Nauta Capital
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Barcelona, Spain
Countries of investment
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Israel
- United States
- Netherlands
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- B2B Software
- Enterprise Software
- Deep Tech
- AI
- Cybersecurity
About
Nauta is a pan-European venture capital firm backing founders building the next generation of B2B software companies. Their focus spans enterprise SaaS, RetailTech, FinTech, AI/ML infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The firm combines €550M+ AUM across five funds with hubs in Barcelona, London, and Berlin to support capital-efficient founders from Series A.
Nauta is a pan-European venture capital firm backing founders building the next generation of B2B software companies. Their focus spans enterprise SaaS, RetailTech, FinTech, AI/ML infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The firm combines €550M+ AUM across five funds with hubs in Barcelona, London, and Berlin to support capital-efficient founders from Series A.
Investment Thesis
Nauta Capital is a Series A-focused venture capital firm deploying capital across B2B SaaS, enterprise software, deep tech, and cybersecurity sectors. They invest in capital-efficient European founders building global software businesses with strong unit economics and defensible technology. The firm differentiates itself through 20+ years of pan-European B2B SaaS focus, a sector-agnostic enterprise lens, and one of Europe's largest dedicated B2B-only investment teams.
Manager's Experience
Founded in Barcelona in 2000 and run from hubs in London and Barcelona. General Partners Carles Ferrer (raising, managing and exiting VC funds since 2000) and Jordi Viñas (founding partner of Cluster Consulting in 1993) lead the firm, with co-founder Daniel Sanchez as Venture Partner (involved in the sales of Privalia and Social Point, former board member of the European Venture Capital Association). Partners include Anna Daviau and Borja Breña (formerly at Telefónica's corporate venture fund and Kennet Partners), with Conor Scanlan as Associate Partner (formerly at Octopus Ventures and Frog Capital) and Andrea Oliver and Theo Wethered as Principals. Regulated by the CNMV in Spain and the FCA in the UK. Portfolio includes Universal Quantum, Zelt, Unravel, Acai Travel, Danelfin and Spotted Zebra. Backs Seed and Series A European software companies.
Team
Carles Ferrer Roqueta - General Partner
Daniel Sánchez - General Partner
Jordi Viñas - General Partner
Dominic Endicott - General Partner UK
Guy Edri - General Partner
Marc Subirats - Partner
Portfolio
Mercaux
Hullabalook
Landbot
Onna
Treblle
Trustshare
Smarp
Neurolabs
NetBird
Tangany
Datia
airfocus
Kubermatic
Napptive
BoxyHQ
Nhost
Trackingplan
Mistho
Emjoy
Blackcurve