Led · Equity · Feb 2024

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.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2022

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.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2021

Sego Finance is a Spanish fintech platform that facilitates retail investment in alternative assets — startups, factoring, index funds and real estate — through equity or debt. It positions itself as an integrated retail investment platform that removes intermediaries so small investors can participate in growth opportunities. The group operates three investment lines: SociosInversores.com (startups and real estate), Emprestamo.com (factoring) and Fintup.com (investment funds and pension plans). Sego emphasizes democratizing finance by allowing small contributions from individual investors. Following its recent financing, the company plans to develop new business areas, invest in user acquisition and accelerate growth. It also intends to begin international expansion into Latin America starting in 2022.