Barcelona

Lloret de Mar

Sitges

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Cervera

Badalona

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San Adrian de Besos

LHospitalet de Llobregat

Gava

Teià

Rubi

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Garcia, Tarragona

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Mataró

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Sant Just Desvern

Calaf

Moià

Tordera

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Vilanova i la Geltrú

Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Besalú

Manresa

Sant Quirze Safaja

Juncosa

Cardona, Spain

Arenys de Munt

Sant Ramon

Sant Joan les Fonts

Granollers

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The Spanish startup ecosystem is younger than other European countries and offers entrepreneurs a more affordable cost of living, in addition to an abundance of sunny weather which is great for attracting remote talent. 
 Spain is blessed with two strong ecosystems, Barcelona and Madrid. While these two cities are the backbone of the Spanish startup scene, a lot of innovation and talent has come out of Valencia and other younger Spanish startup ecosystems. Barcelona has given birth to some of Spain's most notable companies, and unicorns such as Glovo, Wallbox, and Letgo have had successful exits. In 2022, Factorial and TravelPerk joined the unicorn list, showcasing the strength of the ecosystem. These global success stories could be what the ecosystem needs in order to prevent brain drain and stimulate its most ambitious talent to produce even more innovation. ==read-more==
 Ironically, long-term high unemployment rates in Spain have had positive effects on the Spanish startup ecosystem, as the difficulty in finding high quality corporate jobs pushes more people toward entrepreneurship. This phenomenon is especially relevant in times of crisis when the social safety net is contracting. In the past year, however, unemployment rates hit a 15 year low, indicating an economic recovery in the country, the effects of which remain to be seen on the startup ecosystem. 
 Regulations to help attract talent have already been established, and foreign entrepreneurs can use an entrepreneur visa or [Start Up visa](https://www.myspanishresidency.com/visas-spain/entrepreneur-visa/) to establish a company in Spain. Spain’s economy is known for its red tape and bureaucracy, which needs to be peeled back to allow startups to truly advance. For that reason, some of Spain’s notable startups have been headquartered in other ecosystems, and incorporation in Spain is not generally regarded as a smart move. If Spain manages to build a pro business narrative and track record, it will truly become a champion of innovation. Addressing the challenge of regulation reform, the Spanish government has launched the [Spain Entrepreneurial Nation](https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/temas/entrepreneurial-nation/Documents/ENE_Executive%20Summary.pdf) Strategy, a ten-year plan to position Spain’s brand as a country focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. The plan includes a [New Startup Law](https://espanadigital.gob.es/sites/agendadigital/files/2022-02/E06M29_Startups_Law.pdf), which passed the legislature in November 2022. Apart from tax reductions and incentives, the law proposes the launch of a new Digital Nomad Visa which would enable foreigners to stay and work in the country for up to 12 months. 
Thanks to support organizations such as [ACCIÓ](https://www.accio.gencat.cat/ca/inici), the public agency for the competitiveness of the Catalan enterprise, Catalonia has attracted record numbers in funding in recent years and has positioned itself as a notable hub in Europe. Similarly, in the Canary Islands, [PROEXCA](https://proexca.es/en/) encourages companies to expand internationally and draws investment into the archipelago. The presence of global events such as [MWC Barcelona](https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/) and [Smart City Expo World Congress](https://www.smartcityexpo.com/tracks-scewc/) has done wonders for promoting the ecosystem overseas and gathering entrepreneurs, investors, and tough leaders together every year.

Spain

Magis Teams

Seedrocket

GameBCN

THE FOUNDERY BARCELONA

Coworking la Platja

Start2bee Travessera

Being Global

La Salle Technova

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TravelPerk is a travel platform that provides travel and expense management services for business travelers.

TravelPerk

We provide intuitive HR solutions for SMEs around the world. Our tools automate and centralize administrative tasks to provide insights and help organizations run more smoothly.

Factorial

Captio's business travel and expense management solution enables companies and their employees an improved control of their expenses and the discovery of new savings opportunities. 

Captio integrates the expense management process into a single, paperless workflow, eliminating the need for manual tasks and preventing fraud.

Captio

With UserZoom's cloud-based UX Research platform, brands can now test, measure, and monitor online user experience testing with our all-in-one platform.

Userzoom

Wallbox is a global company, dedicated to changing the way the world uses energy in the electric vehicle industry.

Wallbox

Letgo is a marketplace revolution: it is mobile, easy-to-use and local. Our goal is to make selling and buying from people nearby a breeze!

Letgo

Wallapop is an app for second-hand purchase-sale. It is a hyper-local mobile marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods. Its mission is to offer our users the best street trading experience around the world....

Wallapop

Impress is a developer of orthodontic technology that offers invisible aligners.

Impress

Pioneering delivery solution for eCommerce, enabling customer controlled time-slots and sustainable vehicle distribution.

Paack

We dispatch online travel packages to medium- and long-haul destinations (Asia, America, Europe). Our product offers an innovative and adaptive platform that has changed the way trips are bought.

Exoticca

Smadex is a Mobile Demand Side Platform.
We help advertisers place banner ads on smartphones (mobile apps or mobile web sites)
Our technology optimizes the campaign performance by:
 - Creating the most relevant banners, with rich media formats and including information such as the closest store to the user.
 - Offering the best targeting capabilities, selecting the best possible users to show the ads to
 - Providing total transparency about the apps where ads are shown, and at what price.

Smadex

Lodgify is a Software-as-a-Service for Vacation Rental Businesses. Lodgify allows you to easily create a vacation rental website with a &quot;Book now&quot; button and to manage all your reservations.

Lodgify

The Mooring Master is an application that makes buy reservation easier, faster and safe offering a buy management system.

Ip Buoys

Digital protection and anti-piracy. Red Points strives to offer creators and intellectual property rights holders an effective response to the distress suffered as a result of the piracy of works and content on the Internet.

Red Points

Freshly Cosmetics is the digital natural cosmetics brand.

Freshly Cosmetics

Bynder is an increase ROI and auto-format your content with Bynder's intuitive user-focused features. Improving company-wide abilities to find, create and use branded collateral from any location at any time, you can streamline publishing processes and enjoy a reduced time to market for all campaigns and communications.

Bynder Software

The best cloud ERP software for businesses and freelancers

Holded

Save up to 15000&euro; while we sell your house and pay only if it is sold

HOUSFY REAL ESTATE

Cornerjob allows for the creation of an employment profile for nearby companies to get in contact via chat and offer an answer in 24 hours.

Cornerjob

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Regional Rank & change	City	Global Rank & Change	Total Score	Quantity Score	Quality Score	Business Score
1st⁰	Barcelona, Spain	40th^-3	17.658	5.02	9.54	3.09
2nd⁰	Girona, Spain	480th^-29	0.536	0.16	0.07	0.31
3rd⁰	Lleida, Spain	622nd⁺³¹	0.333	0.08	0.06	0.19
4th⁰	Reus, Spain	700th⁺⁴	0.258	0.05	0.06	0.15
5th⁰	Tarragona, Spain	757th^-17	0.223	0.08	0.02	0.13
6th⁰	Manresa, Spain	796th^-42	0.199	0.04	0.04	0.12
7th⁺¹	Sant Just Desvern, Spain	893rd⁺²⁷	0.155	0.02	0.05	0.09
8th^-1	Granollers, Spain	906th^-149	0.148	0.04	0.02	0.09

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