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🏆 €800K Up for Grabs for Innovative Startups! 🏆 Founders in Spain and Portugal, it’s your time to shine! The Premios EmprendeXXI awards are offering €800K in funding, training, and visibility to groundbreaking startups with Enisa and CaixaBank DayOne leading the charge. Eligible tech-driven startups under 3 years old can apply until December 5 for a shot at winning in one of these impactful categories: 🫂 Social Impact ♻️ Sustainability ⛓️ Disruptive Innovation 🪜 Scalability 🌾 Agri-Food 💳 Fintech Category winners will receive €20,000, a chance to train with MIT & Esade, plus access to the AlumniXXI network. And that’s not all—19 regional winners (17 in Spain, 2 in Portugal) will each take home €6,000! Got a vision? Make your mark in one of the ecosystem’s most prestigious startup awards. Follow Abahope for updates on funding opportunities and founder tips. #Startups #Innovation #Funding #PremiosEmprendeXXI #Entrepreneurship #Spain #Portugal #TechFounders

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Congratulations to all the winners of the South Summit Startup Competition!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This 13th edition was very close with 100 finalist startups in the 10 verticals. The winners were: 1. IBBX: Industry 5.0. The company develops solutions for monitoring, control and automation of projects through IoT (Internet of Things) and artificial intelligence. 2. Invopop (YC W23): Enterprise. The Madrid-based startup that helps global companies to issue electronic invoices in any country. 3. Embat: fintech & insurtech. This startup automates more than 90% of treasury accounting entries with artificial intelligence. 4. Suntalhpy: Climate Tech. It develops advanced heating and cooling solutions to increase energy efficiency in household consumption. 5. TransferChain: Trust Tech & Data. The startup combines blockchain and cryptocurrency to offer the first online storage solution. 6. Webel: Consumer Trends. It has an app where customers can buy, sell or rent any service or product in the fastest and most varied way possible. 7. Shakers: Future of Work & Talent. Uses AI to match freelancers with companies and projects. 8. Sycai Medical: Health. It aims to empower radiologists to improve healthcare through machine vision and big data. 9. Sticky: Digital Culture. It has developed a codeless operating system to make interactions in physical spaces last less than ten seconds. 10. NaviLens: Mobility & Smart Cities. It develops technology to empower people with disabilities. Javier Pita has also received a second prize: the Grupo Social ONCE award in the awards for innovation and social inclusion at the South Summit 2024. Amazing all of them! https://lnkd.in/d9WVPRXG #Startups #UPM #growth #sustainability #investment #cleantech #cleancities #smartcities #SouthSummit24 South Summit ClimAccelerator Climate-KIC EIT Climate-KIC Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid https://lnkd.in/d9WVPRXG

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🚀 Thriving in Tech: Spain's Startup Ecosystem Hits €100 Billion Milestone 🚀 The Spanish startup scene has achieved a remarkable feat, reaching an aggregated enterprise value (EV) of €100 billion in 2023 as the Dealroom "Spanish Tech Ecosystem Report 2024" indicates. This significant milestone cements Spain's reputation as a burgeoning midsize tech ecosystem within Europe. From the bustling streets of Barcelona to the historic avenues of Madrid, Spanish startups are redefining the tech scene with their vibrant energy and groundbreaking ideas. They're making a mark not just locally, but globally, with their diverse and impactful ventures. Having 2 megarounds this year with Denodo and Fever - notable mentions to different startups - Typeform; Wallapop; Cabify and Bit2Me. #SpanishStartups #TechEcosystem #Innovation #GrowthMilestone #Entrepreneurship #InvestInSpain #TechNews #BusinessGrowth #Startup https://lnkd.in/eWcgYFpG

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Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a dynamic session at Foro MedCap 2024 BME | Bolsas y Mercados Españoles in #Madrid, during a key discussion on Net Zero 2050. Europe's journey towards Net Zero by 2050 is in full swing. Companies are innovating, integrating carbon awareness, and creating robust climate strategies. These efforts, led by top industry leaders, are becoming crucial for investors. Thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to the conversation. ACCIONA Energía: Mariola Domenech Inarejos, Sustainability Director PwC: Ernesto Lluch Moreno, Sustainability and Climate Change Partner EthiFinance Ratings Maria Cristina Romero, Head of Sustainable Finance Spain and Portugal 🌍💼 #NetZero2050 #Sustainability #ClimateAction #ForoMedCap2024 SIX Tenity

