Accelerators and incubators are essential for helping new startups take flight.
New entrepreneurs looking to transform their great business idea into a successful and sustainable business sometimes don’t have the experience or connections to make that happen on their own.
The staff of an accelerator or incubator can help by providing support, space, mentorship, connections and more.
To help you out, we've compiled a list of 75 accelerators and incubators from Spain.
75 Accelerators and Incubators in Spain
1) Lanzadera Accelerator
Lanzadera Accelerator offers entrepreneurial solutions for entrepreneurs to build robust business models.
Details of the startup:
- City: Valencia
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Juan Roig
- Industries: Blockchain, Cloud, Renewable Energy, Smart Home Tech
- Number of investments: 259
- Number of exits: 3
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
2) IMPACT Accelerator
IMPACT accelerator offers startups a rigorous and delocalized acceleration experience, supported by a combination of equity-free cash and VC funding.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Lars Brøndum Petersen, Michael Kleindl, Nacho Pinedo, Sanyu Karani, Tomasz Mazuryk
- Industries: EdTech, Mobility, Impact
- Number of investments: 105
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
3) SeedRocket
SeedRocket has a complete Seed Funding Venture Program for entrepreneurs with technology-based startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2008
- Founders: Jesus Monleon, Vicente Arias
- Industries: Information Technology
- Number of investments: 63
- Number of exits: 12
You can find their website here.
4) Conector Startup Accelerator
Connector works with entrepreneurs to help them improve their skills, gain more knowledge, or fill out their teams. This helps them grow and test their projects.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Carlos Blanco, Elisabeth Martinez Guardiola, Gerard Olive, Marc Ros, Marc Vidal, Risto Mejide
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 52
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
5) Plug and Play Spain
Plug and Play connects the biggest companies in the world with the best startups through industry-focused accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paterna
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Alberto Gutiérrez, Juan-Luis Hortelano, Ruben Colomer, Saeed Amidi
- Industries: AgTech, Animal Health, Retail, Crypto, Energy, Enterprise, FinTech, Food, Health, InsurTech, IoT, Maritime, Media, Mobility, Real Estate, Travel
- Number of investments: 51
- Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
6) Mola.com
Mola is a business incubator and accelerator that helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses by giving them money and other services.
Details of the startup:
- City: Palma De Mallorca
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Enrique Dubois, Paco Gimena
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 42
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
7) Finnovista
Finnovista is an innovation and venture development company that works with corporations, startups, and entrepreneurs to change the way finance and insurance are done.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Andres Fontao, Fermin Bueno
- Industries: Enterprise, FinTech
- Number of investments: 42
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
8) Ship2B
Ship2B Ventures team provides deep experience in Venture Capital and execution support for impact startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Clara Navarro, Maite Fibla, Xavier Pont
- Industries: Healthcare, Cleantech, Energy
- Number of investments: 29
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
9) Demium Startups
Demium was started in Spain in 2013 with the goal of recognising the best professionals and helping them start successful projects with a strong digital and technological element.
Details of the startup:
- City: Valencia
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Jorge Dobon
- Industries: Information Technology
- Number of investments: 26
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
10) BERRIUP
BerriUp works with companies to help them find new ways to make money.
Details of the startup:
- City: Donostia-san Sebastián
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Alvaro Bilbao, Gabriel Benguría, Pablo Ayala, Pedro Muñoz-Baroja
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 21
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 17
You can find their website here.
11) Metxa Accelerator
Metxa is the first accelerator in the Basque Country, and its goal is to help entrepreneurs grow by putting money into their ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Vitoria-gasteiz
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Enrique Ranedo, Josetxu Silgo, Laura Unzueta
- Industries: Construction, Engineering, Logistics, Environment, Fashion, Health, AgriFood, Tourism, Hospitality
- Number of investments: 18
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
12) SEK Lab EdTech Accelerator
Is the first EdTech Accelerator for education-focused startups based in Spain with a global focus.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Felix Lopez Capel, Jose Luis Malaga Pescador
- Industries: EdTech
- Number of investments: 17
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
13) Going Investment S.A.
Going invests in private companies with the goal of getting better results in the mid- to long-term than the capital market.
Details of the startup:
- City: Zaragoza
- Started in: 1998
- Founders: Carlos Oehling
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 17
- Number of exits: 11
You can find their website here.
14) Blockchers
Blockchers is a program that helps startups that are using blockchain technologies.
Details of the startup:
- City: Pamplona
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Miguel García
- Industries: Energy, Health, AgriFood
- Number of investments: 16
You can find their website here.
