Pekata raises €1.9 million in equity and debt to grow beyond Christmas

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Pekata, a Barcelona corporate gifting platform, has closed a €1.9 million round mixing capital and debt. The latest pieces are a €210,000 participative loan from ENISA and €1.1 million of bank financing, added to an equity raise of over half a million euros led by Bewater Funds and announced in October 2025, with private investors also taking part.

The company began as a purchase rather than an idea: in 2025 its three founders, Roger Rafel, Esteban Humet and Sergio Blasco, used their own money to buy the Christmas hamper business of Refruiting, an office fruit and wellbeing firm. "We bought a business that worked, not an idea," said Rafel, the CEO. Its first Christmas covered more than 200 companies and over 35,000 employees, each choosing a gift within a budget from more than 1,200 products.

Pekata billed €2.5 million in 2025 and expects €6 million in 2026, though it still leans heavily on December. The money is meant to fill the other eleven months, with welcome packs, client gifts, merchandising and employee recognition, and to start expanding into Portugal and Italy in 2027.