Kibo Ventures was founded in 2012 in Madrid by Aquilino Peña and Javier Torremocha. The company's stated goal is to help their portfolio companies overcome product, tech and team scaling challenges.
Investment
Kibo Ventures invest in early stages of digital tech companies and aim to co-lead or lead pre-series A and Series A rounds. Kibo Ventures has raised a total of €116 million across 2 funds. €45 million was raised in the Amerigo Innvierte Spain Technologies fund in 2012 and a further €45 million was raised for the Kibo Ventures Fund II in 2016.
Services
In addition to their investment skills, Kibo Ventures offer other services to companies. Kibo Ventures help establish a companies internal management reporting system, including financial, legal, tax and accounting processes. In order for a company to attract and retain talent, Kibo Ventures offers assistance when hiring for managerial, technical and board positions.
Timeline
Funded Companies
JetloreArtificial Intelligence company
San Mateo, California
Sunnyvale, California
Jobandtalent (company)Jobandtalent is a company founded by Felipe Navio.
Flywire is a provider of global payment solutions.
Boston
ColingoA company that offers tools for learning English online.
San Francisco
TIER MobilityTIER Mobility is a company founded by Julian Blessin.
Berlin
Germany
Devo (company)Devo, formerly Logtrust, is a technology company that developed the first real-time big data-in-motion software, which collects and analyses big data in real-time. Devo (along with Panda Security) released several other integrated technologies. It is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Spain
Madrid
GamelearnGamelearn is a Spain-based company founded by Ibrahim Jabary, Eduardo Monfort and Mai Apraiz.
OdiloOdilo is a Spain-based company.
DefinedCrowdDefinedCrowd is a Seattle-based artificial intelligence company.
Seattle
IguamaPromocionesFarma.com is a Barcelona, Arkansas-based company.
People
Alejandro Gimeno
Investment Manager
Aquilino Peña
Co-Founder & Partner
Cedric Mateosyan Kutlu
Employee
Javier Torremocha
Co-Founder & Partner
Joaquin Rebuelta
Principal
Jordi Vidal
Investment Manager
Jose Maria Amusateg
Founding Partner
Juan
Employee
Juan López
Principal
Juan López Santamaría
Employee
Luis Fer Robledo
Investment manager
María Rosillo
Office Manager
Pedro Torrecillas
Operating Partner
Sonia Fernandez
Partner
Teo Ruiz
Operating Partner
Valeria Loewe
COO, Investors Relations
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
21 Buttons
Marc Soler
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Social and Shopping Network
Aerial
David Grant
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
WiFi motion detection SaaS
Apartum
Sergi Villaubí
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Vacation Rental Comparison Site
Billin
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Cloud Solution to Manage B2B automatically
bipi
Hans Christ
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Car Rental Services
Blink
Matthew Craig
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Wi-Fi home Security Cameras
Blueliv
Daniel Solís
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Cyber Security
Captio
Joel Vicient
L'hospitalet De Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
FinTech
Cart
Boston, Massachusetts
E-Commerce
Cibeles Car
Spanish, Ontario, Canada
Transportation
Clarity AI
Rebeca Minguela
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
SaaS end-to-end
Containers
Cover Wallet
Inaki Berenguer
New York, New York, United States
Online Insurance Platform
Defined Crowd
Daniela Braga
Seattle, Washington, United States
Intelligent Data Platform for AI
Ducksboards
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Data Analytics Dashboard
Flywire
Mike Massaro
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
FinTech
Gamelearn
Ibrahim Jabary
Pozuelo, Madrid, Spain
Gaming based learning platform
Gestoos
Hole 19
iguama
Jetlore
Job and Talent
KDPOF
Log Trust
Mascoteros
References
Kibo Ventures
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CompanyCompany attributes
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Aquilino PeñaVenture Capital Firm attributes
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