Innovation in packaging, key to the agrifood industry
New EU regulations state that by 2030, all packaging on the EU market must be reusable or recyclable in an economically viable manner. They also stipulate the percentages of plastic that different packaging must contain, while banning plastic carrier bags. These measures have provoked various reactions, including protests from the food industry. This is why, […]
January ends with more than €686M invested in startups in Spain and four new unicorns
2022 begins with promising figures for Spanish startup investment. 2021 ended with more than €4.2 billion invested in startups and with eight Spanish technology companies valued at more than €1 billion, and it seems that 2022 is picking up where 2021 left off. At the end of January, the cumulative investment exceeds €686M invested in […]
There are currently 9 unicorns in Spain and there are 20 other companies that could become unicorns in the next two years
2021 ended with a cumulative investment in tech companies in excess of €4 billion and it was partly thanks to the mega rounds that took place over the past year. The 25 largest rounds of 2021 (over €60M) achieved more than 85% of the cumulative investment in Spain and led to two new companies, Jobandtalent […]
ACCIONA launches fith round of the I’MNOVATION #Startups program
ACCIONA has announced the fifth round of I’MNOVATION #Startups, its open innovation programme in which entrepreneurs from around the world can submit ideas to address the main technology challenges that the Group faces in its business areas. Selected companies will enter a six-month accelerator programme in which, with Group funding, they will work with […]
October ends with €414M invested in Spanish startups; investment in Spanish startups exceeds €3.4B
October continues to accumulate rounds and capital to this already historic year, which now exceeds €3.4 billion thanks to the €414M raised last month. This new boost comes once again thanks to a large investment round, that of Devo for €215 million, which enters the top 10 of the most important rounds of the year. […]
September ends with €316M invested in startups
September set a new record for investment in the Spanish startup ecosystem, the month ending with €316M invested in startups, bringing the cumulative annual figure for 2021 to €3,002M, a figure that triples the cumulative figure obtained in the last two years (2020 and 2019), which ended with €985.75M and €999.08M invested in Spanish technology […]
20 innovative companies will compete for several prizes of up to 30.000 euros with their solutions to water scarcity
Water scarcity is one of the main challenges that the South of Europe faces, both today and in the long term. Entrepreneurship and innovation are key to face it – that’s why the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched the ‘Water Scarcity’ program last June. The objective: to support the development of innovative […]
Ship2B Foundation opens a call for its acceleration programs S2B Tech4Climate, S2B Health&Care and Scale4Impact
Ship2BFoundation, the entity that drives the transformation towards the impact economy, opens new calls for its acceleration programs. S2B Tech4Climate, for startups in the field of sustainability and environment, S2B Health&Care, for startups with a focus on health and quality of life, and Scale4Impact, which promotes educational and employment projects to promote social inclusion. S2B […]
Women Who Tech launches first global femtech and healthtech program to fund startups driving the future of healthcare
Women Who Tech, one of the largest nonprofit organizations that funds and showcases women-led ventures, today launched its first worldwide FemTech and HealthTech Grants Challenge to help close the funding gap for women-led startups and accelerate innovation to address pressing global healthcare issues. To help fund the future of innovation – by women, for women […]
Minerva Program celebrates its second `Investor Day´ with one hundred attendees from the investment ecosystem
This second investor forum was preceded by a first event in June 2020, which was very well received and attended by more than 60 investment profiles. Minerva Program wants to become the reference in business acceleration for startups investors.