Startup · Spain
Barbara
HQ Madrid, SpainFounded 201611-50 employees
Barbara is the industrial edge platform to deploy, manage and secure industrial applications and AI models across every plant, without an IT team.
Products8
Barbara API
REST‑API that provides programmatic access to all platform features for integration with other systems.
Barbara Core
Barbara Core is an industrial cybersecure operating system and software agent for remote device management on edge nodes.
Barbara Marketplace
One‑stop‑shop for connectors, databases and machine‑learning models that can be installed on edge gateways.
Barbara Node Manager
Software agent that enables remote management of edge gateways, including OS updates and app orchestration.
Barbara OS
A Linux‑based operating system designed for lightweight, secure edge gateways.
Barbara Panel
Dashboard UI offering all platform features on desktop, tablet or mobile devices.
Barbara SDK
A software development kit for uploading and deploying applications from notebooks.
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Funding3 rounds · ~$490K + €7M
- Disclosed
- ~$490K + €7M
- Latest
- €4.5MStrategic · Feb 7, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | Strategic | €4.5M | — | Aramco Ventures | Criteria Venture Tech, Iberdrola | Reported |
| May 11, 2022 | Seed | €2.5M | — | Criteria Venture Tech, Iberdrola | — | Confirmed |
| 2021 | Pre-Seed | ~$490K | — | — | — | Speculative |
- €4.5MFeb 7, 2026
- €2.5MMay 11, 2022
- Pre-SeedSpeculative~$490K2021
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
Sources11
Profile3
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Products3
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Barbara · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Barbara is the industrial edge platform to deploy, manage and secure industrial applications and AI models across every plant, without an IT team.”
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Barbara · Supports System
“Barbara combines an industrial cybersecure OS for edge nodes bundled with a software agent for remote device management (Barbara Core), a centralized management platform (Barbara Panel), and a catalog of more than 150 ready-to-deploy applications (Barbara Marketplace”
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Barbara · Supports System
“Barbara Node Manager \ Software agent that enables remote management of the gateways. It executes all necessary actions on the edge nodes, ranging from OS management up to app orchestration”
Funding5
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Capital-Riesgo.es · Feb 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced the closing of a €4.5 million strategic financing round led by Aramco Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco”
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Nordic 9 · Feb 7, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Barbara raised €4.5 million led by Aramco, joined by Criteria Venture Tech and Iberdrola”
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Iberdrola · May 11, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“have joined forces to boost the digitalisation of smart grids and cybersecurity by investing €2.5 million in Barbara IoT”
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