# First Drop

> First Drop is a VC fund in Valencia backing Software and Medical. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Spain
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-drop-vc
- Website: https://firstdropvc.com

First Drop is a venture capital firm that invests in and accelerates startups in the pre-seed and seed stages.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 31% |
| Medical | 2 | 13% |
| Health Care | 2 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |
| Water | 1 | 6% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 63% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 31% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 11 | 69% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manuel Nieto Arias | Co-Founder & General Partner | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eVoost AI | Build Smarter. Sell Strategically. Stay in Control. Real Estate acumen meets AI-first principles for an AI-first economy | $2.2M | Seed | May 09, 2026 |  |
| Golden Owl | Golden Owl is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that delivers real-time insights through AI agents and open-source intelligence. It provides AI-driven business intelligence and risk analysis using a network of specialized AI agents. The platform gathers and analyzes open-source data to help organizations monitor markets, competitors,threats, and opportunities. It enables faster decision-making through automated intelligence collection, analytics, and conversational AI-powered insights. | $1.6M | Seed | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Pragmatech AI Solutions | Pragmatech AI Solutions is a firm that focuses on artificial intelligence solutions in pharmacology, microbiology, and infectious illnesses. | $557.9K | Seed | Dec 30, 2025 |  |
| Stowlog | Stowlog's objective is to create safer and more efficient port logistics facilities by digitizing safety and security operations in real time. | $1.2M | Seed | Dec 23, 2025 |  |
| Hair Up Laser | Hair Up Laser is a plattform specializing in medical products for the treatment of alopecia. | $1M | Seed | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Golden Owl | Golden Owl is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that delivers real-time insights through AI agents and open-source intelligence. It provides AI-driven business intelligence and risk analysis using a network of specialized AI agents. The platform gathers and analyzes open-source data to help organizations monitor markets, competitors,threats, and opportunities. It enables faster decision-making through automated intelligence collection, analytics, and conversational AI-powered insights. | $1.6M | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Ovianta | Ovianta is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based software designed to improve efficiency in medical practices | $586.2K | Pre-Seed | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Bleta | Bleta designs a tablet for elder people that connected with loved ones and improves the quality of life. | $524.4K | Seed | Feb 26, 2025 |  |
| Ziknes | Ziknes develops printing technology on industrial manufacturing of metals. It changes the paradigm of the industrial manufacturing sector by combining laser and robotics technology applied to the printing of metal parts in three dimensions. Ziknes was founded in 2021 and is based in Valencia, Spain.​A significant reduction in energy andmaterial consumed, thus reducing the carbon footprint. And a saving of space, creating a digital storage of parts, available for printing in very short times. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 28, 2024 |  |
| Ealyx | Ealyx is a B2B SaaS for e-commerce that enables customers to pay for new purchases with old items.Its objective is to make a significant global contribution to the necessary reforms in the existing take-make-waste consumption model. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demiumstartups) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ENISA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enisa-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ona Capital Privat SCR SA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ona-capital-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WA4STEAM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wa4steam) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akka](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akka-5031) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Altura Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does First Drop invest in?

First Drop invests primarily in Software, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 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 First Drop?

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### Who are the partners at First Drop?

The team at First Drop includes Manuel Nieto Arias (Co-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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