# ESADE

> ESADE is a VC fund in Barcelona backing B2B, Ethereum and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/esade
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ESADE
- Website: http://www.esade.edu/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESADEBS

ESADE is an international academic institution with over fifty years of history. The main asset of this business school are people: faculty members and professionals who nurture reflection, dialogue, projects and initiatives to ensure excellent education, pioneering research and a valuable contribution to social debate and transformation.ESADE's key mission is to train individuals to become highly-competent professionals fully aware of their social responsibility. We promote education and research through our Law School and Business School with a firm commitment to intellectual rigour, critical analysis and academic excellence.The vast majority of ESADE's almost 40,000 alumni are ambassadors of these values in over one hundred countries and hold top-level posts in companies, public administration and the non-profit sector.ESADE's global prestige stems from its quality education, its international focus and its holistic approach towards professional and personal skills development.Throughout the years, ESADE has forged deep-rooted ties with the business, economic and social sectors as a platform for education and innovation, as a benchmark research centre and as a stage for reflection and dialogue. What's more, ESADE actively seeks out innovative solutions to the challenges of human resource and knowledge management, corporate innovation and globalisation, entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility, as well as the solution of legal problems related to new business challenges.I'd like to welcome you to our website, where you can discover details of our programmes, faculty and campus life. And should you decide, it would be our pleasure to work with you personally in the pursuit of your personal and professional goals.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ESADE. Shizune tracks 9 team members at ESADE. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/esade?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Esteve Almirall | Director, Centre for Innovation for Cities | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esteve-almirall |
| Javier Busquets | TitleDirector Executive Master in Digital Business | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-busquets |
| Lisa Hehenberger | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-hehenberger |
| Luis Vives | Associate Professor | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-vives |
| Marc Torrens | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-marc-torrens |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vottun | Quickly and easily improve your company’s processes with blockchain technology supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IoT. Our open platform works like “wordpress” for blockchain. We have built templates, ready-to-use traceability & certification solutions, for the most common use cases where blockchain adds significant value. Thesesolutions allow you to digitize your processes and drastically improve your results. The platform has built completed RestAPis and allows interoperability between DLTs (private blockchains) and public blockchains. Our platform Vottun is a recognized leader in enterprise solutions using blockchain and was recognized by GARTNER in its latest “hype curve report – emerging technologies and the leaders to keep an eye on” for 2020. | $531K | Seed | Jun 19, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Draper B1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-b1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lánzame Capital SL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanzame-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RocaSalvatella](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rocasalvatella) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ESADE invest in?

ESADE invests primarily in B2B, Ethereum and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 ESADE?

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### Who are the partners at ESADE?

The team at ESADE includes Esteve Almirall (Director, Centre for Innovation for Cities), Javier Busquets (TitleDirector Executive Master in Digital Business) and Lisa Hehenberger (Director), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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