Basque startup Neety raises €330K to automate sales prospecting with AI
What's the deal? NeetyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a startup founded in San Sebastián by three young entrepreneurs from Gipuzkoa — Unai Arambarri, Iker Galarza, and Asier Olaizola — has closed a €330,000 pre-seed round. The funding came from business angels, SeedRocketDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → mentors, and public bodies ENISADealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and SPRI (the Basque government's business development agency).
The company has built an AI-powered system that automates market prospecting for industrial and B2B companies, helping them identify real commercial opportunities without expanding their sales teams. In just one year since graduating from LanzaderaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Neety has landed 52 active clients, with around 200 sales managers using its technology daily.
Why now? Basque industry has a strong manufacturing base but often struggles with commercial efficiency, especially when selling internationally. Sales teams spend much of their time hunting for contacts, updating databases, and handling administrative follow-ups rather than closing deals.
Neety automates those repetitive tasks so salespeople can focus on high-value activities. "The Basque Country has a strong industrial fabric. Our goal is to make it a benchmark in commercial efficiency through AI," the founding team said.
What could go wrong? The AI sales-prospecting space is crowded, with well-funded competitors across Europe and the US. Neety's focus on industrial and mid-market B2B firms gives it a niche, but scaling beyond the Basque Country and Spain will test whether the product translates to other markets and languages.
A €330,000 pre-seed is also modest. The company will need to demonstrate strong traction quickly to raise a larger follow-on round.
The signal: Neety's backer mix — SeedRocket mentors, public funds ENISA and SPRI GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and a Lanzadera accelerator pedigree — illustrates how Spain's regional startup ecosystems are stitching together private and government-backed capital to nurture early-stage industrial-tech plays. Classified as "early growth" on Dealroom despite a modest €330,000 pre-seed, the company's 52 paying clients in under a year suggest its bet on automating prospecting for mid-market manufacturers is resonating faster than the round size might imply.
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