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▶ 31:25 · $FORTE-VENTURES · German deeptech specialist Forte Ventures validates Galtea with follow-on
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How Investors Really Think (What They Never Say in Public) | Live Panel Discussion

2026-05-20 · 14 company · 4 thematic
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jesús monleón

Host of SeedRocket's 4Founders podcast; runs Go Trendier (a secondhand fashion marketplace) and 4Founders; actively applies AI learnings from guests to his own companies.

lauren arens

Investor at BStartup, Banco Sabadell's corporate venture arm investing off balance sheet via two vehicles (100-200k pre-seed/seed, 500k-2M follow-on/Series A) plus venture debt product; active in healthtech, hardware, biotech; backed Tiay, Mondo, Xnova (co-invest).

jaime novoa

GP at KFund managing ~650M AUM across three funds (11M pre-seed, 70M seed, larger growth) plus fund-of-funds and energy transition vehicles; invests 50% Spain, 25% Europe, 25% LatAm; backed Factorial, TravelPerk, Abacum, Hotel Networks.

marta campillo

Investor at Abac Ventures, the VC arm of Abac Capital (800M AUM multi-strategy platform); manages 20M Fund II deploying in pre-seed/seed with follow-on; backed Galtea, Xnova, Ánfora, Payflow, Taxdown; leverages PE portfolio for commercial validation.

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“Forte Ventures, que es un fondo alemán especialista en Deeptech.”
—marta campillo
now playing · $FORTE-VENTURES
$HOLDEDbullish· medium· posjesús monleón
4Founders compounds Holded from 40k first check to 2M total investment
Followed-on from 40k initial ticket to 2M total across fund life, demonstrating conviction-building strategy in accounting software.
$TIAYbullish· medium· poslauren arens
BStartup invests in Tiay healthcare AI agents at 2.5M round with Plug and Play
Early bet on agentic AI applied to healthcare vertical; co-invested with Plug and Play in 2.5M round.
$COBEEbullish· high· posjesús monleón
4Founders exits Cobee at 27x MOIC with partial sales
Exited position achieving 27x multiple through partial sales, validating early conviction in benefits platform.
$FACTORIALbullish· high· posjaime novoa
KFund realizes 10M from 1% secondary in Factorial at unicorn valuation
Entered at 12-14M valuation in 2018, invested 4.5M total across fund life; recent secondary at 1B valuation returned 10M while retaining 5%+ ownership.
$GALTEAbullish· medium· posmarta campillo
Abac Ventures backs Galtea BSC spinout for AI product evaluation; Forte Ventures follows
Pre-seed investment in BSC spinout building enterprise AI evaluation platform; German deeptech specialist Forte Ventures led follow-on 12 months later validating technical thesis.
$FORTE-VENTURESbullish· mediummarta campillo
German deeptech specialist Forte Ventures validates Galtea with follow-on
Deeptech-focused German fund led Series A in Galtea 12 months after Abac's pre-seed, confirming technical thesis for AI evaluation platform.
$XNOVAbullish· medium· posmarta campillo
Abac Ventures' Xnova hits 1M+ ARR with global trade data coverage pivot
Mid-market import/export data software pivoted to global coverage, rapidly scaled past 1M ARR post-investment; co-invested with BStartup.
$ANFORAbullish· medium· posmarta campillo
Abac Ventures highlights Ánfora logistics at 40M+ revenue with minimal dilution
Bootstrapped logistics company doing 40M+ revenue with only one small round and internal bridge; efficient capital use could yield strong returns even at modest exit.
$ENBATbullish· high· posjesús monleón
4Founders backs Enbat treasury software at 30M SAFE despite missing CTO
Overruled initial anti-thesis (no CTO, high valuation, treasury software vs competitors) because of exceptional founding team (ex-investment bankers); now best portfolio candidate…
$ABACUMbullish· high· posjaime novoa
KFund flags Abacum as top performer in Fund II: FP&A software for CFOs
Invested pre-product/pre-revenue at COVID onset despite no CTO; now best performer in Fund II with strong traction in CFO software category.
$HOTEL-NETWORKSbullish· medium· posjaime novoa
KFund sells Hotel Networks secondary above 100M valuation
Achieved >100M exit via secondary transaction, returning meaningful capital to LPs.
$MONDObullish· medium· poslauren arens
BStartup exits Mondo travel insurance to JC Flowers
Realized liquidity through secondary sale to JC Flowers, demonstrating exit capability in insurance vertical.
$INDEX-VENTURESbullish· mediumlauren arens
Index Ventures' brand power forces pre-emptive term sheet in Trovit
Top-tier London fund's mere involvement compelled founder to sign with local investor before Index meeting, signaling brand dominance in competitive deals.
$Y-COMBINATORbullish· highjaime novoa
Y Combinator application triggers FOMO-driven pre-emption among Spanish VCs
YC brand creates immediate competitive tension; Spanish VCs rush to invest before YC batch entry to avoid adverse selection and valuation step-up.