# José Luis Cabañero

> José Luis Cabañero is a seed investor at Eatable Adventures backing Food and Beverage. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Eatable Adventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eatable-adventures)
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlcabanero/

José Luis Cabañero is a seed investor at Eatable Adventures in Madrid focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. José Luis Cabañero is the founder and CEO of Eatable Adventures.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $384k–$2.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $182k–$185k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 10 | 36% |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 21% |
| Food Processing | 5 | 18% |
| AgTech | 4 | 14% |
| Software | 3 | 11% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 39% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 39% |
| Series A | 3 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 10 | 36% |
| Italy | 9 | 32% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NOUS Energy | NOUS Energy is a foodtech startup working on developing a new era of ingredients for Food&Beverage and Nutraceutical Market. Our first product is Koncentra, a caffeine alternative that enhances cognitive and physical performance, improving memory, concentration and reflexes without causing the typical adverse effects of caffeine such as bloodpressure spikes or tachycardia, while also improving gastrointestinal well-being. A recent functional study demonstrated the effectiveness of Koncentra on cognitive function, showing benefits even superior to caffeine. We are firm believers in the link between human health and the environment’s health. With Koncentra, we estimate -60% of water waste, -80% of CO2 emissions, at full production compared to caffeine extraction from green coffee beans. Being fully committed to sustainable innovation and plan to fully upcycle all waste from Koncentra's production by 2028, creating new ingredients and products to expand our portfolio. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Aflabox | Aflabox develops food contaminant detection devices utilizing NIR spectroscopy and advanced image processing that uses AI analysis. | $1.3M | Seed | Jan 24, 2026 |  |
| BeadRoots | Beadroots is an agritech company aiming at reducing the effects of drought periods in agriculture. The company is a startup aiming at reducing water needs in agriculture in a clean and eco-friendly way that helps farmers survive the drought periods that climate change is providing. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| NOUS Energy | NOUS Energy is a foodtech startup working on developing a new era of ingredients for Food&Beverage and Nutraceutical Market. Our first product is Koncentra, a caffeine alternative that enhances cognitive and physical performance, improving memory, concentration and reflexes without causing the typical adverse effects of caffeine such as bloodpressure spikes or tachycardia, while also improving gastrointestinal well-being. A recent functional study demonstrated the effectiveness of Koncentra on cognitive function, showing benefits even superior to caffeine. We are firm believers in the link between human health and the environment’s health. With Koncentra, we estimate -60% of water waste, -80% of CO2 emissions, at full production compared to caffeine extraction from green coffee beans. Being fully committed to sustainable innovation and plan to fully upcycle all waste from Koncentra's production by 2028, creating new ingredients and products to expand our portfolio. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Asteasier |  |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Aflabox | Aflabox develops food contaminant detection devices utilizing NIR spectroscopy and advanced image processing that uses AI analysis. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Mama Science | Mama Science is a biotechnology company that develops sustainable non-toxic biomaterials used for packaging, and air and water purification. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Alkelux | Alkelux is a company that provides bio-additives derived from licorice waste for food packaging materials to extend food shelf life. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Foreverland | Foreverland Food is an Italian food-tech startup. | $3.8M | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Mmmico | We fight to end artificial ingredients in our lives. To do this, we use microorganisms as small biofactories through fermentation. In addition, we use a disruptive technology: DIRECTED EVOLUTION, with which we achieve super-evolved microorganisms that are much more efficient in producing ingredients. We rely on artificial intelligence to furtherenhance this process. | $185.4K | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2023 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FoodSeed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodseed) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Grey Silo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grey-silo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banco Sabadell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-sabadell) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Eatable Adventures

VC Fund · Madrid, Spain

Building tomorrow´s food companies

5 contacts available at Eatable Adventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| José Luis Cabañero | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jos%C3%A9-luis-caba%C3%B1ero |
| Diana Piemari Cereda | Global Marketing Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diana-piemari-cereda |
| Ignacio Garay | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignacio-garay |
| Itziar Ortega | VP of Global Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itziar-ortega |
| José de Isasa | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jos%C3%A9-de-isasa |

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## FAQ

### What does José Luis Cabañero invest in?

José Luis Cabañero invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Food Processing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is José Luis Cabañero's check size?

José Luis Cabañero typically joins rounds of $384k–$2.7M at Seed and $182k–$185k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds José Luis Cabañero participates in.

### When did José Luis Cabañero last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for José Luis Cabañero closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 28 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?

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