Financing alumni startups

Transforming ideas into businesses

Our investment thesis

At Finaves, we believe in our alumni. We believe in their ability to apply the skills and knowledge they acquired in IESE's classrooms to found companies that can make a difference. Created in 2000, we offer select IESE entrepreneurs seed funding to get those ventures off the ground.

1. The basics

We invest at seed and early stage
Our investment size is €50k-€300k
We take a minority stake in companies
Our focus runs across all sectors
We invest in search funds

2. The added value

You gain access to IESE’s community of alumni, network and talent
You gain a partner who facilitates your journey to success without intervening in your operations
You can count on a reliable, rational and fair partner in good as well as more difficult times
You benefit from 18 years of investment experience, contacts with sector experts and support in following rounds

Investment Team

Albert Fernández

Professor

Accounting and Control and Entrepreneurship

Experts

Ignasi Vilajosana

Co-founder, Worldsensing

Founder

Pedro Nueno

Emeritus Professor

Entrepreneurship

Portfolio

Finaves is proud of its role in the creation of dozens of companies around the world.

A successful track record

40

Companies funded

2,500

Jobs created

€12m

Invested

Contact

“Finaves is an entrepreneur-friendly, hands-on investor. Finaves’ pragmatism, entrepreneurial spirit and wide-reaching network were of special importance to Cooltra.”

Timo Bütefisch
Founder Cooltra

"At Ofertia we wanted to complement private investment with public funds. Finaves, as our lead investor in that round, was crucial in achieving this goal.”

Jaume Betrian and Thomas Roggendorf
Co-founders Ofertia

“Finaves, as a partner in Advance Medical, added substantial value to our business through know-how gained from years of experience in the VC sector and through access to its unique network.”

Mark Subirats and Carlos Nueno
Co-founders Advance Medical