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Masia's €18M fund has 46 bets and US follow-on money

Masia's €18M fund has 46 bets and US follow-on money

Masia has put its €18M debut fund into 46 companies since 2025, and US-linked rounds are following. Ticket sizes remain undisclosed.

Masia's €18M debut fund has backed 46 companies since 2025, and later rounds from a16z and others suggest the follow-on market is responding, per Tech.eu. Ticket sizes and returns are undisclosed. Masia House, a 1,000 m² Barcelona base, is the next bet on access.

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Masia has closed an €18M debut fund and, according to Tech.eu, has already invested in 46 companies. The useful signal for operators is not the fund size but the follow-on: portfolio companies are reported to be raising Series A rounds, some with US investors. What is missing is the pricing data that would turn that activity into a benchmark.

Portfolio pace since launch

Tech.eu reports that Masia has invested in 46 companies, representing 60 founders, since launching in 2025. At its May 2025 launch, Tech.eu described a €20M fund that had co-invested in nine startups alongside 20 international angel funds and targeted 60 pre-seed and seed investments. The count therefore moved from nine to 46 in about seventeen months. The October report adds that the fund is backed by more than 70 LPs, including two institutional investors.

Follow-on rounds are the evidence

The October report names two portfolio companies with later rounds: Biorce, which it says announced a $52M Series A earlier this year, and Prosper, which it says raised $30M led by a16z. Borrell, Masia's founding partner, is quoted: "We're already seeing companies we backed last year raise Series A rounds and expand into the US." That is a fund-side claim. The report gives no Masia ownership, entry valuation or step-up, so no multiple can be calculated.

What remains undisclosed

Neither Tech.eu report states cheque sizes. The 2025 piece gave a €20M fund and the 2026 piece gives €18M for the debut fund; neither explains the difference, so this note does not assume they are the same or different vehicles. Without ticket size and ownership, the €18M cannot be converted into an average entry cheque, a reserve ratio or a paper markup, which are the numbers that would show what 46 positions are worth.

Masia House as an access play

Masia House occupies more than 1,000 m² across four floors in Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood, with workspaces, meeting rooms, accommodation for visiting investors and a terrace, per Tech.eu. It is meant for working sessions, private dinners and informal meetings between founders, international VCs and operators. A ground-floor project planned for Q1 2027 will engage the wider ecosystem. Costs and membership terms are not stated in the report.

Verdict

Treat Masia as a high-volume early-stage co-investor with credible but unquantified follow-on. Forty-six companies in about seventeen months, with a $52M Series A and an a16z-led $30M round reported in the portfolio, is real activity, but fund performance is not yet measurable. The test is each company's round size against Masia's undisclosed entry price, and whether US investors keep arriving.

How many companies has Masia backed?
Tech.eu's October 2026 report says Masia has invested in 46 companies, representing 60 founders, since launching in 2025. At the May 2025 launch, Tech.eu said it had co-invested in nine startups.
Is there evidence that Masia's portfolio is raising follow-on rounds?
Tech.eu names Biorce, which it says announced a $52M Series A, and Prosper, which it says raised $30M led by a16z. Masia's Pepe Borrell is quoted saying backed companies are raising Series A rounds and expanding into the US. Masia's ownership and entry terms are not disclosed.
What is Masia House?
Per Tech.eu, it is a space of more than 1,000 m² across four floors in Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood. It has workspaces, meeting rooms, accommodation for visiting investors and a terrace, and hosts working sessions, dinners and meetings for founders, international VCs and operators.
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