Caixa Capital Risc
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Barcelona, Spain
Countries of investment
- Spain
- Portugal
- France
- Germany
- Israel
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- Life Sciences
- Digital Tech
- Industrial Tech
- Cybersecurity
- AI
- Cloud
About
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital platform of CriteriaCaixa, the holding company of Fundación La Caixa. Their focus spans early-stage technology, biotech, healthcare, and life sciences in Iberia. The firm leverages €26B+ in Criteria's overall AUM with offices in Barcelona to support Spanish entrepreneurs from seed through early growth stages.
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital platform of CriteriaCaixa, the holding company of Fundación La Caixa. Their focus spans early-stage technology, biotech, healthcare, and life sciences in Iberia. The firm leverages €26B+ in Criteria's overall AUM with offices in Barcelona to support Spanish entrepreneurs from seed through early growth stages.
Investment Thesis
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital arm of CriteriaCaixa deploying capital across technology, life sciences, and biotech sectors. They invest as one of the earliest institutional checks in Spanish and Iberian innovation companies with a long-term patient capital approach. The firm differentiates itself through CriteriaCaixa's massive institutional balance sheet, integration with the broader Criteria platform, and a 20-year track record of backing Spain's most successful tech and biotech companies.
Manager's Experience
Backed by CaixaBank, the team is composed of experienced investment professionals with strong institutional backgrounds, focusing on early-stage and growth investments across innovation-driven sectors.
Team
Maite Ballester - General Director
Ignacio Larroulet - Investment Director
Cristina Soler - Partner
Portfolio
Glovo
Wallapop
CornerJob
Minoryx
Groupalia
Unbabel
AbolerIS Pharma
Codee
NRG Therapeutics
AptaTargets
Tebrio
Mediktor
SummuS
Lince Works
Amelia Virtual Care
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