Barcelona · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked
Also known as NAUTA CAPITAL LLC
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Investment thesis
Nauta Capital invests early in European B2B software companies, typically at the point where a founder has an operating product even if still pre-revenue. The firm partners with founders aiming to disrupt industries through technology, writing average tickets of €1-5M. Its focus verticals span RetailTech, RevenueTech, Fintech, Insurtech, productivity software, HealthTech, enterprise software, DevTools and infrastructure, AI/ML and data, security and privacy, and deep tech. Nauta emphasizes a hands-on, straightforward partnership style with its founders and highlights a long track record of investing in the region.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through Nauta Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 52 of 69 portfolio companiesSaaS ×37Enterprise Software ×22AI & Machine Learning ×21Data & Infrastructure ×13Marketing Tech ×10Fintech ×9Retail Tech ×9E-commerce ×6
HQs:United Kingdom×8United States×8Spain×5Germany×3Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×83 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
IESE Business School ×3Universitat Pompeu Fabra ×3New Economic School ×2UCL ×2Universitat de Barcelona ×2University of Cambridge ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 32 founders with career history
Barclays ×2Emerging Travel Group ×2McKinsey & Company ×2University of Sussex ×2
2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 12023 · 32022 · 62017 · 12015 · 117 dated
Datia is a climate fintech company providing ESG data infrastructure and portfolio analysis tools for asset managers, asset owners, wealth advisors, and financial platforms.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Juan Manuel SerruyainManne Larssonin
Co-investorsAccel
Weecover builds a digital platform that simplifies insurance distribution and operations for insurers and intermediaries, enabling rapid integration of insurance products into digital journeys.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSpain, ES
Jordi Pagés(CEO & Co-Founder)inRafael Gallardo(CDO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsLA ROCA CapitalSwanlaab Venture Factoryastorya.vc
Abiquo offers a hybrid and multi-cloud management platform that lets managed service providers, telecom companies, and enterprises control public and private cloud resources from a single console, with FinOps cost management, automation, and an XaaS marketplace.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBarcelona, US
Xavier Fernandez(Executive Officer, Director)inGilles Samoun(Executive Officer, Director)inIan Finlay(Executive Officer, Director)Helena Torras(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardColin Watts(Director)
Board seatCarles Ferrer· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBalderton Capital
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
Board seatJordi Viñas· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDraper B1
Mercaux provides in-store retail technology, including solutions for store associates and customer experience, along with analytics that connect physical store activity to online data.
Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSLewes, US
Olga Kotsur(Executive Officer, Director)inBoris Zhilin(Director)Stepan Natalevich(Executive Officer)
Board seatCarles Ferrer· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBegin CapitalMaxfield Capital
Onna is a data collection and management platform for eDiscovery that lets legal and IT teams preserve, search, and collect data across enterprise collaboration apps with a defensible chain of custody.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Salim Elkhou(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJordi Vinas(Director)in
Board seatJordi Viñas· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalDawn CapitalWonder VenturesAtomicoGlynn Capital ManagementSlack Fund
ABA English is an online English-learning platform that teaches through short films and video-based lessons covering six CEFR levels (A1 to C1), with exercises, group review classes, unlimited conversation sessions, and assigned teachers.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsKennet Partners
AppFollow is a B2B SaaS reputation management platform that tracks and analyzes app store reviews and user feedback across major app stores, helping businesses respond to reviews and improve their products and marketing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechSaaS
Pavel Vlasov(Co-founder & CTO)inAnatoly Sharifulin(Co-founder & CEO)inEugene Kruglov(COO)in
Co-investorsRTP GlobalVendep Capital
BaseKit provides website builder software that other companies offer to their own customers, including its Go Sitebuilder product.
Developer ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Simon Best(Founder)in
Co-investorsP101 Ventures
Social media and consumer insights (acquired by Cision)
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureHighland EuropeSageview Capital
ChannelSight provides a Where To Buy solution that directs online shoppers to the nearest retailer with product inventory in stock, integrating directly into brand websites and product pages.
Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalLiquidity CapitalEnterprise Ireland
Cledara provides a software management platform for finance teams to discover, purchase, manage, and cancel software subscriptions across their organization.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Cristina Vilain
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureCarbide VenturesCommerzVenturesNotion CapitalTechstarsMassive
Connectbase operates The Connected World, a location-intelligence and automation platform for buying and selling network connectivity.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechWestborough, US
Benjamin Edmond(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Joseph Sincavage(Executive Officer)
BoardSean Dowling(Director)Alexandre Villela(Director)Matt Fates(Director)Thomas D. Roberts III(Director)
Co-investorsAscent Venture PartnersEquality Asset ManagementHarbert Growth PartnersOsage Venture Partners
Connectbase (Connected2Fiber) provides a location-intelligence and automation platform called The Connected World for network and connectivity providers to automate buying and selling processes, including addressable-market mapping, pricing, quoting (CPQ), and supplier management.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechHopkinton, US
Benjamin Edmond(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDominic Endicott(Director)Matthew Fates(Director)Sean Dowling(Director)inThomas Erskine(Director)
Co-investorsNXT VenturesOsage Venture PartnersAscent Venture Partners
Marlborough, US
Vasudevan Ramanathan(Executive Officer, Director)Caleb Costa(Executive Officer, Director)inJoe Moriarty(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Smith(Director)inDonald Bossi(Director)Dominic Endicott(Director)
Co-investorsAIFLaconiaMassVenturesTechnology Venture Partners
DJUST provides a B2B digital commerce platform that helps large companies build and run their B2B commerce operations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alexis Delplanque(Founder)inArnaud Rihiant(Founder)in
Co-investorsElaiaNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SpeedinvestOpera Tech Ventures
Mailchimp is an email and SMS marketing platform that helps businesses of all sizes automate customer communications and drive revenue through AI-powered analytics and campaign tools.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors24 HaymarketDecisive PointFifth WallFitz Gate VenturesForma PrimeHello Tomorrow+9 more
ESProfiler helps security leaders understand, optimize, and maximize their security technology investments by mapping capabilities across frameworks, identifying gaps and overlaps, and reducing waste.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSManchester, GB
Louis Holt(CEO & Founder)Louis H(Founder)Joe Pavitt(Chief Product Officer)inJohn McCann(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsOsney Capital
Geoblink centralizes business data and enriches it with location data to help users visualize performance, monitor sites, and identify opportunities across their network.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jaime Laulhé(Founder)in
Co-investorsMundi Ventures
Gophr provides same-day courier and delivery services tailored for film and television production companies in the UK, handling everything from scripts and equipment to props and technical materials.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMobility & TransportationUK, GB
Happy Signals enables enterprises to collect, visualize, and act on employee experience data by integrating it with IT operational metrics, helping organizations improve employee satisfaction and productivity.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalVendep Capital
Holded is an all-in-one business management platform that integrates invoicing, accounting, treasury, projects, inventory, HR, CRM, and POS functionality for small and medium-sized businesses.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBarcelona, ES
Javi Fondevila(Co-founder)inBernat Ripoll(Co-founder)in
Co-investors4Founders CapitalElaiaSeedRocket
Hullabalook provides software for online retailers that personalizes the shopping experience and measures performance.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSUK, GB
Barny Darby(Founder)in
Co-investorsTrue.Conviction VCPassion CapitalPlayfair Capital
Landbot provides AI-powered chatbots and assistants designed for sales teams to automate lead qualification, scheduling, and follow-up tasks.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsSwanlaab Venture Factory
Lodgify provides all-in-one vacation rental management software for independent short-term rental hosts and property managers, offering channel management with live calendar syncing across platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, a no-code direct booking website builder, payment processing, and automated guest communications.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
Loyal Guru is a SaaS platform that helps retailers create and manage personalized loyalty programs using AI-driven personalization and gamification.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsGreycroft
Lupovis is a cybersecurity platform that captures real attacker activity and threat intelligence to provide context for security operations teams.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsVolta Ventures
Marfeel offers a placement optimization tool that uses predictive analytics to help publishers identify high-performing stories and position them effectively on their homepages.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSeedRocket
MishiPay provides a modular, cloud-native point-of-sale platform with mobile self-checkout, "scan, pay & leave," RFID-based checkout, and flexible payment options for retailers.
FintechRetail TechSaaS
Mustafa Khanwala(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGruppo BertoldiTrue.United VenturesEuropean Investment Fund
Mistho provides API access to employment and income records for consumers globally, enabling businesses to verify employment and income data through a secure, one-time access process.
Data & InfrastructureFintech
Maximilian Czymoch(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightbird Ventures AG
NetBird provides a network and cybersecurity platform designed to make secure private networking affordable and accessible to companies of all sizes.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsInreach VenturesAntlerRheingau Founders
Neurolabs provides near-real-time visibility into promotional compliance, pricing accuracy, product availability, and display execution for CPG brands through a crowdsourced field network.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech
Paul Pop(Founder)inPatric Fulop(Founder)in
Co-investorsLunar VenturesTechstart VenturesLAUNCHub Ventures
Nextail provides an AI-driven merchandise planning and execution platform that connects buying, allocation, and replenishment decisions to granular demand across all points of sale for fashion brands and retailers.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Joaquin Villalba(Co-Founder & Nextail Ambassador)inCarlos Miragall(CEO & Co-Founder)inCeleste Carballo(VP of People & Culture)inCarlos Seguín-Lozano(CPO)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalKeen Venture Partners
Nhost provides a development platform that enables developers to build applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsShilling VCAntler
NumberEight builds AI-powered audience intelligence for digital advertising without relying on personal identifiers, serving publishers, ad platforms, and media agencies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Abhishek Sen(Founder)in
Co-investorsCOREangelsACF InvestorsAscension Ventures
Online fashion outlet (acquired by Vente-Privee)
Co-investorsHighland Europe
Last.app is a point-of-sale (POS) system designed for restaurants that combines order management, reservation handling, inventory control, and delivery order unification on a single interface.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaSBarcelona, ES
Eric Nikolic(Founder)inIván Nikolic(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBynd Venture Capital
Scytl provides voting infrastructure and software for electoral processes, enabling secure elections at national scale.
