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Santander

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 125 cheques on record.

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DebtVentureSeedEnergyRenewable Energy

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75%of best year39cheques in 12 months, 125 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$66MRounds led0 of 125Sole investor33 roundsMostly inSpain, 33%
Pitch Santander

Santander highlights

  1. 01

    39 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 33 rounds, median $17M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EnergyRenewable Energy
Based in
São Paulo, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first125 appearances

  1. 2026

    31 rounds

  2. Oct
    energyReDebt · US · Mercom Capital Group$815MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    PLD SpaceSeries C · ES$125MWith 2 others
  4. Jul
    Multiverse ComputingSeries C · ES · Firms' own news pages$570MWith 19 others
  5. Jul
    BadiGrowth · ES$5.4MWith 4 others
  6. Jul
    Snag TightsVenture · GB$2.7MSole investor
  7. Jul
    WallboxES$4.6MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    Mistral AIFR · TechCrunch$1.2BWith 3 others
  9. Jun
    Venture GlobalDebt · US$1.5BWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    Cypress Creek RenewablesDebt · US$3.5BWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    Twinco CapitalDebt · ES$175MWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    NaturmetDebt · ES$69MSole investor
  13. Jun
    13th Floor Investments - Barings JVDebt · US$134MSole investor
  14. May
    Solaris Energy InfrastructureDebt · US$1.3BWith 1 other
  15. May
    Bruc ManagementDebt · ES$431MWith 1 other
  16. May
    InstaVoltDebt · GB$335MWith 2 others
  17. Apr
    CloudWalkDebt · BR · LatamList$1.1BWith 7 others
  18. Apr
    Pulse Clean EnergyDebt · GB$71MWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    VamosDebt · BR$20MWith 4 others
  20. Mar
    WikifarmerSeries A · GR · Firms' own news pages$7.7MWith 5 others
  21. Mar
    PLD SpaceSeries C · ES · Ventureburn$209MWith 5 others
  22. Mar
    Aypa PowerDebt · CA$500MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    rPlus EnergiesDebt · US$650MSole investor
  24. Mar
    Venture GlobalDebt · US$8.6BWith 3 others
  25. Mar
    Solaris Energy InfrastructureDebt · US$300MWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    ElevenLabsSeries D · US · TechCrunch$500MWith 23 others
  27. Feb
    Aypa PowerDebt · CA$1.5BWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    COX GroupDebt · ES$2.6BWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    Low CarbonDebt · GB$683MWith 4 others
  30. Jan
    Urban PartnersDebt · DK$55MSole investor
  31. Jan
    BuendíaVenture · ES$9.3MSole investor
  32. Jan
    Andean Precious MetalsSecondary · CA$69MWith 1 other
  33. 2025

    43 rounds

  34. Dec
    PlaytomicCrowdfunding · ES$6.1MWith 3 others
  35. Dec
    RoiwardDebt · ES$2.1MSole investor
  36. Nov
    CloudWalkDebt · BR · LatamList$780MWith 9 others
  37. Nov
    Cypress Creek RenewablesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Nov
    Statera EnergyDebt · GB$307MSole investor
  39. Nov
    SynergymDebt · ES$58MWith 1 other
  40. Nov
    TurbiDebt · BR$5.6MWith 1 other
  41. Nov
    Karbon HomesVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  42. Oct
    FruitistGrowth · US · TechStartups$150MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Santander. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

MUFG BankInvestment firm10rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity9rounds togetherABN AMRO FundCorporate VC7rounds togetherBNP ParibasVC firm7rounds togetherDeutsche BankCorporate VC7rounds togetherHSBCGrowth equity7rounds togetherSociete GeneraleCorporate VC7rounds togetherBank of AmericaCompany6rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity6rounds togetherNational Bank of CanadaPrivate equity6rounds togetherEIT InnoEnergyVC firm5rounds togetherEuropean Investment BankGovernment5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Santander put money into.

energyRe$815M · Oct 2026PLD Space$125M · Sept 2026Multiverse Computing$570M · Jul 2026Badi$5.4M · Jul 2026Snag Tights$2.7M · Jul 2026Wallbox$4.6M · Jul 2026

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Santander in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Santander

What does Santander invest in?

Santander invests most often at Debt and Venture (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy and Renewable Energy.

How active is Santander?

125 investments on record, 39 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Santander invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: energyRe (Debt, Oct 2026), PLD Space (Series C, Sept 2026) and Multiverse Computing (Series C, Jul 2026).

How big are Santander's cheques?

The median round it joins is $66M.

Does Santander lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 125 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Santander invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Spain (33%), the United States (28%) and the United Kingdom (15%).

Is Santander investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 39 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Santander invest alongside?

Most often MUFG Bank (10 rounds together), Goldman Sachs (9 rounds together) and ABN AMRO Fund (7 rounds together).

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