The Spanish startup SoccerSolver has closed an investment round of €850,000 with smart capital from sports directors and business angels linked to clubs in LaLiga, the Premier League, and Saudi Arabia.
The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem maintains its investment pulse during the summer. SoccerSolver, a startup founded just a year ago, has announced the closure of a €850,000 round.
The company has developed software that combines mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence to improve the economic and sporting performance of elite football clubs. According to the official statement, the round was closed even before the startup had generated a single euro in revenue.
Currently, SoccerSolver has already signed contracts with six football clubs, whose names will be revealed progressively. The company highlights that all the capital raised is smart money, meaning money that not only provides funding but also connections, experience, and contacts.
Among the investors are sports directors, business angels, and relevant figures linked to clubs in LaLiga, the Premier League, Saudi Arabia, and other European leagues. The identities of these investors have not been disclosed.
East Crema Coffee reaches its crowdfunding goal
The coffee chain East Crema Coffee has successfully closed an investment crowdfunding campaign through Sego Venture. Its goal was to raise €600,000, a target it reached before the deadline.
This campaign is part of a broader funding round of €3.5 million, with which the company will drive its national and international expansion. The operation has allowed individual investors, customers, and followers to become shareholders.
In five years, East Crema Coffee has gone from having a single café in Madrid to a network of 21 establishments in seven Spanish cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Donostia, Seville, and Zaragoza. The company generated nearly €4 million in revenue in 2025 and has over 124 employees, as well as a community of more than 50,000 members in its East Crema Lovers Club.
The funds raised will mainly be used to open new coffee houses, including large flagship establishments in strategic cities, strengthen the production capacity of its own roaster, and continue developing its technological ecosystem.
MITO AI receives support from Wayra
MITO AI, a startup founded by Spaniards with offices in San Francisco and Madrid, has received support from Wayra, Telefónica's corporate venture capital. The company specializes in artificial intelligence for professional audiovisual creation and production.
Its platform allows companies, filmmakers, brands, and agencies to create high-quality content more agilely, efficiently, and scalably. Among the projects developed is the Movistar Plus campaign with generative AI linked to the Spanish National Football Team during the World Cup, as well as work for Telefónica Tech, Zara, Repsol, and Dellafuente.
International investors in MITO AI include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Everywhere Ventures, Sequoia Scouts, A16Z Scouts, and LifeX, as well as Spanish funds like Kibo Ventures and Kfund.
Mutua Madrileña enters Muppy with 10% of the capital
Mutua Ventures, the investment vehicle of Mutua Madrileña, has acquired 10% of the capital of Muppy, a platform for investment and management of residential real estate assets. The amount of the operation has not been disclosed.
The startup expects to reach €400 million in assets under management. According to Vicente Nicolás, CEO of Muppy, the incorporation of Mutua will allow them to accelerate their growth in Spain, expand their asset portfolio, and strengthen their positioning as a comprehensive platform that connects capital, real estate opportunities, and professional management.
These four operations reflect the vitality of the Spanish investment ecosystem, which in the first half of the year surpassed €2 billion in investment in startups, according to sector data.
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