Draper B1
Venture capitalMadrid · Pre-Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
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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 71 of 93 portfolio companiesSaaS ×35AI & Machine Learning ×33Enterprise Software ×14Fintech ×14Marketplaces ×13Consumer ×12Cybersecurity ×9Data & Infrastructure ×7
HQs:Spain×33United States×9United Kingdom×1Mexico×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×192 founders×53 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
thePower ×6Esade ×3Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ×3Universitat Pompeu Fabra ×3Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D. ×2Universidad Pontificia Comillas ×2Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ×2Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×13Computer Science ×5Engineering ×5Economics ×4Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history
Cazoo ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Womenalia ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 93 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 22023 · 12022 · 22021 · 32020 · 12019 · 113 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
Esteve Lombarte Llado(Founder)in
Co-investorsCOREangelsYsios Capital
Aiudo is a Spain-based home care company that recruits, selects, and manages certified caregivers for elderly people at home, offering hourly, overnight, weekend, live-in, and SAD services.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces
Daniel Ibiza(Founder)in
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)in
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
Turn mine waste into climate gold.
Bethany Ladd(Founder)in
Co-investorsLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalRobin CapitalGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesVenrock
Axyom is a cybersecurity insurance broker that provides insurance policies, tools, and educational content to small and medium-sized businesses and independent professionals.
CybersecurityFintechInsurTech
Marc Torrents(Founder)in
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
Sergi Benet(Founder)in
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
Mario Beteta Pulido(Founder)inOscar Arbulu Núñez(Founder)inPablo Jiménez Sánchez(Founder)in
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
Blainebox sells handcrafted artificial plants made from latex, silk, and recyclable plastics, designed for indoor home and commercial decoration.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew Materials
Carol Frau(Founder)in
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)in
Civitfun offers a digital check-in solution for hotels that enables guests to self-register via tablet or touchscreen, reducing wait times and operational costs while improving guest experience.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSTravel & 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
Carlos Alcarria(Founder)in
Dcycle is a software company where employees across all departments—not just engineers—contribute to the product codebase and build automation tools using AI agents to multiply individual capacity.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMadrid, ES
Juanjo Mestre(CEO)inJacobo Umbert(Co-founder & CRO)inLuis Escámez(Co-founder & CCO)inIñigo Medina(Chief Product Officer)in
Dost is an AI platform that automates accounts payable and accounts receivable as a single process, connecting to ERPs such as SAP, Business Central, Dynamics, and Sage.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Adam Barbera(Founder)inNaqqash Abbassi(Founder)in
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
EasyVirtualFair is a platform that enables companies to host branded virtual hiring events, campus recruiting drives, and global open houses for recruiting talent across regions.
EdTechFuture of WorkGovTechHR TechMarketplacesSaaS
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
Lola Miravet(Founder)inMaría Rojo, PhDin
Filmarket Hub is an online marketplace connecting film and television projects in development with producers, broadcasters, OTT platforms, sales agents, and distributors across Europe and Latin America.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyEdTechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentBarcelona, ES
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
FlyKube is a travel platform offering mystery trip experiences where destinations are revealed 48 hours before departure, as well as a broader travel booking service for flights, hotels, and experiences across 150+ destinations.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerTravel & HospitalityBarcelona, ES
Management software for event organizers that boosts event profitability and improves attendee experience.
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesLanzaderaBase10 PartnersFJ Labs
Geek is a live shopping platform where users buy and sell collectibles such as Funko figures, video games, fashion, and trading card games (TCG) through live streams.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsCPEGGV CapitalIntel CapitalVertex GrowthWarburg Pincus
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
GoKoan offers an app-based study platform for people preparing for Spanish public-sector exams (oposiciones), using science- and technology-driven methods and progress tracking to guide study habits.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsAthos 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
VeloraHR is an AI-powered talent management suite that automates recruitment processes for HR and talent acquisition teams, from job posting and candidate screening to evaluations and onboarding.
