| Foro Capital Pymes |
| Founded 2013 |
| Foro Capital Pymes connects investors with SMEs and scaleups, enabling capital raising and investment via structured forums. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
Miquel Costa, President  IESE Business School |
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Recent headlines
| 2025: 87 companies and 1,383 investor records on Foro Capital Pymes |
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| capital-riesgo.es | 2025-12-19 |
| Foro Capital Pymes and Keiretsu Forum consolidate their leadership in business financing with more than 30 annual forums and 250 companies presented |
| capital-riesgo.es | 2025-10-22 |
| MONDRAGON and Foro Capital Pymes hold their first edition |
| capital-riesgo.es | 2025-10-14 |
| STinser |
| Last Funding Event: 2 Mar 2018 |
| Founded 2009 €2.7M total raised |
| STinser is a Spain-based steel supply management company servicing the automotive and white good industries. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Jose Ángel González Arias, General Manager IESE Business School |
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| Lexifone |
| Last Funding Event: 18 Jun 2014 (€2.0M) |
| Founded 2010 €2.0M total raised |
| Lexifone offers individuals with two-way smart voice translation solutions over telephone. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Itay Sagie, Owner IESE Business School. General Management |
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| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Ike Sagie |
Recent headlines
| ONEm Partners with Lexifone to provide Real-Time Translation Service through Mobile Operators |
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| PRNewswire UK All | 2016-03-15 |
| The Coolest Israeli Startups Presenting This Week At The GSMA Mobile World Congress |
| NoCamels | 2016-02-23 |
| CES 2016: The Best Of Israeli Tech |
| NoCamels | 2016-01-07 |
| The Channel Store |
| Last Funding Event: 24 Apr 2025 (€2.3M) |
| Founded 2023 €2.3M total raised |
| The Channel Store is a company specializing in the creation, distribution, and monetization of various types of channels. |
| Interswitch |
| Last Funding Event: 12 May 2022 (€110.0M) |
| Founded 2002 €320.5M total raised |
| Interswitch is an integrated digital payments and commerce company designed to make payments an easy and enjoyable experience. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Mitchell Elegbe, CEO, Group Managing Director & Founder IESE Business School |
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| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Charles Ifedi |
Recent headlines
| Before the startups: How Mitchell Elegbe built Interswitch on a ₦200M bet |
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| Technext | 2026-07-28 |
| Interswitch Uganda and Hamilton Telecom Partner to Expand Paxtel Services |
| TechAfrica News | 2026-07-23 |
| PiggyVest, Moniepoint, others make CNBC’s 2026 top fintech list |
| Condia | 2026-07-22 |
| Buupass |
| Last Funding Event: 2 Jul 2025 |
| Founded 2016 €2.5M total raised |
| BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Iman Cooper |
| Sonia Kabra |
| Wyclife Omondi |
Recent headlines
| Kenya leads Bloomberg’s list of African startups to watch |
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| TechCabal | 2026-05-29 |
| BuuPass Expands into Corporate Travel with Gavanpass Launch |
| startupresearcher.com | 2026-04-23 |
| Kenya’s BuuPass enters corporate travel market with new booking product |
| TechCabal | 2026-04-23 |
| BidAway |
| Last Funding Event: 22 Jun 2016 (€1.5M) |
| Founded 2012 €2.9M total raised |
| BidAway allows its users to bid for unique experiences in real-time online auctions and raffles for unique experiences with celebrities. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Brian Reichle, CoFounder IESE Business School |
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| Luca Carlucci, Co-Founder & CEO IESE Business School |
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| Albert Valentí Vidal, Founder & Non Executive Director IESE Business School |
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| Catcher Delivery |
| Last Funding Event: 24 Jun 2024 (€3.2M) |
| Founded 2021 €3.2M total raised |
| Catcher is a business to business Marketplace that allows companies to deliver orders |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Gustavo Garcia, Co-Founder IESE Business School. Economics |
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