Castellón start-up Niubiq raises €410,000 in round led by Juan Roig's Angels Capital

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Niubiq, a Castellón de la Plana start-up founded in 2025, has raised €410,000 in a round led by Angels Capital, the investment company of Mercadona chairman Juan Roig, part of his Marina de Empresas group. Angels has put more than €40 million into 70 companies since 2015. Days before this deal it led a round in Vinkova, which makes leotards for rhythmic gymnastics, a reminder that one cheque book can cover sales software and gymnastics apparel in the same week.

The syndicate came together in a particular order. The Club de Inversión Órbita, backed by CEEI Castellón, was among the first to commit and contributed €109,500, the largest ticket the club has written. The club was set up in 2018, has 60 members and has made 13 investments totalling more than €1 million. Elephant, a Zaragoza-based fund, followed, and Angels came in last while leading the round. Niubiq had already been through Lanzadera, the Valencia accelerator that also belongs to Marina de Empresas, so the group that accelerated the company has now also funded it. Niubiq also won an award in the Órbita acceleration programme and sits in the Top 100 of the VDS Startup Competition 2026.

The product follows each sales lead from the campaign that brought it in to its latest contact with the company, combining calls, video calls, in-person meetings, WhatsApp and email across pre-sale, after-sale and customer service. Co-founder and chief executive Gonzalo Bravo said the fundraise was short by industry standards and put it down to visibility: "The investor world isn't that big; they know each other, talk and recommend each other." The money will go to marketing and sales campaigns and to building out the team, which now has six people, with the aim of making the company's own sales predictable and scalable.