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Best Mobile Companies in Spain

The 225 best Mobile companies in Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Social Point.

225companies tracked
$127.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
45have raised

Spain's Mobile sector has 225 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $128M across the board, with Social Point commanding the lion's share at $45M, a figure that dwarfs the next tier of $4M raises from Cheer, Antihero Studios, Synergy Land and PlayZap. No unicorns yet, but the funding gap between Social Point and everyone else tells you something real about where consolidation pressure lives.

The global picture adds urgency. The mobile market is forecasted to climb from roughly $9.0B in 2025 to $24.1B by 2033 at a 13.12% CAGR, driven by 5G rollouts and smartphone penetration gains I'd argue Spain is well-positioned to capture. Hot themes right now include flagship pricing dynamics, OS competition and digital banking innovations, the last of which connects directly to what's happening at the infrastructure layer, like soundwave-based mobile payments redefining what a payment terminal even needs to be. And the operator tier is moving fast too, with Nokia partnership deals reshaping mobile messaging routes signaling consolidation at the platform level. So if you're mapping where Spanish mobile startups find their next tailwind, that's the current to watch.

Sources & further reading
  • Mobile penetration in 2nd world to hit 95% by 2013
  • Ireland's mobile phone usage in numbers
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MOBILE × SPAIN

Our analysis of 127 Mobile companies

$17.0b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

127companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2018median founding year
177kcombined LinkedIn audience
55%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Spain

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedFounderRecent signals
1Social Point
Game developer focusing on mobile and web platforms
$45M142 mo agoAcquired2702008—1 job opening
2Backspin Games
Developer of skill-based gaming platform offering real-player competitions and rewards
$9M55 mo agoSeries A—2017Baldomero Sanchez
Founder & CEO
—
3UppTalk
Talk free-to-all app
$6M152 mo agoAcquired—2010——
4Marfeel
RTB enabled supply side platform
$6M128 mo agoSeries B672011Juan Margenat
Co-founder & COO
—
5Famosos
Online platform to communicate with celebrities
$5M60 mo agoSeed442019Andres Cohen
Co-Founder & CEO
—
6Cheer
Developer of mobile-based casual puzzle games
$4M3 mo agoSeed—2025Ertan Unver
Co-Founder
—
7Antihero Studios
Multiplayer mobile gaming studio
$4M3 mo agoSeed—2024Frank Yan
Co-Founder and Chief Game Officer
—
8Taptap
Provider of location-based advertising and marketing solutions using area-based intelligence
$4M55 mo agoSeries A1322010—3 job openings · 2 internships · 2 partnerships
9Synergy Land
Developer of PC and console-based blockchain games
$4M37 mo agoFunding Raised252021——
10PlayZap
Provider of a play-to-earn gaming platform to play multiple games
$4M38 mo agoSeed122022Abhishek Buchvani
Co-Founder & CEO
—
11Akamon
Online and casino mobile games
$4M156 mo agoAcquired632011——
12UnusuAll
Mobile game developer focusing on casual games
$4M58 mo agoSeed192020David Picon
CEO
—
13mediasmart
Provider of omnichannel programmatic advertising platform integrating mobile, CTV, and DOOH
$3M129 mo agoAcquired692012—1 award
14PlaySpace
Mobile games developer focusing on social games
$3M137 mo agoSeries A332011——
15Lemonquest
Mobile game developer and publisher
$3M236 mo agoDeadpooled—2005Ignacio Cavero
Co-Founder & President & CEO
—
16SMADEX
Provider of a platform for mobile user acquisition and retargeting
$2M155 mo agoAcquired232011——
17Unkasoft Advergaming
In-game advertising company
$2M—Deadpooled192005Jaime Lanchares
Founder & CEO
—
18Battle Derby
Provider of the blockchain-based multiplayer game for mobile devices
$2M47 mo agoSeed——Ricardo Varela
Co-Founder
—
19Wave
Location based chat app
$2M99 mo agoSeed102013Luis Gelado
Co-Founder
—
20Omnidrone
Mobile Games developer focusing on social games
$2M148 mo agoPublic1272013Iván Sánchez
Co-Founder & Vp Of Client Technology
—
21Codigames
Mobile Games developer focusing on Mid-Core games
$2M118 mo agoSeries A682013——
22WINKO Games
Mobile Games developer focusing on core games
$1M132 mo agoDeadpooled112015——
23FROM THE BENCH
Mobile game developer specializing in Sports manager games
$1M150 mo agoAcquired142007——
24ilustrum
Mobile game development studio
$999K163 mo agoDeadpooled—2010Joan Albert Abello Hierro
CEO
—
25Tappx
Cross-promotion advertising for mobile apps
$618K72 mo agoSeed732014——
26Spotbros
Instant messaging app where people can interact with their friends & other users around them.
$450K168 mo agoDeadpooled—2011Alejandro Lopez
Co-Founder
—
27PromineoStudios
Game development studio
$350K146 mo agoSeed222007Isidro Quintana Ravelo
Founder & CEO
—
28Walltik
Online platform for group messaging
$300K173 mo agoDeadpooled—2011Marc Costafreda
CEO
—
29Nerlaska Studio
Game development and publishing company
$254K133 mo agoFunding Raised—2004Alberto De Hoyo Nebot
Founder & CTO
—
30Second World
Provider of a blockchain-based strategy game for multiple platforms
$250K23 mo agoFunding Raised—2021Carlos Ripoll
Co-Founder & CEO
—
31Hooptap
In-game and rewards based advertising platform
$249K137 mo agoDeadpooled612011David Buitrago Arenas
Co-Founder
—
32Perpetuall
Contacts Management and back-up app
$226K133 mo agoSeed—2013Carlos Polo
Founder & CEO
—
33PadaOne Games
Developer of multi-genre casual games for PC and mobile
$179K73 mo agoFunding Raised—2012Pedro Calero
CEO
—
34SandBloom Studio
Independent mobile game development studio
$156K47 mo agoFunding Raised—2017Oriol Sanz
CEO
—
35Together
Offering interactive video calling platform
$150K69 mo agoSeed12020Enrique Rodriguez
Founder
—

