STARTUP VALENCIA

Our mission is to position the Valencian Community among the most important Tech Hubs in the world.

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Startup Valencia is a private non-profit organization that was founded in 2017 by the Valencia Startup Association to represent Startups in the Valencian Community and to be the benchmark of an innovative and technological companies ecosystem, boosting the competitiveness of the Valencian economy.

The main objectives of Startup Valencia are the consolidation of the Valencia Region in the technological sector, the promotion of entrepreneurship, the connection with the scientific-university talent, and the creation of a suitable framework for the scaling of digital projects.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Our objectives are clear, to make this world a better place through technology.

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Boosters

Retain, motivate and attract innovative projects and enable their consolidation and expansion based on the concentration of digital or technological initiatives, existing today.

Traction doers

Take advantage of the traction of projects in the digital or technological environment to develop and energize companies in other sectors.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Our objectives are clear, to make this world a better place through technology.

LEARN MORE

Boosters

Retain, motivate and attract innovative projects and enable their consolidation and expansion based on the concentration of digital or technological initiatives, existing today.

Traction doers

Take advantage of the traction of projects in the digital or technological environment to develop and energize companies in other sectors.

Ecosystem

Contribute to the creation of a mature ecosystem of innovative companies, with local roots and international reach that will boost the competitiveness of the economy.

Legal improvement

Improve the legal, fiscal and financing environment for innovative projects.

 

 

Spreaders

Disseminate the entrepreneurial culture so that more people feel capable of changing the world with their ideas.

Creators

Stimulate the creation of high-quality jobs that provide innovative value to companies.

VDS2023

The 6th edition of VDS managed to bring together more than 12,000 professionals from 91 different countries, more than 600 national and international investors with an investment portfolio of more than 8 billion euros and more than 2,200 startups, breaking records for the second consecutive year.

Under the slogan “Building the Good Future”, VDS2023 managed to turn the city into the global epicenter of innovative entrepreneurship, addressing the main social and economic challenges.

This edition delved into key sectors such as mobility, ports, healthcare and aerospace. It also fostered debate on cross-cutting topics such as AI and Blockchain technology, essential strategies for the expansion of startups and the influential role of women in the technological field.

VDS2022

VDS has demonstrated in its fifth edition that the Valencian innovation ecosystem is still growing exponentially and that the Valencian Community has consolidated its position as an internationally recognised tech hub.

The event, organised by Startup Valencia and hosted at the City of Arts and Sciences, brought together startups, accelerators, investors and key players in the international innovation ecosystem and experienced a 140% growth in attendance compared to last year’s edition.

A resounding success backed by record figures: more than 12,000 attendees from over 35 different countries, more than 450 world-renowned speakers, and more than 400 national and international investors – with a portfolio of over €6 billion euros to invest in the coming year – took part in VDS2022.

VDS2021

VDS, the benchmark tech event of the Valencian Region is organized by Startup Valencia every year.

It is an international meeting point for Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurs, Startups, Investors, Corporations, and Institutions which, through a digital platform and physically in the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia, access its multiple contents and share business opportunities.

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