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Acurio Ventures III

Geography: Spain
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €150M
Focus: E-Commerce
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Acurio Ventures III

Acurio Ventures III is a venture capital firm based in Spain, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSpain

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

E-Commerce

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European builders seed-stage bold vision community-engaged founders

founder-first

early conviction

people over product

community-driven

VC secondaries

European expansion

category-defining

portfolio liquidity

Bullish Signals

Secondaries I FCR €115M oversubscribed closeexternal

€300M+ AUM across Europe, dual strategytwitter

Active community: Exponential Beers, Refugio, 4YFN eventssocial

Pre-round founder relationship focusexternal

Portfolio momentum: Preply, Indexa IPO, 7 recent seed winstwitter

Kate Cornell unlock VC summit 2026 speakersocial

AcurioBeyondBusiness podcast storytelling, operator credibilitytwitter

Diego Recondo IPEM Paris speaker, liquidity thought leaderlinkedin

Exponential Beers Sep 28 Madrid with Indexa foundersocial

Contrarian Signals

Network-gated, relationship-first accessexternal

Secondaries focus may limit direct deal velocityexternal

Founder Do's

Build relationship before the round

Show how you think + move

Engage in community events early

Let thesis evolve over time

Connect at Exponential Beers, Refugio, 4YFN, Women in Startups

Founder Don'ts

Don't cold-pitch without prior contact

Don't lead with deck only

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€150M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Ander Michelena, Jon Uriarte, Bart Tompkins

Geoffrey RolinPartner

Miguel GonzálezPartner

Ainhoa SaraleguiPartner

Bosco AmannPartner

Diego RecondoGeneral Partner

Kate CornellGeneral Partner

Ander MichelenaPartner

Hugo Fdez.-MardomingoPartner

Ignacio MorenoPartner

Álvaro FragosoPartner

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