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GCO Ventures

gcoventures.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Multi stage ·Actively investing

GCO Ventures is the corporate venturing arm of Grupo Catalana Occidente (GCO), an insurance group, based in Barcelona. It operates a dual model: building new startups in-house (venture builder) and making direct/fund investments (venture capital) in home, health, insurtech and related services. Active since May 2023, it has launched 4 startups (Adecua, Vivara, Musky, Aurela) and backs 250+ companies through direct stakes and LP positions in funds like Kfund, Seaya, Mundi Ventures and Earlybird.

Portfolio
3
Team
13
AUM
n/a
Rounds
2
SectorsInsurtech, Digital health, Proptech, Elderly care, Mental health, Pet insurance VC MapCorporate VC

Profile updated 29 Jul 2026

Team

Partners 1 Investment Team 6 Others 6
Marian Ruiz
Senior Talent Partner
Gemma Rodriguez
Investment Analyst
Javiera Ortega
Senior Portfolio Analyst
Manuel Pastor
Senior Investment Analyst
Marcos Labori
Head of Investments
Santiago Gotor
Portfolio Analyst
Vicente Climent
Business Analyst
Alexandra Descarrega
Venture Builder, Operations
Anna Marmyleva
Venture Builder, Marketing
Gonzalo Rama
Solutions Architect
Javier Rivera
Venture Technology Specialist & AI
Laura Cots
Head of Venture Builder
Mayker Oviedo
Chief Technology Officer

Portfolio companies 3

Adecua
adecua.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Cuideo
cuideo.com
Company Series B Barcelona
Eholo
eholo.health
Company Seed Barcelona

Funding rounds 2

Eholo · Other
Eholo, a practice-management SaaS used by more than 21,000 mental-health professionals in Spain, brought CRB Health Tech and GCO Ventures (t…
2026-08-27
Cuideo · Other
GCO Ventures, the corporate venture arm of insurer Grupo Catalana Occidente, entered Cuideo's shareholder base and joined its board; the amo…
2024-05-03

News & media 8

PublishedArticle
2026-08-24 Eholo supera los 21.000 profesionales de salud mental y da entrada a CRB Health Tech y GCO Ventures ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2026-07-27 Dealflow #522: Fever valued at almost €4B. viterbit acquired by InfoJobs. Santander AI team. ↗
Dealflow.es Newsletter
2025-12-01 GCO Ventures: cuatro startups en dos años para una nueva innovación abierta que transforma Catalana Occidente ↗
El Español (Invertia)
2025-10-09 GCO Ventures launches its fourth start-up: Aurela, a digital platform that transforms access to psychological therapy ↗
GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente) press room
2025-09-04 GCO Ventures launches Musky, a start-up revolutionising pet care ↗
GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente) press room
2024-05-03 GCO Ventures entra en el accionariado de Cuideo ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2024-03-06 GCO Ventures launches Vivara, a guaranteed rental start-up ↗
GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente) press room
2023-11-29 GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente) creates GCO Ventures, a new company dedicated to corporate venturing ↗
GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente) press room
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