Venture trajectory
DCN since its foundation in 2003, has developed an investment activity in newly created businesses, based on technologies or advanced knowledge. Since 2018, DCN aligned its Venture strategy to company strategy, focusing on consolidating the leading TBE. It remained as a passive investor.
- In 2004, it formed an investment subsidiary from which it has been managing investments and joint ventures in different sectors.
- In 2007 it promoted a second investment company. Investment has become a very complex and technical activity that requires being surrounded by sector specialists and specializing in investment mechanisms.
- In 2011, it promoted the third investment company specialized in biomedicine.
- In 2013, it promoted the fourth investment company in digital technologies.
- In 2015, it began an intense activity in the innovation areas of global corporations with the aim of accelerating technology transfer.
- In 2017, it regulated the company as SGEIC before the CNMV with the objective of regulating the previously promoted companies.
- In 2017, divestment took place in Imegen, in which the accumulated investment was multiplied x11. It was acquired by Qualitas Equity Partners and Biolty.
- In 2018, divestment took place in Qashops, in which the investment was multiplied x2. It was acquired by Vent-Privée. A new strategy was defined tomards Venture Building, identifying the consolidation of leading TBEs as the new focus. Finalised management in the second investment company.
- In 2020, finalised management in third investment company.
- In 2021, deregulated the SGEIC before the CNMV, finalising activity in investment management. Finalised management of the fourth investment company.
DCN has been from 2004 till 2018 an investment reference in innovation, in promoting the opportunities that science and technology offer in the economic change taking place in today’s world. From 2018, DCN is a leading Venture Builder of the relevant TBEs.
- DCN counts with an extensive network of national and international contacts, formed by next to 30 advisors, that allows it to share opportunities with the main players of national and international markets that participate actively in innovation.
- Adapts the recommendations to each TBE according to their business strategy. The TBEs makes the most of the DCN’s capacity to attract opportunities for the global development potential