Barcelona
Metro area · Spain · Pop. 5.4M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
Barcelona's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Barcelona-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Barcelona
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Barcelona-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Barcelona - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Barcelona
VC investment into Barcelona-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Barcelona's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Barcelona.
Location comparison
How Barcelona stacks up
Compare Barcelona with peers from the same country (Spain) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in Spain ranked by combined EV. Barcelona's row is highlighted (#2).
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.