INSIGHTS
MORETuvalum: Fast-growing vertical marketplace for used quality bikes
Banking on organic reach, Tuvalum has set its sights on a €40 billion market
- Spain
- 3 min read
SigmaRail in funding talks, eyes 10-fold surge in revenue
The profitable Madrid-based startup is behind the “Google Maps” for railways to help make trains safer and provide better services
- Spain
- 11 min read
Youcheck by Precept: The fact-checking app fighting misinformation
Youcheck, a Google DNI Fund winner, uses AI to spot fake news on social media, help journalists do better work
- Spain
- 5 min read
UTW: Drones and big data to help farmers get the most out of their land
Analytics startup UTW also harvests real-time farming information using satellites and sensors, to offer crop yield predictions
- Spain
- 8 min read
The World Beyond Silicon Valley
Discover the leading fast-growing startup ecosystems from around the globe, and the players that matter
DATABASE
Spain’s Spotahome is the first European proptech to provide high quality digital tours of properties for virtual viewings by potential tenants.
First-of-a-kind platform uses AI-powered sensors to accurately measure 11 air quality indicators in 5 minutes, costing half the price of current technology.
Co-founder, COO of Polaroo
David Rovira is the COO and co-founder of Polaroo, a household bill management app that was created at his family's garage in 2017. He is a qualified international business lawyer and has a master's from ESADE Business and Law School in Barcelona and Berlin Free University. Rovira has worked as a lawyer at Clifford Chance international lawyers and as a legal advisor at startup Medtep.
CEO and co-founder of Quipu
Roger Dobaño is a young entrepreneur. He graduated in Business Administration and holds a Masters in Applied Research in Economics and Business. He specialised in quantitative methods analysis and strategic planning while working for the Government Tourist Administration in Catalunya.In 2013, he co-founded Quipu, a cloud SaaS tool that automates invoicing and cash management for freelancers, SMEs and accounting firms. He held the CEO role until 2017 and is currently VP of Business Success.
Orza focuses on direct investments in Basque startups looking to expand and internationalize. It is part of the Elkarkidetza and Geroa pension fund system and typically takes minority stakes, forking out between €1.5 million and €8 million per investment. It actively manages its investee companies while offering them access to its network of local and international contacts.
The VC arm of Kalonia, a Barcelona-based management consultancy focused on corporate digital transformation, Kalonia Venture Partners invests in B2B software, AI and fintech startups in the Spanish-speaking world. The VC is currently investing via its KVP III fund of €4.3m, with a target of 10 investments of about €5m on average each, taking equity stakes of 10% onward in co-investment; plus two follow-ons. Founded by Josep Arroyo, Alejandro Olabarría y Enrique Marugán, Kalonia began helping Spanish investors diversify into Silicon Valley and other US startups as early as 2001. Currently its funds come mainly from Barcelona-based family offices. Co-founder Alejandro Olabarría is son of Pedro Olabarría Delclaux, the powerful patriarch heading one of Spain's richest industrialist families today, with interests across industrial farming, banking, real estate, automotive and paper.
