Spain startup ecosystem
Spain's startup scene centres on Barcelona and Madrid, both offering vibrant international communities, favourable climate, and increasingly strong investor networks. Barcelona has become a southern European tech hub known for mobile, e-commerce, and health innovation, while Madrid's proximity to corporates and government creates opportunities in fintech and enterprise software. The directory currently lists 176 organisations across 20 cities.
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Emilio Corchado
Emilio Corchado is the CEO and founder of Startup OLÉ and a professor at the University of Salamanca, where he has built one of Spain’s largest open-innovation and entrepreneurship platforms connecting startups, corporates, investors and academia.
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eMobility Expo World Congress 2026
Congress on sustainable mobility, EV charging, and autonomous transport. Price: about EUR 60 business pass to EUR 400 VIP. Strong for startups selling to cities and fleet operators.
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ENISA
ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovacion) is a Spanish state-owned company that provides participative loans to SMEs and startups, a form of flexible, quasi-equity financing that does not require founders to give up ownership or provide personal guarantees. It is one of the main public financing instruments for early-stage companies in Spain.
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Enric Asunción
Co-founder and CEO of Wallbox, the Barcelona EV-charging company that listed on the NYSE. A former Tesla charging engineer, he co-founded Wallbox in 2015 to build smart home and public charging hardware and software.
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ETHBarcelona 2026
A multi-day Ethereum festival with 2,500+ attendees and 100+ speakers, blending conference, culture, and a paired hackathon. For web3 founders and developers it offers protocol-level networking, builder-community access, and a hackathon to prototype and recruit.
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EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
European Commission-backed flagship telecoms conference at FYCMA Málaga combining EuCNC's 35th edition and 6G Summit's 8th edition, drawing close to 1,000 delegates from 40+ countries to discuss Beyond 5G and 6G networks, with a 50+ exhibitor floor.
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European Blockchain Convention 2026
Leading European blockchain and Web3 conference in Barcelona, bringing together 3,000+ crypto founders, investors, and enterprise blockchain leaders. Features startup pitching, regulation panels, and fintech innovation talks. Covers DeFi, tokenization, and institutional digital assets. Particularly relevant for Web3 startups seeking European market visibility.
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Factorial
Factorial is an all-in-one HR & business management platform built for SMBs and mid-market companies. Founded in 2016, it unifies time tracking, payroll, recruitment, performance reviews, and document management into a single cloud product. The company hit $100M ARR in 2024 and achieved a $1B valuation backed by Atomico, Tiger Global, and CRV. In 2025 General Catalyst injected $120M to fund expansion into Germany, France, and Italy. As of 2026 the company employs ~2,000 people and is exploring a $200M round at a $2B valuation.
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Federico Bueno
Federico Bueno is Vice-rector for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Salamanca (USAL), leading knowledge transfer, university spin-offs and entrepreneurship initiatives connecting academia with the startup ecosystem.
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Felipe Navío
Co-founder and co-CEO of Jobandtalent, the staffing-marketplace unicorn he started in 2009. He leads the company alongside co-founder Juan Urdiales, scaling its on-demand workforce platform internationally.
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Fever
Fever is a Madrid-born entertainment discovery platform that curates and produces immersive experiences, from candlelight concerts to secret cinema events, in over 100 cities worldwide. The company uses data-driven demand testing to decide which experiences to produce, reducing risk for venues and creators while surfacing high-quality cultural events for consumers. Fever has become one of Europe's most prominent consumer marketplace unicorns, blending tech-driven curation with live entertainment at scale.
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Flanks
Flanks is a Barcelona-based WealthTech platform that aggregates multi-custodian investment portfolio data for banks, wealth managers, and advisory firms. Founded in 2019 by Joaquim de la Cruz, Álvaro Morales (ex-Global Head of Santander Private Banking), and Sergi Lao, it is regulated as an AISP by the Bank of Spain. In early 2026 Flanks launched an AI Financial Advisor co-pilot, was selected by CaixaBank to power its GlobalView private banking aggregation, and introduced EDX — Europe's first standardised financial data exchange protocol. Over 100 institutions managing €37B+ in portfolios use the platform. Total funding: €14M (Series A, February 2025).
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Flywire
Flywire (Nasdaq: FLYW) is a global payments-enablement and software company founded in Valencia as peerTransfer, simplifying high-value, complex payment flows in education, healthcare and travel across 240+ countries. Corporate HQ is now Boston with a Spanish product hub in Valencia. IPO on Nasdaq (FLYW) in 2021.
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Fon
Fon was founded in Madrid in 2006 by Argentine-Spanish entrepreneur Martín Varsavsky to build a global crowdsourced WiFi network where users share home broadband in exchange for roaming access to other Fon hotspots. The company attracted investment from Google and Skype and partnered with major ISPs worldwide, growing to millions of hotspots. As carrier partnerships wound down, Fon was acquired by Agile Content in 2021.
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Food 4 Future - Expo FoodTech 2026
Europe's largest food innovation congress at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, with 250+ exhibitors and 320+ speakers covering automation, robotics, AI, packaging, and sustainability across the food and beverage value chain. Italy is 2026 guest partner country.
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Founder Institute Barcelona
Local chapter operator of Founder Institute's pre-seed acceleration program. Founder Institute Barcelona is an event organiser based in Barcelona, Spain. Organising events in the Events, Pre-Seed, Startup Education space.
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Founder Institute Barcelona 2026
Barcelona chapter of the global Founder Institute pre-seed program for idea-stage and early-stage founders. Application deadline: November 18, 2026. Structured cohort model designed to move founders from concept to traction and funding readiness.
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French Tech Barcelona
Concierge-style soft-landing hub integrated with local partners such as SeedRocket and Pier01. Strong on mobile, gaming, and impact startups, with frequent networking to fast-track community access.
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French Tech Barcelona Afterworks (MWC week)
Community networking evening hosted during MWC week in Barcelona, typically held at Pier 01 and connecting French founders and partners. Features informal pitches, drinks, and structured introductions with the Franco-Spanish startup community. Valuable for French startups expanding into Southern Europe or seeking MWC-week side networking.
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Fundación COTEC para la Innovación
Fundación COTEC para la Innovación is a Spanish private non-profit foundation established in 1990 that promotes innovation as a driver of economic and social development, with King Felipe VI as Honorary President. It convenes around 90 member companies, regional governments, and local administrations and serves as Spain's leading observatory of research and innovation policy. COTEC is a co-organizer of the Urban Leaders Meeting held alongside Greencities 2026 in Málaga in September.
