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Galdana Ventures
Fund of fundsBarcelona · Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Galdana partners with experienced fund managers to invest in early and growth-stage companies in transformative technology sectors including artificial intelligence, software, and fintech. The firm employs analytical and risk management approaches to identify sectors with disruptive potential, leveraging relationships with industry leaders to access exclusive deal flow. The strategy emphasizes geographic diversification across North America, Europe, and Asia while focusing on value preservation and sustainable growth.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 28 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×9Cloud Computing ×6Consumer ×6Creator Economy ×6Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5
HQs:United States×18China×2Germany×2South Korea×2Australia×1Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×63 founders×44+ founders×15
Where their founders studiedfrom 54 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×5Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) ×4Harvard University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Stanford University ×4Princeton University ×3Seoul National University ×3University of Cambridge ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 50 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×26Engineering ×12Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×5Physics ×4Humanities ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 55 founders with career history
Google ×16OpenAI ×8Stanford University ×4Boss Consulting SA ×2Google Deepmind ×2Microsoft ×2Oracle ×2Stellar Development Foundation ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
16 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 55 with degree data)
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 22024 · 32023 · 12022 · 111 dated
Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Mecklenburg(Founder)inDaniel Perez(Founder)inKevin McCullough(Founder)Shaun Rahimi(Founder)
Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlkeon InnovationAtomicoBessemer Venture PartnersCannage CapitalCoatue Management+16 more
Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Founder)inVictor Jacobsson(Founder)inEvgenii Kondratev(Founder)Niklas Adalberth(Founder)Viktor Jacobsson(Founder)
Co-investors1802 Ventures3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAliya Capital PartnersAlpha Wave Global+59 more
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Founder)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Founder)inArvind Jain(Founder)inSoham Mazumdar(Founder)inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleon+23 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more
Altamar CAM is an alternative asset management firm offering access to private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and private debt investments.
FintechMadrid, ES
Co-investorsPermira
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+105 more
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Founder)inDaniela Amodei(Founder)inTom Brown(Founder)inJack Clark(Founder)inJared Kaplan(Founder)inChris Olah(Founder)in
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAkka+151 more
ByteDance builds a portfolio of digital platforms and services focused on short-form video, content creation, e-commerce, and workplace collaboration, serving creators and consumers globally.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentBeijing, CN
Yiming Zhang(Founder)inRubo Liang(Founder)inZhang Yiming(Founder)Liang Rubo(Founder)
Co-investors1435 Capital3Comma Capital5Y CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding Limited+35 more
Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU
Melanie Perkins(Founder)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Founder)inCameron Adams(Founder)inIan LeeJeffrey Story
Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+58 more
Daangn is a community-based mobile marketplace and social platform that connects neighbors for buying, selling, sharing, and helping each other in local communities across South Korea.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocialSeoul, KR
Gary Kim(Founder)Kim Jae-hyun(Founder)Kim Yong-hyun(Founder)
Co-investorsCapstone Partners KoreaKakao VenturesRBCxReverent PartnersSBVADST Global+1 more
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Founder)inIon Stoica(Founder)inMatei Zaharia(Founder)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+115 more
Domestika is an online community and learning platform where creative professionals produce and teach courses in design, art, and related creative skills.
