Adara Ventures invests in ambitious businesses, partnering with founders with the vision, execution, and courage required to solve the most complex problems of the modern enterprise. In the last 18 years, the firm has invested in 43 companies and currently manages over €200m. Focused on early-stage companies and with a European footprint, Adara’s portfolio includes companies dedicated to Cybersecurity, Data Applications and Infrastructure, DevOps, Hardware Components, Digital Health, and Energy Transition.
A diverse team with deep expertise in Venture Capital, technology, and company development.
Partners
Nico Goulet, Managing Partner
Alberto Gómez, Managing Partner
Rocío Pillado, Partner
Alberto Echeverri, Partner
Chairman Emeritus
Jesús Sainz
Investment Team
Ross Strachan, Principal
Jorge Barón, Associate
Alessandro Gambarotta, Associate
Nacho Sánchez, Associate
Andrea Cabanillas, Analyst
Finance & Ops Team
Mónica Navas, Admin Manager and Investor Relations
María Alonso, Financial Controller
Isabel Palacios, Office Manager
Investment Criteria:
Early-stage startups solving the most complex problems of the modern enterprise with breakthrough solutions.
European teams tackling global market opportunities.
B2B opportunities in cybersecurity, data and applications, infrastructure, DevOps, components, digital health and energy transition.
Investments:
Adara follows a staged and disciplined investment strategy. Initial investments range from €200k to €2.5m, while follow-on investments can progressively reach up to €10m deployed in the best-performing assets of the portfolio.
https://www.adara.vc/companies
Adara Ventures supports entrepreneurs by leveraging the experience gathered in the last two decades, comprising multiple success stories from seed to exit. To that end, the firm takes a three-pronged approach based on the following:
Trustworthy, professional relationships.
Deep, long-term partnerships.
Domain expertise to build lasting value.