Company · Consumer

Banbu

banbu.es ↗ ·Torrelavega ·Seed

Banbu is a Spanish direct-to-consumer natural cosmetics brand that formulates and manufactures water-free, plastic-free, vegan and cruelty-free skincare, haircare, dental and personal-care products free of endocrine disruptors, made in Spain. Founded in 2019, it sells across five European countries through its own online store, over 300 distributors, and physical shops in Spain (including Barcelona), reporting over €1.5M revenue in 2025 with plans to exceed €2M in 2026.

Founded

2019

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsNatural cosmetics, Sustainable consumer products, D2C e-commerce Start-up MapConsumer › D2C beauty & wellness brands

Profile updated 30 Jul 2026

Founders

Rodrigo Folgueira

CEO & Co-founder

Verónica Diez Lantarón

Co-founder

Global models 5

Glossier

United States · www.glossier.com ↗

The largest VC-backed clean/DTC beauty brand globally, closest comp in scale for a direct-to-consumer natural cosmetics model like Banbu's.

$266MComparable

Ilia Beauty

United States · iliabeauty.com ↗

Clean-ingredient, cruelty-free cosmetics brand sold D2C and via retail, matching Banbu's natural-formulation positioning.

$112MComparable

Function of Beauty

United States · www.functionofbeauty.com ↗

VC-backed natural, customizable haircare/personal-care D2C brand in the same clean-beauty category as Banbu.

$88MComparable

Necessaire

United States · www.necessaire.com ↗

Clean, dermatologist-developed body and personal care brand with a sustainability angle similar to Banbu's toxin-free positioning.

$50MComparable

Blueland

United States · www.blueland.com ↗

Zero-waste, water-reduced personal and home care products, mirroring Banbu's waterless/zero-waste formulation model.

$36MComparable

Investors 4

Club Impact Angels

Investor Spain

Goparity

Investor Portugal

La Bolsa Social

www.bolsasocial.com ↗

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 2

Other · €200K

Natural-cosmetics brand Banbu took a €200K ticket from Eoniq Fund to accelerate growth of its bamboo-based product line.

2026-05-27

Seed · €290,371

Cantabrian waterless, plastic-free cosmetics brand Banbu raised €290,371 on the Bolsa Social platform in co-investment with the Club Impact …

2024-11-28

News & media 5

Published	Article
2026-06-04	Eoniq.fund strengthens its commitment to Banbu with a new €200,000 investment to advance natural cosmetics free from endocrine disruptors ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es
2026-05-27	Banbu capta 120.000 euros en cinco horas ↗ El Referente
2025-12-01	BeHappy Investments enters the sustainable cosmetics sector with the acquisition of 5.5% of Banbu ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-09-12	Banbu strengthens its growth in zero-waste cosmetics with the support of Eoniq.fund ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-11-28	Banbu cierra una ronda de casi 300.000 euros con Bolsa Social ↗ El Referente