15) Top Seeds Lab
Ignacio Macias started Top Seeds Lab, which has helped dozens of startups and put money into 40 of them through different types of investments.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Ignacio Macias
- Industries: Traveltech
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
16) EIT Urban Mobility
EIT Urban Mobility helps businesses that change the way people get around.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 07
You can find their website here.
17) Incutex Company Builders
Incutex Company Builders is the first Company Builder in Argentina, and they help start tech-based businesses get started.
Details of the startup:
- City: Córdoba
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Eduardo Coll, Gabriela Fernandez, Juan Santiago, Walter Abrigo
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 07
You can find their website here.
18) ACCIONA I'MNOVATION
Acciona's I'mnovation open innovation platform channels intra-entrepreneurship and co-creation projects with start-ups and other technological partners.
Details of the startup:
- City: Alcobendas
- Industries: Renewable Technologies, Solar, Hydro, Biomass
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
19) BIC Gipuzkoa Berrilan
BIC Gipuzkoa Berrilan is a group that helps new, innovative businesses get off the ground.
Details of the startup:
- City: Éibar
- Started in: 1993
- Industries: Nanotechnology, Biotech, Bioengineering, Health
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
20) Barcelona Ventures
Barcelona Ventures Silicon Valley is a cross-border accelerator that helps Spanish and European startups become successful around the world by giving them mentorship and putting them in touch with other businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Francesc Bach
- Industries: AI, EdTech, Big Data, AgTech, FinTech, SaaS, HealthTech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
21) MOBILE WORLD CAPITAL
Mobile World Capital encourages the growth of the mobile and digital ecosystem to make Barcelona a digital hub for the whole world.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
22) EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Spain
The EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Spain program is a way to speed up work to stop global warming.
Details of the startup:
- City: Valencia
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Climate Tech
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
23) Alantis Seed Capital
Alantis Seed Capital is a technology incubator that invests in early-stage projects.
Details of the startup:
- City: Gijón
- Industries: Enterprise, Data, Ecommerce, Retail, Cleantech, Mobile, Gaming, Education
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
24) Intelectium
In Spain, Intelectium is the ideal partner for tech startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2004
- Founders: Patricio Hunt
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
25) UNIQ
UNIQ is a Fintech venture studio. They look at the global market to find successful digital businesses in finance and blockchain that they can put into other markets where they see big opportunities.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: André Caçador
- Industries: FinTech, Blockchain, InsurTech
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
26) Blast Off Partners S.L
Blast Off Partners helps investors and other business people find start-ups that offer the best balance between risk and return.
Details of the startup:
- City: Castellón
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
27) Data Market Services
The goal of the DMS Accelerator is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Europe that are focused on data to overcome problems with data skills, business opportunities, legal issues, and standardisation.
Details of the startup:
- City: Pamplona
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Alberto Sierra
- Industries: Data, Technology
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
28) BackFund
BackFund combines startup founders and financing into a single proposition to achieve Product-Market fit.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2021
- Founders: Adrian Gorritxo
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
29) Abanca Innova
Abanca Innova is a Fintech accelerator based in Galicia.
Details of the startup:
- City: A Coruña
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: FinTech, InsurTech, Regtech
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
30) Scale Lab Andorra
Scale Lab Andorra is a way to invest in entrepreneurial projects with a unique technology or a proven business plan that can be scaled up.
Details of the startup:
- City: Andorra
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
31) Alfacamp
Alfacamp is a program that helps startups and entrepreneurs build their business models through training workshops, networking, and weekly mentoring sessions.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sevilla
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
32) TrenLab
TrenLab works with the best businesses in the world to make travel better for everyone.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Industries: Mobility
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
33) Fundación Repsol Accelerator
Fundación Repsol has been helping business and entrepreneurs for over ten years through their Entrepreneurs Fund.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Industries: Carbon Energy Tech, Energy Tech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 48
You can find their website here.
34) Nowture
Nowture works to make the best ideas grow by connecting them with a strong ecosystem of media, experience, and knowledge to turn them into real, efficient, and successful projects.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: New Drugs, Medical Devices, Biotech, Synthetic Biology, Life Science Technologies
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
35) Ufounders
Ufounders is a platform that tells you who the most active investors are, how to contact them, and how to keep in touch with them.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: David Hernández, Francisco Bengochea, Jaime García-Murillo
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
36) Decelera
Decelera helps early-stage companies with a purpose grow into sustainable unicorns.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mahón
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Marcos Martín, Ricard Garriga
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 2
You can find their website here.
