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 Barcelona’s startup ecosystem is flourishing thanks to its exceptional education system, talented workforce, robust infrastructure, and supportive public sector initiatives. Renowned business schools like IESE and ESADE are attracting foreign students, positioning Barcelona as a global hub for business education. 
 The city fosters tech transfer through organizations like Conector and the Collider, while Barcelona Health Hub promotes digital health innovation. Barcelona is a desirable destination for digital professionals, and major events like the Mobile World Congress solidify its status as a global technology center. 
 With seamless integration of various transportation modes, Barcelona’s infrastructure supports local and global connectivity. Private investment opportunities thrive, particularly in Circular Economy, Digital Economy, and Industry 4.0, attracting international players like GT Private Banking. 
 The public sector plays a crucial role with initiatives such as the Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy and the Startup Law, reducing red tape and offering favorable tax regimes. Barcelona benefits from the Startup Visa and Entrepreneur Visa, attracting international entrepreneurs. 
 <a href="https://catalonia.com/">Catalonia Trade &amp; Investment</a> actively promotes Barcelona and Catalonia as attractive business locations, facilitating foreign direct investment and offering comprehensive support. 
 Barcelona’s startup ecosystem, with its top-notch education, skilled workforce, robust infrastructure, private investment opportunities, and supportive public initiatives, has cemented its position as a thriving hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. 
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 Barcelona's startup ecosystem is flourishing thanks to its exceptional education system, talented workforce, robust infrastructure, and supportive public sector initiatives. Renowned business schools like IESE and ESADE are attracting foreign students, positioning Barcelona as a global hub for business education. 

 The city fosters tech transfer through organizations like Conector and the Collider, while Barcelona Health Hub promotes digital health innovation. Barcelona is a desirable destination for digital professionals, and major events like the Mobile World Congress solidify its status as a global technology center. 

 With seamless integration of various transportation modes, Barcelona's infrastructure supports local and global connectivity. Private investment opportunities thrive, particularly in Circular Economy, Digital Economy, and Industry 4.0, attracting international players like GT Private Banking. 

 The public sector plays a crucial role with initiatives such as the Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy and the Startup Law, reducing red tape and offering favorable tax regimes. Barcelona benefits from the Startup Visa and Entrepreneur Visa, attracting international entrepreneurs. 

 [Catalonia Trade & Investment](https://catalonia.com/) actively promotes Barcelona and Catalonia as attractive business locations, facilitating foreign direct investment and offering comprehensive support. 

 Barcelona's startup ecosystem, with its top-notch education, skilled workforce, robust infrastructure, private investment opportunities, and supportive public initiatives, has cemented its position as a thriving hub for entrepreneurship and innovation.

Mango StartUp Studio

BSTARTUP

Awesome Lab

Passeig de Gracia 17

Wework Barcelona / Ciutat de Granada

Glories

La Salle Technova

Last.app

Agroptima

Wineissocial

Wallapop

Smadex

SEEDTAG

Canodrom Coworking

Regus Plaza Catalunya

Wework Barcelona / Passeig de Gr&agrave;cia

Barcelona has 2,562 startups in our sample database. This represents about 48% of Spain’s startups. Barcelona is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Spain.

In 2024, the startup scene of Barcelona shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 2 spots.

Explore Barcelona’s startup ecosystem which ranks 1st in Spain and 38th globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Barcelona. Dive into Foodtech, which is the best startup industry in Barcelona.

Startup Ecosystem of Barcelona | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Barcelona includes a sample of 2,562 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 6 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 2 pantheon member entities. Get the <a class="underline" href="https://lp.startupblink.com/pro-map/">Pro account</a> for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

With a large variety of initiatives, Barcelona's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Western Europe. Barcelona offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Barcelona's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Barcelona there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Social & Leisure, Energy & Environment. These three industries represent about 27% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Barcelona. 

Barcelona is Spain's 1st best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 6th in Western Europe. With a population of 2M - 10M people,
   Barcelona is ranked 38th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including Wallapop and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as N26 and Canodrom Coworking.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

SK Hynix

Toss Lab

AIV 

OP.GG

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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