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Draper B1

draperb1.vc ↗ ·Valencia ·Early stage ·Actively investing

Draper B1 is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm based in Valencia, Spain, and part of the global Draper Venture Network founded by Tim Draper. Originally launched in 2010 as Spain's first startup accelerator before transitioning to direct VC investing, it backs software, marketplace, AI, blockchain, spacetech and cybersecurity founders and has made 70+ investments, including exits like Signaturit, Traventia and Skitude.

Portfolio
66
Team
15
AUM
~€65M
Rounds
64
Cheque
€0.3–1M
SectorsSoftware/SaaS, Marketplaces, AI, Blockchain, Spacetech, Cybersecurity VC MapSeed

Profile updated 19 Jul 2026

Team

Partners 9 Investment Team 3 Others 3
Enrique Penichet
Founding Partner
Jaime Cavero
Venture Partner (Early Stage Mentor)
John Nahm
Venture Partner (Business)
Juan Leal
Venture Partner (Product)
Luz Adell
Managing Partner, CFO
Raquel Bernal
Managing Partner, Investment Director
Tim Draper
Venture Partner
Victor Donet
Venture Partner (Technology)
Wesley Worth
Venture Partner (Finance)
Ana Álvaro
Principal
Jon Etxeberria
Principal
Luis Treviño
Associate
Cecilia Ullmann
Back Office
Elena Company
Legal Counsel
Teresa Ramos
PR & Communications

Portfolio companies 66

8Layers
8layers.io
Company Seed Madrid
Acai Travel
acaitravel.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Acqustic
acqustic.com
Company Seed Barcelona
airCO2
airco2.earth
Company Seed Pontevedra
Aloja Experience
alojaexperience.com
Company Seed Madrid
Aplanet
aplanet.org
Company Series A Bilbao
Arca Digital
arcadigital.app
Company Seed Sevilla
Arkadia Space
arkadiaspace.com
Company Series A Castellón de la Plana
Baker
withbaker.com
Company Pre-seed Valencia
Balio
balio.app
Company Seed Barcelona
Bankflip
bankflip.io
Company Seed Barcelona
Bcount
bcount.es
Company Seed Alicante
Billage
getbillage.com
Company Series A Barcelona
Bionline
bionline.io
Company Seed Paterna
Blaine
blainebox.com
Company Series A Barcelona
Cicerai
cicerai.com
Company Seed Madrid
Civitfun
civitfun.com
Company Seed Palma de Mallorca
Cofers
cofers.io
Company Seed Mexico City
Coinscrap Finance
coinscrapfinance.com
Company Seed Pontevedra
Criptan
www.criptan.com
Company Series A Valencia
CubicUp
cubicup.com
Company Seed Valencia
Dcycle
dcycle.io
Company Series A Madrid
Discocil
www.discocil.com
Company Series A Valencia
Dost
www.dost.io
Company Series A Barcelona
Enthec
enthec.com
Company Seed Madrid
Erudit AI
www.erudit.ai
Company Series A Madrid
Filmarket Hub
filmarkethub.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Fisify
fisify.com
Company Seed Bilbao
FlyKube
flykube.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Fourvenues
fourvenues.com
Company Series A Valencia
GoKoan
gokoan.com
Company Seed Valencia
Hirevoice
hirevoice.com
Company Pre-seed Barcelona
Idoneo
idoneo.es
Company Seed Logroño
Imperia
imperiascm.com
Company Series A Valencia
INDYA
getindya.com
Company Seed Valencia
Iristrace
iristrace.com
Company Seed Ibi
KeyTrends
keytrends.ai
Company Seed Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Koibox
koibox.es
Company Seed Valencia
Kuik
www.kuikads.com
Company Pre-seed Madrid
MasLeads
masleads.es
Company Pre-seed Valencia
Modular DS
modulards.com
Company Seed León
NeoCheck
neocheck.es
Company Seed Madrid
Newe
newe.eco
Company Seed Sevilla
Nexus Clips
nexusclips.com
Company Pre-seed Barcelona
Nware
playnware.com
Company Seed Madrid
offUgo
offugo.es
Company Seed Palma de Mallorca
Permisso
permisso.io
Company Seed Barcelona
Poly Cashback
polycashback.com
Company Seed Madrid
Pontio
gopontio.com
Company Pre-seed Madrid
Qoala
joinqoala.com
Company Seed Madrid
Recovo
recovo.co
Company Seed Barcelona
Signaturit
www.signaturit.com
Company Other Barcelona
Stowlog
stowlog.com
Company Seed Castellón de la Plana
Sycai Medical
sycaimedical.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Tether
tetherev.io
Company Pre-seed Barcelona
Traventia
traventia.es
Company Seed Madrid
Unibo
holaunibo.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Usizy
usizy.com
Company Seed Madrid
Usyncro
usyncro.com
Company Seed Madrid
Vantelis
opscura.io
Company Other San Sebastián
Velora
hrbotfactory.com
Company Seed Madrid
Venped
venped.com
Company Pre-seed Madrid
Vidext
vidext.io
Company Series A Valencia
Vixiees
vixiees.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Vottun
vottun.com
Company Seed Barcelona
Zapiens
zapiens.ai
Company Seed Oviedo