Creator EconomyEdTechMedia & EntertainmentBerkeley, US
Co-investorsGSV VenturesZeev Ventures
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Mati Staniszewski(Founder)inPiotr Dabkowski(Co-founder)inHannah C(Founder)Mateusz Jakub Staniszewski(Co-founder)inMati Staniszewski Piotr Dabkowski(Founder)Piotr Dąbkowski(Founder)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAntiAspire11Bond Capital Management+45 more
Fever operates an online platform for discovering and booking live entertainment and cultural experiences, including concerts, festivals, immersive shows, and tourism attractions.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Josep Gomez Torres(Executive Officer, Director)Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein(Founder)inAlexandre Perez(Founder)Alexandre Pérez Casares(Founder)Francisco Hein(Founder)Ignacio Bachiller(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelConvivialité VenturesG SquaredNimble PartnersPoint72 VenturesRakuten Capital+10 more
Framer is an AI-powered website builder that enables users to design and develop websites through an integrated design canvas with AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsAmsterdam
Jorn van Dijk(Founder)Koen Bok(Founder)in
BoardHillary Ball(Director)inZhenya Loginov(Director)inAlex Clayton(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAtomicoDesigner FundFoundation CapitalIron Key CapitalMeritech Capital Partners+5 more
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GrabrFi provides US-based dollar accounts that let freelancers and remote workers receive international payments and salaries (including from platforms like Deel, Remote, and Payoneer), hold funds in dollars or digital dollars under US jurisdiction, and spend or cash out locally.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalCambrian VenturesTelefónica VenturesWayra
Grafana Labs builds an observability platform that collects, visualizes, and alerts on metrics, logs, traces, and profiles from multiple data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Raj Dutt(Founder)inTorkel Ödegaard(Founder)inAnthony Woods(Founder)
Co-investorsCapitalGCoatue ManagementCrew CapitalG SquaredGeneral PartnershipHumans Of The Internet+13 more
Wilmington, US
Pablo Molina(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsActyusBase10 Partners
Kavak is an e-commerce platform and marketplace that buys, finances, and sells certified pre-owned cars through digital and physical channels across Latin America and Turkey.
E-commerceFintechMarketplacesMexico City, MX
Carlos Garcia Ottati(Founder)inRoger Laughlin C(Founder)inCarlos García Ottati(Founder)Loreanne García(Founder)Loreanne García Ottati(Founder)Roger Laughlin(Founder)
Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementBridge LatamFounders FundGeneral Catalyst+15 more
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Moloco offers an AI-based performance advertising platform, built around its CARA compound AI system, for mobile app marketers and retail media businesses to run ROAS-optimized user acquisition and monetization campaigns.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPalo Alto, US
Ikkjin Ahn(Founder)inDonghwan Jeon(Founder)inSehyuk Park(Founder)in
BoardJeongho Chang(Director)Jaebum Lee(Director)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalGroom InvestmentHan River PartnersHomebrewLG Technology VenturesPremier Partners+2 more
Nebius operates an AI-focused cloud platform offering GPU infrastructure, MLOps tooling, and managed and serverless inference for AI training and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Roman Chernin(Founder)inArkady Volozh(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelIntel CapitalKluz VenturesLingottoTectonic VenturesNVIDIA
Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Sanjay Beri(Founder)inKrishna Narayanaswamy(Founder)Lebin Cheng(Founder)Ravi Ithal(Founder)
Co-investorsAccel3Spoke CapitalAdit Ventures Management, LlcBallistic VenturesBase PartnersBerkeley Frontier+19 more
Nexthink is a software company that provides IT departments with real-time analytics, automations, and employee feedback tools to improve digital workplace experiences.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Patrick Hertzog(Founder)Pedro Bados(Founder)Vincent Bieri(Founder)
Co-investorsAdelieDaniel GutenbergForestay CapitalHighland EuropeIndex VenturesTOP-Direct IV+4 more
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)inGreg Brockman(Founder)inIlya Sutskever(Founder)inWojciech Zaremba(Founder)inJohn Schulman(Founder)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAliya Capital Partners+98 more
Co-investorsEnzo VenturesOPRTRSYellow
Future of Work venture capital company based in Stuttgart, founded 2018
Munich, DE
Hanno Renner(Founder)inArseniy Vershinin(Founder)inJonas Rieke(Founder)inRoman Schumacher(Founder)inHanno Frederik Renner(Executive Officer)Katarina Berg(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationAlpine Space VenturesAppWorks Venturesb10Berliner Volksbank Ventures+17 more
Qualtrics is an experience management platform that lets organizations collect, analyze, and manage survey, ticket, and contact data with built-in security and compliance controls.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSReston, US
Ryan Smith(Founder)inJared Smith(Founder)Scott Smith(Founder)Stuart Orgill(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelInsight PartnersMastryRuna CapitalSequoia CapitalSilver Lake Partners+4 more
QuiverAI builds AI models for visual code generation, specifically focused on SVG generation from natural language prompts.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Linda Tong(CEO)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzJME VenturesMission
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Founder)inHaya Odeh(Founder)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)Faris Masad(Eng Manager)designer(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAIspace VenturesAllied Venture Partners+66 more
SHEIN is an online retailer selling fashion apparel and other consumer goods directly to shoppers through its website.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsDeclaration PartnersTiger Global Management
Squarespace provides a platform for building and managing websites, with specialized tools for entrepreneurs, creators, small businesses, and nonprofits.
