Oscar Ugarte

Seed Capital de Bizkaia is an active manager which invests in innovative early-stage and established small and medium-sized companies across sectors in the Bizkaia region of Spain. They do not invest in financial institutions, real estate or marketing companies.The firm seeks to invest EUR 60,000-300,000 in companies with a consistent and credible business plan, technical, economic and financial feasibility, significant growth potential and competitive benefits of the project as compared with competing companies. Share capital is their main form of investment. For larger amounts, a combination of share capital and a participative loan can be granted, up to a maximum of EUR 450,000.Seed Capital de Bizkaia takes minority stakes in their investee companies and participates on their board of directors, helping to monitor their business plan, analyzing deviations, suggesting corrective actions and providing advice to solve specific problems.The firm typically holds an investment for five to seven years.