FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, primarily focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, software as a service, and virtual reality. FJ Labs typically invests in seed and Series A rounds, with investment amounts ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000.

Matias Barbero

Investor

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Principal

Christopher Keshian

Investor

Daniel Simon

venture Partner

Güimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Co-Founder

Past deals in Madrid

Rive

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Rive is redefining how people buy, sell, and rent homes. Rive brings simplicity to switching homes by providing liquidity to sellers and fully renovated, move-in-ready homes for buyers while providing real estate agents with a unique combination of tech tools and products to give superior service to their customers. As a result, our customers have access to everything they need for a successful real estate transaction, from cutting-edge real-time market insights to renovation services delivered by local real estate professionals who guide them at every step. ‘Rive’ means leading edge and groundbreaking, just like the idea Rive was founded on: that selling homes should be simple and stress-free. To make this a reality, the Rive platform brings together all the different solutions that you need to change your life and property. Since we started in 2017, we have grown from a local iBuyer into a team of more than 300 real estate professionals in Finland, Spain, and Poland, and expanded our offering into a full-service real estate platform that provides a range of solutions for selling, buying, renovating, and financing your home. Rive is headquartered in Helsinki and is operating in all the major cities in Finland as well as Warsaw, Poland, and Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Rive service concept is developed by Homerun Technologies Ltd. You can find more about us: www.rivehomes.com

Storybeat

Seed Round in 2023
Storybeat is a technology company based in Madrid that specializes in AI-driven content generation for social media. Founded in 2018 by Jaime de Ascanio, the company offers an application designed to facilitate the creation and sharing of stories enhanced by music and visual effects. Users can utilize a variety of built-in templates and presets to craft engaging, ephemeral content that can be shared across multiple platforms. Storybeat is dedicated to fostering creativity by providing not only innovative tools but also educational resources and community support to help individuals realize their creative potential. Through its offerings, Storybeat aims to inspire users to embrace and enhance their own self-expression.

Phi4tech

Convertible Note in 2022
Phi4tech is a nanotechnology company that works to provide industrial solutions based on nanomaterials. Phi4tech is located in Madrid, Spain.

Playtomic

Series C in 2022
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

La Gran Familia Mediterránea

Series A in 2022
La Gran Familia Mediterránea operates a kitchen for online meal delivery business. Headquartered in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid.

Playtomic

Series C in 2021
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Job&talent

Series C in 2021
Job&Talent is a leading marketplace focused on connecting individuals with employment opportunities through a sophisticated platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madrid, the company utilizes advanced technology to streamline the hiring process, offering services that include job matching, staff management, staffing, and payroll solutions. This innovative approach enables companies to build agile workforces while providing workers with reliable and flexible job options. In 2022, Job&Talent successfully placed over 340,000 workers in more than 2,500 companies, generating €1.9 billion in revenue. The company operates in ten countries across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, and has plans for further expansion. With backing from prominent investors, Job&Talent has established itself as the highest-valued unicorn in Spain.

Playtomic

Series A in 2020
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Vamos

Seed Round in 2020
Our mission is to transform the way people have cars. We realized that while people love their cars, they don’t always love the process of owning them. So we are creating a totally new way, providing transparency, convenience and peace of mind. Vamos was founded in 2019, backed by leading investors and has a highly experienced management team.

La Gran Familia Mediterránea

Seed Round in 2020
La Gran Familia Mediterránea operates a kitchen for online meal delivery business. Headquartered in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid.

Scalefast

Series B in 2020
Scalefast Inc. is an e-commerce platform that specializes in providing comprehensive digital commerce solutions for brands in the entertainment, consumer goods, and fashion industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with additional offices in Madrid and Paris, Scalefast offers tools and services that encompass business infrastructure, e-commerce operations, internationalization, fulfillment, and fraud protection. The platform simplifies online selling by incorporating features such as social sign-on, local currency and language support, and advanced checkout options including cross-sell and up-sell capabilities, exclusive bundling, subscriptions, and loyalty programs. By leveraging Artificial Intelligence and extensive e-commerce expertise, Scalefast enables brands to scale quickly and enhance revenue, effectively reducing the complexities associated with digital commerce.

