CDTI Innovación, promoter and sole shareholder of Innvierte, closed five co-investment deals in September, one of them strategic, totaling €25,056,000:

  • Arthex Biotech, S.A. (Valencia) develops new treatments based on antisense RNA compounds targeting microRNA inhibitors for myotonic dystrophy (a rare neuromuscular disease). The investment is made alongside Invivo Ventures, FCR and Columbus Life Sciences Fund III, FCR, with CDTI Innovación contributing €4,132,000.
  • INGELIA, S.L. (Valencia) develops hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology capable of processing any biomass waste, including wet residues, producing high-quality hydrochar without emissions or toxic waste. The investment is alongside REPSOL ENERGY VENTURES, S.A. and EASO VENTURES II, S.C.R., with CDTI Innovación contributing €675,000.
  • NANOLIGENT S.L. (Barcelona) is a biotech company developing targeted cancer therapies using protein nanoparticles conjugated with cytotoxic drugs. The investment is alongside INVEREADY BIOTECH IV PARALLEL, SCR, S.A. and INVEREADY BIOTECH IV, SCR, S.A., with CDTI Innovación contributing €3,600,000.
  • NUUBO (SMART SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.) (Valencia) designs and manufactures wireless medical devices for prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of cardiac anomalies through heart rhythm monitoring and analysis. The investment is alongside NUUBO INVESTMENTS FCRE, with CDTI Innovación contributing €3,233,000.

In addition, in the strategic companies line, CDTI Innovación committed €13,416,000 to PAYLOAD AEROSPACE, S.L. (Alicante), which develops small satellite launch technologies.

Since January 2025, CDTI Innovación, through Innvierte, has closed co-investment operations in 51 companies with commitments totaling €145.68 million, and investments in 8 investment vehicles with a commitment of €685.75 million.

Investment Vehicles

In September, CDTI Innovación, through Innvierte, also committed to two investment vehicles totaling €34,750,000:

  • 4FOUNDERS CAPITAL FUND III, F.C.R.E., a €70 million fund managed by 4Founders Capital (Barcelona), invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies with global ambitions, a clear focus on EBITDA generation, and strong revenue growth, driven by technology and efficient capital use. It focuses on tech startups with B2B SaaS models and heavy AI integration, especially in fintech, business services, traveltech, cybersecurity, and developer tools. CDTI Innovación, via Innvierte, committed €14,750,000.
  • SC NET ZERO VENTURES FUND I, F.C.R.E., managed by Suma Capital SGEIC, S.A. (Barcelona), invests in scale-ups with climate technologies aimed at decarbonizing industry, energy, and mobility. CDTI Innovación, via Innvierte, committed €20 million.

About Innvierte

Innvierte is an initiative designed to promote business innovation by supporting venture capital investment in technology-based or innovative companies. It operates through the closed-end collective investment vehicle Innvierte Economía Sostenible SICC S.M.E., S.A., self-managed and supervised by the CNMV, with CDTI Innovación as the sole shareholder.

To date, CDTI Innovación has committed €2.847 billion across 63 investment vehicles that have invested in more than 632 companies, and through its co-investment line, has directly committed €726 million to 191 companies.

Innvierte is part of the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation 2021-2027, approved by the Council of Ministers in September 2020. This strategy sets objectives, reforms, and measures for R&D&I to drive growth and impact, and forms a key pillar of Spain’s innovation policy for the coming years.

About CDTI Innovación

The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI E.P.E.) is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, aimed at promoting technological innovation in companies. Its mission is to ensure that Spanish companies transform scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable, and inclusive growth. In 2024, under a new strategic plan, CDTI provided more than €2.3 billion in support to Spanish companies and startups.

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