnly raises $19M Series B from Craft Ventures and TheVentureCity
Returnly helps online retailers and brands bring frictionless returns to the modern shopper. The post-purchase payments company lets consumers buy again using their return credit before shipping the original items back, driving loyalty and incremental sales.
Red Points has closed an investment round of $38M and leads the brand and intellectual property protection market
Red Points announced that it has closed a financing round of $38M that takes the company’s total capital to $64M, consolidating its global position in brand protection on the Internet.
March ends with 11 million Euro invested in Spanish startups
The month closed with a total of thirteen investment operations for a total amount of €11.32 million.
BCN3D has closed an investment round of €2,7m
BCN3D, the research group that created the disruptive 3D printing technology IDEX, has raised a seed round of 2.7 million Euro through JME Venture Capital, Accurafy4 and Victoria.
Apodemia has closed an investment round of €440,400
Apodemia, the Madrid company dedicated to the sale of original design jewelery, has closed an investment of €440,400 in 2019. The last round included ten investors from different business areas such as banking, real estate and retail who have been closely associated with the brand since the beginning.
South Summit Fund is born to invest in the best startups of its competition
The fund created by South Summit, together with Red Capital Partners, will invest 6 million euros per year among the hundred finalist startups of South Summit 2019.