Job&talent

Series C in 2019
Job&Talent is a leading marketplace focused on connecting individuals with employment opportunities through a sophisticated platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madrid, the company utilizes advanced technology to streamline the hiring process, offering services that include job matching, staff management, staffing, and payroll solutions. This innovative approach enables companies to build agile workforces while providing workers with reliable and flexible job options. In 2022, Job&Talent successfully placed over 340,000 workers in more than 2,500 companies, generating €1.9 billion in revenue. The company operates in ten countries across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, and has plans for further expansion. With backing from prominent investors, Job&Talent has established itself as the highest-valued unicorn in Spain.

Rive

Series A in 2019
Rive is redefining how people buy, sell, and rent homes. Rive brings simplicity to switching homes by providing liquidity to sellers and fully renovated, move-in-ready homes for buyers while providing real estate agents with a unique combination of tech tools and products to give superior service to their customers. As a result, our customers have access to everything they need for a successful real estate transaction, from cutting-edge real-time market insights to renovation services delivered by local real estate professionals who guide them at every step. ‘Rive’ means leading edge and groundbreaking, just like the idea Rive was founded on: that selling homes should be simple and stress-free. To make this a reality, the Rive platform brings together all the different solutions that you need to change your life and property. Since we started in 2017, we have grown from a local iBuyer into a team of more than 300 real estate professionals in Finland, Spain, and Poland, and expanded our offering into a full-service real estate platform that provides a range of solutions for selling, buying, renovating, and financing your home. Rive is headquartered in Helsinki and is operating in all the major cities in Finland as well as Warsaw, Poland, and Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Rive service concept is developed by Homerun Technologies Ltd. You can find more about us: www.rivehomes.com

Playtomic

Venture Round in 2019
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Job&talent

Venture Round in 2018
Job&Talent is a leading marketplace focused on connecting individuals with employment opportunities through a sophisticated platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madrid, the company utilizes advanced technology to streamline the hiring process, offering services that include job matching, staff management, staffing, and payroll solutions. This innovative approach enables companies to build agile workforces while providing workers with reliable and flexible job options. In 2022, Job&Talent successfully placed over 340,000 workers in more than 2,500 companies, generating €1.9 billion in revenue. The company operates in ten countries across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, and has plans for further expansion. With backing from prominent investors, Job&Talent has established itself as the highest-valued unicorn in Spain.

BITKRAFT Ventures

Pre Seed Round in 2017
BITKRAFT Ventures, founded in 2015 by German entrepreneur Jens Hilgers, is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, with a global presence in key cities such as Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, London, Madrid, and Lisbon. The firm specializes in investments across various sectors of digital entertainment, focusing on video games and esports. BITKRAFT targets game developers, gaming platforms, and gaming-related technologies, as well as emerging areas like web3, virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain applications. With a team that spans significant hubs of digital innovation, BITKRAFT Ventures aims to support the growth and development of interactive media and gaming industries.

Job&talent

Series B in 2016
Job&Talent is a leading marketplace focused on connecting individuals with employment opportunities through a sophisticated platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madrid, the company utilizes advanced technology to streamline the hiring process, offering services that include job matching, staff management, staffing, and payroll solutions. This innovative approach enables companies to build agile workforces while providing workers with reliable and flexible job options. In 2022, Job&Talent successfully placed over 340,000 workers in more than 2,500 companies, generating €1.9 billion in revenue. The company operates in ten countries across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, and has plans for further expansion. With backing from prominent investors, Job&Talent has established itself as the highest-valued unicorn in Spain.

Ticketbis

Series A in 2011
Ticketbis enables users to purchase and sell tickets for concerts, festivals, theater plays, sporting events, and more. It has more than one million customers worldwide. Ticketbis was launched by Jon Uriarte and Ander Michelena in December 2009 and its main operations are based in Madrid, Spain with presence in other countries such as Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, India, Japan, New Zealand, and more.
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