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Kembara VC

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2026

AUM

$780 M

Location

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 24 August, 2026

Profile

Kembara VC is a venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, established to address the funding gap in European deep tech. Founded by experienced investors including Javier Santiso, Yann de Vries, and Pierre Festal, the firm boasts a team with over 100 years of combined experience in deep tech investments. Kembara is distinguished by its focus on scaling European deep tech companies and its strategic partnerships with institutions like the European Investment Fund.

The firm invests primarily in Series B and C rounds, targeting sectors such as AI, robotics, quantum computing, and clean energy. Kembara typically invests €15-40 million per company, catalyzing larger rounds of €50-100 million. The firm manages Kembara VC Fund I, which has a target size of €1 billion, with a first close of €750 million. The fund is co-managed with Mundi Ventures and focuses on later-stage venture capital investments.

Notable investments by Kembara include Quantum Motion, Palantir, OpenAI, Lilium, and Graphcore. These companies are leaders in their respective fields, ranging from quantum computing to AI and aerospace technology.

Industry

Quantum Computing New materials Deeptech CleanTech Energy AI Robotics Aerospace Industrial

Kembara VC Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Kembara VC Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Industrial
Robotics
Energy
CleanTech
Deeptech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$750 M
February 2026
Kembara Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Quantum Computing
New materials
Deeptech
CleanTech
Energy
AI
Robotics
Aerospace
Seed
Pre-seed
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
Europe
$10-50 m
$795 M
September 2026

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Yann De Vries Co-Founder, General Partner
Co-Founder, General Partner
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LinkedIn
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Pierre Festal General Partner
General Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Kembara VC

Kembara VC is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Kembara VC is located in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Kembara VC was founded in 2026.
Kembara VC invests in companies and startups in Quantum Computing, New materials, Deeptech, CleanTech, Energy, AI, Robotics, Aerospace, Industrial.
Kembara VC invests in companies and startups in Europe.
Kembara VC invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Kembara VC usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Kembara VC has around $780m assets under management.
Kembara VC last fund was created/launched in 2026-02-10
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