# IESE Business School

> IESE Business School is a VC fund in Barcelona backing Software and Tourism. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 10%
- Fund size: $12M
- Last fund: Apr 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/iese-business-school
- Website: http://www.iese.edu/en
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Iesebusinessschool

IESE Business School is a VC fund in Barcelona focused on Software and Tourism. IESE Business School is one of Europe's oldest management education institutions (founded in 1958). It has growing alliances in key areas such as Latin America, China and Eastern Europe. IESE is increasingly a two-campus school, with expansion at its campus just outside Madrid, the Spanish capital, and in Barcelona, where the full-time MBA isbased.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IESE Business School. Shizune tracks 13 team members at IESE Business School. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/IESE-Business-School?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Tourism | 2 | 20% |
| Information Services | 2 | 20% |
| GPS | 1 | 10% |
| Web3 | 1 | 10% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 60% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 7 | 70% |
| Norway | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Javier Quintanilla | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-quintanilla |
| Josemaria Siota | Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josemaria-siota |
| Julia Prats | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-prats |
| Mathieu Carenzo | Lecturer | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathieu-carenzo |
| Amparo de San José | Director - Business Angels Networ | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amparo-de-san-jos%C3%A9 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Winahost | Winahost help property owners and investors save time and monetize their investments through our All-in-One platform system connected to global short-term rental booking portals, offering end-to-end management of reservations and rentals. | $518.5K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2023 |  |
| NUWE | Nuwe is a startup disrupting how tech professionals get hired and improve their skills, while at the same time it changes the way companies do people management and recruitment. To achieve that,we have developed a gamified platform which allows users to take challenges, participate in projects and contribute to Nuwe’s community sharing knowledgeand helping other users out. All of this contributes to their path to getting a job and their professional self-development.Companies can ask for personalized challenges, getting access to a database of validated users. For companies, wanting to participate in Nuwe’s selection processes not only get a database of validated users, but they generate a huge impact within tech communities which helps them gain a better reputation and have access to more qualified talent in the future. Moreover, companies can also ask for internal employee analytics which will help them optimize their overall performance. | $1.3M | Seed | Feb 20, 2023 |  |
| Eterlast | Eterlast, powered by Immutable X, is a Web3 Company that builds branded Web3 Games by partnering with world-leading media and sporting organisations. Headquartered in London, UK, but with its heart in Barcelona, Eterlast designs and develops Web3 Experiences that are focused on creating utility and value, enabling consumers to collect, play andearn, and access unique experiences. It is backed by some of the largest international venture funds and is in discussions with the world's largest media companies and sporting IP owners to bring the content to the platform. To learn more about Eterlast visit: https://www.eterlast.com | $3.7M | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Club Clínico | Club Clínico is a managed marketplace for dental clinics so they can centralize, optimize and improve their procurement management! | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| Remove Group | Remove Group is a tech - company which eliminates the content on request from internet. | $1.8M | Seed | Jul 02, 2021 |  |
| BusUp | BusUp is a mobility service provider that specializes in efficient and flexible corporate commuting services, and is the first company in the world to offer shared corporate shuttle services. Established in 2016, BusUp is already a global company that is currently fully operational in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America for large corporations suchas Accenture, Roche, Siemens, Cognizant, Nestlé, DXC Technologies, Louis Vuitton, etc. Thanks to its technology and its innovative business model BusUp has disrupted a very traditional and low digitized sector, bringing efficiency and convenience to all its stakeholders: passengers, clients, operators, and public administration. Since its inception, BusUp has partnered with more than 150 operators and attended more than 100 clients, exceeding 500,000 passengers worldwide. To learn more about BusUp, visit www.busup.com. | $12M | Series A | Feb 11, 2021 |  |
| BusUp | BusUp is a mobility service provider that specializes in efficient and flexible corporate commuting services, and is the first company in the world to offer shared corporate shuttle services. Established in 2016, BusUp is already a global company that is currently fully operational in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America for large corporations suchas Accenture, Roche, Siemens, Cognizant, Nestlé, DXC Technologies, Louis Vuitton, etc. Thanks to its technology and its innovative business model BusUp has disrupted a very traditional and low digitized sector, bringing efficiency and convenience to all its stakeholders: passengers, clients, operators, and public administration. Since its inception, BusUp has partnered with more than 150 operators and attended more than 100 clients, exceeding 500,000 passengers worldwide. To learn more about BusUp, visit www.busup.com. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 01, 2019 |  |
| MyPoppins | MyPoppins is an online platform that connects cleaning professionals with users. It offers a range of cleaning services for home service and company service. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. | $1.1M |  | Apr 01, 2019 |  |
| Skitude | Skitude is the ultimate digital platform to connect skiers and mountain enthusiasts, giving them more convenience, safety and fun when they visit any ski resort and mountain destination. And it works the other way too, connecting resorts and brands to both existing and potential customers.Since December 2020, Skitude Holding AS is a listedcompany in Euronext Growth Oslo, with main offices in Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and US. For more information about the group and its company brands checkout www.skitudegroup.com | $690K | Seed | Mar 17, 2017 |  |
| Hitsbook | Hitsbook is specialized and scalable technological solution to make the video content generated by the users profitable. | $350K |  | Jan 20, 2016 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Finaves](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finaves-s-c-r) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asterius](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asterius) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Athos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/athos-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Autotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does IESE Business School invest in?

IESE Business School invests primarily in Software, Tourism and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact IESE Business School?

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### Who are the partners at IESE Business School?

The team at IESE Business School includes Javier Quintanilla (Professor), Josemaria Siota (Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center) and Julia Prats (Professor), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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