la Caixa
VC Fund
Barcelona, Spain
la Caixa is a VC fund in Barcelona focused on E-Commerce and Biotechnology. The Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, "la Caixa", is the result of the merger, in 1990, of the Caja de Pensiones, founded in 1904, and the Caja de Barcelona, founded in 1844. Since its beginnings, "la Caixa" was primarily dedicated to family saving and to offer all its clients an insurance for old age, when this type ofwelfare service still did not exist in Spain. Thus, since its origins, "la Caixa" has been characterised by a strong social commitment and a vocation to work in favour of the general interest, both through its financial activity and its Welfare Projects, which finance and maintain activities of a social, cultural and scientific nature. This vocation to serve has been maintained and consolidated throughout this period. Thus "la Caixa" is currently the leading savings bank in Spain and the third largest financial entity in the country. With a large network of more than 5,300 offices, almost 8,000 automatic cashpoint machines, a staff of more than 27,000 employees and more than 10,5 million clients, “la Caixa“ has positioned itself as a leading entity and referent within the Spanish financial sector. The activity of the "la Caixa" Group is focused on a model of universal banking based on the strategy of multi-channel operations that enables it to efficiently combine the use of cutting-edge technologies and qualifications of the employees to provide the best and most complete service to the greatest number of clients. The "la Caixa" Group operated a total turnover of banking business of more than 415,000 million euros, on 31 December 2009, with total resources of clients of more than 231,000 million euros. With the aim of diversifying income and with the desire to take part in the development of companies that offer basic services to society, for many years now "la Caixa" has backed a strategy of investing in company holdings. The "la Caixa" Group currently has a large portfolio of industrial holdings in companies involved in the infrastructures, energy and communications sectors, among others, , through Criteria CaixaCorp.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
Last updated:
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Industries la Caixa invests in
Stages la Caixa invests in
Countries la Caixa invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Angel
- $531k–$1.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (43%)
- Biotechnology 3 (43%)
- CAD 1 (14%)
- SaaS 1 (14%)
- Beauty 1 (14%)
Stage
- Grant 3 (43%)
- Angel 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
Country
- Spain 4 (57%)
- Chile 1 (14%)
- South Korea 1 (14%)
- Switzerland 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Arranz
Business Development Director at [IMAGINBANK] (CaixaBank
|
Business Development Director at [IMAGINBANK] (CaixaBank | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marc Lara
Fellow
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Fellow | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a collaborative, patients’ needs-driven, non-profit drug research and development (R&D) organization that is developing new treatments for neglected patients. | Grant / Sep 28, 2020 | ||
| Fundacion MEDINA discovery of biologically active molecules, drug candidates for unmet medical needs, and products of high biotechnological value for the industry. Natural Products are pivotal in inspiring chemists and providing innovative chemistry | Grant / Sep 28, 2020 | ||
| Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK) is an international research institute focused on addressing global health issues with a combination of cutting edge approaches in order to understand disease mechanisms and develop new treatments. | Grant / Sep 28, 2020 | ||
| ChicPlace is the online marketplace of the most chic boutiques. ChicPlace.com offers the opportunity to go shopping around different cities without moving from home and find a selection of unique products from small, stylish boutiques."How many times you didn’t know what to buy as a gift for a birthday and you ended up buying a typical scarffrom the typical department store that everyone is wearing? At ChicPlace you find inspiration and you have the possibility to buy for example an exclusive handmade foulard from a stylish boutique in Paris at good price and directly delivered to your home."At the same time ChicPlace offers small shops an easy and affordable platform to sell online and reach an international customers. Our business model is very simple, they keep a commission on every sale. They have other revenue streams thanks to other services they provide to shops, like online marketing and pop-up stores. How does it work? They have a very powerful in-house developed platform, totally integrated with shops and logistic partners, the the products go directly from the shops to the customers, they do not store or manage stocks and they have a positive cash flow. They Launched 2 years ago in April 2013 and they already have exclusivity contracts with 600 shops in Spain, France, Italy and other European countries. They are growing very fast, achieving great results and improving our KPI's. After the success in Europe, they e are testing the model in Colombia before expanding into Latin America. | $531K / Angel / Oct 09, 2013 | ||
| Award winning Barcelona startup, CL3VER is a cloud based platform that allows engineers, architects, and other design professionals to create interactive 3D presentations to engage clients and prospects throughout the complete sales and marketing cycle. CL3VER presentations offer an engaging way to explore design projects or products from anyangle and evaluate design alternatives. CL3VER presentations require no 3rd plugins to work on any device, thereby providing a ubiquitous experience for their customers in viral campaigns, online marketing, POS and Product configuration/personalization. In essence their technology is a WebGL and HTML5 based 3D engine. Interactive presentations created with CL3VER work in all browsers so the content can be shared via a link through emails, social media or they can be embedded on a website via iFrame. By importing 3D models from most common modeling software, CL3VER allow real-time 3D rendering in the cloud. The scene can be edited using highly realistic materials and by changing environment, lighting and cameras to create realistic scenes. Using the CL3VER API the scene become more interactive allowing the inclusion of animated annotations so the CL3VER scene itself contains all the useful information for the target user. | $103K / Seed / Jun 01, 2013 | ||
| Launched in May 2012, Fancybox is the first and leading beauty e-commerce in Latin America. Operating in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and México.Fancybox offers consumers the chance to live a complete beauty experience, from discovering new products that they can try befor buying, to be informed of all the new trends and must haves. All this,of course, around a complete online beauty store offering more than 6.000 products from over 175 of the most well known brands, and at the best price. Also, a local celebrity is the co-founder and brand ambassador of the brand in each country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqhHIt1Zmdo Fancybox is a complete beauty universe just one click away. www.fancybox.com | $1.1M / Angel / Sep 01, 2012 | ||
| Groupalia is an e-commerce platform that offers discounted flash sales on leisure packages, services, food, and other products in Spain and Italy.Leisure-related services offered by the platform include daily deals ranging from restaurants, spas, gyms, events, adventures, and more. Deals are sold through coupons which buyers receive by emailenabling them to print and hand the coupons to the suppliers on the day of consumption.Groupalia provides consumers with the opportunity to buy attractive services at reduced prices and helps suppliers benefit by enabling them to ensure higher volumes, occupancy rates, and brand awareness.Groupalia was launched in May 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. | $5.5M / Series B / Oct 21, 2010 |
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FAQ
What does la Caixa invest in?
la Caixa invests primarily in E-Commerce, Biotechnology and CAD startups, most often at Grant and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is la Caixa's check size?
la Caixa typically joins rounds of $531k–$1.1M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds la Caixa participates in.
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Who are the partners at la Caixa?
The team at la Caixa includes David Arranz (Business Development Director at [IMAGINBANK] (CaixaBank) and Marc Lara (Fellow). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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