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Caixa Capital Risc

Caixa Capital Risc

Barcelona, Spain·Founded 2002··caixacapitalrisc.es

Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital arm of CriteriaCaixa, the Barcelona holding company of the la Caixa Foundation, founded in 2002 and rebranded Criteria Capital Risc in 2026. It invests in early-stage deep tech and life sciences companies, mainly in Spain and Portugal, through two vehicles, Criteria Venture Tech and Criteria Bio Ventures, targeting 300 million euros of investment by 2030.

AUM
Funds
2
vintages 2002
Portfolio
10
Exits
5

Key facts

HQBarcelona, Spain
Founded2002

Recent exits

Sanifit Therapeutics
Biotech2021 · 15yr hold
Vilynx
AI/ML2020 · 3yr hold
Northern Biologics
Biotech2020 · 4yr hold
PlayGiga
Gaming2019 · 4yr hold

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 15 portfolio companies (10 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Sector breakdown

15 companies
Biotech
8 · 53%
Software
2 · 13%
Deep Tech
2 · 13%
Gaming
1 · 7%
Consumer
1 · 7%
AI/ML
1 · 7%

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Caixa Capital Risc has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

2 funds
Criteria Venture TechVCActive
2002 · 24yr4 active · 3 realized

Unrealized

4 held
Barbara
BarbaraActive
SoftwareSpain· Entry 2022
Immfly
ImmflyActive
SoftwareSpain· Entry 2016
iPronicsActive
Deep TechSpain· Entry 2022
KDActive
Deep TechSpain· Entry 2012

Realized

3 exits
PlayGigaExited 2019
GamingSpain· Entry 2015
Trade Saleto
Trip4realExited 2016
ConsumerSpain· Entry 2014
Trade Saleto
VilynxExited 2020
AI/MLSpain· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
Criteria Bio VenturesVCActive
2002 · 24yr6 active · 2 realized

Unrealized

6 held
BiotechFrance· Entry 2023
BiotechSpain· Entry 2025
CytospireActive
BiotechUnited Kingdom· Entry 2026
BiotechSpain· Entry 2015
BiotechUnited Kingdom· Entry 2025
BiotechUnited States· Entry 2024

Realized

2 exits
Northern BiologicsExited 2020
BiotechCanada· Entry 2016
Trade Saleto
BiotechSpain· Entry 2006
Trade Saleto
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Last updated August 2026 · Sourced from public filings · Report an issue