Funding rounds 64

Baker · Pre-seed · €525K
Baker, a performance-marketing agency operated by AI agents (founded May 2026), closed €525K led by Draper B1 with Angels Capital, Itnig and…
2026-06-30
Hirevoice · Seed · €900K
Hirevoice closed a €900,000 round led by Draper B1 with participation from 4Founders Capital to scale its AI voice agents that run adaptive …
2026-05-05
Arca Digital · Seed · €1M
Seville-based Arca Digital raised €1M in a round co-led by Spain's DraperB1 and Germany's Robin Capital, with Belgian fund Newschool.vc maki…
2026-04-09
Bcount · Seed · €1M
Alicante-based Bcount closed a seed round of just over €1 million led by Archipiélago Next, combining private capital with non-dilutive fina…
2026-03-20
Stowlog · Seed · €1M
Stowlog, a spin-off of Castellón-based technology consultancy Estudio Cactus, closed a €1 million seed round led by Draper B1 with participa…
2025-12-22
Dost · Series A · €6.7M
Barcelona-based Dost raised a €6.7 million (£6 million) Series A led by Octopus Ventures to fund its launch in the UK market. The company us…
2025-11-19
Kuikads · Pre-seed · €1M
Kuikads, a Madrid (Pozuelo de Alarcón) startup that turns customer data into hyper-personalised AI-generated video ads distributed via Whats…
2025-07-03
Vixiees · Seed · €1M
Barcelona-based Vixiees raised €1M in a round co-led by Draper B1 and Abac Nest Ventures, with Decelera Ventures, Demium Capital and a group…
2025-07-01
8Layers · Pre-seed · €1.5M
Madrid-based 8Layers, founded in 2024 by four ex-Devo executives, closed a €1.5M capital increase led by JME Ventures to build out its cloud…
2025-06-25
Tether · Pre-seed · €1.3M
Barcelona climate-tech startup Tether, founded in 2023 at Norrsken Barcelona, raised a €1.3M pre-seed (reported as $1.5M in Spanish press) c…
2025-06-20
Modular DS · Seed · €615K
León-based Modular DS, whose software lets agencies centralise and automate WordPress site management, closed a €615K seed round led by Metr…
2025-05-14
Arkadia Space · Other · €360K
CDTI Innovación's Innvierte SICC committed €360,000 to Arkadia Space, co-investing alongside the fund Draper B1 III FCR PYME. Arkadia develo…
2025-04-09
MasLeads · Seed · €400K
MasLeads Technologies, a Valencia-based SaaS platform offering an AI copilot in Spanish for B2B qualified lead generation, closed a €400,000…
2025-04-02
Imperia · Series A · €10M
Imperia, a Valencia-based SaaS platform for demand forecasting and supply chain planning, raised over €10M in a Series A co-led by Burda Pri…
2025-02-18
Cofers · Pre-seed · $1M
Cofers raised its first round of $1M led by Mexico's Cracks Fund with Spanish investors BStartup 10 (Banco Sabadell), JME Ventures and Drape…
2024-12-16
Dcycle · Series A · €6M
Dcycle closed a €6M Series A led by Samaipata with follow-on from existing investors Ship2B Ventures, Sabadell Venture Capital, Draper B1, D…
2024-12-11
Dost · Seed · €1.5M
Dost, which sells AI software that automates accounts-payable and procure-to-pay processes for mid-sized and large companies, raised €1.5 mi…
2024-09-12
Vidext · Seed · €2M
Basque AI video-generation startup Vidext raised €2M led by 4Founders Capital, with Draper B1 and Sabadell Venture Capital participating. Th…
2024-04-10
Imperia · Seed · €3M
Imperia (Imperia SCM), founded in 2019 by ex-Deloitte and NTT Data consultants, raised €3M led by Samaipata for its modular supply-chain pla…
2024-03-20
Blaine · Series A · €2.3M
Blaine, a platform for hyper-realistic artificial plants and floral decoration covering purchasing, design, manufacturing, delivery and inst…
2024-03-05
Modular DS · Seed · €330K
Modular DS, a León-based SaaS that lets agencies and web professionals centralise and automate the management of their WordPress sites, clos…
2024-02-27
Cubicup · Seed · €1M
