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Mercadona Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Ecommerce & Retail · Retail

Mercadona is a Spanish family-owned supermarket chain. Francisco Roig Ballester and his wife, Trinidad Alfonso Mocholi, founded the company in 1977, which began as a small butcher shop in Valencia. Juan Roig assumed the role of CEO in 1981 and the company has since expanded nationwide. In the 1990s, Juan Roig oversaw a series of changes companywide and revealed the new façade of Mercadona which was able to compete with its French competitor Carrefour and the co-operative Eroski. Mercadona has locations in 46 provinces of 17 autonomous communities.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Mercadona ranks #51 globally and #2 in Spain. It ranks #6 in the Ecommerce & Retail industry and #1 in the Retail subindustry.

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Corporate Startup Activity Index
#51
Industry
Ecommerce & Retail
#6
Subindustry
Retail
#1
National · Spain
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#2
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Key metrics

Mercadona Startup Activity Metrics

Mercadona has supported 266 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $1.7 billion over the last ten years. The company currently operates 1 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Mercadona's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

The company currently runs 1 active startup program supporting 266 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Edtech, Energy & Environment, and Fintech.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Hardware & IoT, and Ecommerce & Retail, categories where Mercadona's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Mercadona-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with Mercadona. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

Mercadona Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Mercadona engages startups through 1 active program, supporting 266 startups in total based on our database.

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Hackathon Catedra Mercadona IT
Startup Activation · est. 2025
Startup Activation Program
Lanzadera Accelerator
Lanzadera Accelerator
est. 2013
Lanzadera Accelerator provides entrepreneurial solutions for entrepreneurs to implement robust business models. It invites individuals and organizations with innovative business projects and
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Mercadona

Mercadona's top 5 associated startups have raised 84% of the $1.7 billion raised in the last ten years across all 266 associated startups, led by PODDER at $640 million. Mercadona is associated with 266 active startups. Lanzadera Accelerator supports the largest number of startups, with 267 associated startups.

Disclaimer: This is based on general open web search and prone to mistakes.

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Startups associated with Mercadona
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PAACKPAACKSB 594TransportationBarcelonaProgramLanzadera Accelerator
InternxtInternxtSB 542Hardware & IoTValenciaProgramLanzadera Accelerator
Renting FindersRenting FindersSB 492Software & DataLas Rozas de MadridProgramLanzadera Accelerator
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Mercadona ranks #51 globally and #2 in Spain. It accounts for 5.8% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Ecommerce & Retail industry and 13.3% of the activity generated by corporations in Spain. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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