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Company · Cybersecurity

Ironchip

ironchip.com ↗ ·Barakaldo ·Seed

Ironchip is a Spanish cybersecurity company that builds identity and access management and fraud-detection solutions powered by proprietary, unspoofable location-intelligence technology (using radio/electromagnetic signals to verify a user's physical location as a factor in passwordless authentication). Founded in 2017 in Barakaldo (Basque Country), it serves banks, fintechs, telecoms and government bodies, with clients including Banco Santander, Abanca and Ibercaja, and holds ENS-High and ISO 27001/27701 certifications.

Founded

2017

Founders

2

News

0

Rounds

3

Investors

5

SectorsCybersecurity, Identity & Access Management, Fraud Detection, Fintech Security Start-up MapCybersecurity › Workforce identity & access

Profile updated 2 Aug 2026

Founders

J

Jose Fernando Gómez Arbaizar

Co-founder & CPO/CISO

J

Julen Martínez Higuero

Co-founder & CEO

Global models

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Investors 5

A

Abanca Innova

www.abanca.com ↗

Investor Spain

easoventures.es

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Sabadell Venture Capital

www.bancsabadell.com ↗

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 3

Other · €1.5M

Basque location-based authentication startup Ironchip raised €1.5M led by Sabadell Venture Capital, with existing shareholders Inveready, Ea…

2025-06-02

Seed · €2.1M

Basque digital-identity startup Ironchip closed a €2.1M round co-led by Easo Ventures, Inveready and ABANCA, with CDTI investing through its…

2022-07-26

Seed · €500K

Basque cybersecurity company Ironchip, which uses location as a digital identity (location-based authentication SaaS), closed its first roun…

2020-05-25

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