Seed Capital de Bizkaia is a Regional Council company affiliated to Biscay Regional Council’s Department of Territorial and Economic Developtment (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Territorial de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia).


Seed Capital de Bizkaia was created in late 1989 under the then European Community’s Progamme for the Promotion of Seed Capital Funds in Europe (Directorates General XVI and XXIII). It was created with the aim of funding the development of innovative business projects at the start-up stage.


  • Area of Activity
  • Venture Capital - General
  • Company type
  • Venture Capital
Office
Sabino Arana, 8 , 5ª planta
Bilbao, Bizkaia 48013 , ES
P: 94 416 22 23
F: 94 416 02 23
E: seedcapitalbizkaia@bizkaia.net

SEED CAPITAL DE BIZKAIA is organized as follows:

  • A Managing Company called SEED CAPITAL DE BIZKAIA, SOCIEDAD GESTORA DE ENTIDADES DE INVERSIÓN DE TIPO CERRADO, S.A., created in 1989. It is a State-owned Regional Council company affiliated to Biscay Regional Council’s Department of Economic Development and Innovation. Its aim is to manage the Fund.
  • A Fund called SEED CAPITAL DE BIZKAIA, FONDO DE CAPITAL RIESGO PYME, created in 1991. It had an initial capital of €1.8 million and is open to any public or private investor wishing to invest in it to promote and develop companies by means of a temporary shareholding in them.
  • A Fund called SEED CAPITAL DE BIZKAIA BI F.C.R.-PYME, created in December 2006, with an initial capital of 2.050.000 €, and it is also open to any public or private investor, wishing to invest in it to promote and develop companies by means of a temporary shareholding in them.
  • A Fund called Fondo de Emprendimiento e Innovación Social, Fondo de Capital Riesgo PYME, created in 2014, with an initial capital of 1.650.000 € to invest it in to promote and develop social innovation companies.
  • Efficient management of the available resources.
  • Service quality.
  • Respect for the Environment.
  • Transparency and integrity.
  • Social responsibility.

The mission of Seed Capital de Bizkaia is to promote and develop start-up or existing companies which intend to perform innovative or social innovative projects.

Bizkaia Seed Capital