Cubicup, a carbon-neutral home renovation platform using BIM and 3D digital twins, raised €1M led by impact fund Fondo Bolsa Social to expan…
2024-02-21
Permisso · Seed · €2.6M
Then trading as Bankflip (legal entity Beyond the Scope, S.L.), the company closed a €2.6M seed round led by JME Ventures with Draper B1, De…
2024-01-24
Bankflip · Seed · €2.6M
Bankflip, a platform that lets lenders, banks and insurers capture and process customer documentation in real time from public administratio…
2024-01-24
MasLeads · Pre-seed · €206K
MasLeads, a Lanzadera-accelerated platform that uses AI and data analytics to qualify B2B leads in real time, closed its first investment ro…
2023-12-13
Arkadia Space · Seed · €2.8M
Arkadia Space, which builds green hydrogen-peroxide chemical propulsion systems for satellites as an alternative to hydrazine, closed an ove…
2023-10-25
Recovo · Seed · €1M
Circular-fashion platform Recovo closed a €1 million second round co-led by Zubi Capital's new diversity and inclusion impact fund, HearstLa…
2023-09-28
Unibo · Series A · €1.2M
Unibo raised €1.2M in its third round, again led by Draper B1, with previous investors and around a hundred new individual investors who are…
2023-09-06
Newe · Seed · €1.1M
Newe, a B2B pay-per-use SaaS that lets retailers offer rental, subscription, 'try and buy' and second-hand models through their own channels…
2023-07-18
Nexus Clips · Pre-seed · $0.6M
Nexus Clips (legal entity Nexus Live S.L.) raised a roughly $0.6M pre-seed with 4Founders Capital and Draper B1; no lead investor is stated …
2023-06
Enthec Solutions · Seed · €1M
Enthec, founded by María Rojo and maker of the Kartos non-intrusive cyber-surveillance platform that scans the open internet, dark web and p…
2023-05-12
Fisify · Seed · €900K
Bilbao-based Fisify closed a €900,000 round led by Clave Capital, with Draper B1, Seed Capital Bizkaia and ENISA participating. Its AI softw…
2023-04-20
APlanet · Series A · €4M
APlanet, an ESG data management and reporting platform founded in 2019, raised €4 million from EDP Ventures, CDTI, JME Ventures, FJ Labs, Al…
2023-03-30
KeyTrends.ai · Seed · €350K
Canary Islands-based KeyTrends.ai, an AI platform that builds data-driven content strategies, closed its first round of €350,000 led by 4Fou…
2023-03-21
hr bot factory · Seed · €1M
AI recruitment startup hr bot factory announced its second investment round, targeting €1 million at an €8 million pre-money valuation, agai…
2023-01-11
hr bot factory · Seed · €1M
AI recruitment startup hr bot factory announced its second investment round, targeting €1 million at an €8 million pre-money valuation, agai…
2023-01-11
Qoala · Seed · €1.6M
Qoala, a browser extension for discount coupons and cashback, raised €1.6M from Draper B1, Wayra, Media Digital Ventures, Antai and angel An…
2022-10-26
INDYA · Seed · €1M
INDYA makes a nutrition and performance app. It raised about €1M led by Draper B1, with sports stars Iker Casillas, Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernánde…
2022-10-04
Fourvenues · Seed · €1M
Fourvenues, a Valencian software platform for nightlife and leisure venues (tickets, guest lists and table reservations), closed a €1M round…
2022-06-20
Dcycle · Seed · €1M
Dcycle, whose environmental intelligence software lets companies measure, reduce and report their carbon footprint, raised €1M from Angels (…
2022-06-13
Imperia SCM · Seed · €300K
Valencian startup Imperia SCM, founded in 2019 out of the Lanzadera accelerator, raised €300,000 from Angels (Juan Roig's investment vehicle…
2022-05-30
offUgo · Seed · €600K
offUgo, a digital car-rental platform that lets customers manage the whole rental from their phone, raised €600K in a round led by Banco Sab…
2022-05-20
Unibo · Seed · €600K
