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 The Spanish startup ecosystem, while younger compared to other European counterparts, offers entrepreneurs a relatively affordable cost of living and abundant sunshine to attract remote talent. With two strong ecosystems in Barcelona and Madrid, smaller cities like Valencia are also contributing to innovation and talent. Barcelona has given rise to notable companies and unicorns like Glovo, Wallbox, and Letgo, with recent additions like Factorial and TravelPerk joining the unicorn list in 2022. Madrid hosts globally influential IT companies like Telefonica and Amadeus IT Group, showcasing the strength of the ecosystem. 

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 Despite long-term high unemployment rates in Spain, the difficulty in finding quality corporate jobs has pushed more individuals towards entrepreneurship, especially during times of crisis. Programs like the startup visa and the digital nomad visa have been launched to boost local entrepreneurship and attract foreign talent. However, challenges like red tape, high taxes, and a strong bureaucracy need to be addressed to allow startups to thrive. 

 

 The Spanish government's Spain Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy, including the New Startup Law passed in November 2022, aims to position Spain as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. Support organizations like ACCIÓ and Barcelona Activa provide coaching, training, and incubation programs to help local startups succeed. Other regions in Spain, including Madrid, the Canary Islands, Valencia, and Malaga, are also actively fostering their local ecosystems through initiatives for growth and innovation. 

 Spain's gaming sector has seen significant growth, and further boosted by events like [MWC Barcelona](https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/), [Smart City Expo World Congress](https://www.smartcityexpo.com/), and [South Summit](https://www.southsummit.io/) play a vital role in promoting the ecosystem globally and bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders every year.

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Connect with investors online to secure fairer loans with higher returns. Our automated platform matches borrowers seeking loans with lenders looking to invest. Simple, secure, and efficient for both parties.

Opground is a cutting-edge platform that leverages AI technology to streamline the hiring process for IT professionals. By facilitating a single 30-minute chatbot interview, it connects candidates with multiple companies simultaneously, enhancing job opportunities and simplifying the recruitment experience.

Manremyc, a spin-off from the IGTP in Badalona, is dedicated to eradicating tuberculosis by minimizing the risk of its development. Their innovative product, Prime NR, harnesses advanced technology to effectively combat this disease and protect public health.

Empatif is an integrated solution talent recruiter for talent management, training and occupational risk prevention training company, that helps you truly enhance the value of your company through people.


Empatif

Revo offers a comprehensive set of tools to efficiently manage restaurant service businesses. With a focus on simplicity and flexibility, Revo provides everything needed to meet the diverse needs of this demanding market.

REVO SYSTEMS SL

Cloud Active Reception is a management software for the automotive sector that allows you to streamline and optimize the entire service and customer service cycle, digitally.

Cloud Active Reception

UVE combines the SaaS cloud services of their modular platform with a deep understanding of sector-specific needs and the Route to Market.

Nomadizers connects travelers with like-minded adventurers, assessing compatibility to enhance their experiences. The platform facilitates meaningful connections and offers guided tours led by local experts, enabling users to explore new destinations with knowledgeable companions and create unforgettable memories together.

Nomadizers

E2S Creative, with creativity as a tool, solves the business, product and communication challenges of companies, brands, institutions and territories.




E2S Creativa

Since 2010, designers Marta Huguet and Marc Velasco have been dedicated to creating the world's most stylish pet accessories. Their startup aims to provide pet owners with chic and fashionable products that reflect their love for their furry companions.

ANOTHER DESIGN RULES SL

Inprosy is a production logistics company dedicated to providing innovative, high quality industrial solutions. 


INPROSY

BOSCAT promotes a paradigm shift in the forestry sector that recognizes forest ecosystem services and the potential of a forest-based bioeconomy.



BOSCAT

ProCycla is an environmental technology and consultancy company founded in 2008 offering a wide range of services and engineering solutions for environmental problems, including environmental assessment (EA), bioenergy production, and waste management.


ProCycla

Sportbangbang is a cloud-based management tool designed specifically for personal trainers and fitness centers. It streamlines client management, scheduling, and performance tracking, empowering trainers to focus on delivering exceptional results while enhancing the overall client experience.

SPORTBANGBANG

Connecting Heads analyzes customers' needs to build the best team. They work for a new model of companies that focus on the person and balance the social purpose with the economic benefits.



Connecting Heads

IN TALENT LAB helps companies in the Life Sciences sector, which try to understand life and use this knowledge to benefit people, find the best qualified professionals to meet their objectives.

IN TALENT LAB

Liberia Community is a tech company dedicated to enhancing lives through innovative technology and smart communication solutions. They strive to improve well-being and quality of life by utilizing cutting-edge technology.

LIBERIA COMMUNITY, S.L.

The decentralized ID smart contracts offer time stamps for file and contract integrity and creation data. This startup simplifies and secures automated contracts, enhancing transparency and efficiency in the process.

BLOCKCHAIN ENKI SL

As the innovation hub of the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan is renowned for its outstanding high-tech R&D capacity, highly-trained professionals, and thriving networks of entrepreneurs which enable our  startup ecosystem to achieve steady continuous growth.

Director General, Department of Academia-Industry Collaboration and Science Park Affairs

In the recent years, Moscow has become a gravity centre for the most talented people not only from Russia and Eastern Europe, but from all over the world. Such concentration of professionals affirms Moscow as one of the global “cities of the future”, world centre for the development of breakthrough technologies, particularly in IT.

The Moscow Agency of Innovations was established to create a truly favorable environment for the advancement of technology in Moscow.

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Startup Ecosystem Overview of Manresa | StartupBlink | StartupBlink

Regional Rank & change	City	Global Rank & Change	Total Score	Quantity Score	Quality Score	Business Score
1st⁰	Barcelona, Spain	38th⁺²	21.982	5.85	13.24	2.89
2nd⁰	Girona, Spain	503rd^-23	0.480	0.20	0.06	0.21
3rd⁰	Lleida, Spain	650th^-28	0.282	0.12	0.04	0.13
4th⁰	Reus, Spain	681st⁺¹⁹	0.261	0.09	0.06	0.12
5th⁰	Tarragona, Spain	707th⁺⁵⁰	0.244	0.08	0.05	0.11
6th⁰	Manresa, Spain	799th^-3	0.189	0.06	0.04	0.08
7th⁰	Granollers, Spain	880th⁺²⁶	0.153	0.06	0.03	0.07

Manresa Startup Ecosystem Comparative Analysis

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