About Kibo Ventures
Kibo Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Madrid, Spain. As of Jun 2026, Kibo Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 85 companies, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Spain based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Fossa Systems Overall, Kibo Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 16 acquisitions including key companies like Apple, Jobandtalent and Sorare. A lot of funds co-invest with Kibo Ventures, with names like K Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kibo Ventures has team of 15 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Kibo Ventures' List of Top Investments
Kibo Ventures has a portfolio of 85 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Worldsensing and Trucksters.Their portfolio spans across Spain, United States, United Kingdom and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kibo Ventures:1. Apple
Technology company and product innovator developing consumer electronics. The firm designs smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and related hardware alongside proprietary operating systems and productivity applications. It provides integrated ecosystems including cloud computing, digital media distribution, payment processing, and enterprise software solutions. Services encompass content streaming platforms, mobile app marketplaces, augmented reality frameworks, and professional creative software suites. Continuous platform evolution maintains seamless hardware-software integration across personal computing and professional segments.
Key facts about Apple
- Founded Year: 1976
- Location: Cupertino (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Sep 28, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 181,922 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Berkshire Hathaway, Black Capital Investments and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 25, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Jobandtalent
Provider of an AI-powered platform connecting companies with frontline workers. The platform offers recruitment, planning, time and attendance tracking, performance management, and communication tools. It aims to improve workforce fulfillment, attendance, retention, and overall quality. The platform focuses on providing tools for deskless workers in essential industries.
Key facts about Jobandtalent
3. Sorare
Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports. It gives users access to an NFT-based fantasy sports platform where they may play fantasy football in the site's gaming arena, gather virtual player cards, and exchange them for actual cryptocurrency. Additionally, it claims to confirm and authenticate player cards using the Ethereum blockchain. Multilingualism, squad formation and management, and recurring reporting are among its features.
Key facts about Sorare
4. Capchase
Provider of an online revenue-based financing platform for SaaS businesses. It offers to finance for recurring revenue tech-based companies. The user must sync the financial data from banks, accounting software, and subscriptions, and the financing amount is calculated based on it. It also offers blogs, runway calculators, and more.
Key facts about Capchase
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $521M
- Employee Count: 99 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Deutsche Bank, QED Investors and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Exoticca
Provider of inclusive vacation packages including airfare, hotels, tours, and transfers. The company offers pre-planned trips to various destinations across multiple continents. These packages cater to different trip styles, such as seasonal, interest-based, and group-focused travel. Support is available through chat, help center, and messaging platforms.
Key facts about Exoticca
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Barcelona (Spain)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $117M
- Employee Count: 479 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: 14W, Kibo Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Feb 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Kibo Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kibo Ventures has invested in 86 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 11 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Fossa Systems and most recent follow-on round was in Theker Ai.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2025 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2022 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2021 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Kibo Ventures' Investments by Stage
Kibo Ventures has made 36 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.79M, 31 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.53M, 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $18.8M, 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage and 1 investment in PE stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 36 |
Seed | 31 |
Series B | 6 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
PE | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kibo Ventures' Investments by Sector
Kibo Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, FinTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 78 Tech companies, 52 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 47 Software companies and at least 35 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 38 |
Consumer | 21 |
High Tech | 14 |
FinTech | 11 |
Retail | 10 |
Others | 101 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kibo Ventures' Investments by Geography
Kibo Ventures has made most investments in Spain (47), followed by United States where it has made 17 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Spain | 47 |
United States | 17 |
United Kingdom | 4 |
Germany | 3 |
Brazil | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kibo Ventures' recent investments
Kibo Ventures has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Fossa Systems and NeuralTrust are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Kibo Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 24, 2026 | Spain | Series B | 3032 | ||
Jun 17, 2026 | Spain | Seed | 5500 | [+4] | |
Jun 11, 2026 | Spain | Series A | 8225 | [+7] | |
Jan 08, 2026 | Spain | Seed | 5577 | ||
Dec 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6143 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Kibo Ventures' Portfolio
Kibo Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Jobandtalent, Devo, TIER and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Jobandtalent. It became a unicorn in 2021, 8 years after Kibo Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Kibo Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | Provider of an AI-powered platform connecting companies with frontline workers | 2008 | Madrid | Series F | yglyf{b | ||
59 | Provider of visual data analytics platform for enterprises | 2011 | Cambridge | Series F | ohnajyz | ||
67 | Operator of shared electric scooters and bicycles for urban transit | 2018 | Berlin | Series D | lboybyb | ||
78 | Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports | 2018 | Saint Mande | Series B | fynbvwu |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Kibo Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Kibo Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Flywire got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2016 and Apple got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Kibo Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2016 | Jun 26, 2013 | Series A | 9761 | |
Dec 12, 1980 | - | - | 7920 | |
- | Feb 2014 | Seed | 8142 |
Acquired companies in Kibo Ventures' Portfolio
16 companies from Kibo Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Onum in Aug 2025 by CrowdStrike for $*****.Here are Kibo Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 28, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 | Series A | 1157 | |
Feb 01, 2024 | Mar 07, 2022 | Seed | 8984 | |
Jan 11, 2023 | Mar 14, 2018 | Series A | 8411 | |
May 02, 2022 | Jan 05, 2014 | Series A | 2878 | |
Jul 27, 2021 | Sep 29, 2017 | Series A | 5118 |
Team profile of Kibo Ventures
Kibo Ventures has a team of 15 members including 6 Partners and 3 Principals located in Spain and United Kingdom. Kibo Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Kibo Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Madrid | - | ||
Partner | Spain | - | ||
Partner | Madrid | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Barcelona | - | ||
Partner | Madrid | - | ||
Principal | London | - | ||
Principal | Spain | - | ||
Principal | Madrid | - |
Co-investors of Kibo Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 446 investors have co-invested in Kibo Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kibo Ventures: Europa, EIC Fund and 154 others have invested in rounds before Kibo Ventures. There are 4 companies where Europa has invested before Kibo Ventures and 4 companies where EIC Fund has invested before Kibo Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Kibo Ventures: 148 investors entered a company along with Kibo Ventures. These include investors like K Fund (6 companies).
- Invested after Kibo Ventures: A total of 142 investors have invested in Kibo Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund (4 companies), Endeavor (4 companies) and Acurio Ventures (4 companies).
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Kibo Ventures launches Fund IV of €120M, reinforcing its commitment to EuropeEl Referente•Dec 15, 2025•Kibo Ventures
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Kibo Ventures’ €150M fund targets 25 deeptech deals across EuropeTech Funding News•Dec 15, 2025•Kibo Ventures
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