Libeen

libeen.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Seed

Libeen (Libeen Smart Housing, S.L.) is a Madrid-based proptech/fintech offering a rent-to-own "Smarthousing" model: the customer picks a home, puts down an initial deposit of around 5%, Libeen buys the property, and roughly a third of each monthly payment accumulates as equity toward purchasing it after 3-7 years. Founded in 2019 by José Manuel Cartes and Sofía Iturbe, it raised a €25M Series A of combined debt and equity in February 2025 led by Andbank (via MyInvestor and Actyus) with Cusp Capital, after a €2.5M seed led by Cusp Capital in 2022. Its SOCIMI vehicle listed on the Portfolio Stock Exchange at a ~€4.1M valuation, and the company has said it plans to exceed 1,000 homes.

Founded

2019

Founders

Total funds raised

€27.5M

SectorsProptech, Fintech, Real Estate, Rent-to-own housing Start-up MapProptech & Construction › Real estate investment & co-ownership fintech

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Founders

José Manuel Cartes González

Co-founder & CEO

Sofía Iturbe Cobos

Co-founder & COO

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