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.

Led · Equity · Apr 2022

Chargy develops a free battery-sharing network and an integrated platform, myChargy, that combines powerbank rental with an advertising model the company calls #ChargyMarketing. The product lets users take a powerbank from a station, use it for hours, and return it at the same or a different location while enabling brands to reach users at activation. After being hit by the pandemic, the company pivoted its technology and business model over the past year. Early 2022 milestones include signing commercial agreements with large multinationals, winning the CBRE PropTech Challenge, and recognition for CEO Laura Lozano in Forbes Top50 Awarded Spaniards. Chargy opened its first Canary Islands delegation with partner Archipiélago Next. The company plans to use the new funding to expand its technology and business teams, improve services on myChargy, deploy the new technology more broadly, and aims to acquire more than 200,000 new users.

Led · Equity · Jul 2021

Finteca is an online mortgage platform with bank scoring that can approve mortgages with lenders in as little as 24 hours. It also operates Prohipotecas, a partner platform used by more than 2,500 real estate agents to accelerate sales and validate mortgage feasibility early. The company is integrated with 15 banking partners and names connections with Sabadell, EVO Bank, Liberbank and UCI, with plans to connect additional banks. Finteca has shown rapid growth—2,000 mortgage requests in 2019, 6,000 in 2020, and over 13,000 requests in the first half of 2021—and has managed more than €22 million in mortgages to date. Leadership includes cofounders Marc Torres and Silvia Escámez, with Escámez recently appointed CEO; the businesses were incubated at Nuclio VB. Finteca plans to use new funding to invest in technology and marketing, expand the team, consolidate nationally and launch a new platform soon. Finteca is a Barcelona-based fintech that provides a free mobile mortgage management app delivering 100% digitalised mortgage services. Through the app users can search, compare and request mortgages from multiple banks on their mobile device, with an emphasis on security and privacy. The service aims to inform, personalise, negotiate and obtain preferential conditions for customers and has agreements with 14 banks, earning commissions of 0.5%–1% of each mortgage principal. Finteca was founded in 2017 by Tor Jensen, Silvia Escamez, Marc Torres and Carlos Blanco and received an initial investment of €265,000 at launch to develop technology, marketing and working capital. The company closed the year with sales of €350,000 and reports a 3% mortgage market share. It aligns with banks' digital multichannel strategies and has implemented a B2B model for the short and medium term while targeting younger users with a flexible, user-friendly service. Finteca offers a mobile-first mortgage advisory service and an app that enables users to search, compare and obtain mortgages from many banks. The company also operates a B2B line called Prohipotecas, which has closed agreements with more than 200 real estate agencies and marketplaces. Finteca was founded in 2018 by Carlos Blanco and is led by CEO Tor Jensen, a former UBS and Goldman Sachs executive. The startup is based in Pier01 in Barcelona and works with banks such as Sabadell, Bankinter, Ibercaja, Kutxa Bank and recently added Bankia as a commercial agent. Financially, Finteca is finalizing a €700K bridge round and has already secured half of that amount; it also received €200K from the Instituto Catalán de Finanzas. The company plans to launch a new funding round later in the year to begin international expansion. Finteca is presented as the first 100% mobile mortgage assistant in Spain, launched with support from Nuclio Venture Builder. The app enables users to search, compare and find an ideal mortgage across as many banks as they wish, from the security and privacy of their mobile devices, and is offered free. Nuclio described Finteca as the fifth startup incubated within its venture builder program. The founders are Carlos Avendaño and Kuan‑Neng Foo, who met during the second Nuclio Weekend. Nuclio said Finteca will work with large banks to reinvent the mortgage contracting process, aiming to reduce operating costs for lenders and save time and uncertainty for customers. The article frames the launch against a Spanish market rebound, noting more than 400,000 mortgages were signed in 2017.

