Onza announces two investments: Bucmi, Paymet

Amy King
31 July 2014

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Spanish venture investor Onza Capital, launched by former executives at private equity-backed Vértice 360, has acquired minority stakes in beauty and wellness platform Bucmi and online payments business Paymet.

The VC bought a 10% stake in Bucmi.com, an online marketplace for beauty and wellness appointments.

A stake of 15% was acquired in Paymet.com, a cloud payment solutions provider for medium and large corporations.

Onza was launched in December 2013 by former executives of Spanish audiovisual company Vértice 360, backed by HIG Europe. In 2012, the GP took a 49.99% stake in the firm for €16m, marking the first deal completed from HIG's Madrid office.

Onza Capital is part of Grupo Onza, which has a further four business areas: entertainment promotion company Onza Entertainment; content distribution firm Onza Distribution; strategic marketing company Onza Communication; and Onza Partner, an advisory company.

Onza currently has six businesses in its portfolio including personal finance management firm Fintonic and online yoga and pilates company Aomm. The VC is currently raising its maiden fund with a target of €25-30m.

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Founded in 2012 and based in Madrid, Bucmi operates an online marketplace for wellness and beauty appointments. Users are able to book appointments and take advantage of discounts and special offers using the website.

Paymet was founded in 2012 and is based in London. The business operates a mobile and online payments platform that provides cloud payment solutions to medium and large corporations.

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Nicolás Bergareche is a director at Onza.