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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Juan Flames
Juan Flames is the CEO of BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles), the operator of Spain’s stock exchanges and financial markets, part of the SIX Group, with a focus on capital markets, listings and access to financing for companies.
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Juan Urdiales
Co-founder and co-CEO of Jobandtalent, the Madrid-based workforce-management and staffing marketplace unicorn backed by SoftBank. He co-founded the company in 2009 to digitise temporary-work matching across Europe and the Americas.
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K Fund
Kfund is a Madrid-based venture capital firm investing from Southern Europe into technology companies worldwide, writing cheques from roughly 100,000 to 10 million euros with deliberately simple, founder-friendly terms. Through several vehicles spanning pre-seed to growth, it backs entrepreneurs building differentiated, technology-based products and has become one of Spain's most active tech investors.
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Kantox
Kantox is a Barcelona-founded currency management automation company whose FX risk management software helps finance teams automate foreign exchange workflows, including dynamic hedging, dynamic pricing across currencies, in-house FX netting, payments and collections, and hedge accounting. It serves industries such as travel, adtech, logistics, food, chemicals, pharma, and manufacturing, and has grown to more than 200 people across offices in Barcelona and London. As of July 2023, Kantox is a BNP Paribas company but continues to operate independently under its own brand.
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Keybotic
Keybotic (Keybotic S.L.) is a Barcelona-based robotics company, headquartered at the Parc Tecnologic Barcelona Activa, building Keyper, an autonomous robot-dog for industrial inspection. Keyper patrols facilities, navigates 3D-mapped routes, and uses visual, thermal, and acoustic sensing with AI to detect gas leaks, thermal anomalies, and equipment failures in real time, targeting chemicals, oil and gas, energy and utilities, mining, and research facilities. The company's technology won first prize at the DARPA Robotics Challenge and it has been awarded a Eureka Eurostars grant for advanced robotic solutions.
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Kibo Ventures
Kibo Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm and technology investment platform that backs early-stage startups led by ambitious founders and helps them scale globally. One of Spain's most active tech investors, it invests across sectors including software, fintech, digital health and marketplaces.
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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe moves to Barcelona for 2027, running 15-18 March, after being held in Amsterdam in 2026. Organised by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, it brings together adopters and technologists from open source and cloud native communities across CNCF Graduated, Incubating and Sandbox projects. The 2028 edition is already confirmed for Berlin.
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Lanzadera
Lanzadera is a philanthropic, non-equity startup accelerator founded in 2013 by Juan Roig, chairman of Mercadona — Spain's largest supermarket chain — and housed at Marina de Empresas, a 10,000 m² entrepreneurship campus on Valencia's port that also hosts EDEM Business School and Angels Capital. The programme admits roughly 120 startups per cohort across two annual intakes and four maturity tracks (Start, Traction, Growth and Scale Up), each running a minimum of six months. Rather than taking equity, Lanzadera offers flexible loans from €1,000 up to €500,000 at favourable terms, alongside a dedicated project director, mentorship, training grounded in Mercadona's Total Quality Model, and access to Angels Capital. Since 2013 it has accelerated over 1,700 companies and recorded 19 exits including the IPO of Place to Plug; the Financial Times ranked it the #1 startup hub in Spain and #7 in Europe in 2025. Notable alumni include Paack, encrypted-cloud provider Internxt, pet-health platform Barkibu, eSIM provider Holafly and robotics startup Keybotic (acquired by defence-AI firm Helsing in 2026).
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Laura Fernández Plaza
Laura Fernández Plaza is the Chief Executive Officer of AWWG (All We Wear Group), a Madrid-headquartered global fashion group managing brands including Pepe Jeans London, Hackett London, and Façonnable, as well as distribution partnerships for Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger in Iberia. She was appointed CEO in March 2026, succeeding Marcella Wartenbergh, and brings nearly two decades of experience at the group including prior roles as CFO and Chief Transformation Officer. Fernández Plaza is a confirmed speaker at NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show Europe.
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Lingokids
Lingokids is a kids edtech platform offering a safe, ad-free 'Playlearning' environment for children aged 2-8, combining games, songs and interactive activities to teach English and life skills. It serves over 10 million families globally with in-house content and COPPA Plus certification.
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Madrid Startup Meetup 2026
Informal founders meetup for Madrid's startup community, hosted by Startup Network Europe. Provides a low-barrier networking opportunity for early-stage founders, freelancers, and ecosystem supporters to connect and share ideas. Particularly useful for new arrivals to the Madrid tech scene seeking community and co-founder introductions.
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Madrid Tech Show 2026
A large umbrella tech event with 27,000+ visitors, 470+ exhibitors, and 400+ speakers, bundling cloud and AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, big data, and e-commerce shows at IFEMA Madrid. For B2B SaaS and infrastructure founders it is an enterprise lead-generation and exhibitor venue targeting IT decision-makers.
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Marc Coloma
Co-founder and CEO of Heura Foods, the Barcelona plant-based food company. An activist-entrepreneur, he co-founded Heura in 2017 to build one of Europe's fastest-growing plant-based meat brands.
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Martin Varsavsky
Martin Varsavsky is an Argentine-Spanish serial entrepreneur and one of Europe's most prolific angel investors, having founded seven companies across telecom, connectivity, and health tech including Jazztel, FON, and Prelude Fertility. Based in Madrid, Varsavsky invests across the full spectrum of early-stage technology, with a particular focus on connectivity, health tech, and climate-related ventures. His portfolio spans dozens of startups across Spain, the US, and Latin America. Varsavsky brings a unique transatlantic perspective, connecting Spanish founders with Silicon Valley networks, and is widely regarded as one of the founding figures of Spain's modern tech investment scene. He is known for his willingness to bet on unconventional founders and markets others consider too early.
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Miguel López-Valverde
Miguel López-Valverde is an advisor for digitalization with the Community of Madrid regional government, working on public-sector digital transformation, innovation policy and support for the technology ecosystem.
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MWC Barcelona 2026
Global connectivity and mobile tech flagship. Price: Discovery Pass about EUR 879; Leader Pass EUR 2400+. Best startup access via 4YFN for investors and corporate innovation teams.
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MWC Barcelona 2027
MWC27 Barcelona is the world's largest connectivity and mobile technology event, bringing together over 100,000 decision-makers, 2,900+ exhibitors, and representatives from 207 countries at Fira Gran Via. The 2027 edition continues the event's focus on 5G, AI, satellite connectivity, and adjacent industries, with a full ministerial programme running March 1-3. GSMA announced the 2027 dates immediately after closing MWC26.
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Nauta Capital
Nauta Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 with offices in Barcelona, London and Munich that invests in early-stage B2B software companies, emphasising capital-efficient growth. It typically leads rounds and backs European and transatlantic startups building enterprise technology.
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Ocean Ecostructures
Ocean Ecostructures is a Barcelona-based bluetech company that turns maritime infrastructure such as port walls and offshore structures into Nature Positive spaces using biomimetic micro-reef technology combined with sensors and AI-based monitoring. Its solutions, deployed in ports, marinas, and offshore sites, are designed to regenerate marine ecosystems without interfering with port operations, and the company reports its technology can multiply biodiversity up to six times compared with standard concrete surfaces. Banco Sabadell's BStartup, Ship2B Ventures, and Inclimo Climate Tech are among its shareholders.
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OdiseIA4Good Hackathon Grand Final 2026
AI-for-social-good hackathon grand finals in Madrid featuring mentoring sessions, live demos, and awards for impact-driven solutions. Brings together AI researchers, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors. Strong for AI startups building solutions in healthcare, education, and sustainability seeking visibility and pilot partnerships.
