At Creandum, we love to keep close ties not only with our portfolio companies but also with our former employees, interns and other outstanding people we got to work together with. Hence, it’s no exemption that people return to Creandum after having gained other experiences elsewhere. We are excited to…

When it comes to disrupting an established industry, it’s hard to beat going for one that’s existed for over 2000 years. For extra points, make sure it’s not only vast but complex and thus we arrive at timber. …

We love to meet entrepreneurs at an early stage and support them along the way to help their companies rise and shine. The same goes for our people: We try to identify talent at an early stage and help them grow and develop within our firm. Today, we’re happy to…

In every fundraising process, sooner or later, investors want to talk numbers. Besides the great J-curved charts predicting revenue in colorful pitch decks this usually means it is now time for a look under the hood. To understand key assumptions and value drivers of the business in more detail, the…

Every day we have the chance to meet outstanding entrepreneurs who are shaping the future and changing the world. We get the privilege of discussing the next technology trends, building conviction around ideas we believe in and supporting founders in their ambitious journey. Creandum has backed Europe’s largest category leaders…

Every funding round presents a moment to consider the journey so far — but as Factorial raises its $80m Series B, the largest in Spanish history, it seems right to celebrate the core reason that Jordi, Bernat, Pau, Cesar and team got here: Product. In a world where incumbent HR…

Creandum recently announced Abacum’s seed round, which marks the fund’s second investment in Spain after Factorial 💚 🇪🇸. We are optimistic about the Spanish tech scene and think the ecosystem is on a great path to becoming an important hub in the European startup landscape. Two years ago, we did…

How can new productivity products still achieve more output with less input? The new generation of solutions trends towards the fusion of applications. Sharing what we’re looking for in this category. The global pandemic had a drastic impact on how we approach work and productivity. Out of this recalibration, there…

Spreadsheets — the joy or pain of almost anyone working in financial departments. Yes, even though we live in the digitized, hyper-productive world of 2021, many finance teams still spend 70% of their time manually updating financial models in tedious, old-fashioned, non-collaborative sheets and forms. And we don’t only see…