We are entrepreneurs supporting entrepreneurs
We seek to support digital and technological companies with high growth potential and innovative business models.
We know what entrepreneurs care about the most: being listened to and understood, so that you are in good company as you grow.
This is what makes us your greatest ally
Industry expertise
Industry expertise
Our experience allows us to help in all fields of management and growth of companies.
Agility in decision-making
Agility in decision-making
We know that a start-up requires speed. That is why our decision-making processes are agile and quick. All fields of company management and growth.
Meet our team
The team at Sabadell Venture Capital is made up of experienced finance and business professionals.
Helping entrepreneurs for over a century
Our bank was created in 1881 by textile entrepreneurs in Sabadell, who hoped to finance the local industry and provide it with raw materials under more favourable conditions. Is there any company better suited to accompany 21st-century entrepreneurs today?
Sabadell Venture Capital, which belongs to the BS Capital division, is the venture capital investment arm of Banco Sabadell, which invests in start-ups in their initial stages accompanying them in their growth.
A bank by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, helping entrepreneurs
Sabadell Venture Capital, a part of the BS Capital division, is working to become the premier financial investor for entrepreneurs in Spain.
2011
Banco Sabadell began its activity in Venture Capital in 2011 with the creation of the Fons del Enginyers [engineers fund] through the Societat d'Inversió dels Enginyers [engineers' investment company], a fund managed by the Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials [society of industrial engineers] and BS Capital, the main investors were the Institut Català de Finances and Banco Sabadell.
2013
In 2013, BStartup 10 was created jointly with the Commercial Banking division. It invests € 1M per year in technological and digital businesses in the pre-seed and seed phases.
2015
In 2015, the management of BS Capital created Sabadell Venture Capital with the goal of investing in companies in their initial phases (seed and series A) in Spain, in the technology and digital fields.
2016
In 2016, the management of BS Capital decided to expand its areas of investment in venture capital by entering the life sciences sector and taking a stake in Ysios Biofund II - Invierte and with a direct co-investment agreement.
2017
In 2017 the bank increased its focus on venture capital by increasing the amount of resources allotted to this field and launching Venture Debt. Banco Sabadell was the first bank in Spain to offer this product.
2018
In 2018, Sabadell Venture Capital with promoters Josep Lluís Sanfeliu and Clara Campas set up Sabadell Asabys, a specific venture capital vehicle for investments in the health sector. http://asabys.com/
2018
Se crea BStartup Health junto con la Dirección de Banca Comercial. Este programa va dirigido a inversión en proyectos de salud en fase muy iniciales (pre-seed y seed) donde la inversión se destina fundamentalmente a validar la tecnología y el mercado.
2019
The commitment of BS Capital Direction in the Life Sciences sector is maintained through the participation in the Ysios Biofund II.
2020
The European Investment Fund (EIF) trusts Sabadell Venture Capital endowing it with the InnovFin guarantee, with the financial backing of the European Union within the framework of Horizon 2020 financial instruments for its Venture Debt operations.
Banco Sabadell began its activity in Venture Capital in 2011 with the creation of the Fons del Enginyers [engineers fund] through the Societat d'Inversió dels Enginyers [engineers' investment company], a fund managed by the Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials [society of industrial engineers] and BS Capital, the main investors were the Institut Català de Finances and Banco Sabadell.
2011
2011
Banco Sabadell began its activity in Venture Capital in 2011 with the creation of the Fons del Enginyers [engineers fund] through the Societat d'Inversió dels Enginyers [engineers' investment company], a fund managed by the Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials [society of industrial engineers] and BS Capital, the main investors were the Institut Català de Finances and Banco Sabadell.
2011
Banco Sabadell began its activity in Venture Capital in 2011 with the creation of the Fons del Enginyers [engineers fund] through the Societat d'Inversió dels Enginyers [engineers' investment company], a fund managed by the Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials [society of industrial engineers] and BS Capital, the main investors were the Institut Català de Finances and Banco Sabadell.
2013
In 2013, BStartup 10 was created jointly with the Commercial Banking division. It invests € 1M per year in technological and digital businesses in the pre-seed and seed phases.
2015
In 2015, the management of BS Capital created Sabadell Venture Capital with the goal of investing in companies in their initial phases (seed and series A) in Spain, in the technology and digital fields.
2016
In 2016, the management of BS Capital decided to expand its areas of investment in venture capital by entering the life sciences sector and taking a stake in Ysios Biofund II - Invierte and with a direct co-investment agreement.
2017
In 2017 the bank increased its focus on venture capital by increasing the amount of resources allotted to this field and launching Venture Debt. Banco Sabadell was the first bank in Spain to offer this product.
2018
In 2018, Sabadell Venture Capital with promoters Josep Lluís Sanfeliu and Clara Campas set up Sabadell Asabys, a specific venture capital vehicle for investments in the health sector.
2018
BStartup Health is created with the Commercial Banking Direction. This program is aimed at investment in health projects in the very early stages (pre-seed and seed) where the investment is mainly used to validate the technology and the market.
2019
The commitment of BS Capital Direction in the Life Sciences sector is maintained through the participation in the Ysios Biofund II.
2020
The European Investment Fund (EIF) trusts Sabadell Venture Capital endowing it with the InnovFin guarantee, with the financial backing of the European Union within the framework of Horizon 2020 financial instruments for its Venture Debt operations.
Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.
Peter Drucker