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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Spain

The Next Web

In the past decade, Spain suffered a significant economic setback with a crippling recession, the bankruptcy of a number of major companies and the highest unemployment rate in the EU (27% at its height). But this didn’t get the Spanish population down, instead, it fueled the birth of one of Europe’s most innovative entrepreneurial climates.

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From Intern To Cofounder

YoungUpstarts

In my case, I had the opportunity to participate in an International Week in Spain about advanced entrepreneurship. With my master thesis finally done, nothing was holding me back and I took a plane for Spain. Read emails sent by your University and subscribe to newsletters. They can be a true gold mine.

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YouTube Co-Founder, Valencia Mayor on Investing in the Leaders of Tomorrow

The Startup Magazine

What’s quickly becoming the go-to technology conference in Europe, one of Spain’s most prominent platforms VDS has announced that its 2024 event will be held in Valencia under the theme “Embracing evolution: Invest in the leaders of tomorrow”.

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Top 3 Places In Europe To Live In As A Start-up Millionaire 

YoungUpstarts

First we take a look at the iconic Greek island of Mykonos, secondly we take a look at Marbella’s “Golden Mile” in Spain and at last we will reveal why Monaco is such a hot spot for rich people, sports stars and start-up entrepreneurs. Marbella, Spain. The town of Marbella is the most exclusive area of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Lean Meets Wicked Problems

Steve Blank

He presented to organizations in the Netherlands, Chile, Spain, the UK (Ministry of Defense and the BBC), and aerospace companies. The team working to turn the Basque Country in Spain into an AI hub did the same – they flew to Bilbao and interviewed several stakeholders.

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[The Philippines] Harnessing Apps To Tackle Traffic

YoungUpstarts

plus a nomination to the 2014 Mobile Premier Awards at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain next February. Trip Barker , a community-based trip planner for mass transit systems through which users can share real-time weather, traffic, and events with their community, won the Best App Award and P100,000.00

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Startup Opportunity – Worldwide Accelerator – Drive with Belron

The Startup Magazine

Each team involved in the programme will be partnered with one of our participating countries (last year’s participants included Spain, France, Germany and the US) with whom they will get an unparalleled opportunity to trial their products and solutions. Three of the startups have also received direct investment so far.