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Building Andorra's Startup Ecosystem: A Gateway for International Scaleups 🚀🇦🇩 Why Andorra? Andorra, a small but ambitious nation, is positioning itself as a unique hub for tech talent and startups. Despite its small local population, Andorra offers unique advantages that can create something powerful. 🌍✨ A Promising Environment for Tech Talent Andorra’s light fiscal environment is attracting tech talent from around the world. Developers, startup founders, and digital entrepreneurs are choosing Andorra for its promising tech ecosystem. To ensure this ecosystem flourishes, we need to structure and showcase it effectively to capture the attention of government entities and investors. 🏔️💡 Ideal for Scaleups Seeking International Expansion Andorra is well-positioned to become a haven for scaleups looking to expand internationally. Many companies face high tax burdens in their home countries, which limits their competitiveness. Andorra’s favorable tax structure provides a compelling solution, giving these scaleups the room to grow and compete globally. 🌐💪 Our Vision: SEED Andorra At SEED Andorra, our mission is to create the infrastructure to support this transformation. We aim to build incubators, accelerators, and clusters to foster a supportive environment for startups. Our approach? Nurture the local ecosystem while bringing in mid-sized companies and venture capital players to boost Andorra’s visibility as a center of innovation. 💼🌟 Addressing Challenges for Growth To achieve this, we must tackle technical and legal challenges—from ensuring Andorra's legal framework is startup-friendly to creating incentives for venture funds to invest locally. These topics will be part of our future discussions as we work towards transforming Andorra into a startup paradise. 🏗️📈 Join the Adventure Are you ready to be part of this journey? Let’s turn Andorra into the startup powerhouse it can be. Reach out if you’re interested in collaborating, investing, or learning more about our vision. Together, we can elevate this small country into a giant in the world of innovation. 💬🤝 We'd love to hear your thoughts! Drop a comment, share this post, and like if you support our mission. Your engagement makes all the difference! 🚀💡 #StartupEcosystem #AndorraTech #SEEDAndorra #VentureCapital #TechTalent #Scaleup #InnovationHub #AndorraStartups #Startup

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𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗮 in Spain ⤵️ The perfect form for ambitious startups! 𝘚𝘓 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 #𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. ✅ 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: - Limited liability: You risk only the invested capital, personal assets are protected. - Flexible management: Distribute shares, attract co-founders and investors. - Attractive to investors: Transparent structure and limited liability increase trust. - Legal protection: Higher level of protection than a sole proprietorship (Autónomo). 📌 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: - Minimum authorized capital: €3000. - Registration and reporting: The process is more complicated than for #Autónomo, requires documents and fees. - #Taxation: Corporate income tax - 25% (2024). ❓ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗟? - Planning to raise investment - Multiple founders - Want to protect personal assets - Looking for rapid growth 𝘚𝘓 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 #𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯! 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 #𝗦𝗟 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗮 “+” 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔻 __________ #startup #businessinspain #startupvisa #business #sociedadlimitada

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A Unique Opportunity for an Open and Tech Europe. Coinciding with the European elections, Tech Barcelona and 14 other associations with a long number of founders developed a document in which were presented our most important and common principles as entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. What kind of Europe do we want for the next 5 years? We want a powerful Europe that pursues ambitious long-term and non-negotiable objectives Europe needs to support innovators not just with rules, but with concrete private and public investments and proactive strategies for technological development and transfer beyond national interests. We want a Europe that nurtures democracy, diversity and future generations, time. The European Union must skill its existing workforce for the innovations to come, and remain an attractive place to work through the social model we have built in the past decades, to retain and attract the talents we need. We want a Europe where people and companies can succeed without having to move abroad. Citizens must have the right to move in the Single Market, but also the right to stay and scale in Europe. Innovation is not only about technology: it's about improving our everyday lives, facilitating people's access to work, healthcare, sustainable energy, cheap transportation, finance and democratic processes. #europe #technology #principles #ambition #innovation #democracy #diversity #attractiveness #stayness #scalability #healthcare #accesstowork #sustainability #financing #cheaptransport

