# Iker Casillas

> Iker Casillas is a seed investor at Café 19 (Madrid) backing SaaS, Sports and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Café 19](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caf%C3%A9-19)
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikercasillas

Iker Casillas is a co-founder of Café 19.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $998k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Sports | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| PaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Consumer | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 2 | 50% |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| INDYA | INDYA is company that helps athletes to improve their performance through nuntrition and technology | $998.4K | Seed | Oct 04, 2022 |  |
| IDOVEN | Idoven has developed the world’s first AI cardiologist -Willem- that augments both a cardiologist’s and non-cardiology expert clinician’s ability to identify, triage and diagnose patients at scale through APIs. The company counts clients such as AstraZeneca, Abbott, Novartis, GE Healthcare, FIFPRO, Google, Santander and Real Madrid Foundation.Idoven is backed by top-tier investors and business angels including Insight Partners, Northzone and Wayra (Telefónica), Iker Casillas, Pau Gasol, the Accel Starters program, EIC Accelerator, Horizon 2020, ERC and EIT Health. The company has been awarded with numerous distinctions for its AI technology in Europe and the US, including the the European Seal of Excellence 3x from the European Commission, granted by Horizon 2020, European Research Council ERC 2x (RIA) Europe’s most prestigious research grant, supporting excellent researchers in carrying out ground-breaking, high-risk, high-gain, frontier research projects, EIC Accelerator, and EIT Health. Idoven was ranked #1 Spanish HealthTech company in 2020 by NEOTEC. Idoven has been Google for Startups Resident at Google Campus Madrid and part of the Google for Startups Global Alumni Program. The company has won the prize Emprendedor XXI from CaixaBank, the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and has been awarded at South Summit 2021 as the Most Disruptive Startup, and Best Health and Wellbeing Startup. Selected by CB Insights as one of the top 150 global companies in Digital Health for 2022, and top 50 global companies in Digital Health for 2023. Idoven was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025. | $19.5M | Series A | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| Draftea | Draftea is a real-money gaming platform for Spanish-speaking users, allowing them to place bets on sports teams, players, and matches. The platform offers a straightforward interface for placing bets and offers live updates during events. | $4M | Seed | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| IDOVEN | Idoven has developed the world’s first AI cardiologist -Willem- that augments both a cardiologist’s and non-cardiology expert clinician’s ability to identify, triage and diagnose patients at scale through APIs. The company counts clients such as AstraZeneca, Abbott, Novartis, GE Healthcare, FIFPRO, Google, Santander and Real Madrid Foundation.Idoven is backed by top-tier investors and business angels including Insight Partners, Northzone and Wayra (Telefónica), Iker Casillas, Pau Gasol, the Accel Starters program, EIC Accelerator, Horizon 2020, ERC and EIT Health. The company has been awarded with numerous distinctions for its AI technology in Europe and the US, including the the European Seal of Excellence 3x from the European Commission, granted by Horizon 2020, European Research Council ERC 2x (RIA) Europe’s most prestigious research grant, supporting excellent researchers in carrying out ground-breaking, high-risk, high-gain, frontier research projects, EIC Accelerator, and EIT Health. Idoven was ranked #1 Spanish HealthTech company in 2020 by NEOTEC. Idoven has been Google for Startups Resident at Google Campus Madrid and part of the Google for Startups Global Alumni Program. The company has won the prize Emprendedor XXI from CaixaBank, the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and has been awarded at South Summit 2021 as the Most Disruptive Startup, and Best Health and Wellbeing Startup. Selected by CB Insights as one of the top 150 global companies in Digital Health for 2022, and top 50 global companies in Digital Health for 2023. Idoven was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025. | $2.4M | Seed | May 24, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrive-361a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper B1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-b1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ENISA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enisa-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Café 19

VC Fund · Puebla, Mexico

Café 19 is a Mexican coffee brand made out of high-quality roasted coffee beans. The company aims to deliver the best cup of coffee, in any presentation that the consumers request. Café 19 is based in Puebla, Mexico.

5 contacts available at Café 19.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iker Casillas | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iker-casillas |
| Arturo Ferron Gonzalez | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arturo-ferron-gonzalez |
| Diego Lainez | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-lainez |
| Héctor Herrera | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h%C3%A9ctor-herrera-5c79 |
| Miguel Layún | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miguel-lay%C3%BAn |

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## FAQ

### What does Iker Casillas invest in?

Iker Casillas invests primarily in SaaS, Sports and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Iker Casillas's check size?

Iker Casillas typically joins rounds of $998k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Iker Casillas participates in.

### When did Iker Casillas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Iker Casillas closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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