Mercadona
C/ Valencia No 5, Tavernes Blanques, Valencia, 46016, Spain
Overview
Mercadona is a Spanish family-owned supermarket chain. Francisco Roig Ballester and his wife, Trinidad Alfonso Mocholi, founded the company in 1977, which began as a small butcher shop in Valencia. Juan Roig assumed the role of CEO in 1981 and the company has since expanded nationwide. In the 1990s, Juan Roig oversaw a series of changes companywide and revealed the new façade of Mercadona which was able to compete with its French competitor Carrefour and the co-operative Eroski. Mercadona has locations in 46 provinces of 17 autonomous communities.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 6
Sector focus
- Food and Beverage
- Logistics
- Retail
Investment portfolio
- Theker
Participated · Series A · Jun 2026
Theker develops AI-native generalist robots designed to operate autonomously and adapt in real time to changing industrial environments. Its technology targets industries such as logistics, retail, food and beverage, and waste management and is being deployed to address labour shortages in manufacturing and retail. The company positions its robots as a new category compared with traditional rigid, task-specific industrial robots. Founded in 2022 and based in Barcelona, Theker has raised €18 million in seed funding and an $85 million Series A. The firm plans to use the new capital to accelerate deployments with industrial operators, deepen its proprietary AI and robotics stack, and expand engineering and deployment teams.