Golden Owl, an Alicante, Spain-based AI-powered anticipatory intelligence operating system, has raised €1.4 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by First Drop, with support from Empresa Nacional de Innovación and CDTI, and business angels.
First Drop is a Spanish impact-focused venture capital firm specializing in pre-Seed and Seed-stage investments. Its portfolio primarily focuses on four high-growth pillars: deeptech, the circular economy, ethical food systems, and social inclusion.
Golden Owl Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to strengthen its proprietary technology, expand capabilities across open, deep, and dark web data sources, and accelerate deployment across multiple sectors.
About Golden Owl
Golden Owl is a deeptech company specializing in anticipatory intelligence and advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT). The company has developed an intelligence operating system that fuses multi-source, multimodal data with AI-driven reasoning to generate actionable insights from complex and fragmented information environments. Its platform enables the detection of hidden patterns, influence networks, and early risk signals, supporting decision-making in sectors such as security, defense, and business strategy. Headquartered in Alicante, Spain, Golden Owl products include Noctua, Strix, and the upcoming Otus.
Funding Details
Company: Golden Owl
Raised: €1.4M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: April 2026
Lead Investor: First Drop
Additional Investors: Empresa Nacional de Innovación (ENISA), CDTI (NEOTEC grant), business angels
Company Website: https://goldenowl.ai/
Software Category: AI / Intelligence & OSINT Analytics
Source: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/spains-golden-owl-raises-e1-4-million-to-advance-ai-powered-anticipatory-intelligence-operating-system/