Finaves
VC Fund
Barcelona, Spain
Finaves is a VC fund in Barcelona focused on Software and Recruiting. Finaves S.C.R., S.A. is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, start-up, early venture, and mezzanine investments. The firm typically invests in new technology and Internet, although it may consider investments in all sectors. It gives priority to business projects drawn up by students and alumni of the IESE Masterâ€:tm:s Programs. The firminvests in companies based in Europe, North and South America, and Spain, but will consider all geographical investments. It will invest a maximum of Ђ300,000 ($383,300) in each investment. The firm takes a minority stake in the portfolio companies and seeks to take a seat on the Board of its portfolio companies. It seeks to exit its investments between four years and six years. Finaves S.C.R., S.A. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 15%
- Fund size:
- $3.2M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Finaves invests in
Stages Finaves invests in
Countries Finaves invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $480k–$3M
- Series A
- $5.8M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (35%)
- Recruiting 4 (15%)
- Marketplace 4 (15%)
- Information Technology 4 (15%)
- Internet 3 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (50%)
- Funding Round 4 (15%)
- Series A 3 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (12%)
- Angel 2 (8%)
Country
- Spain 18 (69%)
- Argentina 2 (8%)
- Ireland 1 (4%)
- United States 1 (4%)
- United Kingdom 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paula Sancho
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ulrich Kruse
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeuralTrust is the leading security platform for generative AI, offering a unified command center for real-time defense and offense. Its open source AI gateway delivers the fastest performance in the market for managing LLM traffic, while its automated red teaming engine proactively uncovers vulnerabilities, ensuring robust protection for your AIsystems. | $19.9M / Seed / Jun 17, 2026 | ||
| Apartool is the supplier of temporary apartments in both national and international destinations. | $2.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| 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. | $14.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Ciudadela is a property management company that offers digital platform for administrating and managing properties. | $3M / Seed / Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| We unlock energy insights to everyone through energy retailers | $1.6M / Seed / Jan 31, 2024 | ||
| Apartool is the supplier of temporary apartments in both national and international destinations. | $5.8M / Series A / Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Taclia is the software platform that empowers companies to manage their businesses. It provides products that help SMEs digitize their operations. The company designs an internal tool that helps businesses to manage day-to-day more easily. Taclia offers functions including the creation and tracking of all services and tasks, employee timekeeping,CRM, estimates and bills, inventory, cost control, geolocation, and many other things. | $1.2M / Seed / Sep 28, 2021 | ||
| Ixoriguè Technologies are into livestock business. | $1M / Seed / Sep 08, 2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| See all 26 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Finaves invest in?
Finaves invests primarily in Software, Recruiting and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Finaves's check size?
Finaves typically joins rounds of $480k–$3M at Seed and $5.8M–$12M 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 Finaves participates in.
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Who are the partners at Finaves?
The team at Finaves includes Paula Sancho (Managing Director) and Ulrich Kruse (Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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