CBNK Banco increases its investment in CRB Digital Health III to €3 million

CBNK, the bank for essential professionals, has made an additional €2 million investment in the CRB Digital Health III fund managed by CRB Health Tech SGEIC, SA. With this increase, the bank’s total support now amounts to €3 million, consolidating its position as a leading financial investor in Spain’s first fund exclusively dedicated to digital health.

The rise in participation highlights the strategic alignment between CBNK and the healthcare sector, a core aspect of the bank’s model since its inception. It also demonstrates the bank’s contribution to promoting technologies aimed at risk prevention, disease identification, diagnosis and treatment, as well as efficient management of health-related information. All of this aligns with trends in digitalization, technological innovation, and CBNK’s ability to provide tailored financial solutions designed specifically for healthcare professionals.

Moreover, this increase in investment reinforces CBNK’s purpose as a socially responsible bank focused on generating a direct positive impact in sectors critical to social welfare and progress. The operation also strengthens the bank’s commitment to sustainable innovation aligned with ESG (environmental, social, and governance) criteria.

CRB Digital Health III is the first 100% Europe-based fund dedicated to digital health in Spain and the largest in Southern Europe in its category. With a recent injection of €9.9 million from the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration through the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), the fund now exceeds €35 million, aiming to reach €50 million. Its strategy focuses on European companies in the commercial phase that develop technological solutions with high scalability potential.

CRB Digital Health III seeks companies with a proven model and clear growth opportunities. CRB Health Tech’s investment team analyzes around 1,000 startups annually across Europe. “We invest between €750,000 and €1.5 million in the first round, and can go up to €4–5 million per company to support their expansion,” explain CRB Health Tech.

The fund benefits from an extensive platform of key investors, including Sanitas, Occident, the Barcelona City Council, the Catalan Institute of Finance (ICF), Cantabria Labs, Aldo-Unión, Roca Group Ventures, Mutua d’Enginyers, Reig Jofré, GP-Pharm, and Tiselab, among others.

According to Enrique Serra, CEO of CBNK Banco, “Both firms share goals such as investment in innovation, digital transformation, and, of course, healthcare. For us, increasing this commitment is another opportunity to demonstrate our close relationship with the healthcare community through projects that bring technology closer and position Spain at the forefront of new technologies applied in these areas.”

For their part, Alejo Costa and Ignasi Heras, General Partners of CRB Health Tech, highlight that “The current context in Spain is strategic for consolidating digital health as a high value-added sector. Through CRB Digital Health III, we provide resources to digital health tech start-ups and scale-ups, especially companies with disruptive intellectual property, in growth stages, and with international ambitions. CBNK Banco’s support—not only financial but also in vision and guidance—demonstrates its commitment to the digital transformation of the healthcare system.”

Both partners emphasize that “Spain is among the European leaders in digital health, especially in electronic medical records, primary care, and e-prescriptions. The implementation of the European Health Data Space in March further consolidates this leadership.” Digital health increases efficiency in a system that represents more than 10% of total spending in Spain. “In the fund, we combine two objectives: profitability and social impact. All our investments aim to help patients, professionals, and the healthcare system as a whole.”

Finally, Jaime Ulloa, CBNK’s Corporate CFO, highlights “the value of creating partnerships and synergies between entities seeking to differentiate their activity, especially when focused on highly essential and specialized sectors such as healthcare.”

The advancement of digital health in Spain takes place within a context of strong institutional support. The National Health Data Space (ENDS), a highly complex technical project, will position Spain at the European forefront in the use and sharing of health data. In 2025, the Government launched the national action plan and announced a new Spanish digital health legal framework to adapt regulations to EU Regulation 2025/327. Meanwhile, all autonomous communities report having developed AI algorithms and systems in their health services, and 80% of citizens claim to use AI-based tools for consultations, follow-up, and medical management.

About CBNK:

CBNK is one of the leading specialized financial groups in Spain. In 2014, Banco Caminos acquired Bancofar, both institutions having long experience serving professional communities. Banco Caminos, founded in 1977, has been linked since its inception to civil engineers, canals, and ports (ICCP), as well as other related professional sectors, while Bancofar, founded in 1964, has always focused on pharmacy professionals. Grupo Caminos was created in 2018.

In 2023, the merger by absorption of Bancofar into Banco Caminos was finalized, forming the banking group now called CBNK. The new brand was created to extend its value proposition to other professional communities, focusing on specialized professionals in areas such as engineering and healthcare, with high societal impact.

About CRB Health Tech:

Founded in 2008 by Enrique Castellón, CRB Health Tech is an independent private equity manager investing in innovative, technology-based companies in the life sciences sector, particularly in Biomedicine, Medical Technologies, and Digital Health. The firm has extensive experience in technological investment.