JME Ventures

Quick read

JME Ventures is an early-stage VC firm founded in 2016, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It backs seed and Series A tech startups primarily in Spain, writing cheques of €100k–€3m and taking 10–20% stakes, with a portfolio of 70+ companies and €120m+ in AUM. The firm is sector-agnostic but leans toward B2B SaaS, fintech, and increasingly AI, with two unicorns (Jobandtalent, Voi) and one IPO (Flywire) in its track record.

Key facts

Founded

2016

Founders

Javier Alarcó, José Manuel Entrecanales

Employees

12

Sectors

generalist, saas, fintech, ai

Website

jme.vc

Investment thesis

JME backs seed and Series A technology founders in Spain — and occasionally across Europe and the US — writing €100k–€3m cheques and targeting 10–20% ownership. The firm is sector-agnostic, prioritising outstanding traction and high-growth potential over any single vertical.

Recent activity

• 2025investment
  JME Ventures participated in a $3.2M seed round for an AI agent testing platform (unnamed in results), co-led by 42CAP and Mozilla Ventures, alongside Abac Nest Ventures and Masia. es.linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Flanks, the Spanish wealthtech securities-account aggregator, raised a Series A of $8M led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with JME Ventures and 4Founders Capital following on as existing investors. cbinsights.com
• 2025investment
  JME Ventures co-led a €2.2M round into Depasify alongside GoHub Ventures, with Actyus, LANAI Partners, and Telefonica's Wayra also participating. linkedin.com
• 2024fundraise
  Fund IV portfolio update shared publicly by team member Pepe Vilanova, signalling active deployment from JME Ventures' fourth fund. linkedin.com
• 2024press
  Partner Iván Landabaso gave an extended interview to Nova Talent discussing JME's fund performance, noting Fund III — deployed during the high-valuation years of 2020–2021 — carries the most uncertainty. novatalent.com
• 2024investment
  Harbiz, a Madrid-based tech platform for fitness professionals, raised €5M in a round led by Octopus Ventures, with JME Ventures participating as an existing investor alongside Athos Capital and Enzo Ventures. zoominfo.com
• 2024leadership
  JME Ventures posted a hiring call on LinkedIn, suggesting team expansion activity. linkedin.com
• Mar 2026press
  Partner Ivan Landabaso spoke at 4YFN Barcelona 2026 on the session 'From SaaS to Agent-Driven Economy', held on 2 March 2026 at the Banco Sabadell Stage. 4yfn.com
• 2025investment
  JME Ventures joined the pre-seed round for Tolemy, led by Norrsken Evolve, alongside Big Sur Ventures, Masia, Redbus Ventures, and several angels. Tolemy is building a platform out of Barcelona. linkedin.com
• 2025fundraise
  JME Ventures was listed as a Fund IV portfolio update, indicating activity under its fourth fund vehicle. linkedin.com
• Sep 2024investment
  JME Ventures backed Rauda AI's €520K round alongside Demium Capital, Fides Capital, and angel Juanjo Mostazo. Rauda AI automates customer service using LLMs and AI agents; total funding reached €820K. rauda.ai
• 2024investment
  JME Ventures co-led a €2.2M round in Depasify alongside GoHub Ventures, with Actyus, LANAI Partners, and Telefonica's Wayra also participating. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• AI Agent Testing Platform (unnamed)Seed2025es.linkedin.com
• FlanksSeries A2025cbinsights.com
• DepasifySeed2025linkedin.com
• HarbizSeries A2024zoominfo.com
• RitmoSeed Extension2023startupsreal.com
• LingokidsSeries B2022zoominfo.com
• FlanksSeed2022startupsreal.com
• BCN3DSeed2021startupsreal.com
• AI Agent Testing Platform (unnamed in results)Seed2025es.linkedin.com
• TolemyPre-Seed2025linkedin.com
• Rauda AISeedSep 2024rauda.ai
• KymatioSeedUnknownkymatio.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Javier Alarcó · CEO & Founding Partner
• Samuel Gil · CEO
  LinkedIn
• Ivan Landabaso · Partner
  LinkedIn
• Pepe Vilanova · Partner
  LinkedIn
• Javier Ulecia · Partner
• Cristóbal Viedma · Partner

Sources

• JME Ventures official website
• JME Ventures LinkedIn
• JME Ventures – ZoomInfo
• JME Venture Capital – Tracxn
• JME Ventures – StartupsReal
• JME Ventures – LeadIQ
• JME Venture Capital – CB Insights
• CNMV – JME Venture Capital, SGEIC, S.A.
• https://www.4yfn.com/agenda/speakers/16942-ivan-landabaso
• https://es.linkedin.com/company/jme-venture-capital
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordi-noguera/
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pepevilanovaserrador_jme-ventures-fund-iv-portfolio-activity-7282773875690459137-eGjg
• https://www.rauda.ai/blog-posts/rauda-ai-raises-eu520k-to-expand-its-ai-platform-for-customer-service
• https://www.novatalent.com/blog/the-jme-partner-who-builds-in-public-ivan-landabaso-on-vc-content-and-non-linear-careers
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jme-venture-capital_we-are-hiring-activity-7150407267769540608-oXWa

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