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 […]
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 […]