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+3 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 Drones designs and manufactures Spanish-made VTOL drones with advanced sensors and high-integrity autopilots for civil and defense missions.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsValencia, ES
Iristrace enables companies to digitize information collection from frontline staff, contractors, and suppliers while strengthening controls and mitigating business risks through auditing and compliance programs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
César Mariel Albert(Founder)in
Maire Health builds an AI platform that optimizes medical practice operations and unifies patient care experience across healthcare providers in the UK and Australia.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
A B2B sales intelligence platform that provides enriched company and contact data with technology-based segmentation for prospecting and lead generation.
AdTechAI & 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)in
mogul is a fractional real estate investing platform that lets users invest in single-family residential rental properties across the United States for as little as $250, offering monthly dividends, appreciation, and tax benefits.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechHouston, US
Alex Blackwood(Founder)inJoey Gumataotao(Founder)in
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
Newe rents ready-to-use IT equipment — laptops, tablets, phones, monitors, and gaming PCs — pre-configured with the client's software, profiles, and access, with delivery and pickup across Spain.
HardwareMarketplacesSevilla, ES
Pablo Candau Ybarra(Founder)in
Co-investorsBStartup
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
Permisso provides a document and customer data collection platform that enables businesses to gather, verify, and integrate customer information across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
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
Reloadly provides an API and dashboard platform for businesses to send digital payouts and rewards, including mobile top-ups, gift cards, and digital content, to users and customers.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsFaraday Venture PartnersSur VenturesTheVentureCity
Signaturit provides qualified electronic signature and long-term document archiving services for enterprises needing to preserve the legal validity of digitally signed contracts, invoices, and business records over decades.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaS
Jaime Castelló Rodríguez(Founder)in
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 advanced transmission technology that combines real-time data to unlock additional usable transmission capacity and improve grid reliability for transmission owners, renewable generators, and large loads.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Thomas Vadora(Executive Officer)inFernando Llaver(Executive Officer, Director)Carlos Sebastian Caldart(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKia Nejad(Director)
Co-investorsBarn InvestmentsBlue Bear Capital PartnersDraper CygnusSpacecadet Ventures
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 develops a modular SaaS platform for port logistic facilities that digitizes safety and security procedures in real time.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Pablo Aguirre(Chief Executive Officer)Jose Gutierro(Chief Technology Officer)Jorge Juan Torres(Chief Design Officer)
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)inJúlia Rodríguez-Comas(CSO & Co-founder)inJavier García(CTO & Co-founder)inAlfonso Martínez(CEO)in
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)in
Co-investorsEnzo VenturesTechstars
Traventia is an online travel agency offering vacation packages to consumers, including hotel stays, flight-plus-hotel and ferry-plus-hotel bundles, theme park and ski deals, and all-inclusive trips.
E-commerceMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Ignacio Guillen Gómez(Founder)in
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
Vidext develops AI-powered software that transforms corporate presentations into interactive, audiovisual experiences designed to enhance how companies create and share content.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Jon Enriquez(Founder | CEO)Beñat Arrizabalaga(Founder | CSO)Marcos Luengo(Co-Founder | COO)Andoni Enriquez(Co-Founder | CPTO)
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)inPablo Pascual Vázquez(Founder)in
Co-investorsMIDATEL TECHNOLOGY
Vottun provides APIs and infrastructure tools that enable developers and enterprises to build blockchain applications and integrate Web3 functionality with reduced development overhead.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsWA4STEAM
Wearejeff (branded "Premier de la classe") runs a pay-to-rank leaderboard where websites pay contributions to climb a public ranking, with higher payments moving a site up the list.
AdTechMarketing TechMarketplaces
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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latest coverage across their companies
Arca · thesaasnews.com · Aug 31, 2026

Balio · 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
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Draper B1 made?
- Draper B1 has 93 tracked investments, including 3 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 46 tracked co-investors.
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