Faraday Venture Partners

What Faraday Venture Partners does

Faraday Venture Partners is a Madrid-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2011 (with a subsidiary fund management company, Faraday Venture Capital SGEIC, S.A., regulated by the CNMV since 2019) that invests in early-stage European startups. It operates a dual-structure model: the Club Faraday, a deal-by-deal co-investment platform for professional and high-net-worth investors seeking individual deal selection, and Faraday Europa II, VCF, a CNMV-regulated Collective Investment Management Company vehicle targeting €35-40M and investing in 20-25 innovative European startups over a 7-9 year horizon. Across both vehicles the firm has deployed €49M into 64 startups and achieved 7 exits (Habitissimo, Bodeboca, Codigames, Signaturit, PlaySpace, Woffu, Datos101), with active presence across Spain, Germany, Belgium, and France.

The Club product bundles deal flow, due diligence, legal/tax structuring, and portfolio support into a managed experience for private investors, while the Fund product delegates investment decisions to Faraday's professionals in exchange for quarterly reporting and diversified exposure. Revenue is generated through three streams: a 2% annual management fee (3% in year one) on fund commitments, a 10% success fee on realised gains, and Club membership fees of €750/year for individuals and €1,500/year for family offices or small groups. Fund minimum commitment is €25,000 with annual capital calls of roughly 20% over a 5-year investment period.

Faraday sources deal flow through its proprietary Insights blog, quarterly events, and accelerator partnerships (notably Lanzadera), and deploys capital both as lead investor (Aunoa, Vancubic, EZ Telecom, Holaglow, SolarYou, Renting Finders) and as syndicate partner alongside institutional VCs such as Bpifrance, Sabadell Venture Capital, ICF Capital, Angels Capital (Juan Roig), Suma Capital, GO CAPITAL, and Eoniq Fund. The platform is operated by a lean international team (estimated 11-50 employees, ~8 listed professionals) under founder and Managing Partner Gonzalo Tradacete, with Jaime Biel as Managing Partner and an Investment Committee drawn from senior operators at Robeco, Fintonic, Attalea, and Goi Group.

Name

Faraday Venture Partners

Legal name

Faraday Venture Partners S.L.

Website

https://faradayvp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faraday Venture Partners is a Madrid-headquartered venture capital firm operating a dual-model structure combining a deal-by-deal Club for private investors with the CNMV-regulated Faraday Europa II fund, targeting early-stage startups across Spain, Germany, Belgium, and France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Private Equity

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startup funding
• Private investors club
• Fund management services
• Business angel network

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: 2% annual management fee (3% in year one) for investment management services including transaction structuring, legal/tax coordination, and investor support throughout the investment lifecycle.
2. Success Fees: 10% success fee on realised gains from portfolio exits, providing performance-based compensation aligned with investor interests.
3. Club Membership Fees: Annual fee of €750 for individuals and €1,500 for small groups/family offices, providing access to deal flow, due diligence, structuring, and portfolio support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faraday Venture Partners is a CNMV-regulated venture capital firm that manages two distinct investment products: Club Faraday, which provides professional investors curated deal-by-deal access to early-stage startups with full due diligence, legal structuring, and portfolio support, and Faraday Europa II VCF, a diversified fund investing €35-40M across 20-25 European startups over 7-9 years with a €25,000 minimum commitment. The firm deploys capital of €300k-€2M initially (up to €4M in follow-on rounds) into innovative early-stage companies across Spain, Germany, Belgium, and France.

Product overview

Faraday Venture Partners operates as a dual-structure Venture Capital firm offering two distinct investment pathways: the Club model for deal-by-deal investment access where professional investors select individual opportunities, and the Fund model through Faraday Europa II, VCF (a CNMV-regulated diversified fund) providing professionally managed portfolio exposure. The firm, founded in 2011 and supervised by the CNMV, has invested in 64 startups with €49M deployed, achieving 7 exits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club Faraday Deal-by-deal investment membership providing professional investors access to curated individual startup investment opportunities, with due diligence, transaction structuring, legal and tax coordination, and ongoing portfolio support. Annual membership fees are €750 for individuals and €1,500 for family offices or small groups.
• Faraday Europa II, VCF CNMV-regulated diversified venture capital fund managed as a Collective Investment Management Company, investing €35-40M across 20-25 innovative European startups over a 7-9 year horizon, with a €25,000 minimum commitment, 2% annual management fee (3% in year one), and a 10% success fee on realized gains.
• Faraday Europa I, EuVECA First European Venture Capital Fund (EuVECA) launched by Faraday in 2020, raised €36.3M to invest in Europe's innovative startups; superseded by Faraday Europa II, VCF.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 successful exits including Habitissimo (acquired by Homeserve), Bodeboca (acquired by Pernod Ricard), Signaturit (acquired by Providence SG), Woffu (acquired by Visma), and Datos101 (acquired by Queka Real Partners)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores)coreOthersSpanish securities regulator that supervises Faraday Venture Capital SGEIC, S.A. (registration nº 155). The firm is regulated as a Collective Investment Management Company.
• LanzaderaminorOthersSpain's leading startup accelerator through which several portfolio companies (including Citring) have passed, connecting Faraday with quality deal flow.
• Investment Committee (Faraday Europa II)coreOthersIncludes Ana Claver (Robeco), Lupina Iturriaga (Fintonic), María Merry del Val (Attalea), and Yaiza Canosa (Goi Group) providing expertise for fund investments.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kibo Ventures: Spanish early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology startups at seed and Series A stages, with comparable check sizes and Iberian focus. Closely mirrors Faraday's investment stage, ticket range, and dual fund strategy.
• Seaya Ventures: Spain- and Europe-focused early-stage VC investing in technology-enabled startups, with multiple fund vintages. Comparable in size, stage, and Iberian-European geographic footprint.
• JME Ventures: Spanish early-stage venture capital firm with a similar thesis-agnostic approach to technology investing and comparable fund size. Overlaps directly with Faraday on stage, geography, and investment style.
• Samaipata: European early-stage VC with strong Spanish/Italian/UK presence backing marketplace and platform startups. Highly comparable investment stage, geography, and sector breadth to Faraday's approach.
• Speedinvest: Austrian/European early-stage VC investing across multiple sectors and stages, with multiple fund vintages and a larger AUM. Comparable in investment stage, pan-European focus, and fund structure approach.
• Bonsai Venture Capital: Spanish early-stage VC investing in technology startups with similar Iberian focus and early commercial stage. Operates a comparable fund model targeting professional investors.
• Inveready: Spanish alternative investment manager operating multiple early-stage VC strategies alongside other private capital strategies. Overlaps with Faraday on Iberian early-stage deal sourcing.
• Swanlaab Venture Factory: Spanish early-stage VC investing in B2B SaaS and technology startups from seed to Series A. Comparable size, Iberian focus, and digital/tech sector overlap.
• Encomenda Smart Capital: Spanish early-stage VC investing in digital and technology-enabled startups, with comparable ticket sizes and Iberian geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Nauta Capital: Larger pan-European early-to-growth-stage VC with significant Iberian deal activity. Larger AUM and broader stage mandate, but overlapping geography and portfolio profiles at the seed/Series A end.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2337516
• Xx.com/faradayvp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments88 records

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