Lanzadera goes one step further in its commitment to internationalization. The business accelerator belonging to Marina de Empresas and promoted by Juan Roig, has selected more than 120 startups for its January call, with the news that 15 come from Portugal.
Companies are innovating in sectors such as real estate, healthcare, industry, fashion, marketing, food or energyand those that have developed solutions using artificial intelligence to add value to users stand out.
“For the first time, we have moved outside of Spain to attract companies. Portugal has pleasantly surprised us by the quality of the entrepreneurs and their projects. In general, the companies selected in this call offer differential technological solutions that strategically position them in the market”, explains Javier Jiménez, general director of Lanzadera.
Since its founding in 2013, Lanzadera has promoted more than 1,100 companies that have generated more than 10,000 jobs, contributing 21.8 million euros in loans. Currently, around 300 companies are receiving support from Lanzadera at its facilities in the Valencia Marina.
four phases
The selected companies are assigned to one of the four phases that make up the program: the phase scale up It is aimed at mature companies that have a proven and profitable model but need help to reach new goals; the phase growth it promotes companies with potential but that pursue faster growth; the phase traction it is focused on startups in the initial phase; and the phase start It is assigned to entrepreneurs who are still shaping their project.
The teams can receive from aid of 1,000 euros to financing worth 500,000 euros, depending on the needs of each one. In addition, several of them will have the possibility of collaborating with large companies through the Corporate agreements currently active in Lanzadera.
