Arbolus (Collective IQ Group) — Series A · $15M

Arbolus, the expert-network and knowledge-sharing platform run from twin London and Barcelona bases with most of its product and operations team in Barcelona, closed a $15 million Series A led by Element Ventures, with existing investor Fuel Ventures and 13books Capital participating and Silicon Valley Bank providing a debt facility alongside the equity. Revenue tripled in the prior year and headcount doubled to about 100 as it expanded into the US, Spain and India.