# Big Sur Ventures

> Big Sur Ventures is a VC fund in Madrid backing E-Commerce and Software. See 81 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 81
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-sur-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bigsurventures?s=11&t=gMoOd3Zgfqq4WEIFZH-6lg
- Website: http://www.bigsurventures.es

Big Sur Ventures is a VC fund in Madrid focused on E-Commerce and Software. BSV invests early, commits personally and team up with exceptional founders to help build extraordinary companies. What we do: Seed Phase, Technology Based & Investments.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $329k–$4M |
| Series A | $3.1M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 13 | 16% |
| Software | 11 | 14% |
| Internet | 8 | 10% |
| SaaS | 6 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 7% |

115 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 37 | 46% |
| Series A | 13 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 4% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 34 | 42% |
| United States | 6 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Álvaro García | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C3%A1lvaro-garc%C3%ADa |
| Francisco Berlanga | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-berlanga |
| José Miguel Herrero | Founder & General Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jos-miguel-herrero |
| Sergio Choclán | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sergio-chocl%C3%A1n |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arq | Arq is a Spanish quantum technology startup that develops networking hardware for the quantum internet. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Tolemy Bio | Tolemy Bio develops AI-driven tools to design, optimize, and control cell culture processes for advanced therapies. The company focuses on precision-engineered, custom cell culture media for cell and gene therapies and biologics. Its platforms use artificial intelligence and machine learning to map how nutrients and signals influence cells. TolemyBio supports cell therapy innovators with data-driven media design and process control. Its solutions aim to improve critical quality attributes and manufacturability for advanced therapeutic products. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| LuxQuanta | Bringing quantum-safe cryptography to the Telecommunication industry | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| Axiomatic AI | Axiomatic AI is a startup that focuses on building verifiable artificial intelligence for complex science. | $18M | Seed | Mar 09, 2026 |  |
| LuxQuanta | Bringing quantum-safe cryptography to the Telecommunication industry | $9.3M | Series A | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Nanopower Semiconductor | Nanopower Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on developing low-power microelectronics. It specializes in nanowatt-range technology, which is designed to enable large-scale and environmentally sustainable deployment. The company's innovative solutions aim to reduce power consumption in wireless chips and peripherals,making them suitable for a variety of applications. Nanopower Semiconductor's products are particularly relevant for industries seeking to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in their electronic devices. | $11.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Emblematic | Emblematic is a Financial services firm offering an AI integrated platform for efficient workflow for bookkeeping and accounts. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Floatech | Floatech develops high-performance silicon anodes for advanced technology industries. Their proprietary process yields high-performance qualities in LIBs while combining manufacturing sustainability and scalability. | $1.1M | Seed | May 29, 2025 |  |
| JOTELULU | Jotelulu is an online cloud platform that transforms traditional IT Companies into Cloud Service Providers. Jotelulu offers IT and communication products, system administration tools and many functionalities focused on solving the daily challenges of IT companies and their customers. | $7.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Ciudadela | Ciudadela is a property management company that offers digital platform for administrating and managing properties. | $3M | Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |

10 of 81 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bankinter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bankinter) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [JME Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundacin-jos-manuel-entrecanales) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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- [Cabiedes & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cabiedes-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [K Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Big Sur Ventures invest in?

Big Sur Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Big Sur Ventures's check size?

Big Sur Ventures typically joins rounds of $329k–$4M at Seed and $3.1M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Big Sur Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Big Sur Ventures?

Public channels for Big Sur Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Big Sur Ventures?

The team at Big Sur Ventures includes Álvaro García (Associate), Francisco Berlanga (Venture Partner) and José Miguel Herrero (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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