New York, US
Anthony Casalena(Founder)inJesse Hertzberg(Executive Officer)inPeter Kyviakidis(Executive Officer)David Lee(Executive Officer)in
BoardDominique Vidal(Director)inAnton Levy(Director)
Co-investorsAccelHarmony PartnersIndex VenturesMosaic VenturesFidelity InvestmentsGeneral Atlantic+2 more
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(President)inPatrick Collison(CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)inGreg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inSarah HeckinRyan Seekely(Engineering Manager)
Co-investors1435 Capital500 GlobalAdvaita CapitalAdventure FundAglae VenturesAir Street Capital+100 more
Berlin, DE
Christian Hecker(Founder)Marco Cancellieri(Founder)Thomas Pischke(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGFounders FundLingottoProject A VenturesProject Ventures+5 more
Toss is a mobile financial app that lets users view and manage all their finances in one place, offering free money transfers, fraud-account checks, loan comparison across banks, credit score monitoring, investing, insurance, and payments.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
SG Lee 님(Founder)inLee Seung-gun(Founder)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBessemer Venture PartnersFJ LabsG SquaredGoodwater CapitalHongShan Capital Group+16 more
Pinduoduo is a Chinese e-commerce platform where consumers shop for products and merchants operate online stores through its app.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesShanghai, CN
Colin Huang(Founder)Colin Huang Zheng(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesCathay InnovationHongShan Capital GroupHundreds CapitalSky9 CapitalGaorong Ventures
Asia-based technology company providing on-demand delivery services by connecting users with drivers.
Gary Hui(Founder)in
Co-investors01vcAppWorks VenturesArcherman CapitalHongShan Capital GroupRedwood VenturesTeachers' Venture Growth+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
King Energymafer AIMiiN Korean Cosmetics
Exits · 4
4 IPOsHinge HealthNYSE: HNGEKlarna_sNYSE: KLARRubrikNYSE: RBRKSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
ElevenLabs · techcrunch.com · Sep 30, 2026
Fever · thesaasnews.com · Sep 25, 2026
Databricks · databricks.com · Sep 24, 2026
Squarespace · doctorofcredit.com · Sep 11, 2026
Anthropic · Anthropic Newsroom · Aug 4, 2026
Anduril · geekwire.com · Jul 24, 2026
OpenAI · openai.com · Jul 21, 2026
Personio · trysignalbase.com · Mar 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Galdana Ventures made?
- Galdana Ventures has 39 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Galdana Ventures invest at?
- Galdana Ventures invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Galdana Ventures focus on?
- Galdana Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Galdana Ventures located?
- Galdana Ventures is headquartered in Barcelona, ES.
- Who does Galdana Ventures co-invest with?
- Galdana Ventures most often shares deals with Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue Management, among 242 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Tech Barcelona · Marcel Rafart
Co-investors · 14
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Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building technology solutions to climate change and sustainability challenges.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
Operator Collective is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B software and enterprise founders, backed by a community of operators and executives who advise and support portfolio companies.
Kickstart is the Mountain West's first seed-stage venture fund, backing early-stage founders building companies in the region.
Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm focused on Europe and Israel, known as an early backer of several unicorns including Skype, Wix, and Flo Health.
Acurio Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from idea to exit, combining investment expertise with operational know-how.
Seaya Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Madrid and Mexico City that invests in technology companies in Europe and Latin America. The firm focuses on early-stage entrepreneurs building companies with global expansion potential.
Kfund is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building differentiated technology-based products and services.
Encomenda is an early-stage venture capital firm founded and run by entrepreneurs, investing in technology-driven pre-seed and seed founders and supporting portfolio companies with operating experience and networks.
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Firms observed investing alongside Galdana Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Galdana Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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