Swanlaab Venture Factory
Venture capitalMadrid · Seed–Growth · 23 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Swanlaab backs bold entrepreneurs in deep tech, B2B software and agri-food tech, focusing on high-tech startups with strong entry barriers, market traction and global growth potential. It also runs a search fund strategy backing entrepreneurs to acquire and scale businesses. Beyond capital, the firm co-builds with founders, helping shape product development, business model, go-to-market strategy and organization. It aims to act as lead investor and build syndicates for follow-on rounds, leveraging deep domain expertise and an international network of entrepreneurs, corporates and investors to scale portfolio companies into global players.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 23 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 32 of 44 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×9Cybersecurity ×8AgTech ×5Fintech ×5Cleantech ×4Sales Tech ×4
HQs:Spain×13Australia×1Canada×1Colombia×1Germany×1France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×2Universitat de Barcelona ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
SEMrush ×3
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 12021 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 19 dated
AT Safety Training is an occupational health and safety training organization that has provided instructor-led courses, certifications, and safety services to workers and employers across Alberta since 1996.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechAlberta, CA
BigGuardian offers Guardian devices, small implantable thermometers placed vaginally in female animals and via the rumen in males, to monitor livestock body temperature.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Carulla is a Colombian supermarket chain operating an online store where customers can browse and order groceries and household products for delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsAcon Investments
Codee is a software development tool for Fortran, C, and C++ developers that uses deep static analysis to detect bugs, verify correctness, ensure security compliance, and optimize code performance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsA Coruña, ES
Manuel Arenaz(CEO and CTO)
Co-investorsCriteria Venture Tech
Dolfin is an incentive compensation management (ICM) platform that automates the design, calculation, and administration of variable pay plans for sales teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSales TechBarcelona, ES
Co-investorsDozen Investments
Valuat develops software tools and financial services to improve efficiency, transparency and accessibility in European private markets for asset managers, investors, startups and fund managers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAsabys PartnersNazca Capital S.G.E.I.C,
Granular Products manufactures environmentally friendly herbicides and pesticides formulated as granular products for control of woody weeds, invasive grasses, and pests.
AgTechCleantechRockhampton, AU
Graham Barrettin
Grodi builds AI and computer-vision technology for greenhouse and outdoor agriculture, using an autonomous robot (Vega 11), drones and satellite imagery to capture crop data plant-by-plant and turn it into actionable decisions for pest detection, irrigation and post-harvest control.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsAlmería, ES
Co-investorsAxon Partners Group
IriusRisk develops ACSDA (Automated Cyber Security Design Assistant), a tool for real-time, automated security design and threat modeling of cloud infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation and Terraform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephen De Vries(CEO of IriusRisk (now Chief Strategy Officer, ThreatModeler))inArchie Agarwal(Founder & Advisor)inKevin Gallagher(Chief Executive Officer)inKaren Higgins(Chief Financial Officer)inKrishna Bala(Chief Technology Officer)inMike LeBlanc(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors33N360 CapitalBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonPaladin Capital GroupSonae IM+1 more
KOA Biotech develops early pathogen detection technology for aquaculture to reduce fish mortality and antibiotic use.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotech
Co-investorsFaber
Kompyte is a competitive intelligence platform that automatically tracks competitors across hundreds of sources and uses AI to surface actionable updates, delivering sales-ready Battlecards and win/loss analysis.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Albert ColmeneroinPere CodinainSergio Ramírez Gallardoin
Co-investors500 GlobalCriteria Venture TechAdara Ventures
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-investorsNauta Capital
MOA Food Tech develops sustainable food ingredients.
BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechNoáin, ES
Bosco Emparanza García(Founder)inSusana Sánchez Gómez(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBStartupEICIcos Capital
MYSPHERA develops real-time location systems and workflow measurement technologies for hospitals to track patient movement and monitor clinical operations.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoTSaaSSpain, ES
Co-investorsAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Aurica Capital
Nymiz provides automated data anonymization and pseudonymization software for law firms and legal operations, using AI-driven techniques to redact personal information across unstructured documents and databases while preserving data utility.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Oscar Villanueva Cañizares(Founder)inManuel Diaz(Founder)in
Co-investorsTIIN CapitalCDTIGoHub Ventures
ODILO provides data-based, personalized learning solutions that let organizations offer unlimited digital learning to their users.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsKibo VenturesActive Venture PartnersBregal MilestoneCDTIJME Ventures
Pack2Earth develops plant-based materials for packaging and other applications that are home-compostable, recyclable, and reusable, including high-barrier materials that protect against moisture and oxygen for long shelf life.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsESADE BAN
Padmi is an app that uses in-court cameras and AI pose-estimation models to record, stream, and analyze padel matches, tracking players and the ball to generate automatic statistics, heat maps, and personalized performance tips.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSports Tech
Co-investorsDozen Investments
Pulpo offers fleet management software (PulpoFleet) that centralizes vehicles, drivers and documentation, automates operational tasks, and tracks total cost of ownership, alongside a fuel card (PulpoPay) with anti-fraud controls and an outsourced fleet management service (Pulpo360).