GovTech
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalSapphire VenturesVy Capital
Smart Protection provides brand and content protection services using AI and machine learning to detect and eliminate digital piracy, counterfeiting, and online threats for businesses globally.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeExtension FundSwanlaab Venture Factory
Mobile game developer (acquired by Take-Two Interactive, exited)
Co-investorsHighland Europe
Spotted Zebra provides an AI-powered interview intelligence and assessment platform that combines skills science with machine learning to help enterprise organisations identify and hire candidates based on skills rather than credentials.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Ian Monk(Founder)inNick Shaw(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstPlayfair Capital
Stockagile offers retail inventory and replenishment software that generates restocking suggestions based on real sales data and minimum stock levels, covering both transfers from a central warehouse to stores and purchase orders to suppliers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investors4Founders Capital
Talentry offers employee advocacy software as part of a broader talent acquisition and social recruiting platform, helping employers leverage staff networks for referrals and recruitment.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechMarketing TechSaaSMunich, DE
Carl Hoffmann(Co-Founder & CEO)inLionel von Dobeneck(Co-Founder & COO)inMichael Blazek(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL
Tangany provides digital asset custody solutions for the financial industry.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSMunich, DE
Martin Kreitmair(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockrocketBrighter CapitalElevator VenturesHTGF
Techspert recruits life sciences and healthcare experts for qualitative and quantitative research projects, using AI-powered tools to automate interview scheduling, transcription, and data capture for market research firms and biotech companies.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupInnvotec Ltd.Martlet CapitalOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Palatine
Trackingplan provides data quality monitoring and analytics validation software that automatically detects tracking failures and data issues in real time for analytics teams and practitioners.
AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBarcelona, ES
Alexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)inJose Padilla(Founder)inJose Luis Perez(Founder)Pedro Trujillano(Founder)inAlexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalY Combinator
Universal Quantum develops quantum computers using trapped ion technology designed to solve complex computational problems in drug design, climate modeling, battery chemistry, and other fields.
Deep TechQuantum Computing
Sebastian Weidt(CEO)inWinfried Hensingerin
Co-investorsFoundersX VenturesHoxton VenturesIn-Q-TelLA ROCA CapitalSalica InvestmentsSamos Investments+3 more
Wegrow is a platform that enables organizations to share, discover, and scale proven best practices across teams and regions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Arnaud Sliwa Bliset(CEO)
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersVU Venture PartnersScaleFundWille Finance
Xonai provides a Spark plugin that accelerates data processing workloads by compiling query execution and optimizing hardware utilization, reducing compute costs and energy consumption for enterprises running analytics on Spark clusters.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesAdara VenturesKadmos CapitalNotion Capital
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBrandwatchacq. by CisionGeoblinkacq. by MytrafficPrivaliaacq. by Vente-PriveeSocialpointacq. by Take-Two InteractiveTalentryacq. by CleverConnect
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Datia · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
Lupovis · darkreading.com · Jul 6, 2026
ChannelSight · foresightiq.co · Jun 30, 2026
Universal Quantum · thequantuminsider.com · May 26, 2026
Xonai · scalajobs.com · Apr 29, 2026
Nextail · datalaria.com · Mar 31, 2026
Techspert · palatinegrowthcredit.com · Feb 24, 2026
Mindflow · globalsecuritymag.com · Feb 22, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nauta Capital made?
- Nauta Capital has 60 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Nauta Capital invest at?
- Nauta Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Nauta Capital's typical check size?
- Nauta Capital typically writes checks of $1.1M – $5.4M.
- What sectors does Nauta Capital focus on?
- Nauta Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Nauta Capital located?
- Nauta Capital is headquartered in Barcelona, ES.
- Does Nauta Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Nauta Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Nauta Capital co-invest with?
- Nauta Capital most often shares deals with Highland Europe, Anthemis Venture, Seedcamp, among 80 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Elaia is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from company inception through to market leadership, supporting them across their growth journey.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.
Octopus Ventures is a founder-focused European venture capital firm that backs mission-driven startups across seven core sectors, investing from idea stage through growth with a focus on pre-seed to Series A.
Dawn Capital is a European venture capital firm backing companies with global ambitions.
LAUNCHub Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in seed and Series A companies from South-Eastern Europe and the CEE region.
▶24 more co-investors
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