"Almost half of the investments made in new technologies have been made in e-commerce companies. In second place were companies related to marketing tools or new ways of selling", analyses Diego Gutierrez, an expert on corporate finance in Abra Invest.
Stop&walk: originality and exclusive designs
Stop&WalkĀ is a private sales club for designer and original products at very affordable prices, where you can find avant-garde, cool and fun designs by artists and enthusiastic creators in different categories such as decoration, fashion, home, accessories, gifts and gadgets. It uses the format of private sales, where campaigns last for a week, and by dealing with suppliers directly they are able to offer very interesting prices. It is also a showcase for talented designers where members can discover, share and buy unconventional items.
Stop&Walk has to grow very fast in order to gain a foothold in a very competitive market, with a leader such asĀ Fab.comĀ and is supported in this by its investors principals Cabiedes & Partners andĀ Kibo VenturesĀ which invested ā¬350k in 2012.
Habitissimo, to have our home ready to use
Habitissimothe home renovation and professional services guide closed its third ā¬300k financing round, with venture capital firm Cabiedes&Partners continuing to be the lead partner. New investors includedĀ Cool,Ā Faraday Venture PartnersĀ andĀ PADEInvest.
Deskidea.com: office equipment and furniture
Cabiedes&Partners andĀ La CaixaĀ –a travĆ©s de Caixa Capital Microāparticiparon o en la segunda ronda de financiaciĆ³n deĀ Deskidea.com,Ā de ā¬350k, para permitir su crecimiento en la venta ‘on line’ de material de oficina y artĆculos premium relacionados con el espacio de trabajo. Cabiedes&Partners se incorporĆ³ como socio inversor, mientras que La Caixa ya habĆa apostado por la empresa de comercio electrĆ³nico –que tiene vocaciĆ³n de liderar su segmento en EspaƱa– en su nacimiento en 2011. Deskidea.com se lanzĆ³ en junio del 2.011 con una ronda de inversiĆ³n inicial de ā¬200k y cuenta con un catĆ”logo de mĆ”s de 12.000 referencias con entrega en 24 horas.