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Criteria Venture Tech

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Founded

2007

AUM

$550 M

Location

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

$10-50 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Investment Stage

IPO, Acquisitions, M&A, Mergers and Aquisitions

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Criteria Venture Tech is a multi-stage Venture Capital fund, committed to propelling the future of technology. Our mission is to partner with visionary companies that are at the forefront of technological innovation.

We invest in tech companies in Europe and North America, with special focus in Spain and Portugal. We invest agnostically across various stages and verticals, with a specific focus on B2B SaaS and Deeptech, paying particular attention to key areas such as Software Infrastructure, Enterprise Data and Automation, Frontier Tech and Cybersecurity, offering evergreen support until achieving meaningful impact. We believe in creating long-term economic and social value through technological breakthroughs.

Criteria Venture Tech is part of Caixa Capital Risc and the CriteriaCaixa group, Spain's largest investment holding with over €25 billion in assets under management.

Industry

Food and Beverage Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Security Software Transportation Travel Energy E-commerce/Marketplace SaaS Internet of Things (IoT) Biotechnology Technology Foodtech HealthTech

Region of investment

North America Europe

Criteria Venture Tech Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	Region	Size	AUM	Launch date
Caixa Capital TIC II	Venture Capital (VC)	E-commerce/Marketplace Media and Entertainment SaaS Software Internet of Things (IoT)	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	$32 M	August 2014
Caixa Innvierte Start	Venture Capital (VC)	Biotechnology Technology	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	$23 M	January 2016
Fund VIII - Caixa Innvierte Start	Venture Capital (VC)	Biotechnology Technology	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	$23 M	March 2016
Criteria Venture Tech	Venture Capital (VC)	Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Travel HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	—	September 2021
Criteria Industrial Ventures	Venture Capital (VC)	Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment SaaS Security Software Travel HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	—	September 2021

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