ND Ventures

What ND Ventures does

ND Ventures (legal entity ND Venture Assets S.L.) is a boutique investment bank and private equity/venture building firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with an affiliate office in Caracas, Venezuela operating as NegociosDigitales. The firm provides strategic advisory services — strategy development, business model validation, fundraising support, due diligence, and corporate tax structuring — to entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and family offices. It also executes private equity investments across Early Stage, Growth, and Consolidation phases, with disclosed focus areas spanning Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Impact Investments, and Strategic Investments.

The firm operates an integrated platform of two product lines: (1) Venture Building & Advisory Services for founders and operators, and (2) Private Equity Investment Management for family offices and impact investors. Underlying services include investment management, financing strategy, due diligence, representation, and corporate tax structuring. The firm has no proprietary technology platform; rather, its "product" is human-capital advisory delivery by a five-person leadership team (General Manager Lorenzo Lara-Carrero, Directors Federico Araujo-Medina and Yoel González–Bravo, and Partners Oscar Grossmann Mendoza and Luis Grau Guinand). Disclosed portfolio/venture engagements include Depencare (home care), El Santo (regenerative technologies), PleIQ (AI/AR-VR/XR EdTech), Knossos Asset Management (investment management), Grau Nuts (premium nuts and dried fruits since 1979), and SITE Real Estate S.L. (luxury real estate in Madrid).

ND Ventures makes money through professional services fees (advisory retainers and success-based transaction fees) and through investment-related income from its venture building and PE activities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is custom/quote-based. The firm maintains strategic partnerships with Knossos Asset Management (Venezuela market expertise) and is a member of Xcala, connecting it to Latin America's leading business angel networks. The firm was recognized in the Global Latam 2024 benchmark report by ICEX-Invest in Spain and Secretaría General Iberoamericana for mobilizing capital from Venezuela to Spain. Total disclosed headcount is 1-10 employees; no revenue, AUM, or transaction volume is publicly disclosed.

Name

ND Ventures

Legal name

ND Venture Assets S.L.

Website

https://ndventur.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ND Ventures is a Madrid-headquartered boutique investment bank and venture building firm that provides advisory, fundraising, and private equity services to entrepreneurs, family offices, and investors across Latin America and Europe, leveraging a Caracas affiliate (NegociosDigitales).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking & Private Equity Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Strategic Partnership & Ecosystem Investment Arms (FSANAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF)

Keywords

• Investment banking services
• Private equity advisory
• Venture capital advisory
• Fundraising advisory services
• Family office advisory

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Provides strategy advice, business model validation, and fundraising support to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Also offers due diligence and business structure advisory services.
2. Investment Management: Investment management services for investors with focus on family offices, including private equity and impact investment. Covers financing strategy, due diligence, representation, and corporate tax structuring.
3. Private Equity Investments: Private equity investments in real estate, food & beverage, impact investments, and strategic investments across Early Stage, Growth, and Consolidation phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ND Ventures is a boutique investment bank and venture building firm providing strategic advisory services (strategy advice, business model validation, fundraising support) to entrepreneurs and business leaders, alongside private equity investment management for family offices and impact investors. The firm operates across Early Stage, Growth, and Consolidation phases in Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Impact Investments, and Strategic Investments, bridging capital between Latin America and Europe.

Product overview

ND Ventures is a venture building and private equity firm that operates as a unified platform offering strategic advisory, investment management, and fundraising services. The core offering consists of two integrated service lines: Venture Building & Advisory Services for entrepreneurs and business leaders, and Private Equity Investment Management for family offices and impact investors. The firm also maintains a portfolio of portfolio companies across sectors including EdTech (PleIQ), home care services (Depencare), regenerative technologies (El Santo), asset management (Knossos), food & beverage (Grau Nuts), and real estate (SITE Real Estate). Through its strategic focus on Early Stage, Growth, and Consolidation investments in Real Estate, Food & Beverage, and Impact Investments, ND Ventures bridges capital and expertise between Latin America and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Building & Advisory Services Strategic advisory services for entrepreneurs and business leaders covering strategy development, business model validation, and fundraising support across Latin America and Europe.
• Private Equity Investment Management Private equity investment services targeting family offices and impact investors, including investment management, financing strategy, due diligence, representation, and corporate tax structuring across Early Stage, Growth, and Consolidation phases.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Knossos Asset ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership through which ND Ventures provides consulting and support for investors exploring Venezuela's dynamic business scene. Knossos Asset Management specializes in investment funds for high-net-worth and institutional clients with broad experience in Venezuelan and international markets.
• XcalacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerND Ventures is a proud member of Xcala, which connects the company with Latin America's leading business angel networks. This membership provides access to deal flow, ecosystem connections, and cross-border investment opportunities.
• NegociosDigitalescoreOthersAffiliate company in Caracas, Venezuela - the pioneering venture capital firm from which ND Ventures emerged. Founded in January 2000, it established ND Ventures' heritage and early investment achievements in the Venezuelan and Latin American startup ecosystems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wayra (Telefónica Ventures): Telefónica's global corporate venture arm running startup accelerators across Spain and LatAm. Comparable because of overlapping Iberian-LatAm early-stage tech mandate and corporate-ecosystem positioning, though Wayra is a CVC at vastly larger scale.
• Actis: Global emerging-markets private equity and infrastructure investor with strong LatAm exposure. Comparable to ND Ventures in EM-LatAm impact/PE mandate, though Actis operates fund-of-fund and direct PE at multibillion-dollar scale.
• Alantra: Madrid-headquartered independent financial advisory and asset management firm with deep Iberian and LatAm coverage. Comparable because both serve Iberian-LatAm mid-market entrepreneurs and family offices with advisory plus investment management, though Alantra is far larger and broader.
• Arcano Partners: Spanish independent advisory and asset manager with strong Iberian-LatAm private equity and credit franchises. Comparable to ND Ventures in geographic focus and family-office orientation, but operates at materially larger AUM and headcount.

Emerging players

• NXTP Labs: Early-stage LatAm venture firm providing capital plus acceleration to tech founders. Comparable because of overlapping LatAm tech-startup advisory mandate and similar founder-stage orientation, though NXTP is more venture-led than PE/advisory.
• Cometa (formerly known as Comet): Mexico-based early-stage venture firm investing across Spanish-speaking LatAm. Comparable to ND Ventures in Spanish-language LatAm startup focus and entrepreneur-adjacent thesis, though Cometa is a dedicated fund rather than a multi-service boutique.
• Xcala (network): Latin America's leading business angel network, of which ND Ventures is a member. Comparable because both serve early-stage LatAm founders with capital and advisory, though Xcala is a network/membership platform rather than a transactional advisor.

Regional players

• Clave Capital: Spanish regional PE firm focused on Iberian mid-market buyouts and growth. Comparable to ND Ventures' Iberian private equity orientation and family-office backing model, though Clave is Spain-only and operates larger committed funds.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/ndventur_es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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