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.
SectorsNatural cosmetics, Sustainable consumer products, D2C e-commerce
Start-up MapConsumer › D2C beauty & wellness brands
Founders
R
Rodrigo Folgueira
CEO & Co-founder
V
Verónica Diez Lantarón
Co-founder
Global models 5
GGlossier
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
IIlia Beauty
United States · iliabeauty.com ↗
Clean-ingredient, cruelty-free cosmetics brand sold D2C and via retail, matching Banbu's natural-formulation positioning.
$112MComparable
FFunction 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
NNecessaire
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
BBlueland
United States · www.blueland.com ↗
Zero-waste, water-reduced personal and home care products, mirroring Banbu's waterless/zero-waste formulation model.
$36MComparable
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FFreshly Cosmetics
Reus
Series A · €18.9M
CCocunat
Barcelona
No stage disclosed · €9.4M
TTrending Corporate
Bollullos de la Mitación
No stage disclosed · €6.5M
K
Kriim
Barcelona
Seed (estimated) · €2.5M
SSaigu Cosmetics
Valencia
Series A (estimated) · €1.9M
LLICO Cosmetics
Sevilla
Seed · €1M
Notes: Most funded first
Investors 4
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Funding rounds 4
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-05-27 | Seed (estimated) | €200K |
Eoniq Fund
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| 2026-05 | Venture Debt | €120K |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2025-09-12 | Seed | €79.8K | Eoniq.fund |
| 2024-11-28 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €290K |
Lead not disclosed
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News 6
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|---|---|
| 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
2026-06-04 |
| 2026-05-27 |
Banbu capta 120.000 euros en cinco horas ↗
El Referente
2026-05-27 |
| 2025-12-01 |
BeHappy Investments enters the sustainable cosmetics sector with the acquisition of 5.5% of Banbu ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-12-01 |
| 2025-09-12 |
Banbu strengthens its growth in zero-waste cosmetics with the support of Eoniq.fund ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-09-12 |
| 2024-11-28 |
BANBU levanta 290.371 € en Bolsa Social en coinversión con el Club Impact Angels ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-11-28 |
| 2024-11-28 |
Banbu cierra una ronda de casi 300.000 euros con Bolsa Social ↗
El Referente
2024-11-28 |