# Banco Santander’s Smart Fund

> Banco Santander’s Smart Fund is a VC fund in Madrid backing Hotel, Solar and Mobile. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/santander-pb-spain
- Website: https://www.bancosantander.es/en/empresas/financiacion-avales/inversiones-proyectos-empresariales/fondo-smart

Banco Santander’s Smart Fund is an exclusive financing initiative that supports eligible SMEs in the development and execution of strategic growth plans for sustainable, innovative digital initiatives with strong job creation potential.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $5M–$73M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3.3M–$7.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel | 1 | 17% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Cycling | 1 | 17% |
| Fitness | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Labiana Life Sciences | LABIANA GROUP has unique operational flexibility and a great capacity to offer high quality contract manufacturing services to all companies in the sector, regardless of batch size required. | $43.6M | Debt Financing | Feb 19, 2026 | http://www.labiana.com/ |
| HolaCamp | HolaCamp is a campsite operating company focused on enhancing value to traditionally owner-managed businesses through digitalization and investment with extensive experience in glamping tent distribution for major events, joined the project. | $24.1M | Debt Financing | Jun 02, 2025 | https://holacamp.net/en/ |
| Synergym | Synergym is a fitness center that provides Zumba, cycling, pilates, yoga, HIIT, gymnastics, and personal training services. | $72.8M | Debt Financing | Feb 05, 2025 | https://www.synergym.es |
| Eave | Eave is a renewable energy company that specializes in providing solar panels and car charger points installation services. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 04, 2023 | https://eave.es |
| room007 hotels & hostels | Room007 is a platform for hostels and boutique hotels on the Iberian Peninsula. | $5M | Debt Financing | Jun 06, 2023 | http://www.room007.com |
| fonYou | fonYou transforms mobile operators into digital, analytics-driven businesses that can boost their bottom line while increasing subscriber satisfaction. fonYou proprietary iCarrier platform brings together AI and sales automation with new digital channels to deliver the right offer at the right time for every customer. | $7.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2021 | https://fonyou.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andbank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banco Bbva Argentina SA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbva-c51c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CaixaBank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caixabank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ICF - Institut Català de Finances](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icf-institut-catal%C3%A0-de-finances) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Unicaja Banco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicaja-banco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Banco Santander’s Smart Fund invest in?

Banco Santander’s Smart Fund invests primarily in Hotel, Solar and Mobile startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Banco Santander’s Smart Fund's check size?

Banco Santander’s Smart Fund typically joins rounds of $5M–$73M at Debt Financing and $3.3M–$7.9M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Banco Santander’s Smart Fund participates in.

### When did Banco Santander’s Smart Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Banco Santander’s Smart Fund closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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