Participated · Equity · Sep 2020

Carnovo operates a one-stop platform that compares offers from over 1,500 dealerships, letting users configure a car, receive up to five offers, and contact dealers entirely digitally. Its business model combines SaaS for dealerships, classifieds and traditional and flexible renting. The company says it has more than 500,000 registered users and has facilitated vehicle sales worth over €200 million since launch. Carnovo was founded in 2017, has a team of about 25 people and expected revenue near €2 million in 2020. Management plans to use the funds to consolidate in Spain, expand into new countries and strengthen flexible subscription and digital sales models accelerated by the pandemic. The platform reports increased user interaction post-lockdown, with up to a 60% rise in dealer contacts and a user satisfaction rating of 4.8 out of 5. Carnovo operates an online comparison service for new-car offers. The platform was founded by Ferran Jover and Santiago Vernetta. At launch the company worked with 500 dealerships across Barcelona, Madrid and Levante. The business is categorized in the Internet/IT sector. In 2017 Carnovo closed a €2M financing that combined venture capital and public financing. Investors in that round included Antai Venture Builder, M4E, the company's team, and Enisa, which provided a participative loan.

Led · Equity · Mar 2020

Internxt provides zero-knowledge encrypted cloud services such as Internxt Drive and Send and emphasizes client-side encryption that prevents the company from holding decryption keys. The company plans to expand its suite with encrypted communications products — Internxt Meet (video calls), Internxt Mail (email), and Internxt VPN — to launch next year. Internxt has hired several PhD researchers to develop post-quantum encryption algorithms and works with INCIBE on cybersecurity programs. It has grown to more than 30 employees and is targeting about 40 employees by the end of 2024. Financially, Internxt reported its best year to date with revenue above €3M and expects to close 2024 with revenue exceeding €4M. The company has venture participation from Wayra, Notion Capital and Angels Capital and has announced partnerships with PcComponentes and Revolut alongside rapid growth in paying customers. Internxt is a Spanish privacy-as-a-service company that offers a suite of encrypted cloud products including Internxt Drive, Photos and Send, using client-side zero-knowledge encryption plus file fragmentation and distribution. It positions itself as a privacy-first alternative to large incumbents and competes with services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Google Photos, WeTransfer and privacy-focused rivals like Proton, Nord and Brave. The company grew revenue from €400k in 2021 to over €3M in 2023 and projects more than €4M in 2024, while reporting an 80% gross margin. Internxt’s team has grown to more than 30 employees, and CEO Fran Villalba Segarra retains a 75% ownership stake. The company plans to expand its product suite and strengthen its team in 2024. A recent strategic move included repurchasing 6% of the company from early investor The Venture City, cited as evidence of strong investor returns and company performance. Internxt, founded in 2020, builds distributed internet services and an open-source, blockchain-based cloud storage platform that emphasizes end-to-end encryption and GDPR-compliance to protect user privacy. The company operates a freemium SaaS model that offers 10GB free storage and paid plans ranging from $0.80 to $9 per month for 20GB up to terabyte tiers. Internxt provides web and mobile apps and positions itself as a Google Drive alternative for users seeking data sovereignty. The startup reports 1 million active users and says its revenue and user base grew more than 1,000% in 2021. Internxt generated €4M (~$4.5M) in revenue this year and reports a 90% gross margin. Management says it is using revenue and recent funding to grow sustainably and to establish the company as an anchor platform for Web3 services. Internxt builds a decentralized cloud-storage infrastructure that shards and client-side encrypts files, distributing encrypted fragments across a global network of node operators. Its consumer products include Drive and Photos, with Mail and Send planned and a broader G‑Suite alternative roadmap. The service is freemium (10GB free) with tiered subscriptions and micropayments in crypto to storage providers. The team of ~20 plans to scale headcount to accelerate product development and sustain growth. Operational metrics disclosed: ~1 million active users and roughly 30% month-to-month growth; the stack uses AES-256 client-side encryption audited by S2 Grupo and blockchain-based proofs for node verification. Internxt emphasizes usability to reach mainstream users and positions itself versus Storj, Sia, Filecoin and MaidSafe on privacy, EU data‑protection advantages and interface polish. Internxt builds Internxt Drive, a cloud storage service for individuals and businesses that uses end-to-end encryption and blockchain so only users can view their files. The company was accelerated by Lanzadera and is led by founder and CEO Fran Villalba. Internxt grew its team from 2 employees to 15 by the end of 2020 and plans to double the workforce in the coming months. The company expects to generate €1 million in revenue in 2021. The Angels investment is intended to accelerate growth and hiring in Valencia, where the company operates. Internxt positions itself as a privacy-first alternative to mainstream cloud providers like Dropbox and Google Drive.