With more than 7,000 active technology companies, the startup ecosystem in Spain is one of the most promising in Europe, generating 100,000 jobs with an impact on the economy of €11.54 billion per year.
While VC funding is down 43% from the previous year, acceleration programs are becoming the primary means for emerging startups to achieve growth and consolidation in the market.
That is precisely the mission of Acelera Startups, the free, fully subsidized five-month acceleration program developed by ISDI’s IMPACT Accelerator and managed by the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI). The Next Generation fund under the Spanish Government’s Recovery and Resilience Plan funds the program.
With a new group of 11 startups in the ‘Digital and Telecommunications’ sectors from all over the country, Acelera Startups is driving the latest wave of innovative players in the Spanish ecosystem. The program aimed at those sectors is one of four programs offered by Acelera Startups this year, as IMPACT Accelerator has also launched two regional programs (in Madrid and Catalonia) and another program for startups from all over the country focused on innovation in the Mobility sector.
“Spain’s dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem is also evident in the number of innovative startups we see in sectors such as digital business and telecommunications, with incredible initiatives scattered throughout the national territory,” said Jesús Tapia, Director of IMPACT Accelerator. “Thanks to the support of the EOI and the investment of the EU Next Generation funds, these startups will obtain crucial resources for their growth and projection.”
Below you can see the list of startups selected by IMPACT Accelerator for the Acelera Startups program in the ‘Digital & Telecommunications’ sector:
- Contestia: SAAS platform that professionalizes innovation challenges, facilitating the management of challenges and tenders and collecting the metrics and information necessary for decision-making, while centralizing all communications and documentation to save time and resources.
- Teamworkz: Teamworkz promotes the labor inclusion of neurodivergent people through business consulting, specialized employment management and awareness programs.
- Engonus: This innovative platform integrates ERP, IIoT hardware, blockchain and artificial intelligence. It offers complete and accessible solutions for business management, improving the efficiency and competitiveness of companies.
- Gm Innova: Startup that is transforming healthcare through innovation and accessibility. The platform offers a complete solution for advanced telemedicine services, both for schools and hotels, as well as companies and residences, allowing patients to access quality medical care from the comfort of their home or organization.
- Bemomstar: A digital platform that acts as a meeting point between leading doctors and professionals in the Spanish healthcare system and families, responding to their concerns as mothers and fathers.
- Spun: This home and business services platform connects professionals and individuals in the same area in an easy and convenient way. Its mission is to create a network of professionals from a wide variety of sectors able to provide confidence to their customers through recommendations and ratings from the same users.
- Infocomún: NGO with a dual mission: to support vulnerable groups and create a new AI tool to detect fake news. All through a combination of technology, solidarity and journalism for a real social impact.
- Fluentia: LLM-powered email client to automate and simplify email management, allowing organization, summaries, descriptions, auto-replies, writing assistance and intelligent attachment management.
- Orange Pages: An online tool that makes it easy to search for and locate detailed information about businesses in a specific geographic area. This resource includes key data such as location, contact, products and services offered, opening hours and customer reviews.
- Telodigo Comunicación: 360º communication agency dedicated to digitally empower SMEs, freelancers and other local entities by providing advanced digital AI tools and comprehensive communication and marketing strategies.
IMPACT Accelerator will support the startups in areas such as investor funding, development of their business models, new customer acquisition, and partnerships with large companies.
According to a company release, the startups will benefit from 54 hours of workshops and group activities, as well as 40 hours of one-on-one mentoring focused on driving the growth and development of their projects, along with networking opportunities and access to funding.
