BEAZ

Bilbao Port

Bind 4.0

Regus - Spaces

Spaces - Bilbao, Abando

Regus - Bilbao Gran Via

Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness

Cardumen Capital

Seed Capital Bizkaia

Ludus Global

Satlantis

We are testers

Lookiero

Lokiero

La Aduana Coworking

Bilbao has 87 startups in our sample database. This represents about 2% of Spain’s startups. Bilbao is the 4th best startup ecosystem in Spain.

In 2025, the startup scene of Bilbao shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 10 spots.

Explore Bilbao’s startup ecosystem which ranks 4th in Spain and 293rd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Bilbao. Dive into Hardware & IoT, which is the best startup industry in Bilbao.

Startup Ecosystem of Bilbao | StartupBlink

Startups in Bilbao excel in Hardware & IoT, Energy & Environment, and Ecommerce & and Retail.
    There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT
    industry. One of the most promising startups in Bilbao in 2025 is
    Lookiero, Lokiero, and Ludus Global.

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

Within Bilbao there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Energy & Environment, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 23% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Bilbao. 

Bilbao is Spain's 4th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 84th in Western Europe. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people,
   Bilbao is ranked 293rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including Lookiero.

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 26 # 92-32

Carrera 7 #116-50

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 12a #78-40

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

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Sinsa

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

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

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Building

Metropolitan Plaza Building

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.

Wings Accelerator

Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research

The Hive (Pre-Accelerator) program for Women Entrepreneurs

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

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