37) Startup Olé Accelerator
Startup Ole's goal is to speed up new businesses and help web entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- City: Salamanca
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
38) TecnoCampus
TecnoCampus helps you get better at being an entrepreneur and coming up with new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mataró
- Started in: 1999
- Industries: Health, Textile
You can find their website here.
39) ISDI
ISDI is an international organisation whose goal is to create a competitive ecosystem through digital transformation.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Founders: Arnaldo Muñoz, Javier Rodriguez Zapatero, Marcelo Royán, Nacho Pinedo, Noelia Fernandez, Ventura Barba
- Industries: EdTech, Sustainability
You can find their website here.
40) BIND 4.0 Open Innovation and Acceleration Program
BIND 4.0 is an Open Innovation Platform that has won awards. It connects early-stage startups with leading companies in the fields of Intelligent Industry, Smart Energy and Sustainability, Health Tech, and Food Tech that have paid contracts to offer.
Details of the startup:
- City: San Sebastian
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: Smart Energy, HealthTech, FoodTech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
41) Bcombinator
Bcombinator is a hub for startups near the beach in Barcelona. It offers incubation, investment, acceleration, mentoring, and a place to work together.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: FinTech, SaaS, Travel, EdTech, Telecommunications, Marketplace, Proptech, Traveltech, FoodTech
You can find their website here.
42) Social Nest Foundation
The Social Nest Foundation is a global platform that gives entrepreneurs the tools, opportunities, and personalised advice they need to start and run successful businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Valencia
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Margarita Albors
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
43) Akaven Ventures
Akaven Ventures will give your project the experts it needs in the different types of management.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: Blockchain
You can find their website here.
44) Alien Ventures
Alien ventures is a place where new businesses and mobile/internet projects can start up and grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Fernando Mateus Fernandez
- Industries: Information Technology, Internet, Mobile
You can find their website here.
45) La Salle Technova Barcelona
La Salle is one of Europe's leading incubatorfor new tech companies to start up.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2001
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
46) Cloud Incubator Hub
Cloud Incubator HUB is a business accelerator for startups and entrepreneur projects in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- City: Murcia
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Andres Carrillo, Andres Iborra, Barbara Alvarez, Igor Tasic, Pedro García Raja, Pedro Sanchez Palma
- Industries: Technology, Cloud, Data
You can find their website here.
47) Citilab
Citilab is a mix of a training centre, a research centre, and a place where business and social projects can get started.
Details of the startup:
- City: Cornellá De Llobregat
- Started in: 2007
- Industries: ICT, Impact, EdTech
You can find their website here.
48) Viavigo
During the 9 months of the Viavigo accelerator, you will all work together in the ViaGalicia (Nigrán) coworking space, where there will be weekly tutorials, round tables, and networking events.
Details of the startup:
- City: Nigrán
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
49) H2A Ventures
H2A is a business that helps digital businesses and projects grow, with a focus on Spain and Latin America.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2009
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
50) REDESSA
REDESSA encourages people to start their own businesses in the service industry.
Details of the startup:
- City: Reus
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
51) Esadecreapolis
Esadecreapolis empowers startups in EdTech and artificial intelligence. Their educational offerings include new programs that benefit startups scale.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: Edgar Jordà
- Industries: Information Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 34
You can find their website here.
52) Tetuan Valley
Tetuan Valley is the first pre-accelerator program in Europe that is not for profit.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: Alex Barrera, Bernardo de Tomas, Josep Amoros, Luis Rivera
- Industries: Technology, Software
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 6
You can find their website here.
53) ESADE EWorks Accelerator
eWorks Accelerator is a selective program that looks for and supports high-growth ideas and helps entrepreneurial projects grow quickly.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Industries: Biotech, Technology
You can find their website here.
54) Peninsula Open Innovation
Peninsula Open Innovation is a consulting agency focused on helping corporations accelerate their innovation cycles by establishing relationships with startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
55) Innsomnia
Innsomnia is a Global Innovation Hub that helps companies with their digital transformation by giving them advice and giving them hands-on help.
Details of the startup:
- City: Valencia
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, AgTech, Industry 4.0, Smart Ports, Logistics
You can find their website here.
56) Nodriza Tech
NODRIZA tech is where people who want to make a difference come to work on great projects and share what they know.
Details of the startup:
- City: Zaragoza
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
57) Fishing Accelerator
The goal of the Fishing Accelerator program is to find new ways to solve problems in the fisheries industry.
