Draper B1
Venture capitalMadrid · Pre-Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Draper B1 is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm that backs ambitious founders aiming to change the world, guided by the belief that great people build great companies. Operating from Spain, the firm focuses on local sourcing with global scaling ambitions. It positions itself as a hands-on, value-added investor providing active portfolio management and access to a global network to help startups grow and scale internationally.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 67 of 88 portfolio companiesSaaS ×33AI & Machine Learning ×29Fintech ×12Consumer ×11Cybersecurity ×9Marketplaces ×9Enterprise Software ×8Travel & Hospitality ×6
HQs:Spain×26United States×8Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×53 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 88 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 14 dated
Foundational Bio is building an AI-native, fully automated laboratory ("self-driving lab") that replaces manual workflows to increase the speed and reliability of life-science experimentation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechRobotics
Co-investorsHartmann CapitalBoost VCSOSV
8Layers is an identity security platform combining threat detection (ITDR), posture management (ISPM), and compliance into a single data layer, covering human and non-human identities such as service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, and AI agents across cloud providers and identity providers.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Iago S(Founder)
Co-investorsCriteria Venture Tech
Acai Travel builds AI-powered technologies to reshape travel operations.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US
Riccardo Vittoria(Executive Officer, Director)inPavel Pratyush(Founder)inHenry Chen Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJordi Vinas(Director)in
Co-investorsNauta Capital
Acqustic is a music community platform connecting independent musicians, industry companies, brands, and fans, offering new releases, concerts, videos, and playlists.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsCOREangels
Alef develops a flying car designed to drive on streets and take off vertically to fly over traffic.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSan Mateo, US
Yevgeniy Dukhovny(Executive Officer, Director)Konstantin Kisly(Executive Officer, Director)inOleg Petrov(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDraper Associates
APLANET provides an ESG data management and analysis platform that helps companies organize, measure, and report on environmental, social, and governance metrics.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSpain, ES
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBStartupFJ LabsShip2B
Co-investorsExpansion Ventures
Balio is an online financial education platform offering more than 40 courses, short videos, webinars, and a community focused on personal finance and investing.
ConsumerEdTechFintech
Co-investorsEnzo Ventures
Bankflip provides automated document collection and data processing for consumer finance workflows, offering ID, employment, and income verification.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBynd Venture CapitalEnzo VenturesNotion Capital
bcount is a platform that automates accounting, tax and payroll tasks for SMEs, micro-businesses, startups and freelancers, using OCR and AI alongside human advisory support.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsEncomenda VC
BIonline offers an artificial intelligence platform for sales and marketing optimization, with prediction models for cross-selling, personalized recommendations, upselling, churn prevention, and next best action.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech
Blaine sells handmade artificial plants and floral arrangements made in Europe from materials such as latex, silk, silicone, recyclable plastic and fabrics, aiming for a hyperrealistic look and feel.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Spanish online boat-rental platform for searching, comparing and booking yacht and motorboat charters worldwide.
Co-investorsAthos Capital
Breakevent is an AI platform that provides music industry professionals with data and analytics on artists, concerts, venues, and local markets to support decisions about concert and tour planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment
Cicerai is a generative AI legal research platform that combines a firm's own documents with over 10 million court opinions and millions of statutes and regulations to produce legal research reports, analyze litigation and medical records, and automate document processing.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSpring, US
Lluis Canet(Founder)
Civitfun provides contactless guest management software for hotels, resorts, vacation apartments, and hotel chains, covering online check-in and check-out.
SaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsP101 Ventures
Cofers is a treasury management platform that synchronizes bank accounts, corporate cards, and payment gateways to give companies real-time visibility over cash flow and liquidity, with AI-based transaction categorization, bank reconciliation against the SAT, and cash flow pooling.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Alex Casanova(Founder)in
Co-investors4Founders CapitalJME VenturesSabadell Venture Capital
ColliMate Space applies AI and machine learning to satellite operations, reducing manual processing delays from hours to minutes for commercial and government organizations.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSpace TechSanta Clara, US
GuillermoRichardAnthony(CTO)
Co-investorsTechstars
Cronoshare is an online marketplace that connects people looking for local service professionals with providers across categories like home repairs, cleaning, renovations, moving, and personal services.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Dcycle is a data platform that connects operational data across energy, logistics, procurement, and finance to automate sustainability and ESG reporting across frameworks such as CSRD, carbon footprint, ISO 14001, and EcoVadis from a single data source.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS
EasyVirtualFair provides browser-based virtual job fair software with live video chat, branded booths, webinar theater and real-time analytics for universities, employers, governments and expo organizers.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Enthec offers AI-driven cyber-surveillance platforms that monitor the internet, deep web, dark web and social networks for exposed data and vulnerabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Filmarket Hub provides resources and tools for screenwriters, directors, and film enthusiasts to analyze cinema, including narrative structure, genres, and techniques.
