# Santander Alternative Investments

> Santander Alternative Investments is a VC fund backing Energy, Software and Manufacturing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.santanderalternatives.com

Santander Alternative Investments is a VC fund focused on Energy and Software. Santander Alternative Investments offers investment possibilities that assist clients in achieving their investment goals.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Laser | 1 | 14% |
| Solar | 1 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Belgium | 1 | 14% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Multiverse Computing | Multiverse Computing creates quantum computing software that uses probabilistic or nondeterministic technology to solve complicated real-world challenges. The company provides software tailored to the needs of portfolio optimization challenges, risk analysis, and market simulation, giving companies in a variety of industries, including banking,energy, manufacturing, and logistics, the opportunity to benefit from the second quantum revolution. | $569.6M | Series C | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Archangel Lightworks | Archangel Lightworks is a laser communications company that builds secure, wireless technology to create the space-enabled networks of the future. They solve the space-ground connectivity problem. They offer an opportunity for resilient connectivity, and the ground is reliant on radio, which is bandwidth-constrained, finite, and not secure. | $13.4M | Series A | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| Corinex | Corinex is a leading provider of BPL-based grid flexibility solutions, enabling the digitalization of the distribution system where energy consumers connect. Our solutions maintain network capacities and steer low-carbon technologies (LCTs) to consume local generation. Our grid asset management solution utilizes existing grid infrastructure andenables edge computing, high-speed transmission, real-time grid performance data, device management, and security at the edge of the grid. Our broadband end-to-end solution, integrates distributed energy devices and enables real-time energy data, analytics and predictive models, with the highest level of security. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| Feedgy | Feedgy manufactures of solar power solutions for photovoltaic systems and power plants. | $1.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Tretau | TAU brings unparalleled performance, sustainability and reliability to the core of each electric motor. Focused on applications for e-mobility, automotive, energy and agriculture, TAU makes coatings more durable, resistant and light, optimizes underlying production processes for environmental friendliness, pairs artificial intelligence withpeace-of-mind operating simplicity and incubates technologies in electrification and smart sensors. | $1.6M | Series B | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Soil Capital Belgium | Soil Capital supports farmers with transitioning from industrial to regenerative organic farming. | $16.6M | Series B | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Tretau | TAU brings unparalleled performance, sustainability and reliability to the core of each electric motor. Focused on applications for e-mobility, automotive, energy and agriculture, TAU makes coatings more durable, resistant and light, optimizes underlying production processes for environmental friendliness, pairs artificial intelligence withpeace-of-mind operating simplicity and incubates technologies in electrification and smart sensors. | $23.5M | Series C |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finindus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finindus) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MITO Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mito-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altana-pharna-ag-nycomed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackfinch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackfinch-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edaphon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edaphon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Santander Alternative Investments invest in?

Santander Alternative Investments invests primarily in Energy, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Santander Alternative Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Santander Alternative Investments closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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