Top 12 Mobile companies in Spain

#1
Seed · Barcelona, Catalunya · founded 2025
$4.5Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual puzzle games. It offers casual games and sweepstakes-style gaming apps. It offers Travel Sort a puzzle game where players sort passengers into cars to clear traffic jams.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$4.5M
Founders & team
Ertan UnverCo-FounderEmre GercelCo-Founder & CEOBerkay OzturkCo-Founder & CPO
Investors
Makers Fund, Play Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNginx
#2
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2024
$4.5Mraised
▾

Multiplayer mobile gaming studio. It is a mobile gaming studio founded by a team of veterans from renowned gaming companies, including Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, and Candy Crush. The studio focuses on creating multiplayer mobile games that foster social interaction and community engagement.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$4.5M
  • Seed—
Founders & team
Frank YanCo-Founder and Chief Game OfficerBrice Saint-MartinCo-Founder & CEOAndre ParodiCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Laton, Sisu, a16z speedrun
#3
Acquired · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2008 · 270 employees
$44.7Mraised
▾

Social Point is a Spanish Video Game developer focusing on Adventure based games for Mobile and Web (Facebook) platforms. They started with freemium social games for the Facebook platform - between 2008 and 2011 they launched around 25 online social games. As of October 2015 they have 4 active titles with 3 of them for mobile and Facebook platforms and 1 (Social Wars) only on Facebook platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 46k LinkedIn followers — 25.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: General Manager
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2014Series C$30M
  • Feb 2013Series B$3.9M
  • Jul 2012Series B$7.4M
  • Jun 2011Series A$3.4M
Investors
Idinvest Partners, Highland Europe, Nauta Capital, Greylock Partners, BBVA, 83NORTH
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate Manager
#4
Funding Raised · Zaragoza, Aragon · founded 2021 · 25 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Developer of PC and console-based blockchain games. It offers multiplayer ARPG games which allow players to take role of different heroes and undertake an adventure. It also allows players to collect and trade NFTs.

