# Kibo Ventures

> Kibo Ventures is a VC fund in Madrid backing Software and E-Commerce. See 131 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 131
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Fund size: $127M
- Last fund: Oct 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/kibo-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/KiboVentures
- Website: http://www.kiboventures.com

Kibo Ventures is a VC fund in Madrid focused on Software and E-Commerce. Kibo Ventures, based in Madrid (Spain) is a VC Fund focused on early-stage investments in digital companies. Kibo Ventures manages $320 million from a mix of institutional and private investors, including IEF, Telefonica, the Spanish Government (through CDTI), Mutua Madrileña (Spain's largest insurance company) and Axis (ICO's 25year-old private equity arm). Specifically, Kibo likes to invest in companies which combine exceptional and committed teams, aiming to digitalize a product or service in a big-enough market with international potential. Kibo is managed by an experienced team of professionals with a solid track record, who are actively involved in the companies in which they invest. Kibo follows a stage-investment approach and financially supports portfolio companies as they grow, whilst promoting co-investment from valuable investors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $823k–$15M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$25M |
| Series B | $6.2M–$51M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 20 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 15 | 11% |
| Mobile | 12 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 7% |

153 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 41 | 31% |
| Seed | 31 | 24% |
| Series B | 12 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 12 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 4% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 50 | 38% |
| United States | 16 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aquilino Pena | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aquilino-pea |
| Juan Lopez Santamaria | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-lpez |
| Sonia Fernandez | Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sonia-fernandez |
| Covadonga García-Valdés | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/covadonga-garc%C3%ADa-vald%C3%A9s |
| Gonzalo Duarte | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gonzalo-duarte |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NeuralTrust | NeuralTrust is the leading security platform for generative AI, offering a unified command center for real-time defense and offense. Its open source AI gateway delivers the fastest performance in the market for managing LLM traffic, while its automated red teaming engine proactively uncovers vulnerabilities, ensuring robust protection for your AIsystems. | $19.9M | Seed | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| THEKER Robotics | THEKER Robotics is a startup developing intelligent general-purpose robots for sectors such as waste management and logistics. | $85M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| MITO AI | MITO combines a cutting-edge video studio with a clever creative suite designed for teams, filmmakers, and brands. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Zepo | Zepo provides businesses with integrated solutions driven by AI to address the most significant cybersecurity gap in human risk. | $15M | Seed | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| InfiniteWatch | InfiniteWatch provides a monitoring service for digital platforms. The system tracks web, voice, and AI agent interactions made through digital products. It collects data from these interactions to identify issues and opportunities for action. The service helps businesses understand how users interact with their online tools and services. It offersinsights that can support decision-making related to digital operations. The platform is designed to help organizations manage and review their digital performance. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Zynap | Zynap automate cybersecurity with intelligence designed to outsmart the cybercrime. | $7M | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Anyformat | Anyformat, a Spanish startup relying on a new age of human-AI collaboration | $3.8M | Seed | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| Rhizocore Technologies | Rhizocore Technologies produces locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi to enhance tree planting success. | $5.9M | Seed | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Qida | Qida is a home care company that offers expert, personalized, and humane in-home care for elderly or dependent people. This procedure is carried out in accordance with the Individualized Work Plan (PTI), a comprehensive plan that incorporates the major international assessment scales in the health and social fields. Qida is a social impact entitythat selects the best caregiver and also accompanies the person cared for and their family throughout the process through the figure of the Social Reference. | $42.5M | Series B | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| HyperSpectral | Hyper Spectral | $7M | Series A | Oct 07, 2025 |  |

10 of 131 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bonsai Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonsai-partners) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [K Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfund) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [JME Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundacin-jos-manuel-entrecanales) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Big Sur Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-sur-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Kibo Ventures invest in?

Kibo Ventures invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 131 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kibo Ventures's check size?

Kibo Ventures typically joins rounds of $823k–$15M at Seed, $1.6M–$25M at Series A and $6.2M–$51M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kibo Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Kibo Ventures?

Public channels for Kibo Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Kibo Ventures?

The team at Kibo Ventures includes Aquilino Pena (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Juan Lopez Santamaria (Partner) and Sonia Fernandez (Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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