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Interview of Javier Rodriguez-Vega  Director of AERI Asociación Española para las Relaciones con Inversores , partner with JB Capital Markets of CF&B Communication - Midcap Events 2024 🔔 Today we continue the interview of the Partners of the Annual Midcap Event on the 1st & 2nd of October. 2024 with Javier Rodriguez-Vega Javier Rodriguez-Vega talks about WHO they are, WHAT they propose to Iberian SME’s, WHY they participate. More JB Capital Markets, Iberian Partner, was founded by Javier Botín in 2008 and is based in Madrid. Spain & Portugal’s leading independent Equities house, they cover more companies and have been involved in more ECM deals than any other broker in their region. #2 Best Broker in Iberia in Institutional Investor for 3 years running. 👉🏼 The Annual Midcap Event holds great importance within the Capital Markets industry, offering a unique platform for listed and pre-IPO companies from Europe/UK to present their investment merits for the broader investment community. 💡 The event will comprise 2 full days of One-to-One’s, Group Meetings, Discovery Meetings, Workshops, Round Tables, Networking - and more! 📅 When? 1st & 2nd of October 2024 📍 Where? Hotel Westin Vendôme (Paris) ➡️ How? Get more information or register here: c.bader@cfbcom.fr Jose Martins Soares Javier Rodriguez-Vega AERI Asociación Española para las Relaciones con Inversores JB Capital Markets Thanks to Léava Cohen for the great job ! #entreprisescotées #investorrelations #smallandmidcaps #Midcaps #smallcaps #frenchtech #sociétésdegestion

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📍 We have just presented the last Startup Radar madri+d ecosystem report 2024 in Emerge Americas Miami !   The report offers new data on the increase in the number of deeptech startups and spinouts, the startup sectors and technologies, the experience of the founders and the support entities of the Madrid startup ecosystem, which consolidates its first position at the national level and its growing positioning international in relation to a significant number of indicators   👉 You will find:  📌 Why is Madrid particularly attractive for tech companies from other countries 📌 Startup ecosystem metrics and comparisons with main European Hubs 📌 Jobs, value, technologies, SDGs and sectors with a higher rate of startup creation 📌 Venture Capital data, investment opportunities and industries with the highest percentage of companies that obtain investment 📌 Support entities, experience of startup founders, main universities,... in a growing tech ecosystem   📢 Click and download the report here:👉 http://c.madrid/1uq2h And a summary of highlights (in Spanish) here: 👉 http://c.madrid/zeg9a   A madri+d foundation analysis based on high quality databases in partnership with Dealroom.co., and some more information from Invest in Madrid, Fundación Cotec para la Innovación,...   You can also find reports, ecosystem finders, tools for startups,...at #startupradarmadrimasd website: http://c.madrid/nbker #MadridEsEmprendimiento #MadridEsInnovación

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Welcome to The Octo Studio! 🚀 Do you have an innovative idea and want to take it to the next level? You've come to the right place! We are an early-stage startup accelerator and incubator based in Spain and the USA. What do we offer? Expert analysis: Our analysts will help you refine your project and prepare it for success. Initial traction: Our specialists will guide you to get your first customers and validate your idea in the market. Viability assessment: We help you understand the potential of your project in both Spain and the USA. Relocation to Spain: If you are looking to expand to Europe, we will help you establish yourself in Spain. Connection with investors: We open the doors to a network of key investors and mentors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. How to get started? It's very easy! Visit our website, upload your pitch deck and start your journey with us. We are ready to help you conquer new horizons! #TheOctoStudio #Startups #Entrepreneurs #Accelerator #Incubator #Spain #USA #Innovation

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Looking for investment during South Summit? You have never fundraised and don’t know which investor you should approach? Want to know if the perfect investor for you invests in Spain? Luckily I've made this resource for you. 60+ Venture Capital Investors w/ name, type of VC, funding stages, sectors, contact Email, avg check size, etc. like: - kfund - Kibo Ventures - Samaipata - Seaya... As well as others. -- To get it, do 3 things: 1. Like this post 2. Comment "VC" 3. Connect with me And I can send it over to you.

