Series A · No Code & Automation · Barcelona, Spain · Founded 2018 · 11–50 employees
Nearby Computing is a Barcelona-based Edge Computing orchestration platform that spun off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in 2018. The company specializes in advanced orchestration and automation of Edge Computing operations for industrial companies and telecommunications providers through their proprietary NearbyOne platform. The startup has gained significant traction with its Series A funding of €6.5 million in July 2024, led by Walter Ventures and JME Ventures, with strategic investors including Telefónica, Akamai Technologies, Cellnex Telecom, and Lenovo. Their platform enables critical use cases like Connected Vehicles, massive IoT in industrial environments, retail applications, and defense and security, positioning them as a key player in the rapidly growing Edge Computing market where Gartner predicts 20% of large companies will implement Edge Computing orchestration solutions by 2027.