Empowering groundbreaking tech startups through long-term partnerships and strategic support
Innovation backed by experience
Since our inception, we have worked diligently to support our portfolio companies at every stage of their journey to achieve fast and sustainable growth, as well as scale their operations globally.
Investing in technology today for the innovations that will shape tomorrow
We are a tech-focused Venture Capital fund investing in early and growth-stage startups across Europe and the US.
Our mission is to scout and nurture visionary entrepreneurs with audacious ideas that have the potential to create a lasting impact.
Pre-seed to pre-series A
€0.5 - 3M initial ticket size
B2B SaaS and Deep Tech
Visionary, fully committed, and international team
Competitive advantage and defensibility come from strong technology or IP
Geographic focus in Europe and the US
Series B and C rounds
€5 - 20M initial ticket size
B2B SaaS with market-tested solution and proven technology
Visionary, fully committed, international, and strong management team
Competitive advantage and defensibility come from strong technology or IP
Geographic focus in Europe and the US
Some questions people usually ask us
In order to add value and be hands-on on our investments, we typically lead or co-lead rounds. In growth, we typically co-lead deals, but we can be more flexible.
We’re based in Barcelona but we don’t have any geographic restriction. We are actively investing in the best founders across the world, with special focus on Europe and the US.
Criteria Venture Tech is a VC fund of CriteriaCaixa that invests in technology. We have a broad network with the companies invested by the holding in sectors such as financial institutions, telecommunications, infrastructure, and technology, especially with the departments and teams that work in security, AI, and data teams within those organitzations.
CriteriaCaixa is the investment holding of ´´la Caixa foundation´´ one of the largest foundations of the world, who provides funding to welfare projects related to health, education and other social initiatives. Over the years, CriteriaCaixa has built an asset portfolio that combines significant shareholdings in strategic international sectors like Banking, Industrial Services, Real estate and Technology, with a growing portfolio of diversified investments.
We are the VC fund of CriteriaCaixa.