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INTERS3CT is proud to announce that we're hosting the Official Opening Party for Algorand Foundation's DECIPHER 2024 Conference next week in Barcelona. Cole and myself have spoken many times about doing side-events at conferences as we believe that good events attract good people. We strongly believe that people always walk away with new insights, based on the conversations that they have had at those events. We're happy to host this one for the Algorand Ecosystem! If you are a builder or active in the Algorand Technologies ecosystem, we hope to see you next week on our event! The link to the event is in the comments. #web3 #blockchain #barcelona #Decipher

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Acurio Ventures replaces All Iron Ventures and launches a new €150 million "follow-on" fund. In the European IT ecosystem, Spain and Portugal are booming, as seen by the large number of new companies and funding rounds that are being reported in these two nations. Recently, Yellow, a new venture capital firm, launched with a €30 million fund; Spanish VC Kfund raised $75 million; and Barcelona-based Plus Partners announced its intention to close a $30–$50 million million fund. All Iron Ventures, another Spanish company, is rebranding today. Now calling itself Acurio Ventures, the company is closing its third $166 million (€150 million) fund. The fund will not lead projects; it will only make "follow-on" investments. #AcurioVentures #FollowOnFund #InvestmentOpportunities #VentureCapital #FundingInnovation #NewBeginnings #150MillionFund #FS #Startups #FoundingStartups

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IT'S ALL ABOUT TALENT...today more than ever. "Hire and develop only Novas” is our principle #4. We walked our talk, and after many iterations, we believe we have managed to build a solid foundation to #attract and #retain the best #talent of the market. We cover all the insights on this journey in our latest Talent First issue, and here you have a few highlights. 1. Make sure your top talent can work on big challenges. Top talent values a "challenging role" more than financial stability 😱 2. Make transparency and continuous feedback a norm 👀 3. Safeguard meritocracy above politics. Make sure all your employees have a personal scorecard, clarify promotion criteria and make your salary known. To top that off, launch your version of the Nova Lux 💡 4. Invest in a culture that promotes psychological safety. This happens both via examples and via important organizational decisions💖 All those elements are easier said than done, but the good news is that none of them requires a big budget. So if you want to dive deeper into how we did it at Nova, I invite you to read our latest issue of Talent First. Ramón Rodrigáñez Riesco and I are very grateful for having reached more than 31K subscribers and happy to read that our reflections are being helpful to so many managers, entrepreneurs and HR professionals. Thanks for reading!

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🚀 Venture capital is showing early signs of recovery, driven by the decline in inflation and the lowering of interest rates. Also, and in an anticyclical way, few sectors show as much strength as digital health, a space with 3,500 innovative startups in Europe, growing at a higher rate of 15% fuelled by technology disruption and with double-digit growth prospects for the next decade.   🎙 Alejo Costa, partner at CRB Health Tech, discusses these trends in an Interview with the well-known Rocío Arviza for the Spanish radio station Capital Radio (Business). For more info about CRB Health Tech SGEIC, please connect to Alejo Costa or to Ignasi Heras   #VentureCapital #VC #Investment #DigitalHealth #Startups #Growth #Innovation Enrique Castellón Angel Santos Joaquin Velasco Ignasi Heras Yacine Bouamrioune Tim Juergens Pierpaolo Padula Beatriz Plaza María Jaraiz

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Big news! The Spanish real estate market has risen by 8.6% this year. 📈 At Equito App, we’re ensuring everyone can take advantage of this opportunity. Since our launch, we’ve welcomed over 120,000 users from 56 countries. Together, we’ve invested more than €7.5M. And the best part? You can start investing with as little as €100. In just 2 minutes, right from your phone. We’re on a mission to democratize real estate for everyone. Want to know how? Check out my interview with Dir&Ge - Executive Network in the comments below. 

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