FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo
Also known as FIDBAN, Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo Business Angels Network
Non-profit foundation in Santander that runs an investors' club and investor rounds for startups in Cantabria and chapters in Latin America and Africa; 26th Cantabria round in March 2026.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Santander, Spain
- FOUNDED
- 2017
- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 2 people
Focus
- STAGES
- Seed
- SECTORS
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- GEOGRAPHY
- SpainLatin America
Overview
FIDBAN (Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo) is a non-profit foundation based in Santander that links startups seeking capital with investors through an international investors' club and periodic investor rounds. Its board of trustees comprises its four founding promoters (Universidad Europea del Atlántico, the regional public company SODERCAN, FUNIBER and CITICAN) plus representatives of the municipalities of Santander and Torrelavega and CEOE-CEPYME. Club members (business angels, family offices, venture capital and corporate investors) can invest individually or co-invest in the projects presented. It held its 26th investor round in Cantabria in March 2026 (27th call open in Oct 2026) and runs rounds through chapters in Latin America, e.g. Mexico and Argentina.
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Frequently asked questions
FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo is a angel network based in Santander, Spain, founded in 2017.
Yes. FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo invests its own capital in private companies.
FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo invests at Seed stage.
Key people at FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo include Diego Lainz (Director General) and Rubén Calderón (President of the Board of Trustees (2020–21 activity report)).
FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
No. FIDBAN – Fundación Innovación y Desarrollo invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.