# ABANCA

> ABANCA is a VC fund in Betanzos backing Cyber Security and Energy. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Betanzos, Spain
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abanca
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/somosabanca
- Website: https://www.abanca.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/somosabanca

Abanca is a Spanish bank based in Galicia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |
| Travel | 1 | 13% |
| Apparel | 1 | 13% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 4 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carina Szpilka | Independent Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carina-szpilka |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velto Renewables | Velto Renewables is a renewable energy company that specializes in enabling global economy to decarbonize by developing renewable assets. | $913M | Debt Financing | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Naturmet | Naturmet is a Spanish company under the Oleofat Group, specializing in the production of biomethane and the valorization of organic waste into biofertilizers. The firm focuses on rural circular economy projects, developing multiple processing sites across Spain for anaerobic digestion and biogenic CO₂ capture.Naturmet has sought to bring a circulareconomy model to rural areas, focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and connecting those areas with industry through carbon-neutral or even negative-emission fuels. | $69.3M | Debt Financing | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| SOKAI | SOKAI provides digital marketing consulting and solutions for businesses seeking digital transformation. The company supports areas such as SNS marketing for Japanese companies expanding into the U.S. market, O2O marketing for retail and apparel, and optimization of business trip management system sales materials. SOKAI conducts user and competitorresearch, defines concepts and user insights, and redesigns sales and marketing assets to clarify value propositions. Its teams include specialists in fields such as digital strategy, customer research, and advertising operations. SOKAI also assists clients in redefining business foundations using technology, including strategies that connect physical stores, e-commerce, and applications. The company offers consulting and execution support tailored to each client’s industry and challenges. | $75.1M | Debt Financing | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Qivalis | Qivalis is a financial technology company designed for payments, settlements, and financial services. |  |  | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Ironchip | IRONCHIP means location-based security. We create cybersecurity solutions based on our exclusive unspoofable geolocation technology. | $1.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| Empira | Empira is a real estate investment solutions provider with a major focus on the acquisition process and property management services. | $32M | Debt Financing | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Kymatio | Support your people. Protect the company. New approach to Employee Cybersecurity Management: Kymatio identifies, analyzes, assesses, and provides the means to treat the cyber risk of human origin. Visibility: allows companies to know the cyber risk they are facing, how it's distributed, and having metrics about the evolution along time.Efficiency: provides personalized and targeted plans, that can help to use technological tools where and how they are really needed. IT Risk Management + Neuroscience People: they are not agents that produce incidents, but valuable assets that manage information. They have vulnerabilities and are exposed to threats.Risks can be identified, measured and mitigated. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Ironchip | IRONCHIP means location-based security. We create cybersecurity solutions based on our exclusive unspoofable geolocation technology. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 26, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Banco Sabadell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-sabadell) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Banco Bbva Argentina SA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbva-c51c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CaixaBank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caixabank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EASO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/easo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ING Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ABANCA invest in?

ABANCA invests primarily in Cyber Security, Energy and Retail startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 ABANCA?

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### Who are the partners at ABANCA?

The team at ABANCA includes Carina Szpilka (Independent Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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