Barbara

Barbara is a provider of an edge computing platform for industrial applications. The platform enables the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of edge applications at scale, catering to industries such as smart grid, smart water, manufacturing, and others. Barbara provides an IoT operating system and edge application development capabilities, allowing organizations to run AI and machine learning models directly at the edge for real-time processing and decision-making without cloud dependency. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bilbao, Spain, Barbara has raised approximately 8.6 million at the Series A stage with 89 employees and investors including Europa, GoHub, Seed Capital Bizkaia, EIC Fund, Caixa Capital Risc, Iberdrola, Aramco Ventures, and Criteria Venture Tech.