With this initiative, AAD seeks to support the development of business competitiveness by promoting alternative sources of financing.

Artizarra is a foundation created by a group of professionals and entrepreneurs from the Basque Country and Navarre whose vocation is to support small and medium-sized companies in the design and execution of their growth and rooting plans.

The participation focuses on the EASO VENTURES II fund, aimed at investing in innovative companies, and the STELLUM FOOD&TECH I fund, aimed at companies in the food and beverage sector.

Both funds are mainly owned by private investors, although the venture capital entities of the Basque Government and the other two Provincial Councils also have a stake.

For more information, please see the DFA press release