Fundación Repsol
Corporate foundation founded and funded by Repsol, S.A.
Also known as Repsol Foundation, Repsol Impacto Social, Repsol Impacto Social, S.L.U.
Madrid corporate foundation of Repsol (1995). Via Repsol Impacto Social it holds minority stakes in Spanish “triple impact” companies and units in three impact funds.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Madrid, Spain
- FOUNDED
- 1995
- AUM
- —
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 3 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- —
- ASSET MIX
- ImpactDirect investments
- GEOGRAPHY
- Spain
WHAT IT IS
Institutional LP. Pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign funds that commit capital to funds and, sometimes, directly.
- Repsol Impacto Social, S.L.U.Wholly owned company set up in October 2019 through which the foundation takes stakes in “triple impact” companies (social, environmental and economic)
- Startup accelerator for energy-transition technology; up to €120,000 per startup as a convertible loan
ABOUT
Fundación Repsol was constituted on 28 July 1995 with an endowment from Repsol (then Repsol YPF) and later Gas Natural, and is chaired by Repsol chairman Antonio Brufau. In 2019 it set up Repsol Impacto Social, S.L.U., into which it had put €11.8M by end-2025, to take stakes in Spanish companies combining energy transition with employment of vulnerable groups. Holdings at end-2025 were Grupo Sylvestris (41.58%), Koiki Home (26.38%), Global New Energy Finance (20%), Hispánica del Led (23.63%) and Coleo Network (14% agreed in November 2025; €1.70M invested in 2025), plus units in the Ship2B Ventures, Global Social Impact Fund II Spain FESE and Portobello Carbono Verde funds; Recycling4all was sold to Grupo Ilunion in 2024. It also runs the Fondo de Emprendedores accelerator, which lends up to €120,000 per startup as convertible loans.
INVESTMENT THESIS
Invests in companies that respond to the energy transition with a positive “triple impact” on the environment, society and the local economy, in four segments: emissions reduction and offsetting, circular economy, energy efficiency and sustainable mobility.
PORTFOLIO (9)
- Grupo Sylvestris (41.58%)NOTABLEClimate & Energy · since 2019
- Koiki Home (26.38%)NOTABLEMobility & Logistics · since 2019
- Global New Energy Finance (GNE Finance) (20%)Climate & Energy · since 2019
- Hispánica del Led (Hispaled) (23.63%)Climate & Energy · since 2022
- Coleo Network (14%)Climate & Energy · since 2025
- Ship2B Ventures (fund) — €1.05M carried at end-2025Climate & Energy
- Global Social Impact Fund II Spain FESE (fund) — €144k carried at end-2025
- Portobello Carbono Verde SCR (fund) — €957k carried at end-2025Climate & Energy
- Recycling4allClimate & Energy · Exited
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FAQ
Fundación Repsol is a institutional investor based in Madrid, Spain, founded in 1995.
Yes. Fundación Repsol invests directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Fundación Repsol invests in Climate & Energy and Mobility & Logistics.
Key people at Fundación Repsol include Antonio Brufau Niubó (Chairman), António Calçada de Sá (Vice-Chairman and General Director) and Iñigo Alonso de Noriega (Secretary of the Board of Trustees).
Fundación Repsol's investments include Grupo Sylvestris (41.58%), Koiki Home (26.38%), Global New Energy Finance (GNE Finance) (20%), Hispánica del Led (Hispaled) (23.63%), Coleo Network (14%), Ship2B Ventures (fund) — €1.05M carried at end-2025, Global Social Impact Fund II Spain FESE (fund) — €144k carried at end-2025 and Portobello Carbono Verde SCR (fund) — €957k carried at end-2025, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Fundación Repsol is Coleo Network (14%; agreement signed, €1.70M booked in 2025 accounts), announced in Nov 2025.
No. Fundación Repsol invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.