Artur Bardera
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- Full Name
- Artur Bardera Echeverria
- Title
- Venture Partner
- Firm
- Abac Capital / Abac Nest
- Firm Type
- Venture capital and private equity
- Investment Stage
- Pre-seed and seed
- Check Size
- €50k-€500k per deal at Abac Nest; earlier Abac Nest materials stated first-round tickets up to €100k
- Target Company Profile
- Technology startups capable of building highly scalable businesses; founders with conviction, purpose, integrity, sector experience, and complementary teams
- Sector Focus
- Technology-enabled “real economy” businesses; software, B2B SaaS, fintech/employee benefits, mobility, ecommerce/logistics, health, restaurants/food, consumer digital
- Geographic Focus
- Primarily Spain, with selective opportunities outside Spain
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
Background
Artur Bardera Echeverria is an investor associated with Abac Capital and its venture platform Abac Nest, the seed and pre-seed strategy of Abac Capital. Public profiles identify him as a Venture Partner at Abac Capital, and Abac Nest materials describe the platform as backing technology founders with first-round capital and operational support from entrepreneurs, investors, and operating partners.
Bardera has been involved with Abac’s venture investing since at least 2017. A 2019 ACCIÓ interview described him and Rubén Bonet as members of Abac Nest, then a venture fund specialized in early-stage startups. In that interview, Bardera said the fund had reviewed nearly 1,000 projects and invested in 10, emphasizing rigorous selection and practical value-add over capital alone.
His education record includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Barcelona in 2012, according to MarketScreener. Public MIT Sloan alumni-event records list “Bardera Echeverria, Artur” as an MBA 2024 student, and his LinkedIn profile lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Abac Nest invests in pre-seed and seed startups, with current published ticket sizes of €50k-€500k per deal.
- Bardera described Abac Nest’s stage focus as supporting founders from the MVP stage through roughly the first 12 months of revenue.
- Sectorally, Bardera said Abac Nest invests in “economia real” where technology creates a meaningful competitive difference in established markets.
- Geography is primarily Spain; Bardera has said proximity correlates strongly with good opportunities, while noting the fund is connected to European VC funds.
- Team quality is central. Bardera said that at the beginning, “l’equip és el més important,” and that he looks for complementary founders with sector experience.
- The fund is selective: Bardera said Abac Nest had analyzed almost 1,000 projects and invested in 10, about a 1% conversion rate.
- Abac Nest says it backs “Founders with conviction and purpose” and applies a clear, direct, agile, but rigorous investment process.
Notable Investments
- Cobee - Employee-benefits and flexible-compensation platform for companies; Abac Nest portfolio company marked “Exited.” Pluxee signed to acquire Cobee on June 12, 2024 and completed the acquisition on September 26, 2024.
- Brava Fabrics - Sustainable apparel brand; Bardera highlighted it as an Abac Nest investment that grew revenue 10x in two years after the fund invested.
- Bioento - Sustainable circular-economy business producing high-value bioactive products; highlighted in the Abac Nest portfolio and in the ACCIÓ interview.
- Mr. Noow - Restaurant ordering and payment app; Abac Nest portfolio company marked “Exited.”
- Reby - Shared mobility infrastructure company in Southern Europe; Abac Nest portfolio company marked “Exited.”
- Rimbo - Deposit-free renting solution for tenants, landlords, and agencies; Abac Nest portfolio company marked “Exited.”
- Cowboy - Mobile platform for booking electric-bike test rides; MarketScreener lists Bardera as an investor from November 2019.
- Marcandita - Software application offering bank-related services; MarketScreener lists Bardera as an investor from October 2019.
- YABA / Your Amazing Brand Amplifier - Ecommerce-services company; MarketScreener lists Bardera as an investor from January 2021.
- Housfy - Real-estate platform for selling, renting, renovation, and mortgage services; MarketScreener lists Bardera as a former investor from 2017 to 2022.
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