Criteria Capital Risc

www.caixacapitalrisc.es ↗ ·Barcelona ·Invests Pre-seed – Series A

Criteria Capital Risc is the venture capital arm of CriteriaCaixa (the investment holding of the 'la Caixa' Banking Foundation), investing in early-stage science- and technology-based companies through two specialized funds: Criteria Venture Tech (deeptech, AI, cybersecurity, software/data infrastructure) and Criteria Bio Ventures (biotech, life sciences, health). Rebranded from Caixa Capital Risc in July 2026, it targets €300M in investment volume by 2030, focused primarily on Spain and Portugal and selectively on Europe and North America; its portfolio includes past investments in Glovo, Wallapop, vLex and Vilynx (acquired by Apple).

Tracked portfolio
39
Team
12
AUM
~€300M
Rounds
64
Cheque
€0.5–5M
SectorsDeepTech, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, Software & Data Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Biotech, Health VC MapSeed

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Team

Roma Jelinskaite
Managing Director

Portfolio companies 67

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Artiso
led Pre-seed, 2026
AI & Data Pre-seed
iPronics
entered at Seed (estimated), 2022
Deeptech & Hardware Series B
8Layers
entered at Pre-seed, 2026
Cybersecurity Pre-seed
Barbara
led Series A (estimated), 2022
Enterprise Software Series A
Wooptix
entered at Series A, 2016
Deeptech & Hardware Series C
SummuS Render
entered at Seed, 2017
Enterprise Software Series A
Codee
led Pre-seed (estimated), 2017
Enterprise Software Series A
Inari
led Seed, 2023
Insurtech Seed
mlean
led Series A, 2023
Enterprise Software Series A
3D Digital Venue
led Series A (estimated), 2022
Media & Gaming Series A
Nuubo
led Series A (estimated), 2014
Healthtech & Bio Series B
Zinklar
led Series A, 2022
AI & Data Series A
Minoryx Therapeutics
led Series C, 2022
Healthtech & Bio Series C
AELIX Therapeutics
entered at Series A, 2016
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Medlumics
entered at Series A, 2011
Healthtech & Bio Series E
SpliceBio
entered at Seed, 2020
Healthtech & Bio Series B
Tebrio
entered at Series A, 2020
Foodtech & Agtech Series B
Enertika
led Series A, 2017
Energy & Climate Series A
Sheetgo
led Seed (estimated), 2019
Enterprise Software Seed
Silence
led Series A (estimated), 2018
Mobility & Logistics Series A
Glovo
entered at Series A, 2016
Mobility & Logistics Series F
AptaTargets
entered at Seed (estimated), 2017
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Durcal
entered at Seed, 2014
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Circe Scientific
entered at Seed, 2017
Healthtech & Bio Seed
Worldcoo
entered at Seed, 2016
Fintech Seed
Codigames
led Seed, 2016
Media & Gaming Seed
Inbiomotion
led Series A (estimated), 2016
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Immfly
led Seed (estimated), 2016
Travel & Hospitality Series A
Vantelis
entered at Seed, 2015
Cybersecurity Series A
Wallapop
entered at Seed (estimated), 2013
Marketplace & E-commerce Series G
Nanogap
led Seed (estimated), 2014
Deeptech & Hardware Seed
ByHours
led Seed, 2013
Travel & Hospitality Series B
Miscota
entered at Seed, 2012
Marketplace & E-commerce Series A
KD
entered at Series A (estimated), 2012
Deeptech & Hardware Series A
Cebiotex
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Dozen Investments
per company site
Fintech Seed
Honext Material
per company site
Proptech & Construction Series A
Sadako Technologies
per company site
Energy & Climate Seed
Signaturit
per company site
Enterprise Software Series A
Exited or sunsetted (28)
Argilla
led Seed, 2023
Acquired by Hugging Face, 2024
Amelia Virtual Care
entered at Series B (estimated), 2022
Acquired by XRHealth, 2023
AlgaEnergy
entered at a round, 2021
Acquired by De Sangosse, 2024
Bellahora
per company site
Acquired by Miora (now BEWE), 2016
Bodeboca
per company site
Acquired by Pernod Ricard, 2019
Camaloon
per company site
Acquired by The Stikets Company, 2023
Datumize
per company site
Acquired by Galeo, 2023
Geoblink
per company site
Acquired by Mytraffic, 2024
Groupalia
per company site
Acquired by Ofertix, 2016
i-Neumáticos
per company site
Closed in 2026
Idifarma
per company site
Acquired by Ardena, 2021
iMICROQ
per company site
Closed in 2026
Lince Works
per company site
Closed in 2023
Movintracks
per company site
Closed in 2026
Método Supertics
per company site
Closed in 2022
Nautal
per company site
Acquired by Click&Boat, 2020
Nubelo
per company site
Acquired by Freelancer.com, 2016
Photoslurp
per company site
Acquired by Flowbox, 2022
PlayGiga
per company site
Acquired by Facebook, 2019
Privalia
per company site
Acquired by vente-privee (Veepee), 2016
Psious
per company site
Acquired by XRHealth, 2023
Sanifit
per company site
Acquired by Vifor Pharma, 2022
Signadyne
per company site
Acquired by Keysight Technologies, 2016
Transplant Biomedicals
per company site
Closed
Travel Compositor
per company site
Acquired by Travelsoft, 2023
Validated ID
per company site
Acquired by Signaturit, 2025
Vilynx
per company site
Acquired by Apple, 2020
Zyncro
per company site
Acquired by Desarrolladora Río Paraná, 2014

Funding rounds 64

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PublishedArticle
2026-11-02 Dealflow #533: Gameto (Varsavsky) $1.4B deal. Lightspeed's 3rd investment in Spain (XploreAI). Perk expects $450M in revenue this year. ↗
2026-11-01 Talky Labs, YK-Robotics y Ball Inn captan financiación ↗
2026-10-28 #1.004 Newsletter de Capital Riesgo (Private Equity/Venture Capital) ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2026-10-28
2026-10-28 Barcelona's Artiso raises over €3 million to scale its AI operating system for fashion teams ↗
2026-09-07 Dealflow #525: iPronics raised $125M from Nvidia. Factorial acquires German startup. Perk nears $400M in revenue. ↗
Dealflow.es Newsletter
2026-09-07
2026-09-03 iPronics atrae $125M para ampliar su red óptica programable para centros de datos de IA. Lideran Maverick Silicon y Light Street, participa Criteria ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2026-09-03
2026-07-15 Spanish cybersecurity startup 8Layers extends pre-Seed round to €2.5 million total funding ↗
2026-07-13 €300 million for Iberian BioTech and DeepTech as CriteriaCaixa rebrands its VC arm ↗
EU-Startups
2026-07-13
2026-02-18 Criteria Venture Tech, Iberdrola and Aramco Ventures participate in Barbara's €4.5 million funding round ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es (English)
2026-02-18
2025-01-29 Optical networking engine revs up as iPronics raises €20M to enhance AI data centres ↗
Tech Funding News
2025-01-29
2024-12-05 Scalestack Scoops Up $3M Financing Round ↗
VC News Daily
2024-12-05
2023-12-22 Enline in a €3.5 million equity round backed by Criteria Venture Tech (Caixa), Santander Innoventures and Innoenergy ↗
Nordic 9
2023-12-22
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