The Data Venture is a Barcelona-based venture builder that designs, prototypes and funds blockchain/Web3 companies built around data ownership — validating business concepts in cybersecurity, privacy, DeFi and digital sovereignty and spinning them out as standalone startups. Founded in 2020 by Alex Puig, Marc Borrell and Rafael García Escarré, it runs a small team (~2-10 people) and has backed ventures such as Rand Network/Rand App.
SectorsBlockchain & Web3, Venture Builder, Data, Cybersecurity & Privacy, DeFi
Start-up MapAI & Data › AI data infrastructure
Founders
A
Alex Puig
Co-Founder
M
Marc Borrell
Co-Founder
R
Rafael García Escarré
Co-Founder & Board Member
Global models 5
CConsenSys
United States · consensys.io ↗
Started as a blockchain venture production studio that designed, incubated and spun out Web3 companies (MetaMask, Infura), the same studio model The Data Venture runs in Web3.
$725MComparable
AAtomic
United States · atomic.vc ↗
Venture studio that comes up with company concepts in-house, validates them, funds them and spins them out as standalone startups.
~$310MComparable
HHigh Alpha
United States · highalpha.com ↗
Combines a venture studio with a fund to conceive, build and capitalise new companies from scratch, repeating the build-then-spin-out model.
~$200MComparable
HHexa
France · hexa.com ↗
Startup studio that validates business ideas internally, builds prototypes with a core team and spins out funded companies.
~$100MComparable
PPioneer Square Labs
United States · psl.com ↗
Studio that prototypes and tests startup ideas in-house, then spins out and seed-funds the winners as independent companies.
~$100MComparable
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €500K | Lead not disclosed |
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