# Javier Rubio

> Javier Rubio is a Series A investor at Galdana Ventures (London) backing Real Estate and Beauty. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Galdana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galdana-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-rubio-959566a9

Javier Rubio is a Series A investor at Galdana Ventures in London focused on Real Estate and Beauty. Javier was co-founder and Executive Chairman of Cluster Consulting, until its sale to Diamond Technology Partners in 2000 to create DiamondCluster, where he was the Chairman for Europe and Latin America up until 2003.He was also a co-founder, substantial investor and the Executive Chairman of Nauta Capital, a venture capital fund based inBarcelona with offices in Boston and London and investments in both Europe and the United States. For instance, he led the investment in Social Point, where he is also the Chairman.Javier holds a degree in Telecommunications from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $917k–$2M |
| Series A | $5.8M–$19M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2.1M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 3 | 20% |
| Beauty | 2 | 13% |
| Mobile | 2 | 13% |
| Travel | 2 | 13% |
| Logistics | 2 | 13% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 11 | 73% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kintai | Kintai's a lending platform aiming to help small and medium companies with their funding needs. Based on a merchant cash advance model, companies can return their loans on a daily basis with low frictionless amounts. | $11.4M | Series A | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Badi | Badi is an AI-powered online room rental platform that allows anyone to publish, find, and securely book rooms from anywhere in the world. Badi has created a trusted community that can easily and securely list and book unique rooms. By facilitating bookings and online safe payments through the platform.The company was founded in September 2015 byCarlos Pierre Trias de Bes, and is currently headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. |  | Private Equity | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Apartool | Apartool is the supplier of temporary apartments in both national and international destinations. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Badi | Badi is an AI-powered online room rental platform that allows anyone to publish, find, and securely book rooms from anywhere in the world. Badi has created a trusted community that can easily and securely list and book unique rooms. By facilitating bookings and online safe payments through the platform.The company was founded in September 2015 byCarlos Pierre Trias de Bes, and is currently headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. | $5.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2024 |  |
| MiiN Korean Cosmetics | MiiN Korean Cosmetics offers online and retail sales of beauty and skincare products at an affordable rate. It aids in creating a glitzy design. Top Korean brands are offered by MiiN Korean Cosmetics. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 18, 2024 |  |
| Be Mate | BeMate is a collaborative community in which they connect travelers, hosts unique apartments and hotels. | $12.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Apartool | Apartool is the supplier of temporary apartments in both national and international destinations. | $5.8M | Series A | Oct 18, 2023 |  |
| VICIO | VICIO is a cloud kitchen operator who sells burgers through their online store. The company's platform provides quality burgers cooked to particular requests, french fries, and various beverages, allowing burger fans to order and enjoy their favorite burgers. | $18.6M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Jeff | Jeff is a company created in 2015 by Eloi Gómez, Adrián Lorenzo and Rubén Muñoz, three Spanish entrepreneurs. It started as a home laundry and dry-cleaning app, but is currently in an expansion process in which, in addition to laundry service, different day-to-day services are added such as hairdressing and beauty, fitness and massages, becomingthe first international omnichannel ecosystem of day-to-day services. It is available to anyone who wants to invest or undertake the necessary solutions to launch their own business under the business lines of the Jeff brand. | $48.6M | Series C | Feb 03, 2023 |  |
| Flax & Kale | Flax & Kale is a food company that manufactures and develops healthy and sustainable foods. Today, the company employs over 300 people to service eight restaurants in Lleida, Barcelona, and Madrid, as well as a central office in Barcelona and a workshop of over 6,500 square meters in Bell-lloc d'Urgell (Lleida), which includes its ownR+D+i center and other central offices. Flax & Kale is driven by a desire to use healthy eating as a catalyst for change in order to improve people's lives and achieve a healthier, happier, and more sustainable world. | $22.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 29, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barlon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barlon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bonsai Venture Capital SCR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonsai-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finaves](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finaves-s-c-r) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ROCH Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roch-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Telegraph Hill Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telegraph-hill-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Galdana Ventures

VC Fund · Barcelona, Spain

Galdana’s management team counts on more than 100 years of accumulated experience as successful entrepreneurs and investors. In addition to this, Galdana has partnered with Altamar Capital Partners, a fund of funds management company specialized in private equity, real estate and infrastructure with +$5 billion in historically committed capital.Our investor base includes entrepreneurs who have founded companies worth more than $4 billion in aggregated value, and we work to further increase this base with successful entrepreneurs from all the regions where we invest. Galdana’s managers and investors experience become an attractive asset for most of the venture capital firms where we invest.Galdana’s management team has taken part in the creation of 17 companies with an aggregate value of $1.5 billion and managed investments for approximately $240 million in 30 companies with an aggregate final value of $1 billion.

5 contacts available at Galdana Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Javier Rubio | Business Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-rubio |
| David Castany | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-castany |
| Didac Lee | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/didac-lee |
| Javier Martinez de Zabarte | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-martinez-de-zabarte |
| Marcel Rafart | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-rafart |

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## FAQ

### What does Javier Rubio invest in?

Javier Rubio invests primarily in Real Estate, Beauty and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Javier Rubio's check size?

Javier Rubio typically joins rounds of $917k–$2M at Seed, $5.8M–$19M at Series A and $2.1M–$22M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Javier Rubio participates in.

### When did Javier Rubio last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Javier Rubio closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 15 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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