What Zubi Labs does

Zubi Labs is a Spain-based Impact Venture Builder operating as part of Zubi Group, with headquarters in Valencia and additional offices in Madrid and Barcelona. The company creates and develops startups from ideation through scaling, taking majority equity stakes in exchange for capital, operating expertise, and network access. Its core offering is a structured three-phase program — challenge identification and model validation (€40K investment), 3-6 month testing with interim CEO support, and formal company constitution with up to €300K investment — targeted at serial entrepreneurs who have previously built companies to at least €1M revenue, raised €2M+, or led teams of 10+.

The active portfolio spans ten companies across climate change, circular economy, proptech, education, deeptech, diversity, and social inclusion, including Matteco (sustainable construction), CoCircular (AI-powered waste management SaaS, 360º Advisor), Kampe, Nido (aerothermal systems, €5M Seed round), TeraDx (deeptech/health), Devera (AI solutions), Skills4Impact, ZeroNet, Greenest, and Woodea. Zubi Labs does not sell products or services to external end customers; its revenue mechanics rely on equity participation in portfolio companies validated through funnel-stage co-investor syndicates (Iberdrola, Ship2B Ventures, Seven Seas Capital, Angels Capital, Silence VC, Decelera Ventures, and strategic angels such as Juan Roig).

Zubi Labs serves three primary constituencies: co-founder candidates seeking capital and operational support for impact-driven ventures, impact investors seeking deal flow and active participation through the "Coinvierte" co-investment program, and corporate partners pursuing sustainability transformation. The company is led by Group CEO Carlos Martin De San Pablo and Managing Partners Pablo Lara and Virginia Sanchez Muñoz, with founder Iker Marcaide (founder of Flywire) anchoring the strategic and investor narrative. GTM is primarily digital — website, LinkedIn, and the "Investing4impact" newsletter — funneling prospective co-founders and investors into the structured program.

Name

Zubi Labs

Legal name

Zubi Labs

Website

https://zubilabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Zubi Labs is a Spain-based Impact Venture Builder that creates, funds, and scales majority-equity startups in climate, circular economy, proptech, education, deeptech, and social inclusion, serving experienced co-founders, impact investors, and corporate partners across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Building Services

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH), Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM), Strategic / Balance-Sheet CVC (On-balance-sheet investing) (FSANAHAA)

Keywords

• Venture building
• Impact investing
• Startup incubation
• Venture capital
• Impact startups

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Venture Building and Equity Participation: Zubi Labs creates startups from ideation to scale, taking majority equity stakes in portfolio companies. They provide capital (40,000 euro validation investment, up to 300,000 euro Phase 3 investment), expertise across finance, marketing, technology, impact measurement, and strategic guidance. The return comes from successful exits of portfolio companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zubi Labs is an Impact Venture Builder that creates and develops impact-driven startups from ideation to scale, taking majority equity stakes in portfolio companies. It runs a structured three-phase program: Phase 1 identifies social and environmental challenges and validates the business model with a €40,000 investment; Phase 2 tests the venture for 3–6 months with interim CEO support; Phase 3 formally constitutes the company with up to €300,000 of investment, co-founders, and access to public financing. In exchange for capital, expertise, and network access, Zubi Labs captures equity and intends to monetize through successful exits of portfolio companies.

Product overview

Zubi Labs is an Impact Venture Builder that operates as a single unified venture building platform with a structured three-phase program (IS IT A GOOD IDEA?, LET'S TRY IT!, LET'S DO IT!). The program identifies social and environmental challenges, validates solutions with initial investment, and scales companies with up to €300,000. The portfolio includes AI-powered waste management (CoCircular's 360º Advisor), aerothermal systems (Nido), prop-tech (Matteco), AI solutions (Devera), and other impact startups across education, sustainability, and deeptech sectors. Services include co-founder matching, strategic investment, and access to a global network of investors and mentors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Venture Builder Program Zubi Labs' flagship offering for entrepreneurs: a structured program that identifies impact challenges, validates business models with €40,000 of seed capital, and forms companies with up to €300,000 of investment, interim CEO support, in-house shared services, and access to the global investor network — in exchange for majority equity.
• Investor Network & Co-Investment Program Co-investment program for impact investors, family offices, and strategic partners to participate in funding rounds of Zubi Labs' portfolio companies, providing capital, active participation in strategic decisions, mentoring, and access to the broader impact ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio companies operate across climate change, circular economy, proptech, education, deeptech, diversity, and social inclusion sectors

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Social NestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator organization listed on Zubi Labs website footer, working together on impact initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Norrsken Foundation: Swedish impact-focused foundation and ecosystem builder (operator of Norrsken Club, where Zubi Labs' Managing Partner serves as advisory board member). Comparable focus on impact entrepreneurship and ecosystem-building in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Ship2B Ventures: Spanish impact-focused VC firm that co-invested in Zubi Labs' portfolio (Nido). While a fund rather than a venture builder, it competes for the same impact-startup deal flow in Spain.
• Wayra (Telefónica): Telefónica's corporate venture capital/accelerator arm with a global footprint and Spanish origin. Operates a structured startup support program with equity stakes across similar sectors.
• Idealab: Pioneer US-based venture studio that creates and builds companies from ideation. Comparable underlying model of venture creation with structured methodology and equity ownership, though operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Demium Startups: European venture builder with operations in Spain that creates startups from ideation through co-founder matching, taking equity stakes. Closely matches Zubi Labs' methodology, equity model, and Iberian footprint.
• Lanzadera: Spanish venture builder/accelerator based in Valencia, founded by Juan Roig (Mercadona). Operates a structured incubation program with co-founder matching and equity participation — directly comparable to Zubi Labs' model, geography, and target founder profile.
• Antler: Global venture builder that recruits co-founders, validates ideas, and incubates startups with structured programs and equity participation. Direct competitor for the same co-founder talent pool, with active presence in Europe.
• Conector: Barcelona-based startup accelerator and venture builder that supports early-stage founders through structured programs and seed investment. Comparable geography, methodology, and target founder segment.
• Entrepreneur First: Global venture builder that recruits technical co-founders and builds deeptech startups from the ground up. Comparable founder-matching, talent-screening, and pre-idea venture creation model.

Emerging players

• Incubator Venture Dozen: Emerging Spanish/European venture studio with a structured methodology for building startups alongside co-founders. Overlaps in target geography and impact-vertical themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zubi-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments9 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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