Unibo closed a second round of €600,000 led by Draper B1, with participation from property management firms across several Spanish regions, …
2022-04-07
DOST · Seed · €430K
Barcelona startup DOST closed its first round of €430,000 led by Draper B1, with Successful Fund SPV, Lánzame Capital and business angels in…
2022-02-02
HR Bot Factory · Seed · €650K
Madrid-based HR Bot Factory closed its first funding round of €650,000, co-led by investment platform Dozen and DraperB1 with no single lead…
2022-01-19
Nware · Seed · €1.1M
Madrid cloud-gaming platform Nware (legal entity Cloudware SL) closed its fourth financing round, a €1.1M capital increase, with no lead inv…
2022-01-17
Criptan · Seed · €3.5M
Crypto buying and trading app Criptan raised €3.5M led by Draper B1. Angels Capital (Juan Roig's firm), Ángel Corcóstegui, José María and Pa…
2021-12-14
Blaine Box · Seed · €720K
Blaine Box runs a subscription rental service for sustainable artificial flower arrangements. It closed a €720K second seed round co-led by …
2021-11-10
Unibo · Pre-seed · €500K
Unibo's first round, €500,000 led by Valencia-based fund Draper B1 (part of the Draper Venture Network), to accelerate the launch of its dig…
2021-11-01
Usyncro · Seed
Usyncro, a blockchain platform that digitises paperwork for international trade logistics, announced its launch with investment backing from…
2021-10-29
Newe · Seed · €170K
Newe, a pay-per-use rental platform for retailers, closed a €170K first round jointly led by Draper B1, Aurorial (PcComponentes' investment …
2021-10-25
Venped · Seed · €200K
Venped makes SaaS for selling on marketplaces: sellers connect to many marketplaces and manage their sales and orders in one place. It close…
2021-09-30
GoKoan · Seed · €1.2M
GoKoan, a Valencia edtech that uses AI to help people study for Spain's civil-service exams, raised a €1.2M seed round led by Sabadell Ventu…
2021-09-06
Permisso · Pre-seed · €0.1M
First round of the company, then called Bankflip, recorded by the official Barcelona & Catalonia Startup Hub directory as a €0.1M round led …
2021-09
Coinscrap Finance · Seed · €2.2M
Galician fintech Coinscrap Finance sells banks and insurers a white-label platform that automates micro-savings and personal-finance plannin…
2021-08-10
Idoneo · Seed · €550K
Idoneo.com, a marketplace that connects people with car-leasing operators and dealers, raised €550K led by DraperB1, with current partners a…
2021-06-03
Bionline · Seed · €500K
Bionline makes AI software for sales and customer loyalty, with clients in retail and banking. This is its first round: €500K of equity, plu…
2021-04-22
Balio · Seed · €276K
Personal-finance education community Balio raised €276K in a round led by Draper B1, with Enzo Ventures, ENISA and business angels also taki…
2021-03-30
Criptan · Seed · €500K
Criptan is a crypto trading platform that also runs the CriptanPay payment gateway, with €10M revenue in 2020. It raised €500,000 at a €5M v…
2021-02-04
Discocil · Seed · €250K
Discocil, later Fourvenues, makes management, ticketing and reservation software for nightclub and event promoters. In this second round, €2…
2020-10-21
APlanet · Seed · €1.7M
APlanet makes SaaS for managing corporate sustainability and CSR plans. It closed its first seed round of €1.7M, led by All Iron Ventures, w…
2020-09-17
Erudit AI · Seed · €600K
Erudit, a Madrid start-up that uses AI to analyse employee wellbeing, personality and mental health for HR teams, raised €600K. The round wa…
2020-05-18
Traventia · Seed · €210K
First funding round, closed under the company's original name Oviceversa, a ski- and sports-travel OTA that had just billed over €500,000 in…
2014-07-15
Traventia · Seed · €300K
Third and final capital increase of the company's funding history, of roughly €300,000, subscribed by exactly the same investors as the 2014…

