Take your startup to the next level

When the capital accelerates something that already works, not when it is there to find out whether it works. If you are still validating the problem, it is almost always better to progress on your own resources or on grants and soft debt: raising too early dilutes heavily at a valuation that later becomes hard to justify.

We present projects to our network of private investors when they fit their profile, and we work on the preparation beforehand: documentation, cap table, materials and rehearsing the conversation. We do not guarantee a round will close, because that depends on the project and the market.

As a minimum: a project presentation, a financial model with explicit assumptions, usage and revenue metrics, an up-to-date cap table, the shareholders agreement if one exists, key contracts and documentation showing that the intellectual property sits with the company. The tidier everything arrives, the shorter and less painful due diligence is.

Yes, with Spanish foreigner identification numbers for the shareholders and directors. It is a common route for teams that want to operate in the European market. If you are also going to live here, the corresponding authorisation has to be processed, which is a separate procedure with its own timelines.

Yes, and that is usually where we add most: preparing growth rounds, entering new markets, tidying the corporate structure ahead of a transaction and, when the time comes, selling the company to an industrial buyer. In that last case the process looks more like a company sale than a round.

Raising a round brings in a partner who contributes capital for growth while you stay in charge, with your stake diluted. Selling transfers control and you exit, fully or partly. They are different processes, with different documentation and negotiation, and it is worth being clear which one you want before sitting down with anyone.