Madrid startup directory
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Adara Ventures
Founded in 2005, Adara Ventures is a Madrid-based deep tech VC managing over EUR 200M across four funds. The firm invests EUR 1-5M at Series A in cybersecurity, applied AI, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software across Europe. Its AV4 fund targets EUR 100M for next-generation digital infrastructure. Notable portfolio companies include Countercraft (acquired by Thales), Devo Technology, and Nearby Computing. Adara brings deep technical expertise and supports founders in navigating complex enterprise sales cycles.
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Albert Nieto
Co-founder and co-CEO of Seedtag, the contextual-advertising AI company he started in 2014 with fellow ex-Googler Jorge Poyatos. He leads commercial growth of Seedtag's cookie-free advertising platform.
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Alejandro Artacho
Co-founder and CEO of Spotahome, the Madrid-based mid- to long-term rental marketplace. He co-founded the proptech in 2014 to let tenants book verified homes online without in-person viewings, backed by Seaya and others.
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Cabify
Cabify is a ride-hailing and urban mobility platform founded in Madrid in 2011, connecting passengers with professional licensed drivers via its app. Operating in Spain and 11 Latin American countries across 40+ cities, it serves both consumers and enterprises with ride, taxi, and delivery services. Backed by Rakuten Capital, Seaya, and Amadeus with $517M raised, Cabify became a unicorn in 2018 at a $1.4B valuation. As of early 2026 the company employs over 4,400 people and differentiates itself from ride-sharing peers through a regulated, professional-driver-only model.
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Clarity AI
Clarity AI is a sustainability-technology platform that uses machine learning and big data to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of companies, funds and governments. It serves financial institutions and regulators, covering 70,000+ companies and 400,000+ funds.
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Cobee
Cobee is a Madrid-based digital employee benefits and flexible compensation platform that lets companies offer and employees manage benefits such as meal vouchers, training, health and life insurance, wellbeing and discounts through a single app and card. The company expanded beyond Spain into Portugal and Mexico, serving over 1,500 clients. In 2024 global employee-benefits company Pluxee acquired Cobee, which continues to operate as part of the Pluxee group.
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Commit Conf 2026
One of Spain's largest community-driven developer conferences, with around 70 talks backed by 40 tech communities spanning web, mobile, cloud, architecture, and AI. Strong fit for technical founders and engineering teams wanting to recruit, learn current practice, and plug into Madrid's developer community.
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Dcycle
Dcycle (legally The Wake Up Movement, S.L.) is a Madrid-based ESG and sustainability data platform that helps companies collect, manage and report non-financial information in compliance with frameworks such as CSRD, CDP, EcoVadis, ISO 14001/14064, VSME, and the EU Taxonomy. Its platform automates data collection from ERPs, invoices and spreadsheets, tracks Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon footprint under the GHG Protocol, supports supplier engagement to reduce Scope 3 emissions, and includes a built-in AI assistant, Leia, that helps draft sustainability plans and reports.
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Devo
Devo is a cloud-native security data platform that replaces legacy SIEM with real-time analytics, SOAR, and AI-driven behavioral analytics. Founded in Madrid in 2011 as Logtrust, it rebranded to Devo and expanded globally with headquarters now in Cambridge, Massachusetts and its European hub in Madrid. The platform serves enterprise security operations centers with ThreatLink automated alert triage and Behavior Analytics AI models. Devo has raised $481M in total funding, including a $100M Series D from Georgian, Bessemer, and Insight Partners, and holds a US Air Force SIEM contract worth $9.5M.
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ENISA
ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovacion) is a Spanish state-owned company that provides participative loans to SMEs and startups, a form of flexible, quasi-equity financing that does not require founders to give up ownership or provide personal guarantees. It is one of the main public financing instruments for early-stage companies in Spain.
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Felipe Navío
Co-founder and co-CEO of Jobandtalent, the staffing-marketplace unicorn he started in 2009. He leads the company alongside co-founder Juan Urdiales, scaling its on-demand workforce platform internationally.
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Fever
Fever is a Madrid-born entertainment discovery platform that curates and produces immersive experiences, from candlelight concerts to secret cinema events, in over 100 cities worldwide. The company uses data-driven demand testing to decide which experiences to produce, reducing risk for venues and creators while surfacing high-quality cultural events for consumers. Fever has become one of Europe's most prominent consumer marketplace unicorns, blending tech-driven curation with live entertainment at scale.
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Fon
Fon was founded in Madrid in 2006 by Argentine-Spanish entrepreneur Martín Varsavsky to build a global crowdsourced WiFi network where users share home broadband in exchange for roaming access to other Fon hotspots. The company attracted investment from Google and Skype and partnered with major ISPs worldwide, growing to millions of hotspots. As carrier partnerships wound down, Fon was acquired by Agile Content in 2021.
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Fundación COTEC para la Innovación
Fundación COTEC para la Innovación is a Spanish private non-profit foundation established in 1990 that promotes innovation as a driver of economic and social development, with King Felipe VI as Honorary President. It convenes around 90 member companies, regional governments, and local administrations and serves as Spain's leading observatory of research and innovation policy. COTEC is a co-organizer of the Urban Leaders Meeting held alongside Greencities 2026 in Málaga in September.
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Global Mobility Call 2026
IFEMA's flagship sustainable-mobility congress in its 4th edition, with 300+ speakers and 500+ exhibitors covering AI fleet management, seamless travel corridors, decarbonised infrastructure, and mobility regulation. Useful for mobility, traveltech, and climate-tech founders seeking corporate pilots and public-sector partnerships.
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Idoven
Idoven is a Madrid-based digital health startup that uses AI to transform ECG analysis and cardiovascular diagnostics. Its Willem™ platform analyses 50,000 heartbeats in 60 seconds, identifying 86 electrical heart conditions that represent 90% of common cardiac problems — reaching 96.4% accuracy for atrial fibrillation detection. Founded in 2019 by Manuel Marina Breysse, José María Lillo Castellano, and Íñigo Juantegui, the company raised €18.5M Series A co-led by Insight Partners and Northzone with Wayra participation. Idoven operates B2B through hospitals, pharmaceutical trials, and healthcare systems, and employs 71 people as of early 2026.
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Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein
Co-founder and CEO of Fever, the Madrid-founded live-entertainment discovery platform that scaled globally with backing from Goldman Sachs and Accel. He co-founded Fever in 2014 to help people discover local experiences and events.
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IMPACT Accelerator
Established 2014. EU-backed accelerator for mobile and digital startups (edtech, mobility, etc.) with online program, equity-free grants, mentoring, and international roadshows. Notable alumni include ChainGO. Scope: International (EU).
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Iñigo Juantegui
Spanish entrepreneur and investor who co-founded the digital road-freight marketplace OnTruck and is also a co-founder of the AI cardiology startup Idoven. He is an active figure in the Madrid startup ecosystem across logistics and health tech.
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JME Venture Capital
Founded in 2014, JME Venture Capital is a Madrid-based early-stage VC backed by prominent Spanish tech entrepreneurs and family offices. The firm manages over EUR 100M and invests EUR 0.5-3M at seed and Series A in consumer internet, enterprise software, and marketplaces. Notable portfolio companies include Jobandtalent (HR unicorn), Spotahome, and Lingokids. JME's LP base of successful founders provides portfolio companies with operational mentorship and strategic business development support across Southern Europe.
