Company · Consumer

Tropicfeel

tropicfeel.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Series A

Tropicfeel is a Barcelona-based direct-to-consumer travel gear brand that designs versatile, water-friendly footwear, expandable backpacks, apparel and travel accessories for travellers. Founded in 2017 by Alberto Espinós and Lucas de Gispert, it became one of the most successful Spanish crowdfunding stories, raising record amounts on Kickstarter and becoming the first Spanish company to pass €1M on Crowdcube (2020), and has raised roughly $15M in total. It is a certified B Corp with ~65% of products made from recycled materials, closed a €5M Series A in March 2023 led by Fondo Bolsa Social, and reported €22M revenue in 2022. It operates a Madrid retail store (Goya).

Founded
2017
Founders
2
News
0
Rounds
4
Investors
3
SectorsConsumer, Travel & Hospitality, Marketplace & E-commerce, D2C, Sustainability Start-up MapConsumer › Fashion & apparel brands

Profile updated 5 Aug 2026

Founders

Alberto Espinós
Co-Founder & CEO
Lucas de Gispert
Co-Founder

Global models

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Investors 3

Funding rounds 4

Series A · €5M
Barcelona-based sustainable travel gear brand Tropicfeel closed a €5M Series A led by impact fund Fondo Bolsa Social with participation from…
2023-03-27
Seed · €2M
Tropicfeel makes sustainable travel gear and apparel. It raised €2M: €1.8M from private investors led by Fondo Bolsa Social and €200K on Cro…
2021-07-09
Seed · €1.2M
Tropicfeel, a Barcelona brand of travel footwear, clothing and accessories, closed a €1.2M equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. More than…
2020-02-25
Other · £625K
Tropicfeel, a Barcelona travel footwear and gear brand, passed its £625K (about €739K) target on Crowdcube within three hours of a pre-sale …
2020-01-30

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