When was Barbara founded?

Barbara was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Barbara located?

Barbara is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.

How many employees does Barbara have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Barbara is 87.

Is Barbara a funded company?

Barbara is a funded company, having raised a total of $8.55M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jun 01, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Barbara?

Barbara's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Feb 23, 2026, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Barbara rank among its competitors?

Barbara ranks 5th amongst 118 active competitors, of which 17 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Datakrew, which secured $2.6M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Barbara?

Barbara's top competitors include Platform9, Thundersoft and Sierra Wireless. Among them, Datakrew secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Barbara - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Edge platform for industrial applications. Its platform enables the deployment, monitoring, and maintainance of edge applications at scale. It caters to nidustries such as smart grid, smart water, manufacturing, and others.

Website: www.barbara.tech/
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Email ID: *****@barbara.tech

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Bilbao, Spain

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$8.55M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Feb 23, 2026, $*****

Investors

Aramco Ventures & 7 more

Ranked

5^th among 118 active competitors

Employee Count

87 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Thundersoft & 116 more

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Barbara has raised a total funding of $8.55M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Feb 23, 2026 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Barbara has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Barbara:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 23, 2026	1307697	Series A	6060293	9555900	8384195	2099471
Nov 01, 2022	4565453	Grant (prize money)	7344076	2032496	6161357	Europa
May 11, 2022	6720682	Seed	3519494	5063634	Caixa Capital Risc	Iberdrola & 2 more

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The founders of Barbara are Marcos Eguillor, Pablo Portero and Miguel Angel Fernandez Otero.

Here are the details of Barbara's key team members:

Marcos Eguillor: Former Co-Founder & President of Barbara and founder of 1 other company.
Pablo Portero: Co-Founder of Barbara.
Miguel Angel Fernandez Otero: Partner and Co-Founder of Barbara.

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Barbara's employee count trend

Barbara has 87 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Barbara's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Barbara include Platform9, Thundersoft and Sierra Wireless. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Barbara, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Platform9 2013, San Jose (United States), Series D	Provider of container development and management platform	$100M	Celesta Capital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise ... & 13 others	63/100
2nd	Thundersoft 2008, Haidian (China), Seed	Software vendor and OEM for mobile industry	-	Intel, Qualcomm Ventures & 3 others	60/100
3rd	Sierra Wireless 1993, Richmond (Canada), Acquired	Provider of communication modules for IoT applications	-	CampVentures, Granite Ventures & 3 others	56/100
4th	NearbyComputing 2018, Barcelona (Spain), Series A	Provider of IT services and solutions	$9.52M	JME Venture Capital, Walter Ventures & 9 others	54/100
5th	Barbara 2016, Bilbao (Spain), Series A	Edge platform for industrial applications	$8.55M	EIC Fund, Aramco Ventures & 6 others	54/100
6th	IGEL Technology 2001, Bremen (Germany), Acquired	Developer of endpoint operating system designed for secure cloud workspaces	-	Melchers	51/100
7th	Ambassador 2014, Boston (United States), Series B	Developer of a cloud-based container development solution for edge computing	$42M	Insight Partners, Ann Arbor Angels & 6 others	48/100
8th	Datakrew 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Provider of an open source OS for IoT applications	$2.6M	Greenwillow Capital Management, 500 Global ... & 8 others	48/100
9th	Iotium 2015, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Edge-to-cloud platform simplifying operational technology for secure, smart, and sustainable spaces	$22M	March Capital, General Electric & 9 others	42/100
10th	HarmonyOS 2019, Shenzhen (China), Unfunded	Provider of operating system software for connected devices	-	-	42/100