Creator EconomyEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsWA4STEAM
Fisify combines physiotherapists with an AI-driven system (Aurya) that uses computer vision to personalize exercise and prevention programs, correct technique, and track progress for physical wellbeing.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsClave Capital
Management software for event organizers that boosts event profitability and improves attendee experience.
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesLanzaderaBase10 PartnersFJ Labs
Billage is an online business management platform offering invoicing, project management, and CRM tools, with features like bank reconciliation, cash-flow forecasting, time tracking, Kanban boards, and TicketBAI-compliant billing for the Basque Country.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBStartup
Co-investorsBynd Venture Capital
Gravl is an AI-driven strength training app that builds personalized workout plans adapted to a user's goals, equipment, gym, and schedule, with automatic progressive overload, recovery tracking, exercise substitutions, and human coach support.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsInvivo Capital Partners
Velora is a talent acquisition platform that uses AI, including autonomous voice agents and recruitment chatbots, to call, screen, and interview job candidates and manage recruitment processes.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsSeedRocket
Hyperspell builds a context platform that connects to enterprise data sources (Slack, email, documents, CRMs, ticketing systems) and synthesizes them into a unified, permission-aware knowledge graph accessible to AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Conor Brennan-Burke(Founder)inManu Ebert(Founder)in
Co-investorsFjor FoundersImagination CapitalMento vcOlive Tree CapitalPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcScribble Ventures+2 more
Idoneo is an online car renting and flexible leasing service for private individuals and self-employed workers in Spain, offering new and used vehicles with no down payment and all-inclusive contracts (insurance, taxes, maintenance, roadside assistance).
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Imperia provides software for supply chain management that automates and optimizes demand forecasting, production planning, and purchasing management for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSValencia, ES
Co-investorsBurda Principal InvestmentsSamaipataAcurio Ventures
IMS designs and manufactures its own VTOL fixed-wing drones integrated with in-house flight and analytics software, offering end-to-end surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and inspection systems for civil and military operations.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsValencia, ES
Iristrace is a cloud platform for digitalizing operational processes—work orders, checklists, audits, visual work instructions, and corrective actions—accessible via mobile, tablet, or desktop, with optional AI to suggest templates and analyze collected data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Maire is an AI assistant for medical practices that handles inbound patient calls, appointment scheduling, and document sorting through an AI voice receptionist and HIPAA-compliant CRM platform.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
MasLeads is a SaaS platform that uses AI to generate, qualify, and enrich B2B leads, giving sales and marketing teams access to validated data on professionals and companies.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsEoniq.fund
Modular DS is a management platform for WordPress professionals, agencies, and freelancers that centralizes maintenance tasks including updates, backups, uptime monitoring, vulnerability scans, and client reports in one dashboard.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Héctor de Prada(Co-founder)
Mogul Club is a fractional real estate investing platform that lets individuals buy ownership stakes in individual US rental properties (short-, mid-, and long-term rentals) starting at $250, with each property held in a dedicated LLC investment club.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechHouston, US
Alex Blackwood(Founder)Joey Gumataotao(Founder)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesDraper DragonAmplify.LAWonder Ventures
Dost is an AI-native platform that automates the full accounts payable and accounts receivable cycle, from receipt of financial documents to payment or collection, with native connectors to ERPs like SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Business Central, Sage, and Oracle.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBStartupEoniq.fund
Nexus Clips is an AI tool that automatically finds the best moments in long videos and turns them into vertical short-form clips with animated subtitles.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBStartup
Permisso provides document collection and data processing tools for consumer finance workflows, including automated ID, employment, and income verification.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsEnzo Ventures
Poly is a mobile app and web platform that lets shoppers earn up to 25% cashback in bitcoin when buying at over 1,500 partner stores.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsHearstLab
Reloadly provides an API and no-code tools for businesses to send digital payouts and rewards such as gift cards, money cards, and mobile top-ups, which can be embedded into web and mobile apps.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFaraday Venture PartnersSur VenturesTheVentureCity
Signaturit provides electronic signature, certified email and SMS, identity verification, and digital preservation tools for managing and legally validating document workflows online.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaS
Co-investors360 CapitalBStartupFaraday Venture Partners
Spacebackend builds software infrastructure for integrating multi-vendor aerospace and defense hardware systems, automating the translation of hardware specifications into flight-ready software to collapse integration timelines.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechWilmington, US
Dmitry Goldenberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsFusion VCTechstarsAthos CapitalBynd Venture CapitalFusion
Splight builds AI-driven, software-based transmission technology that combines real-time data to unlock additional usable transmission capacity and improve grid reliability.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Co-investorsnoa
Stowlog provides software for port logistics facilities that centralizes and automates safety, security, and compliance management, including ISPS Code compliance, access controls, and real-time monitoring of restricted areas.
CybersecurityLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Streamloots is a monetization platform for content creators that provides tools like custom interactive cards, subscriptions, auctions, and tipping to help streamers generate recurring revenue.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsAtelierBessemer Venture PartnersSamaipata
Sycai Medical is a Barcelona-based medtech company developing AI algorithms that help radiologists detect and assess abdominal lesions, supporting earlier diagnosis of pancreatic and other abdominal cancers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesBarcelona, ES
Sara Toledano(COO & Co-founder)Júlia Rodríguez-Comas(CSO & Co-founder)Javier García(CTO & Co-founder)Alfonso Martínez(CEO)
Co-investorsAthos CapitalBStartupLumo LabsShip2B Ventures
Tether develops software that leverages the battery capacity of electric vehicles to provide grid-connected energy storage, enabling higher renewable energy adoption and reducing fossil fuel dependence.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSBarcelona, ES
Luis Medina Rivas(Founder)
Co-investorsEnzo VenturesTechstars
Usizy offers Smart Assistant, an AI-powered conversational assistant for eCommerce brands that handles personalized product and size recommendations, order and returns tracking, customer support, marketing campaigns, and store location.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Iñaki Garcia(Founder)in
Co-investorsTheVentureCity
Usyncro is a cloud-based platform that digitizes logistics and customs processes, connecting all parties, transactions, and documents for a shipment in one place using blockchain, smart contracts, and AI.
Crypto & Web3Logistics & Supply ChainSaaSMadrid, ES
Cristina Martín Lorenzo(CEO)
Co-investorsTheVentureCity
Vixiees offers "Sales on Rails," a system that combines human agents and AI to execute a defined sales process, delivering each rep the next lead, channel, and script to increase daily sales actions and conversion rates.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechBarcelona, ES
Alex Sanchez(Founder)Pablo Pascual Vázquez(Founder)
Co-investorsMIDATEL TECHNOLOGY
Co-investorsElewit
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBalio · beinsure.com · Aug 12, 2026
8Layers · securityweek.com · Jul 9, 2026
Alef · accessipos.com · Jun 5, 2026
Spacebackend · startupluxembourg.com · May 6, 2026
Mogul · lofty.ai · May 5, 2026
Permisso · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Geek · startupgeek.com · Mar 23, 2026
Dcycle · tech.eu · Feb 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Draper B1 made?
- Draper B1 has 83 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Draper B1 invest at?
- Draper B1 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Draper B1's typical check size?
- Draper B1 typically writes checks of $1.1M – $2.2M.
- What sectors does Draper B1 focus on?
- Draper B1 focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Draper B1 located?
- Draper B1 is headquartered in Madrid, ES.
- Does Draper B1 lead rounds?
- Draper B1 typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Draper B1 co-invest with?
- Draper B1 most often shares deals with BStartup, Athos Capital, Acurio Ventures, among 73 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team"Una desinversión exitosa se trabaja desde el primer día" - Enrique Penichet (Draper B1).
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