Funding rounds
  • May 2023ICO$4.2M
Investors
Unicorn Ventures, Vespertine Capital, Girnas Capital, BCA Investments, Onchain, Novabit Capital
#5
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2022 · 12 employees
$4.1Mraised
▾

Provider of a play-to-earn gaming platform to play multiple games. PlayZap is a play-to-earn community-driven gaming platform that offers multiplayer online games where players can compete and engage in competitive games to win various crypto rewards. The app will be available for iOS and Android users.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023ICO$4.1M
  • Aug 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Abhishek BuchvaniCo-Founder & CEOTaha ShahdaCo-Founder
Investors
KuCoin, Arcanum Capital, Oddiyana Ventures, PrimeBlock Ventures, GAINS Associates, AZA Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsFramer SitesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#6
Funding Raised · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2021
$250Kraised
▾

Provider of a blockchain-based strategy game for multiple platforms. Second World is a fully-on-chain competitive city-building and strategy game that allows players to build and manage their cities, form alliances, and initiate wars with other players in a massive-multiplayer online environment and a player-driven economy. The game is available on mobile and web platforms.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024ICO$250K
Founders & team
Carlos RipollCo-Founder & CEOCarlos Cameo GilabertCTO & FounderNacho AnsorenaCo-Founder
Investors
BANC
#7
Series A · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2017
$9Mraised
▾

Developer of skill-based gaming platform offering real-player competitions and rewards. The platform facilitates matches between players of similar skill levels. It provides a gaming environment where skill determines the outcome. The platform offers users the opportunity to receive rewards.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Product Analyst
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series A$5.7M
  • Jan 2020Angel$3.3M
Founders & team
Baldomero SanchezFounder & CEOPablo ChacarraDirector of Operations
Investors
Greenmont, Gtak Capital, Asterius, GMV
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#8
Series A · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2010 · 132 employees
$4.5Mraised
▾

Provider of location-based advertising and marketing solutions using area-based intelligence. The company offers tools for omnichannel campaign activation using online and offline data sets. Solutions include identifying origin areas for store visitors and competitor analysis. It also provides context-based advertising and area-based planning for connected TV campaigns.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 8.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Global Financial Controller, Product Operations
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. TXT MEDIA) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021PE—
  • Apr 2012Series A$4.5M
Investors
bd-capital, Nauta Capital, CDTI
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2019 · 44 employees
$4.7Mraised
▾

Famosos is an online platform to communicate with celebrities. Users can video chat with celebrities across different fields including sports, films, music, and others. User has to pay a certain amount for video chat.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Seed$4.5M
  • Sep 2019Unattributed$160K
  • Sep 2019Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Andres CohenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Flybridge Capital Partners, Pareto, Village Global, FJ Labs, Soma Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#10
Seed · Tenerife, Canary Islands
$2.1Mraised
▾

Provider of the blockchain-based multiplayer game for mobile devices

Founders & team
Ricardo VarelaCo-Founder
Investors
Chromia, GYB
#11
Seed · Spain · founded 2020 · 19 employees
$3.6Mraised
▾

Mobile game developer focusing on casual games. The company has developed free-to-play casual games.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Seed$3.6M
Founders & team
David PiconCEO
Investors
Sea
#12
Acquired · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2010
$6.1Mraised
▾

UppTalk (formerly Yuilop) is a mobile communications app. Works over WiFi and 3G/4G without carriers and lets users communicate free - call, text, group chat and share multimedia - with any US and Canada cell phone or landline, even if receiver don't have UppTalk. Upon download, UppTalk offers a real phone number to users. This number can be used across devices, and the user can take calls even when only on WiFi.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2013Grant (prize money)$300K
  • May 2012Series A$5M
  • Mar 2011Seed$1.1M
Investors
Shortcut Ventures, Bright Capital, Nauta Capital
Tech stack
A3 Lazy LoadAnimate.CssBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7

Funding & investor landscape

$127.6Mtotal disclosed funding
38companies funded
55disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Caixa Capital Risc6 rounds
Lanzadera6 rounds
Europa5 rounds
Catalonia Trade & Investment4 rounds
Kibo Ventures4 rounds
Nauta Capital4 rounds
Alva House Capital3 rounds
Bonsai Partners3 rounds
Inveready3 rounds
Cabiedes & Partners2 rounds

