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Cómo crear un ecommerce y venderlo por 160 millones | La historia de DEPORVILLAGE

2026-03-25 · 7 company · 4 thematic
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Founded Deporvillage in 2011 after career at Dreams; scaled vertical sports e-commerce to €150M revenue and €14M EBITDA, sold to JD Sports in 2021 for €160M. Now runs family office and launches franchise retail ventures.

jesús

Entrepreneur and podcast host who has personally used ENISA financing for multiple ventures. Runs SeedRocket accelerator and 4Founders community. Advocates for founder-friendly financing and women in entrepreneurship.

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“Kantox que se vendió por 120 millones de euros”
—jesús
now playing · $KANTOX
$DEPORVILLAGEbullish· high· posxavier pla de llorens
Deporvillage exits for €160M at 11x EBITDA after €8M raised
Vertical specialist e-commerce in individual sports (cycling, outdoor) built defensible moat through brand curation, operational excellence, and scale that prevented Amazon disrup…
$KANTOXneutral· lowjesús
SeedRocket peer Kantox exits for €120M
Fellow SeedRocket 2011 cohort company achieved significant exit, validating accelerator's deal flow.
$TIENDEOneutral· lowjesús
SeedRocket peer Tiendeo exits for €30-40M
Another 2011 SeedRocket company with modest exit compared to Deporvillage and Kantox.
$SAMAIPATAbullish· mediumxavier pla de llorens
Samaipata's first fund investment Deporvillage returned 100x
Early-stage VC fund Samaipata led Deporvillage Series A as first investment; demonstrates ability to back capital-efficient vertical e-commerce winners.
$HIDROSANbullish· low· posxavier pla de llorens
Angel investment in sunscreen dispenser with recurring revenue model
Small ticket in consumer hardware/recurring revenue play (sunscreen dispenser) analogous to Incapto or Aquaservice; bets on brand building and go-to-market execution.
$4FOUNDERSneutral· medium· posjesús
Xavi invests in 4Founders VC fund as LP
Former founder allocates to VC funds including 4Founders but prefers direct investing where he has domain expertise.
$AMZN···bearish· highxavier pla de llorens
Amazon blocked from sports equipment by brand protection moat
Premium sports brands (Salomon, North Face) refuse to sell on Amazon to avoid brand banalization alongside cheap Chinese products; specialist retailers like Deporvillage and Trade…