Although there is still a long way to go, the e-health sector in Spain is taking off. The number of Spanish startups in the e-health sector grew by 53% in 2015. The challenge now is for these companies to have the resources to grow. At the moment, the companies that...
The ciberemprende 2016 programme closed this week with the Venture Day, which was attended by a hundred investors, entrepreneurs and cybersecurity professionals. The winners of the programme were Techvolucion and Keynetic. But not only the acceleration programmes have been successful, this year we have detected large rounds in Spanish cybersecurity companies and acquisitions by international companies.
Shopnet Broker is a Spanish company created in 2000 that offers technological services for the insurance sector. The company operates through two subsidiaries: Segurosbroker, to serve the end customer, and e-Correduría for the professional insurance market, as well as in Spain, Portugal and Mexico.
The MAXCOLCHON group has closed a capital increase subscribed by KEREON PARTNERS. The funds raised will allow the group to meet its ambitious growth plan and make the international leap. MAXCOLCHON has been advised by ABRA INVEST for the successful completion of the transaction.
Axon partners has led the €4M round in which Banc Sabadell has also participated (the firm was a finalist in a BStartup 19 acceleration programme) and has also raised public funding from Enisa. About Adsmurai Founded in January 2014, Adsmurai...
ClinicPoint, the marketplace to find doctors online at the best price, has received a new round of €800,000, giving entry to Ona Capital.
Cornerjob, a Spanish job search app, lets you know within 24 hours if your CV has been selected for an interview. This app, which was launched in the French and Italian market in 2015, has already received a total of $35M and the support of international investors.
The Carcorp Impulsa award recognises the fund (national and international) that has most boosted the private equity sector in Spain in the last two years. It is also the only Spanish fund among the TOP 100 European Fund Managers according to PEI (Private Equity International). In 2015 Portobello sold its portfolio of investees bought before 2014 to an American secondary fund and in the last two years has invested in 12 companies.
"Given the current moment of effervescence of this type of technology, you have to take advantage of the pull to grow more and better. To do this, either you have a lot of cash or you carry out investment rounds. Otherwise, other companies with more muscle like IBM will come along and overtake you, no matter how much you suspect you have better technology. It's a way to be able to invest in R&D and continue to have a good product," says an Inbenta executive.
4IQ, a Spanish cybersecurity company receives its first round of investment from one of the most important investors in cybersecurity, Trident Capital Cybersecurity.
Miura has just joined Tekman Books, a leading company in Spain in the development and marketing of innovative educational programmes for infant, primary and secondary school students. We analyse the investments made in the last year.