News & media 16

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2026-09-21 Open Cosmos, Exein y Fever, protagonistas de las rondas ↗
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2026-09-14 Radar de rondas: Harvey y Mistral, las grandes protagonistas de la semana ↗
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2026-09-14 Dealflow #526: Self-driving taxis in Madrid in Q4 2026. The data centre doubts. idealista launches in France. ↗
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2026-09-12 DISRUPTORES Innovation Awards 2026: estos son los nombres de los cinco finalistas a Mejor Inversor/a ↗
El Español / Invertia Disruptores
2026-09-07 Dimenso (software para laboratorios) atrae €600.000 de Draper B1 y Next Tier Ventures ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2026-08-23 La startup española IA Vidext levanta 8 millones y entra en Forbes con Iberdrola y CAF ↗
Merca2
2026-06-30 Baker, the first AI agent-powered performance marketing agency, closes a €525,000 funding round led by Draper B1 ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-12-24 Spanish SaaS platform Stowlog raises €1 million to drive the digitisation of safety and security in port logistics ↗
EU-Startups
2025-12-23 Draper B1 invests €4 million in deep tech during 2025 ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-12-02 Draper B1 surpasses €20 million at the closing of its new Frontier Tech fund ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2024-06-05 Company Legal Partner advises on the launch of a €30m Draper B1 fund ↗
Iberian Lawyer
2023-06-21 Draper B1's exit of Traventia returns an exceptional 9x return on investment ↗
Novobrief
2023-05-16 Angels Capital and the CEOs of Jobandtalent invest in Fourvenues' €6.5 million funding round ↗
Novobrief
2023-03-29 Draper B1, galardonado como 'Best global investor of the year 2023' en el Global Startup Award ↗
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2022-10-20 Alef, participada por Draper B1, lanza The Alef Flying Car, el coche volador ↗
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2022-06-14 Draper B1 lanza un fondo de inversión de 100M€ para invertir a nivel global en colaboración con Renta 4 Banco ↗
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