The Spanish Tech Ecosystem grows by 22% to reach 8,580 companies and an economic impact of €14.8 Billion
Spain’s tech ecosystem continues to expand and gain economic relevance, with a total of 8,580 active tech companies in 2025 — a 22% increase over the previous year, according to the National Tech Companies Report 2025 published by the data platform Ecosistema Startup. This network of companies generates 108,000 direct jobs and an annual economic […]
360 Capital announces the first closing of its €140M climate tech fund, 360 LIFE II
Leading European venture capital firm 360 Capital announces the first closing of its €140M climate tech fund, 360 LIFE II. Classified as an Article 9 under SFDR regulations, 360 LIFE II aims to reach its target of €200 million by engaging key industrial partners and institutional investors. At the helm of 360 LIFE II will […]
HULO.ai and Smart Point: Winners of the VDS Startup Competition
The seventh edition of VDS has succeeded in gathering investors with a collective portfolio of over €250 billion in private equity dedicated to startups. The international tech gathering, held on October 23 and 24 at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, featured top investment funds like Softbank’s VisionFund, with over €100 billion under management and […]
New report estimates €1.5 trillion investment needed for sustainable mobility by 2050 in Europe
EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT), a body of the European Union, has today unveiled its latest study, “Cost and Benefit of the Urban Mobility Transition.” This extensive research explores how European cities can navigate the complex journey towards achieving the EU Green Deal objectives for the […]
The Lanzadera accelerator will provide support to more than 150 startups in its biggest selection round ever
Lanzadera, the business accelerator forming part of the Marina de Empresas, led by Juan Roig (president and owner of the Mercadona supermarket chain), today begins its September acceleration programme with more than 150 startups, making it the biggest selection round in its history. The companies are innovating in sectors such as health, sports, fashion, training […]
Plus Partners, a new VC from a unicorn founder and a top seed investor building the next generation of VC in Southern Europe
The Southern European startup ecosystem is growing with a new Venture Capital fund, Plus Partners, launched by co-founders Enrique Linares and Oriol Juncosa, two prominent figures of the startup space — a unicorn founder and a top investor in over 75 start-ups. They have joined forces to support startups in their earliest stages. The Spanish […]
The entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain generates almost 100,000 jobs per year and a wealth of 11.541 billion euros
Ecosistema Startup, the largest database in Spain for startups and investors created by El Referente, has published the 2024 report on the ecosystem of technology and innovative companies in Spain. The aforementioned reveals that the country has more than 7,000 active technology companies, of which 3,640 are startups and 1,185 are scaleups. The annual economic […]
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 […]