# Julio Ribes

> Julio Ribes is a seed investor at Swipcar backing Automotive, Marketplace and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Swipcar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swipcar)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julioribes/

Julio Ribes is a seed investor at Swipcar focused on Automotive and Marketplace. Julio is currently a startup investor and was the Co-founder & CEO of Swipcar (Acquired).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 2 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dealcar | DEALCAR is a company that digitalizes the used car market through a SaaS platform, enabling fully digital transactions. This platform creates a network effect benefiting dealers, partners, and customers. • Dealers: Increase revenue by selling extra products and boost sales by reducing turnover time. • Partners: Distribute products at the pointof sale without marketing expenses, lowering operational costs. • Consumers: Purchase a used car easily in just three steps, enjoying a smooth, trusted process similar to renting but with the benefits of owning a car. | $3.1M | Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Dealcar | DEALCAR is a company that digitalizes the used car market through a SaaS platform, enabling fully digital transactions. This platform creates a network effect benefiting dealers, partners, and customers. • Dealers: Increase revenue by selling extra products and boost sales by reducing turnover time. • Partners: Distribute products at the pointof sale without marketing expenses, lowering operational costs. • Consumers: Purchase a used car easily in just three steps, enjoying a smooth, trusted process similar to renting but with the benefits of owning a car. | $640K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2023 |  |
| Motoreto | Motoreto is a used car and accessories marketplace. They explain the information and details of the used car and provide offers from dealers and payment options. Motoreto University is a Motoreto program designed to train specialized sales profiles in the international automotive industry. |  | Seed | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Spathios | Book the best spaces in your city by the hour, in 3 clicks. | $430.4K | Angel | Oct 19, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Toubkal Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toubkal-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Itnig](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itnig) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [4Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4founders-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bynd Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/busy-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entourage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entourage-33e7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entourage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entourage-d263) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Swipcar

VC Fund · Barcelona, Spain

Swipcar is an international car lease broker that offers customized rental offers.

3 contacts available at Swipcar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blas Gil | Co-Founder & Marketing Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blas-gil |
| Julio Ribes | CEO, Co-Founder & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julio-ribes |
| Pablo Pascual Vázquez | CTO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-pascual-v%C3%A1zquez |

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## FAQ

### What does Julio Ribes invest in?

Julio Ribes invests primarily in Automotive, Marketplace and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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.

### When did Julio Ribes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julio Ribes closed in Feb 2025. 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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