Investor

Barlon Capital

barloncapital.vc ↗ ·Barcelona ·Multi stage ·Actively investing

Barlon Capital is a Barcelona-based venture capital firm investing from seed to Series B in consumer brands, B2C disruptors, last-mile logistics, and B2B digitalization startups across Spain and Europe. Founded in 2021 by Javier Rubió and Dídac Lee, it has raised three funds — including the €40-50M Barlon Capital III (2024), managed jointly with Galdana Ventures and AltamarCAM — and has backed 20+ companies such as Housfy, Badi, MiiN Cosmetics, Alohas, and Paack.

Portfolio
14
Team
3
AUM
~€55M
Rounds
14
Cheque
€1–5M
SectorsConsumer brands, B2C disruptors, Last-mile logistics, B2B digitalization VC MapSeries A

Profile updated 18 Jul 2026

Team

Partners 2 Investment Team 1 Others 0
Dídac Lee
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Javier Rubió
Founder & CEO
Ignacio Fernández Cabañas
Investor
No one in this group yet.

Portfolio companies 14

Apartool
apartool.com
Company Series A Barcelona
Badi
badi.com
Company Series B Barcelona
Be Mate
www.bemate.com
Company Other Madrid
Citibox
citibox.com
Company Series B Madrid
Flax & Kale
flaxandkale.com
Company Other Barcelona
GoodNews
goodnews.coffee
Company Series A Barcelona
Ignion
www.ignion.io
Company Other Sant Cugat del Vallès
Innovamat
innovamat.com
Company Series A Barcelona
Kintai
kintai.com
Company Series A Barcelona
MiiN Cosmetics
miin-cosmetics.com
Company Other Barcelona
Recomotor
recomotor.com
Company Seed Balaguer
REVER
www.itsrever.com
Company Seed Barcelona
VICIO
vicio.menu
Company Series A Barcelona
Wild Balance
wildbalance.es
Company Seed Valencia

Funding rounds 14

Kintai · Series A · €10M
Barcelona fintech providing SME working-capital and invoice-advance financing via open banking raised a €10M Series A led by Barlon Capital …
2026-07-13
Apartool · Other · €1.8M
Apartool raised €1.8M in what it calls a consolidation round, subscribed mainly by existing investors Barlon Capital, Roch Ventures, Telegra…
2026-02-24
Wild Balance · Seed
Barcelona-based VC Barlon Capital III entered Wild Balance's share capital as a strategic partner, taking what the parties described as a 'r…
2025-01-23
Badi · Other · €7M
Room-rental marketplace Badi secured €7 million to accelerate growth across its Marketplace, Plus and Getaway verticals after reaching posit…
2024-06-11
MiiN Cosmetics · Other
Barlon Capital, the Barcelona fund founded by Javier Rubió and Dídac Lee, took an undisclosed stake in K-beauty retailer and distributor Mii…
2024-04-18
Ignion · Other
Barlon Capital, Javier Rubió's VC firm, invested an undisclosed amount in Sant Cugat del Vallès-based IoT antenna maker Ignion through its €…
2023-12-07
Be Mate · Other · €11.5M
Be Mate, the tourist and corporate apartment operator founded by Kike Sarasola, raised €11.5M in a round led by Barlon Capital III SCR, with…
2023-11-23
Apartool · Series A · €5.5M
Apartool, a B2B corporate housing platform for long-stay employee accommodation, closed a €5.5M Series A co-led by Barlon Capital and ROCH V…
2023-10-18
Rever · Seed · €7.5M
Rever, a Y Combinator alumnus founded in Barcelona in 2022, raised €7.5 million in its second seed round to scale its e-commerce returns pla…
2023-06-19
VICIO · Series A · €17M
Barcelona premium burger brand VICIO raised €17 million in a Series A led by consumer growth fund IRIS Ventures, with Javier Rubió's Barlon …
2023-04-04
Innovamat · Series A · €20M
Innovamat, which builds mathematics teaching resources used by 15,000+ teachers in over 2,000 schools across Europe and Latin America, raise…
2023-03-13
Flax & Kale · Other · €21.7M
Flax & Kale is a healthy-food and kombucha group from Lleida. It closed its first outside round of €21.7M, co-led by Barlon Capital (through…
2022-11-30
GoodNews · Series A · €11M
GoodNews is a Barcelona coffee startup that turns newspaper kiosks into grab-and-go coffee spots, with a subscription model. It closed an €1…
2022-09-06
Recomotor · Series A · €2M
Lleida-based Recomotor, an online marketplace for used car parts, raised €2M in its second round, which Capital-Riesgo.es describes as a Ser…
2022-08-30

News & media 9

PublishedArticle
2026-07-22 La 'fintech' Kintai capta 10 millones para acelerar su crecimiento ↗
Forbes España
2026-07-22 Kintai cierra una ronda Serie A de 10 millones de euros liderada por Barlon Capital ↗
Capital
2026-07-14 Kintai capta 10 millones de euros en una Serie A liderada por Barlon Capital ↗
El Referente
2026-07-13 Badi and Caterina merge, backed by Meridia and Barlon Capital, to create Spain's leading flex living platform ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2026-03-31 Apartool closes €1.8 million funding round with participation from Barlon Capital, Roch Ventures, Telegraph Hill Capital, Finaves, and Endra Capital ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-06-10 Badi asegura €7 millones aportados por Barlon Capital y Banco Santander para acelerar su crecimiento ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-05-16 RCD advises Barlon Capital on its entry as strategic partner in MiiN Cosmetics ↗
Iberian Lawyer
2023-10-22 Barlon Capital III: Nueva Apuesta de Javier Rubió con Galdana Ventures y AltamarCAM ↗
Founder.es
2023-10-18 Barcelona-based Apartool raises €5.5 million in Series A to lead the European corporate housing market ↗
EU-Startups
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