Company · AI & Data

Barbara IoT

barbaraiot.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Series A

Barbara (formerly Barbara IoT) is a Spanish industrial software company that provides an Edge AI platform for deploying and orchestrating containerized applications and AI/ML models on distributed industrial assets, serving energy, water, manufacturing and oil & gas operators such as Iberdrola, Acciona and Schneider Electric. Founded in 2016 by the team behind the Blackphone secure smartphone, it started as a cybersecure IoT operating system and evolved into a full edge-AI orchestration platform; it is a Series A company that has raised roughly €7-9M to date, most recently a €4.5M round led by Aramco Ventures (Feb 2026).

Founded

2016

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsIndustrial IoT, Edge Computing, Edge AI, Cybersecurity, Critical Infrastructure Software Start-up MapAI & Data › Industrial & geospatial analytics

Profile updated 30 Jul 2026

Founders

David Purón

CEO & Co-Founder

Isidro Nistal

CTO / Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder

Marcos Eguillor

Chairman & Co-Founder

Miguel Ángel Fernández Otero

Partner & Co-Founder

Pablo Portero

Co-Founder & Board Member

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Global models 5

Samsara

United States · www.samsara.com ↗

IoT platform connecting physical operations (fleets, industrial equipment) to cloud/edge software for monitoring and AI-driven insights, the closest large-scale comparable for connected industrial operations.

$930MComparable

ZEDEDA

United States · www.zededa.com ↗

Distributed edge orchestration platform for managing and deploying applications across industrial edge devices, functionally near-identical to Barbara's core product.

$118MComparable

Particle

United States · www.particle.io ↗

IoT device connectivity and fleet management platform for deploying and managing software on distributed connected devices.

$105MComparable

Xage Security

United States · xage.com ↗

Zero-trust cybersecurity platform for industrial and critical infrastructure edge assets, matching Barbara's cybersecurity-rooted industrial edge focus.

$78MComparable

FogHorn Systems

United States · www.foghorn.io ↗

Edge AI software for industrial IoT that runs machine learning models on-site at industrial facilities, directly comparable to Barbara's edge-AI orchestration model.

$65MComparable

Investors 6

Aramco Ventures

www.aramcoventures.com ↗

Investor Saudi Arabia

Caixa Capital Risc (Criteria Venture Tech)

www.caixacapitalrisc.es

Investor Spain

Criteria Venture Tech

criteriaventuretech.com

www.seedcapitalbizkaia.eus

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 3

Series B · €4.5M

Barbara (formerly Barbara IoT) closed a €4.5M strategic financing round led by Aramco Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Aramco, with ex…

2026-02-18

Series A · €2.5M

Barbara IoT raised €2.5M led by Caixa Capital Risc through its Criteria Venture Tech fund, with Iberdrola entering via its PERSEO startup pr…

2022-05-11

Seed · €500K

Barbara IoT closed its first institutional round, €500,000 led by GoHub Ventures (the corporate venturing vehicle of Global Omnium) with Bas…

2020-12-16

News & media 8

Published	Article
2026-04-20	Barbara IoT Closes €4.5M Round to Scale Edge AI Into Global Critical Infrastructure Markets ↗ Kurrant
2025-10-09	Barbara partners with Tech Mahindra to expand global edge AI footprint ↗ Edge Industry Review
2025-09-02	Hâpy Services and Barbara Join Forces to Revolutionize Edge AI ↗ Hâpy Services
2025-08-08	N3uron and Barbara Partner to Power Edge Data & AI Solutions ↗ N3uron
2024-06-20	AI EdgeLabs and Barbara partner to boost edge security and deployment ↗ Edge Industry Review
2024-05-25	IOTWSC: Loctite, Barbara, Cafler, Topazium, MClimate and Infrafon Win the Industry Solutions Awards ↗ Automation.com
2024-04-18	Whitepaper: ACCIONA takes on water desalination with real-time ML at the edge ↗ Edge Industry Review
2023-11-28	Barbara has joined the E4S Alliance, contributing to the expansion of the Grid Digitalization Ecosystem ↗ EIN Presswire