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investors13books CapitalBSVBynd Venture CapitalCDTIFEMSA VenturesJME Ventures+1 more
Repscan is a legaltech company that detects, removes, and monitors negative or false online content — including photos, videos, personal data, news, and reviews — from search engines, social networks, and web portals.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaS
Mar Jufresa(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAulaga CapitalCrescendo Venture Partners
Sales Layer is a Product Information Management (PIM) platform with AI agents that centralize, enrich, validate, and distribute product data across websites, marketplaces, distributors, and internal systems.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Alvaro Verdoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalGoHub VenturesPeakSpan Capital PartnersSonae IM
Sax AI provides an AI agent layer that executes KYC onboarding and reviews end-to-end inside banks' existing compliance systems (such as Fenergo, NICE Actimize, and Pega), with analysts reviewing and approving each case.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsAthos CapitalBynd Venture 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 FundNauta CapitalBig Sur VenturesCDTIJME Ventures
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Co-investorsCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.First Bight VenturesAbstract VenturesGeneral CatalystUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y Combinator
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Unnax (part of Powens Group) provides an Open Finance and embedded payments infrastructure that connects to over 1,800 banks, automates collections and disbursements across the SEPA zone, and offers IBAN accounts and bank identity verification via API.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSBarcelona, FR
Co-investorsPSG EquityAthos Capital
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-investorsNauta CapitalLA ROCA Capitalastorya.vc
Wodan applies advanced cryptography to enable secure collaboration and data sharing without sacrificing privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechMadrid, ES
Bob Dubois(CEO)inManuel Perez Yllan(CTO)in
Co-investorsAdara Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CoowryGranular ProductsGrodiIriusRiskKOALeemonsPharmacomPulpoQuentaxSaleslayer
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsUnnaxacq. by Powens
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
social media · theguardian.com · Aug 18, 2026
Dolfin · finsmes.com · May 13, 2026
MOA Foodtech · agfundernews.com · Apr 22, 2026
Sax AI · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Kompyte · saashero.net · Feb 22, 2026
Unnax · moguplatform.com · Feb 19, 2026
Wodan · theaiinsider.tech · Dec 23, 2025
Nymiz · pulse2.com · Oct 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Swanlaab Venture Factory made?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory has 44 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Swanlaab Venture Factory invest at?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Swanlaab Venture Factory's typical check size?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory typically writes checks of $540K – $3.2M.
- What sectors does Swanlaab Venture Factory focus on?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, SaaS.
- Where is Swanlaab Venture Factory located?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory is headquartered in Madrid, ES.
- Does Swanlaab Venture Factory lead rounds?
- Yes, Swanlaab Venture Factory leads investment rounds.
- Who does Swanlaab Venture Factory co-invest with?
- Swanlaab Venture Factory most often shares deals with Athos Capital, Bright Pixel Capital, Criteria Venture Tech, among 28 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Swanlaab recently invested in agricultural robotics startup MULA and published guidance for B2B founders on avoiding corporate partnerships that consume focus without enabling scale, emphasizing the need for clear pilots, standardized products, and repeatable business models. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCafé con Juan Revuelta, de Swanlaab Venture Factory
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Co-investors · 6
Nauta Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software companies across Europe.
Bright Pixel Capital is an investment firm backing technology companies, with a strong focus on cybersecurity, retail tech, and infrastructure software across multiple geographies.
Paladin Capital Group invests in early stage and growth companies developing cyber, AI and deep technologies that address security and resilience needs for commercial and government customers.
33N is a European venture capital firm that invests globally in category-leading companies across cybersecurity, AI, and defense.
Aurica Capital is a Spanish investment firm that partners with leading companies to support their expansion and internationalization, focusing on long-term, sustainable value creation.
Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity firm investing in deep technology companies across Europe, the UK and the US, using a cross-border value-add strategy and a global platform to help portfolio companies scale internationally.
Firms observed investing alongside Swanlaab Venture Factory, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Swanlaab Venture Factory's recorded portfolio.
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