# Top 40 Fitness Startup Investors in Spain in May 2026

## Inveready
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology

Inveready is a leading alternative asset manager in Spain - investing in early-stage VC, growth VC, venture debt, strategic equity in listed companies, infrastructure and private equity - providing financing solutions to companies throughout their life-cycle. Founded in 2008, Inveready counts on 177 active companies, 61 exits and more than €1bnof assets under management. Some of our portfolio companies have been acquired by multinationals such as Intel, Symantec, IBM, and Facebook, whilst others are listed in public markets such as NASDAQ, the Spanish BME Growth, AIM London, and Euronext Growth. (visit www.inveready.com for more information)

## Faraday Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Software

Founded in 2011, Faraday Venture Partners is a pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in European innovative early-stage startups via its network of Clubs of  Investors and its own Funds.

## Angels Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Angels Capital philosophy is to find and support at 1 able to lead a project. Their goal is to support the entrepreneurial, helping to create new businesses, help grow their business sector, generate employment and create wealth.

## Cabiedes & Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion

Cabiedes & Partners is a Spanish venture capital firm that provides seed funding and early-stage and later-stage investment services.
Cabiedes & Partners was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

## JME Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

JME Venture Capital is an early-stage investment fund based in Madrid and Barcelona. The company was established in 2009 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

## Technogym
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Apps

Technogym, the leading designer of gym equipment & fitness solutions trusted by thousands of gyms, fitness centres and home owners around the world

## TheVentureCity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Our ticket size ranges from $100-500k for Pre-seed/Seed and $1-4M for Series A companies. We're in search of promising-founders with product-driven mindsets who have a passion for building. Those who've fallen in love with data. For we believe in fit---both product and with the team here. Got a great idea? Come to TheVentureCity and give it the expertise to help it grow.

## Albert Armengol
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Apps, Software

Albert Armengol took up his MBA at Esade.

## BStartup
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

A Banc Sabadell initiative to support young companies in developing their projects. Bstartup is designed to support entrepreneurs so their projects can be developed with maximum guarantees of success.
- Investment and growth
- Specialized products and branches
- Collaborative innovation

## The Crowd Angel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

The Crowd Angel is a premium equity crowdfunding platform that enables its users to invest from 3.000€ in a selection of the best Spanish startups. A hybrid between crowdfunding and venture capital, it takes an active part on the board of the companies invested. The platform opens the business angel model to people wanting to enter the startupecosystem.We have co-invested together with some of top Spanish VCs (Inveready, Keyword VC, Antai Venture Builder, Media Digital Ventures, Bankinter, etc). We are backed by Inveready and Keyword VC.

## AddVenture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M.

## Draper B1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Our mission is to help entrepreneurs who are innovating and transforming the way we live and work.

## Seed Capital Bizkaia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Seed Capital de Bizkaia is a Regional Council company affiliated to Biscay Regional Council's Department of Economic Development and Innovation (Departamento de Innovación y Promoción Económica de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia) whose aim is to manage a Venture Capital Fund called “Seed Capital Bizkaia, F.C.R.”.

## Mario Bruggemann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Wellness

Mario Bruggemann is the founder and managing director of Acierto.com.

## iSeed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Fitness

iSeed is an early-stage investment company. They focus on consumer mobile technology with a keen interest in healthcare. iSeed is committed to partnering with the next generation of technology startups to grow a lasting and impactful company.

## The Sputnik Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1

The Sputnik Group seeks to identify and to execute investment opportunities and advisory mandates both in Russia/CIS and in Europe

## Alantra
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology

ALANTRA is a PROJECT, a firm being built by all its partners and professionals, a collective aspiration which aims to become an enduring institution for the generations to come.
It is a GLOBAL FIRM, being founded by the partners of the 19 countries we are present in.It is an open firm, articulated around the principles of ENTREPRENEURSHIP,PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION and FLEXIBILITY.Their segment is the MID-MARKET, a space for growth, for new ambitions, for creative and innovative spirits. We grow with our clients, we share their mindset and we build very long-term relationships with them.

## All Iron Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

All Iron Ventures partners up with bold founders promoting innovative startups. We mainly invest in the early stages of European companies that aspire to reshape the future of both consumers and enterprises through technology. We at All Iron Ventures have been and continue to be entrepreneurs. We know what it is to be a founder and empathize withthe challenges our partner founders face. We put our resources and experience creating, scaling and selling companies at their disposal to help them take their projects to the next level. Based in Bilbao, Spain, and with approximately €110Mn under management, All Iron Ventures was promoted by the founders of Ticketbis, a global marketplace sold to eBay in 2016, in what is one of the main success stories in Spain’s startup ecosystem.