Details of the startup:
- City: Vigo
- Founders: Carmen González García, Genma Laso, Nicolas Troncoso, Xoan Martinez Reboredo
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
58) Business Factory Auto
BFA is a program that helps entrepreneurs in the auto industry. Its goal is to speed up and strengthen innovative projects.
Details of the startup:
- City: Vigo
- Industries: Automotive
You can find their website here.
59) The Collider
The Collider is Mobile World Capital Barcelona's Venture Builder program. Its goal is to find ways to turn scientific knowledge into technological solutions.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Francesc Saldaña
- Industries: Healthcare, Productivity Software, Communication Software, Pharmaceutical, Wireless Communications Equipment
You can find their website here.
60) BIC Araba
BIC Araba: BIC Araba helps businesses and business projects that are working on new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Vitoria-gasteiz
- Started in: 1988
- Industries: Electronics, Information Technology, Communications
You can find their website here.
61) Magis Teams
Magis Teams is an incubator for new businesses that supports projects from the very beginning stages of their venture.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
62) CEEI Valencia
The CEEI Valencia is an organisation that supports the formation of innovative businesses as well as their development and expansion.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paterna
- Started in: 1991
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
63) Gamebcn
GameBCN is a program for video game experts in Southern Europe. It gives people the training and advice they need to make a successful start on the market.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Simon Lee
- Industries: Gaming, Technology
You can find their website here.
64) CEEIM
The European Center for Business and Innovation of Murcia, or CEEIM, was founded in 2007 as a private non-profit foundation with the goal of encouraging people to be more entrepreneurial.
Details of the startup:
- City: Murcia
- Started in: 2007
- Industries: Software Development, Information Technology, AI, AgTech
You can find their website here.
65) CIEM Zaragoza
CIEM Zaragoza Technology focuses on health, industry, and retail, and mostly on startups that help the social, economic, and environmental sectors.
Details of the startup:
- City: Zaragoza
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: HealthTech, Retail
You can find their website here.
66) CEEI Principado de Asturias
CEEI Principado de Asturias believes in entrepreneurs with talent and initiative who work as a team and are committed to innovation as a way to make Asturias better.
Details of the startup:
- City: Gijón
- Started in: 1994
- Industries: Health, Sustainable Mobility, Tech
You can find their website here.
67) Mundi Lab
Mundi Lab is a program that helps insurance tech grow faster.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Industries: Lifestyle, Insurance, Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 6
You can find their website here.
68) Business Factory Aero
Business Factory Aero (BFAero) is a vertical accelerator that grew out of the Xunta de Galicia's Civil UAVs Initiative program, which aims to help innovative companies in the Galician aeronautical sector.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lugo
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Aerospace
You can find their website here.
69) Orizont
Orizont is a business that helps agrifood companies in their early stages grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Pamplona
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: AgriFood
You can find their website here.
70) Andalucía Open Future
Andaluca Open Future encourages startups with an innovative business model, a working prototype, or a minimum viable product (MVP) that has already been launched to join.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sevilla
- Founders: Francisco Javier Molina Soler
- Industries: Educational Software, FinTech, Logistics, Healthcare
You can find their website here.
71) Nexes
NEXES provides a location for small businesses that are new or have just started up. This gives entrepreneurs a set of services at an affordable price that make it easier to run their business during the first few years.
Details of the startup:
- City: Girona
- Started in: 2008
- Industries: Ecommerce, Hospitality, Sports
You can find their website here.
72) EGI Booster
EGI Booster is a program that helps seed and early-stage retail tech startups grow faster.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: RetailTech, Martech, AdTech, Fashion Tech
You can find their website here.
73) 3DFactory Incubator
DFactory was created to become a centre for building an ecosystem that will help the 4.0 industry grow and get more attention.
Details of the startup:
- City: Barcelona
- Industries: AI, Robotics, Cyber Security
You can find their website here.
74) FI Boost
FI Boost is a corporate acceleration program that gives you training for 5 months and stays with you for a year on the market.
Details of the startup:
- City: Santa Coloma De Cervelló
- Founders: Ferran Tomas Villalta, Ivan Ruiz, José Miguel Lara Gómez, Miguel Carretero Rodríguez
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 21
You can find their website here.
75) Tetuan Valley Startup School
Tetuan Valley Startup School is a free six-week intensive program for entrepreneurs who are just starting out with their tech project.
Details of the startup:
- City: Madrid
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.