Aldea Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Barcelona, Spain
Countries of investment
- Spain
- Portugal
- France
- Italy
- Germany
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Fund of Funds
- Pan-European VC
About
Aldea Ventures is a Barcelona-based hybrid fund-of-funds backing European emerging VC managers. Their focus spans software, AI, fintech, and B2B SaaS through fund commitments and direct co-investments across Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, and the UK. The firm combines €80M AUM with Carlos Trenchs' institutional VC expertise to support emerging managers and their portfolio companies.
Aldea Ventures is a Barcelona-based hybrid fund-of-funds backing European emerging VC managers. Their focus spans software, AI, fintech, and B2B SaaS through fund commitments and direct co-investments across Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, and the UK. The firm combines €80M AUM with Carlos Trenchs' institutional VC expertise to support emerging managers and their portfolio companies.
Investment Thesis
Aldea Ventures is a hybrid fund-of-funds and direct co-investment firm deploying capital across software, AI, marketplaces, fintech, and B2B SaaS sectors. They invest in European emerging managers as primary LPs and selectively co-invest alongside them in portfolio companies. The firm differentiates itself through innovative hybrid FoF structure, deep institutional VC pedigree of partners, and pan-European emerging-manager coverage.
Manager's Experience
Aldea’s team is built around LP and fund-of-funds expertise, with deep experience in manager selection rather than direct company building, giving them strong access to emerging VC managers globally.
Team
Carlos Trenchs - Founding Partner
Sebastián Waldman - Founding Partner
Daniel Wenger - Founding Partner
Portfolio
Automata
Kenbi
Podimo
Sorare
Moonfire
Cocoa
Amino
Lunar Ventures
Concept Ventures
First Commit