Adara Ventures

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Investment-firm

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Grant

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27.05.2019

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About Company
Adara is a Venture Capital firm that invests in Deep Tech companies in early-stage on the west coast of Europe.

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Adara

founded date

30.09.2005

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Grant

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Private

Description

Adara Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage deep tech companies in Europe, with a focus on cybersecurity, data and applications, infrastructure, DevOps, components, and digital health. They invest in companies with innovative products that have a competitive technological advantage in global markets. Their investment criteria are based on three pillars: B2B models, seed capital phases, and series A. They invest up to €3m and have invested in 35+ companies to date, launching their €80m third fund in 2019. They partner with founders who have vision, courage, and the capacity to execute, seeking to invest in boldly ambitious businesses that solve complex problems with breakthrough solutions.
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Their latest funding was raised on 27.05.2019. Their latest investor AXIS Participaciones Empresariales. Their latest round Grant

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Financial Services

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Madrid, Spain

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name 
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type 
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Nicolas Goulet
Nicolas Goulet

Nicolas Goulet

Nico has a deep and longstanding interest in technology, and he has managed Venture Capital funds for the last 18 years. During this period, he has been actively involved with more than 25 early stage ventures and served on the board of 23 companies, totalling more than 90 years of board membership in early stage ventures. Prior to his VC involvement he was a partner at Monitor Company, where he gained experience consulting for global companies in technology intense sectors. Early in his career he worked at Andersen Consulting on the development of proprietary methodologies for the management of Research & Development. Nico obtained a BSc (Aerospace Engineering) from the École Centrale de Paris, an MSc (Aeronautics & Astornautics) from MIT and an MBA from INSEAD. Nico also has a passion for flight: He is a private pilot and an advanced aerobatics competitor.

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Adara Ventures
Adara Ventures

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Nicolas Goulet

Jesus Sainz
Jesus Sainz

Jesus Sainz

Throughout his career, Jesús has been attracting foreign direct investment into Spain. He has 30 years of experience in the corporate sector and 15 years with the Spanish Central Government Administration. Jesús has served in several boards, including companies listed on NYSE and the Spanish Stock Exchange. He currently serves as Secretary General of the Círculo de Empresarios, the pre-eminent think tank in Spain. Jesús is an active philanthropist, serving currently as Chairman of Club Empresarial ICADE, and Fundación Créate (www.fundacioncreate.org). He is also Vice Chairman of the King Juan Carlos Center at N.Y.U. Foundation and is a recipient of the presidential medal from New York University. Jesus holds law and business degrees from Icade (1966).

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Jesus Sainz

Alberto Gomez
Alberto Gomez

Alberto Gomez

Alberto is co-founder and Managing Partner of Adara Ventures, a European venture capital firm managing over US$ 130 million in capital, dedicated to investments in technology companies targeting the Digital Enterprise. Adara focuses on companies that use capital efficiently and that target global opportunities, seeking to develop products and validate their offering in Europe, in order to then globalize rapidly, often accelerating and exiting in Silicon Valley. Alberto is most active in sectors such as data analytics, cybersecurity, and cloud services & infrastructure, working with entrepreneurs from the early to the growth stage of a company and helping with positioning, strategy, and organizational development. He is passionate about company building and likes to work towards large outcomes. Prior to launching Adara, Alberto was Managing Director of Telefonica’s Venture Capital unit. He has also been an investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, and a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Alberto has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Employee Profiles
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Monica Navas

Monica Navas

Head of Investor Relations

Ross Strachan

Ross Strachan

Principal

Rocio Pillado

Rocio Pillado

Partner

Alberto Gomez

Alberto Gomez

Managing Partner

Nicolas Goulet

Nicolas Goulet

Managing Partner

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