## Hugo Arevalo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Fashion, Apps

Hugo Arévalo is co-founder of Buytheface , Bright & Sharp , and Albau Ventures . In addition, he has invested in: Jobandtalent , Cabify , Ontruck and Deporvillage : and has led the 50M € round of Hawkers . One of its criteria is the qualification of management. Lately, it is focused on investing in marketplace, fintech and ecommerce, althoughit is open to any sector. Among his exits, Tuenti and Buytheface stand out .

## Andreas Mihalovits
- Type: Angel
- Location: Marbella, Andalucia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Andreas is a German serial entrepreneur and angel investor having invested in more than 150 international startups.Andreas co-founded his first internet company Omniga in 1999 and, after reaching profitability within 2 years, grew it to a venture builder focused on B2C subscription models with more than 200 employees when he stepped back from hisactive roles in 2012.In the same year Andreas started investing in startups and later also got engaged in the Spanish ecosystem as the founder of Marbella Tech Angels, a network of more than 160 investors, founders & mentors living around Marbella. Andreas is also co-founder of the Global Super Angels Club, a platform for angel investors usually investing six-figure euro amounts in startups, supporting its more than 70 members to improve their deal flow and speed up their search for like-minded co-investors.Andreas received several awards incl. the Best European Early Stage Investor 2018 award from the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and the Best Business Angel 2020 award at the Spanish National Business Angel Conference.

## Civeta Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Grant
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps

The Civet is a mammal small, omnivorous, with excellent hearing and vision and very prolific . Inspired by these characteristics a business group of the Internet world came together in 2013 to bring these features to the Internet investment.Civet Investment SA is a company established in March 2013 with the objective of investing in technologystartups. They seek investments with high growth potential where they can bring something more than capital: What they call Smart Money or Smart Money.Thanks to the experience of their founders and members of the board, try their entrance as partners in a company contribution experience, advice and support arising from synergies between projects which they are partners.They can consider Civet Investment SA as a Business Angel Association, where they seek to grow periodically to accommodate more members and more investment.

## Javier Rubio
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Restaurants, Enterprise Applications

Javier was co-founder and Executive Chairman of Cluster Consulting, until its sale to Diamond Technology Partners in 2000 to create DiamondCluster, where he was the Chairman for Europe and Latin America up until 2003.He was also a co-founder, substantial investor and the Executive Chairman of Nauta Capital, a venture capital fund based inBarcelona with offices in Boston and London and investments in both Europe and the United States. For instance, he led the investment in Social Point, where he is also the Chairman.Javier holds a degree in Telecommunications from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

## Jeroen Merchiers
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Fitness, CleanTech

Jeroen Merchiers

## Wayra
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with drivenentrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.

## Pinama Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, B2B, Sharing Economy

Pinama is an investment club formed by entrepreneurs willing to invest in projects with a "return on investment" beyond the purely financial.

## John Nahm
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Beauty, Mobile, Fitness

John Nahm is responsible for overall business strategy and execution at Phonevite.Formerly a Sr. Product Manager and Business Development Manager at Dialpad (Silicon Valley's leading VoIP company and brand, acquired by Yahoo!), John led the successful launch of Dialpad's award-winning Premium Services. In the past, John was also a VP ofCorporate Banking at US Bancorp. His experience includes international development work with the United Nations and business consulting with Deloitte as well. John grew up in the Canary Islands of Spain before moving to the US. He studied Economics (B.A.) and International Finance (M.I.A) at Columbia University.

## Eneko Knorr
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Lifestyle, Mobile

Eneko Knorr is the Managing Partner at Woonkly Labs. He attended IE Business School from 2006 to 2006.

## EIT Food
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belgium, Wisconsin, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, AgTech

EIT Food is a European Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), which was set up to transform our food ecosystem. By connecting consumers with businesses, start-ups, researchers and students from around Europe, EIT Food supports innovative and economically sustainable initiatives which improve our health, our access to quality food, and our environment

## 4Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

4Founders Capital is Venture Capital fund, founded in Barcelona in 2017 investing in high growth technology companies with a clear focus on profit generation, efficient use of capital and with solid teams.4Founders Capital is promoted by Jesús Monleón, Marc Badosa, Javier Pérez-Tenessa and Marek Fodor. 4Founders team's international DNA andextensive experience as Founders and CEOs of successful technology companies allows to assist entrepreneurs and maximize their chances of success to build high impact global technology businesses.We are interested in projects with solid teams, which aim to create large international companies, with a market-tested superior product or service, and a clear revenue and profit generation model. Companies are not required to be in break-even.We invest anywhere from €100K in early stage investments, and typically bring co-investors with us to increase that amount. We do follow-ons for up to €4M per company over the lifetime of our investment.

