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▶ 55:45 · $CAMARERO · Camarero targets 6M ARR after 3.6M traction in Spanish hospitality SaaS
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10 Years Playing in the ACB, Today His Product Is in 2,500 Bars in Spain | Antonio Bustamante

2026-07-15 · 14 company · 5 thematic
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Former ACB professional basketball player (10 years, teams in Seville, Orense, Tenerife, Logroño, UK league). MBA from Hult International Business School in San Francisco (2013). Founded a bar chain at 20, served as CFO of Clamp (glamping startup backed by Vent City), co-founded Checking (digital tourist check-in, now GA Rooms). Launched Camarero in 2023, now 2,500 venues, 3.6M ARR, 45 employees.

javi

CTO and co-founder of Proxus. Studied double degree in Computer Engineering and Business Administration. Self-taught developer since childhood, built projects during university. Initially skeptical about AI-assisted development but found it valuable for startup velocity.

iván

Engineer by background, moved into product/design/strategy. Built first Checking prototype with Antonio. Joined Wola as CPO during fundraise, helped rebuild product and launch tutoring marketplace; left when Wola pivoted to advertising model (90%+ Spanish university penetration). Joined Camarero to build full-stack hospitality operating system.

unknown host

Co-hosts TBPN with John; runs a daily 3-hour live show; focuses on media strategy, volume-based content, and interactive formats.

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“Nuestra hipótesis es un 6% del PIB en España es hostelería y objetivamente un bar con camarero le va mejor que sin camarero... alguien tiene que aglutinar, tiene que simplificar la distribución porque ahora mismo lo que hablamos es que el…”
—javi

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$CAMARERObullish· highantonio bustamante
Antonio Bustamante claims Camarero is best solution for Spain's fragmented bar market
He argues that Spain's 350k small bars underinvest in technology, presenting a large opportunity for Camarero's all-in-one software to improve efficiency and capture market share.
$HOLDEDbullish· high· posantonio bustamante
Antonio Bustamante reveals early investment and usage of Holded across his companies
He invested in Holded because it consolidates fragmented business tools, reduces administrative complexity, and allows companies to focus on growth.
$CLAMPneutral· lowantonio bustamante
Antonio Bustamante served as CFO of Clamp (glamping startup) backed by Vent City
Clamp built singular glamping accommodations in US from Seville; raised capital from Vent City (Ventity); Antonio joined as CFO 2014-2018 to learn startup operations before foundi…
$VENT-CITYneutral· lowunknown host
Vent City backed Clamp glamping startup where Antonio was CFO
Vent City (Ventity) provided growth capital to Clamp, enabling shift to capital-intensive cabin-building model; Antonio observed venture-backed scaling from CFO seat.
$CHECKINGneutral· mediumantonio bustamante
Checking pivoted to GA Rooms; digital check-in for tourist apartments with regulatory moat
Checking built digital check-in for tourist apartments (regulatory requirement), distributed via revenue-share with PMS software; investors included Carlos Blanco, Encomenda, JME,…
$ENCOMENDAneutral· lowunknown host
Encomenda (Carlos Blanco) invested in Checking/GA Rooms
Encomenda, Carlos Blanco's fund, participated in Checking's round alongside JME and Tom, validating the regulatory-driven tourist apartment check-in thesis.
$JMEneutral· lowunknown host
JME Ventures invested in Checking/GA Rooms tourist apartment check-in
JME Ventures backed Checking's regulatory moat strategy for digital tourist check-in, alongside Encomenda and Tom.
$WOLAneutral· mediumiván
Wola pivoted from student notes marketplace to 90%+ market share ad platform
Wola started as student notes monetization platform, attempted LatAm expansion and tutoring marketplace, but found core value was brand/reach with university students (90%+ penetr…
$COVER-MANAGERbullish· mediumjavi
Cover Manager dominates Spanish restaurant reservations with incredible metrics
Cover Manager is the category leader in restaurant reservations in Spain with exceptional metrics; Camarero competes by offering full-stack integration (operations + growth + cont…
$HONEYbullish· medium· posjavi
Hosts are investors in Honey (hospitality tech) alongside Camarero
Javi and co-host are investors in Honey, another hospitality technology company, indicating conviction in the vertical SaaS hospitality thesis.
$AXONbullish· mediumantonio bustamante
Axon participated in Camarero's 2M EUR round alongside BNEL
Axon Partners Group co-led Camarero's early 2025 2M EUR round with existing investors BNEL, targeting 6M ARR milestone.
$BNELbullish· mediumantonio bustamante
BNEL backed Camarero from early stages and doubled down in 2M round
BNEL (likely Bonsai Ventures or similar) invested in Camarero pre-revenue and participated in the 2M EUR 2025 round, signaling strong conviction in the vertical SaaS hospitality t…
$TOASTbearish· mediumantonio bustamante
Toast unlikely to enter Europe due to capped payment spreads vs US 2.6%
Toast's US model relies on 2.6-2.7% payment processing spreads; European regulation caps spreads at 0.3-0.4%, making the fintech-led model uneconomic in Spain/Europe.
$CAMARERObullish· high· posjavi
Camarero targets 6M ARR after 3.6M traction in Spanish hospitality SaaS
All-in-one vertical SaaS for independent bars/restaurants (<10 employees) in Spain, leveraging regulatory tailwinds (Verifactu, time tracking) and QR-driven viral adoption to beco…