Notable founders

Ertan Unver
Co-Founder · Cheer
Emre Gercel
Co-Founder & CEO · Cheer
Frank Yan
Co-Founder and Chief Game Officer · Antihero Studios
Brice Saint-Martin
Co-Founder & CEO · Antihero Studios
Abhishek Buchvani
Co-Founder & CEO · PlayZap
Taha Shahda
Co-Founder · PlayZap
Carlos Ripoll
Co-Founder & CEO · Second World
Carlos Cameo Gilabert
CTO & Founder · Second World
Baldomero Sanchez
Founder & CEO · Backspin Games
Pablo Chacarra
Director of Operations · Backspin Games
Andres Cohen
Co-Founder & CEO · Famosos
Ricardo Varela
Co-Founder · Battle Derby
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Spain

How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Spain

A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 632 Spain-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201420202025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 30% → 46% across 2014–2025.
top research entities
  • Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya98
  • Universitat Politècnica de València80
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya71
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid57
  • Universidade de Vigo55
leading researchers
Ana I. Pèrez-Neira · Roberto López-Valcarce · Joerg Widmer · Miguel Ángel Vázquez · Angel Lozano · Luis Castedo · Nuria González‐Prelcic · Gonzalo Seco‐Granados
▲ Breakthroughs229 · 36%
▲ 30%→40% share
▲1.3× share momentum4 median citations45% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming breakthroughs are surging — Spanish papers nearly doubled from 32 to 57, with phased-array research newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming32→57
  • MIMO18→40
  • Electronic engineering9→19
  • Wireless2→12
  • Antenna (radio)5→13
Newly emergingPhased array 0→8 · Computer network 0→5
Landmark Steering with eyes closed: Mm-Wave beam steering without in-band measurement · 284 cites
◆ Advancements328 · 52%
▼ 56%→48% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations37% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming advancements are intensifying — Spanish advancement papers rose from 63 to 87, alongside Channel broadcasting jumping from 1 to 11.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming63→87
  • Telecommunications4→19
  • Antenna (radio)12→25
  • Channel (broadcasting)1→11
  • Antenna array1→8
Landmark MIMO Precoding and Combining Solutions for Millimeter-Wave Systems · 768 cites
▼ Concerns56 · 9%
▼ 12%→9% share
▼0.8× share momentum4 median citations41% since 2021mostly empirical
Physical-layer and channel-broadcasting concerns are newly emerging in Spanish 5G/6G research, while Beamforming concern papers more than doubled to 18.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming8→18
  • Telecommunications2→6
  • Computer network1→4
  • MIMO10→11
Newly emergingChannel (broadcasting) 0→5 · Physical layer 0→5
Landmark An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 2,896 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Spain

Where 5g 6g is researched across Spain

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Barcelona91 · +0.52
Hot · Mathematical optimizationAdvancing · BeamformingOpportunity · Modular designConcern · Spectral efficiency
Madrid90 · +0.63
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · ThroughputOpportunity · WidebandConcern · Telecommunications
Valencia85 · +0.62
Hot · True time delayAdvancing · PhotonicsOpportunity · Port (circuit theory)Concern · Beamforming
Cerdanyola del Vallès24 · +0.60
Hot · Telecommunications linkAdvancing · Base stationOpportunity · GNSS applications
Granada18 · +0.71
Hot · EstimatorAdvancing · BeamformingOpportunity · Telecommunications
Leioa9 · +0.60
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · TelecommunicationsOpportunity · Duplex (building)
Zaragoza8 · +0.34
Advancing · BeamformingOpportunity · Antenna (radio)

Common questions

How many Mobile companies are there in Spain?
Radar tracks 225 indexable Mobile companies headquartered in Spain that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mobile companies in Spain?
The Mobile companies in Spain on this list have raised a combined $127.6M in disclosed equity funding across 38 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mobile company in Spain?
Social Point is the highest-funded Mobile company in Spain, with $44.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mobile companies in Spain are funded?
38 of the 225 Mobile companies in Spain on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mobile unicorns are there in Spain?
None of the Mobile companies in Spain on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Spain Mobile companies?
The most active investors in Spain Mobile companies on this list include Caixa Capital Risc, Lanzadera, Europa, Catalonia Trade & Investment, Kibo Ventures.
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