Participated · Equity · Jan 2021

The Sampling Solutions (TSS) is a startup offering outsourced accredited on-site sampling, measurements, inspections and audits to laboratories and other clients. Founded in 2020, TSS became the first non-laboratory in Europe accredited under ISO 17025 for sampling and in-situ measurements, enabling it to deliver accredited samples to any laboratory. Its core product couples a distributed network of more than 300 qualified samplers across Spain with a digital MVP that has digitized over 20,000 operations, geolocating points, attaching photos/videos and metadata, and cutting information delivery from 24 hours to minutes. TSS is developing a multi-device SaaS to standardize and manage field operations end-to-end; planned features include a Learning Center, intra-company service communities and additional automation. Financially, the company reports revenue has grown fivefold this year and it has opened a financing round of up to €600,000, with about 31% already committed primarily by original investors. Founders Eli Bosch (CEO) and Carlos Arias (CBO/International Development - R&D Director) emphasize digitalization as the central differentiation while maintaining the accredited field-service business. The Sampling Solutions (TSS) offers an end-to-end digital platform and operational service that externalizes, digitizes and provides full traceability for sample collection from request through delivery to laboratories. The company is accredited with the European ISO 17.025 standard, making it the first independent non-laboratory entity in Europe with that official recognition. TSS serves customers in environment, agro-food and veterinary sectors and plans near-term expansion into industrial, wellness-health and big data use cases while incorporating AI for demand prediction, route and resource optimization, contamination detection and early outbreak prediction. Operational metrics include a network of more than 250 samplers, over 5,000 samplings performed, a client base of more than 21 customers, and reported reductions in sampling management costs of up to 25%. The service has reduced typical response times from five days to 72 hours and emphasizes traceability and reduced manual-record errors through real-time digital records. The Sampling Solutions provides professional sample-collection services for the environmental, agri-food and hospital sectors. The company operates a platform and partners with laboratories including Control Microbiológico Bilacon (Tentamus group), PremiumLab and Quimlab to process samples. Its clients include Aquona Gestión de Aguas de Castilla (Suez group) and Global Omnium–Gamaser, and recent customer agreements have expanded its national operations. Founded in 2019 by Eli Bosch and based in Barcelona, the firm closed its first funding round of €260,000 to support growth. The proceeds will be used to accelerate platform development, strengthen the team and expand commercial efforts. The company is also pursuing ISO 17025 accreditation for testing drinking water, wastewater and treated waters and for in-situ measurements of pH, conductivity and temperature.

Led · Equity · Nov 2020

FrontWave Imaging develops a supercomputing software that transforms 3D ultrasound (USCT) data into high‑resolution images to enable earlier, non‑ionizing breast‑cancer detection. The startup positions its solution as a SaaS product that any hospital with compatible data‑acquisition hardware can use. It aims to provide more reliable imaging for patients with dense breast tissue and to enable routine screening at younger ages by avoiding ionizing radiation. With the recent funds, FrontWave plans to finish software development, complete a first prototype and obtain clinical validation and required certifications to reach market in 2023. The company was spun out in 2020 from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Imperial College London and currently has a team of 13 professionals. Financing to date has been directed toward product development and clinical validation. FrontWave Imaging develops image‑reconstruction software that uses supercomputing to produce very high‑fidelity, submillimetric breast images from ultrasound data. The product is designed to work with data from any ultrasound tomography device and is targeted at device manufacturers and medical providers. The company markets a non‑ionizing, potentially less painful alternative to mammography, with particular value in imaging dense breasts and enabling earlier routine screening. FrontWave plans a SaaS business model so hospitals with compatible machines can use the technology, and aims to obtain necessary certifications to reach market by 2023. The startup is a joint spin‑off of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Imperial College London, and 101 Ventures contributes commercial expertise and early funding. Founders Josep de la Puente, Lluís Guasch and Óscar Calderón drew on experience in supercomputing and geophysics to adapt acoustic wave simulation techniques to medical imaging.

Led · Equity · Sep 2020

Wolo operates a digital platform that simplifies and secures long-term residential rentals, aiming to improve the renting experience for owners and tenants. The company plans to use new capital to accelerate growth, develop specialized technology, and introduce new lines of business and services. Management targets surpassing 100,000 rentals under management within five years while maintaining annual growth above 100% from a position of profitability. Wolo doubled its revenue in 2023 and completed more than 2,000 rentals in the past two years with a near 0% default rate. The platform emphasizes security and a streamlined experience for property owners and tenants. The company describes itself as the first digital specialist in long-term rentals and intends to consolidate market leadership with the fresh funding. Wolo is a Barcelona-based digital platform specialized in the rental housing market. The platform offers an end-to-end rental service accessible from any device, enabling publication of listings and photos, coordination of visits, property valuation, trend and performance analytics, and recommendations. It also supports online tracking of payments, contracts, documentation, insurance and household services such as electricity and water. Wolo aims to transform the traditional rental process into a comfortable, transparent experience that can be managed from any device, according to director Oriol Sanleandro. The platform was launched at the end of 2019 with backing from 101 Ventures, Guinot Prunera and business angels, and Guinot Prunera is a strategic partner in its digitalization efforts. Financially, Wolo has received €570,000 to date, including an initial €320,000 at launch and a subsequent €250,000 capital injection.