{"id":30669,"date":"2022-10-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/?p=30669"},"modified":"2022-10-11T08:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T06:27:34","slug":"catalonia-main-start-up-hub-southern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/en\/magazine\/catalonia-main-start-up-hub-southern-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalonia: main start-up hub in southern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"component text\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col  col-lg-8  offset-lg-2\">\n        <h3><b>The figures back the reputation of Catalans as entrepreneurs and place Catalonia as the main hub for start-ups in Southern Europe. 1,902 start-ups were active at the end of last year, 26% more than before the pandemic, and the Generalitat aims to have more than 4,000 by 2030.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>By the end of 2021, Catalonia had 1,902 start-ups, 11% more than in 2020 and 26% more than at the start of the pandemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These companies, with a turnover of 1.71 billion euros, employ 19,307 people, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accio.gencat.cat\/ca\/serveis\/banc-coneixement\/cercador\/BancConeixement\/eic-analisi-del-barcelona-i-catalonia-startup-hub-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Acci\u00f3, the Catalan government&#8217;s competitiveness agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we analyse the evolution of the Catalan start-up ecosystem since 2016, the first year for which data is available, the number of start-ups has grown by 75%. <\/span><b>This progression places Catalonia, and especially Barcelona, as the main startup hub in southern Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Number of start-ups in Catalonia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component gallery\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n        <div id=\"slider_1\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-wrap=\"false\" data-interval=\"false\">\n          <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n            <div class=\"carousel-item active\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"d-block w-100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GRAFICA_START_UPS_CATALANES.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"carousel-caption\">\n                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Report \u2018Barcelona &amp; *Catalonia Startup Hub 2021\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"component text\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col  col-lg-8  offset-lg-2\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catalan start-ups attracted 1,479 million euros in investment last year, 246% more than in 2020. This turned <\/span><b>Barcelona into the sixth city in the European Union with the greatest capacity to attract investment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dealroom.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dealroom.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the fourth with the most investment rounds, behind only Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Profile of Catalan start-ups<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Acci\u00f3 report reveals that <\/span><b>almost half of these companies operate in the deep tech field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e. they are based on scientific discoveries or engineering innovations. In this regard, it highlights that 36% of them use artificial intelligence and big data as a fundamental element of their business model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of sectors of activity, <\/span><b>the most numerous are those linked to healthcare (16%) and business services (13%)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They are closely followed by ICT (7%), tourism and leisure (6%), finance (5%), food (5%) and energy (5%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of these start-ups have gone international, with three out of four having customers outside the country, and<\/span><b> the most widespread business models are e-commerce and marketplaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (20%), software as a service (17%) and subscriptions (13%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report also shows that <\/span><b>Catalan start-ups have been growing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms of staff and turnover in recent years. In fact, there are currently <\/span><b>six unicorns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Catalonia, which are start-ups valued at more than one billion dollars. They are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adevinta.es\/quienes-somos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Adevinta<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edreamsodigeo.com\/es\/compania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>eDreams Odigeo<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/we.letgo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Letgo<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelperk.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>TravelPerk<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/wallbox.com\/es_es\/sobre-nosotros\/somos-wallbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Wallbox<\/b><\/a><b> and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/about.glovoapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Glovo<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although the German food delivery platform Delivery Hero has become the main shareholder of the latter, with more than 80% of the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A privileged position<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is undeniable that today <\/span><b>Catalonia has more start-ups than ever before, with a turnover, employment and investment attraction at record highs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Government of Catalonia believes that this ideal position is the result of the efforts of many actors, with a prominent role from public-private collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the opinion of Mathieu <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iese.edu\/es\/claustro-investigacion\/claustro\/mathieu-carenzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carenzo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship at IESE Business School, Barcelona&#8217;s success is based above all on three elements. On the one hand, &#8220;its <\/span><b>power to attract international talent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mainly from Europe,\u201d which is fundamental because &#8220;entrepreneurial ecosystems tend to grow as urban hubs.\u201d In addition, the city has &#8220;a <\/span><b>network of universities, business schools and training institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that provide the appropriate knowledge to generate innovation.\u201d And finally, the existence of &#8220;<\/span><b>success stories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d as evidenced by the six unicorns, which facilitate the self-sustainment of the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Ambitious objectives<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of Catalonia has set itself the <\/span><b>target of exceeding 4,000 start-ups and reaching 15 unicorns by 2030<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, Roger Torrent, Minister of Enterprise and Employment, estimated a few weeks ago that five or six start-ups could reach &#8220;a turnover of 1 billion by 2022.\u201d One of the priorities to achieve these objectives is to promote deep tech start-ups, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factorial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.userzoom.com\/our-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UserZoom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redpoints.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Points<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Acci\u00f3 has planned actions to facilitate the financial analysis of start-ups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help attract international investors, <\/span><b>as well as advice into accessing funds<\/b> <b>from the <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-accelerator_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European<\/a> <\/b><b>Innovation Council Accelerator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In addition, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accio.gencat.cat\/ca\/serveis\/innovacio\/startups-i-innovacio-disruptiva\/startup-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acci\u00f3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Startup Capital line has evolved to focus on the deep tech field, with direct grants of up to 75,000 euros non-refundable to promote the initial phases of this type of company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Three major challenges ahead<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Mathieu Carenzo, the main challenges facing Barcelona as a hub for entrepreneurship in order to achieve its goals are related to the <\/span><b>retention of talent, technology transfer and relations between the local and foreign entrepreneurial ecosystems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Barcelona has a great capacity for attraction, in Carenzo&#8217;s opinion, the capacity for retention &#8220;is not as strong because salaries are not entirely competitive in comparison with other ecosystems such as those in London, Paris or Berlin.\u201d In addition, this specialist in entrepreneurship warns that it is necessary to &#8220;find a more effective &#8216;modus operandi&#8217; of technology transfer to transform the incredible innovative, scientific and technological potential of our universities and research institutes into successful companies.\u201d A third challenge is a &#8220;certain disconnection between the ecosystem from abroad and the local ecosystem, which need to be more deeply integrated in order to grow even more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>If you want your business to make a giant leap, use 11Onze Business. 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