What Vigo Activo does

Vigo Activo (legal name: VIGO ACTIVO SOCIEDAD DE CAPITAL RIESGO S.A. SME, NIF A36759231) is a private Spanish venture capital company regulated as a Sociedad de Capital Riesgo, founded in 1993 and headquartered at Calle Oporto 3, Planta 3ª, 36201 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. The firm provides equity financing and follow-on investment to growth-stage companies primarily located in Galicia, and participates in syndicated funding rounds alongside other regional institutional investors (e.g., Encomenda Capital, XesGalicia, Lugo Transforma). Its stated proposition is to combine capital with advisory support, targeting companies pursuing technological development, automation, and international expansion.

The company's "product" is its investment service offering, not a technology platform: it structures and executes equity investments, monitors portfolio companies, and manages divestitures, with an operational emphasis on quality, efficiency, and professional ethics. There is no proprietary technology stack, software product, or API. The firm operates 11–50 employees, maintains a Board-approved Compliance Model (adopted December 2022) with an outsourced Compliance Officer, and engages with public sector procurement and transparency portals as part of its institutional governance. Leadership includes a Director General (Samuel Garcia).

Its go-to-market is relationship-driven and regionally concentrated: direct deal sourcing within the Galician ecosystem, syndicated co-investment with peer regional funds, and selective participation in larger national strategic deals (e.g., the photonics/semiconductor sector tied to the European Chips Act). Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; as a regulated VC entity, income would derive from capital gains, management/performance fees on managed vehicles, and advisory mandates, but no AUM, fee schedule, or revenue figures are available in the source data.

Name

Vigo Activo

Legal name

VIGO ACTIVO SOCIEDAD DE CAPITAL RIESGO S.A. SME

Website

https://vigoactivo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vigo Activo is a private Spanish venture capital firm (Sociedad de Capital Riesgo) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Vigo, providing equity financing and advisory to growth-stage companies primarily in the Galicia region through direct and syndicated investments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Geography-Focused Venture Capital (Regional/Emerging Markets) (FSANAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital financing
• Equity investment
• Growth capital
• Startup financing
• Capital riesgo

Headquarters

HQ city

Vigo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Vigo Activo is a private venture capital company (Sociedad de Capital Riesgo) that provides equity financing and investment capital to start-ups and growth companies, primarily in the Galicia region of Spain. Founded in 1993, the firm invests directly in portfolio companies, typically as a co-investor alongside other regional funds, and supports portfolio companies with capital, advice, and post-investment monitoring.

Product overview

Vigo Activo is a venture capital firm (Sociedad de Capital Riesgo) that provides investment financing and support services to portfolio companies. Rather than a unified product platform, the company offers investment services including initial financing rounds, follow-on investments, and monitoring of portfolio companies. The firm has been operational since 1993 and is headquartered in Vigo, Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vigo Activo Investment Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Suma Capital: Spanish private equity and venture capital manager with regional and impact strategies; competes for Spanish growth-stage deals and operates a similar co-investment-driven model in regional markets.
• Active Venture Partners: Spanish early- and growth-stage venture capital firm with a broad Iberian mandate; competes with Vigo Activo for early-stage and growth-stage Spanish tech and tech-enabled companies.
• Inveready: One of Spain's most active venture capital and alternative financing managers; competes with Vigo Activo for the same Galician and northern-Spain tech/industrial-tech deals but at significantly larger scale.
• Cardumen Capital: Spanish venture capital firm investing across Iberia; comparable as a generalist Iberian VC that overlaps with Vigo Activo on growth-stage Spanish deals, especially in tech-enabled businesses.

Others

• ICO (Instituto de Crédito Oficial): Spanish state-owned financial institution that channels public capital into Spanish SMEs and venture funds; functions as both a co-investor and limited-partner channel for regional VCs like Vigo Activo.

Emerging players

• Bbooster Ventures: Spanish early-stage venture capital firm with a national and regional deal flow; comparable to Vigo Activo in stage, ticket size, and focus on Spanish founders and growth companies.
• Swanlaab Venture Factory: Spain-based deep-tech and B2B SaaS venture capital manager with a regional Iberian focus; comparable on ticket size and stage to Vigo Activo, particularly in technology-driven deals.

Regional players

• Clave Mayor: Spanish private equity and venture capital firm with a strong regional footprint; comparable in fund size, ticket range, and focus on SMEs/growth companies outside the major Spanish metros.

Direct peers

• XesGalicia: Galician regional venture capital and growth fund manager that co-invested with Vigo Activo in the Vig-Sec Drone round; operates the same regional mandate and co-investment model in Galicia.
• Encomenda Capital: Galician investment firm that led the €1M Vig-Sec Drone round alongside Vigo Activo; directly comparable as a regional investor writing equity tickets into Galician growth companies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments11 records

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