## Athos Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Athos Capital is a venture capital firm.

## La Bolsa Social
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Elderly, Fashion

La Bolsa Social is an equity crowdfunding platform that aims at funding the growth of companies with a positive social and environmental impact. The platform is focused on the investors who seek a comprehensive profitability in the economic, social, and environmental sectors. It connects impact investors with companies that improve society and theenvironment. Its objective is to improve the financing of companies with growth potential that has a positive impact on society and the environment and promoting ethical finance. Founded in 2015, La Bolsa Social is authorized in Spain by the CNMV.

## Grupo Zriser
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Video, E-Commerce

Zriser Group starts in 2007 because of the initiative of Ana and Pablo Serratosa Luján, who decided to change their family investment strategy. This decision started a new stage for their asset management scheme, formerly based only on corporate acquisitions, evolving to an asset allocation strategy based on three asset investment classes: capitalmarkets, corporate acquisitions and real estate.The know-how acquired during generations, has allowed us to evolve to a management model focused on a reasonable risk-profitability balance, and aimed to permit the continuity and development of their family business through future generations.

## Startupxplore
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage, Software

Startupxplore is a premium startup investment platform that allows unexperienced and time-savvy investors to diversify their portfolio by co-investing with a group of top-level investors with a proven track record on startup investment.

## Three Hills Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing
- Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Software

AN INNOVATIVE INVESTMENT HOUSE PROVIDING FLEXIBLE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGEMENT TEAMS IN THE EUROPEAN MID-MARKET

## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Software

Dr. Johann ‘Hansi’ Hansmann was born in Austria and studied economics in Vienna. He spent the major part of his professional life working as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry in Austria, Germany, UK and Spain. He gathered several years of entrepreneurial experience running successfully his own pharmaceutical company in Spain afterconducting a management buy-out of a big pharmaceutical plant, making an exit in 2003. Since this time he is active as investor and business angel. He currently holds investments with a geographical focus on Austria, Germany, UK and Spain both internet and in the health industry. He led Runtastic, shpock, mysugr and just recently durchblicker and Busuu to extraordinary exits. He was president of the ‘Austrian Angels Investors Association’ until 2021, was awarded 'Best European Early Stage Investor' in 2016 by eban.org and is now based in Vienna and tries to find spare time to ride his mountain bike.

## Luis Martin Cabiedes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, Music

Luis Martín Cabiedes is part of Cabiedes & Partners, a company specialized in investments in early-stage technology startups and, usually, in Spain. Previously, he studied Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid and was CEO of Europa Press for twelve years. Among its investment startups include Printcolor, Bubok, Blablacar, Uvinum,Credimarket, Talmix, Tiendeo, Deporvillage, Deskidea, Kantox, Modalia, Derecho.com, Weareknitters, Clinicpoin, Smadex, Funidelia, Reclamator, Chicfy, Traventia, Aprendum, Zacatrus, Cocunat , Socialcar, Suop, Dietox, Postpone, Advise, startupxplore, ovipac, Labellessiette, Gocater, Livetobe, Tiko, Tripsum, Besepa, Wetaca, Tviso, Regalador, Kuaderno, Tripuniq, Laagam, Celebrents, Tomabida, BePretty, Sevensenders, Baluwo and Rentuos .

## Inigo Juantegui
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Travel

Inigo Juantegui is Co-Founder at La Nevera Roja.

## Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

The Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) is a public corporation under the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, which promotes innovation and technological development of Spanish companies. Is the entity which channels requests for funding and support to projects I + D + i of Spanish companies in the national andinternational levels. The CDTI has a staff of more than 300 people formed three quarters of engineers and graduates. Although the bulk of the infrastructure of the CDTI is located in Madrid, the Centre offers Spanish companies a strategic network of offices and representatives abroad (Japan -SBTO (Spain Business and Technology Office) - Belgium -SOST (Spain Office of Science and Technology) and Permanent Secretariat Eureka-, Brazil -FINEP (Financier of Studies and Projects) -, Korea, Chile, Morocco, China, India, Mexico and USA) to support them in their technological activities of type int .

## P18Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Juan, NA - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, EdTech

Parallel18 is a top-level, performance-driven international innovation hub focused on providing funding, mentorship, business connections, and investment to underrepresented founders around the globe.

## ENISA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

ENISA is a public company under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, through the Directorate General of Industry and Small and medium-sized enterprises which, since 1982, actively participates in the financing of viable and innovative business projects.

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