WHO ARE WE AND WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED?
Swanlaab Venture Factory is a Venture Capital (VC) fund with a professional backup provided by the Israeli VC group Giza Venture Capital (Giza VC). Giza VC investment professionals contribute with wealth of expertise and experience in communications, semiconductors, information technologies, enterprise software, life sciences and medical equipment, clean technologies, media, internet, and entertainment. With more than 20 years of experience, Giza VC stands at the forefront of Israel’s venture capital industry, having made more than 100 investments and achieved more than 40 successful exits. Since 1992, Giza has raised six funds and invested over $600 million. Its strong performance places the group in global top 2% among 130 VC funds reviewed by CalPERS (CalPERS Private Equity Program report).
Established in 2014, Swanlaab Venture Capital is run by a complementary and experienced team of entrepreneurs, corporate financiers, and investment professionals, with experience at international level.
Our goal is to invest in, empower and develop the most innovative Spanish companies at international level. Backed by over 40-years’ experience providing operational support to more than 2,000 companies in their internationalization processes, we invest growth capital and work together with professional entrepreneurs who wish to build solid, scalable and long-lasting companies. Our experience, team, proprietary methodology and execution platform minimize the risk factors inherent to a new venture, allowing founders to focus on their businesses’ development and success.
EXPERIENCED AND COMPLEMENTARY TEAM
Swanlaab Venture Factory is run by a complementary and experienced team of entrepreneurs, corporate financiers, and investment professionals, with experience gained throughout Europe, United States, Africa, Middle East and Asia. Swanlaab also offers a broad network of global business contacts, allowing portfolio companies to enter foreign markets with the highest degree of support and backing.
Please visit our web https://swanlaab.com/team/ to meet our team
Investment Criteria
WHAT ARE WE INTERESTED IN?
- Areas:
Smart Enterprise
Cloud
IoT
Cybersecurity
Storage
Digital Health
Big Data
Machine Learning
VLSI
Communications
Computer Vision
Data Signal Processing
- Stage:
Startup – series A
Development
Expansion
- Product/service features:
Innovation and Technology
B2B Business Model
Scalability
International growth potential
Experienced team with strong leadership in technology and management
Clear market demand for the product/service
Global Projects
We are a Madrid-based and Israeli-sponsored Venture Capital (VC) fund that invests in local projects with global potential at early stages: series A and B to hold significant minority stakes
Innovation and Technology
We invest in Spanish startups who have strong innovations in their technologies, that provide high barriers to entry, and are focused on B2B business models.
Israeli Sponsored
We are the first Spanish VC fund backed up by an Israeli venture capital group, Giza Venture Capital (Giza VC). With more than 20 years of experience, Giza VC has made more than 100 investments and achieved more than 40 successful exits. Since 1992, Giza has managed six funds and invested over $600 million.
WINNING INVESTMENTS
Thanks to its expertise and experienced team, Giza Venture Capital Group has become one of the leading VC groups and has led to numerous successful exits. Some of the winning investments include: XtremIO (acquired by EMC for $435M), Soluto (acquired by Asurion for $100M+), Oplus (acquired by Intel for $100M+), Actimize (acquired by NICE Systems for $281M), Precise (IPO on NASDAQ; acquired by Veritas), Zoran (IPO on NASDAQ; acquired by CSR), M-Systems (IPO on NASDAQ; acquired by SanDisk).
Visit our portfolio in Israel https://swanlaab.com/es/portfolio-israel-2/ and in Spain https://swanlaab.com/es/portfolio-espana/