Lanai Partners · Pre-seed VC

Built by founders.
Backing founders.

The entrepreneurs’ community VC to back Spain’s most ambitious founders.

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Pre-seed€150k–€500k initial ticketFollow-on up to €1.5MIndustry agnostic

01 / Thesis

Early conviction.
Long-term support.

We invest in pre-seed and want to be a partner in the first stages of the entrepreneurial journey.

StagePre-seed

Partnering at the beginning, before the playbook is obvious.

Initial ticket€150k–€500k

With the ability to follow on with up to €1.5M across several rounds.

IndustryAgnostic

We invest across verticals.

02 / Selected portfolio

Companies we have backed.

Different sectors. Different models. The same belief in ambitious founders.

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CobeeLanai I

PayflowLanai I

FlanksLanai I

EmbatLanai II

LivoLanai II

BcasLanai II

ArenguLanai I

ViterbitLanai II

ReverLanai II

NurtureLanai II

8LayersLanai III

ShowMeLanai III

03 / Founder DNA

We know the other side of the table.

The team at Lanai has been working together as founders and operators for 12 years. Lanai was launched in 2017.

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50+companies invested

6companies founded

€100M+annual revenue generated by founded companies

500+employees in founded companies

€1B+portfolio company revenue

€2B+capital raised by portfolio companies

03 / About us

We are investors and founders.

Lanai brings operator empathy to pre-seed. We know what it means to build, hire, sell, fundraise and stay close when things get hard.

Hands-on by default

We do not just invest in projects — we back founders and support them with practical operating experience, network and honest feedback.

Built from lived experience

From marketplaces and fintech to real estate and digital growth, the team combines entrepreneurial journeys with venture discipline.

04 / Team

Founders, operators,
investors.

A tight team with founder empathy. Meet the people backing Lanai and the investment team working side by side with the portfolio.

General Partner

Jeroen Merchiers

Co-founder & CEO at Zazume & Lanai. Former Managing Director of Airbnb EMEA. Originally from Belgium, now based in Barcelona. Father of three and husband.

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General Partner

Rubén Ferreiro

CEO of VIKO, Chairman of YABA and Business Angel since 2010. Passionate about digital entrepreneurship & innovation. Proud Galician based in Barcelona, traveler and foodie.

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General Partner

Guillermo Llibre

CEO and founder of Housell, former founder of GymForLess and Groupalia. Entrepreneur and investor with experience in tech. Father of three and passionate trail runner.

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General Partner

Diego Camilleri

Former Competitive Strategy lead at Uber EMEA and former Director at KPMG Deal Advisory in New York. Syndicate lead of eSeed.vc. Father of two and global-minded operator.

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Investment team

Meet the people analysing, supporting and helping shape the next generation of the portfolio.