BerriUp
Zuatzu, 7, Bajo 1, Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, 20018, Spain
Overview
BerriUp offers investment, mentoring, and personal support. It relies on lean startup methodologies. It is open to all sorts of innovative projects with growth potential and international scope and looks for projects in their early stages of development with a minimum team of two people.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Finance
- Impact Investing
- Management Consulting
Investment portfolio
- Miru Studio
Led · Equity · Mar 2021
Miru Studio offers publishing and go-to-market and positioning services tailored to virtual-reality (VR) game studios and developers, with the aim of accelerating the launch of new VR games to satisfy market demand. The company was selected by the Basque accelerator BerriUp from a pool of 130 applicants and one of six finalists in the program's 12th edition. Miru received a €50,000 investment from BerriUp alongside a 16-week (four-month) personalized acceleration program and mentor support. The investment was made in exchange for 10% equity, categorised in the article as a venture capital operation. The funding and accelerator support are positioned to help Miru further develop its business and speed product launches. Miru Studio is based in San Sebastián.
- Indicate Solutions
Led · Equity · Apr 2020
Indicate Solutions develops an instant, affordable blood-analysis test intended to identify cancer biomarkers and other disease indicators. The system is designed to be easy to use and to help physicians make faster clinical decisions to improve patient outcomes. The founding team includes British researcher Charles Lawrie and Javier Zubiría. The company is also exploring applying its technology to COVID-19 detection, as the platform can identify viruses. Indicate Solutions was selected by accelerator BerriUp as part of a biotech and design-focused cohort. As part of the selection, BerriUp invested and entered a support relationship that includes capital and a four-month accompaniment program.