Enter the new edition of the Start-Up AwardsXXI now.
Enter nowThey are the boost that your company needs, that will enable you to grow and achieve your goals. We want to reward talent and the ability to provide a solution to the challenges of the future, which is why we are looking for start-ups like yours and helping them to aim higher.
The Start-Up AwardsXXI are an initiative driven by CaixaBank through DayOne with the collaboration of Enisa in Spain and Banco BPI in Portugal.
The Start-Up AwardsXXI are aimed at technological and digital companies in Spain and Portugal that stand out for their ability to innovate and their high growth potential. We want your company to be part of future change and that’s why when you submit your entry you will be competing in three award categories. Want to know if your start-up meets the requirements?
You’re getting closer to gaining the boost that you need for your project. In addition to visibility, recognition and access to important contacts, the winning companies will receive cash prizes and support programmes at some of the leading global innovation hubs. Your start-up could be one of the 35 winners!
Presented to the best company in each region, regardless of the sector it belongs to. All candidates from Spain and Portugal compete according to the location of their registered office. Upon entry, participants will automatically be placed in this category.
Two special second prizes will be presented: the Sustainability award, for the most sustainable company based on the ESG criteria (environmental, social and governance), and the Deeptech award, for the most disruptive technological innovation. All entries, which are judged by experts in each field, have the chance to win these second prizes.
We need solutions now for future challenges which dare us to imagine a better, more sustainable world that respects all forms of life. We need to dream big and do the best we can every day to rise up to the challenges that the future holds.
Awards presented to the companies with the greatest potential to take on the challenges posed in each of the proposed areas. Upon entry, participants will choose which challenge they wish to take part in from a total of 12 options.
The challenges for this 17th edition are the following:
Presented to the best company in each region, regardless of the sector it belongs to. All candidates from Spain and Portugal compete according to the location of their registered office. Upon entry, participants will automatically be placed in this category.
Two special second prizes will be presented: the Sustainability award, for the most sustainable company based on the ESG criteria (environmental, social and governance), and the Deeptech award, for the most disruptive technological innovation. All entries, which are judged by experts in each field, have the chance to win these second prizes.
We need solutions now for future challenges which dare us to imagine a better, more sustainable world that respects all forms of life. We need to dream big and do the best we can every day to rise up to the challenges that the future holds.
Awards presented to the companies with the greatest potential to take on the challenges posed in each of the proposed areas. Upon entry, participants will choose which challenge they wish to take part in from a total of 12 options.
The challenges for this 17th edition are the following:
FUTURE PLANET
Solutions that help to preserve the planet and natural resources.
FUTURE WELLBEING
Projects for civic wellbeing and disease prevention.
FUTURE TALENT
Developing future talent and work for a constantly evolving world.
FUTURE CITIES
Value proposals to make the towns and cities safer, more sustainable and more connected, also providing adapted transport.
FUTURE ECONOMY
Driving the digital transformation in companies through innovation and technology.
FUTURE LEISURE
Transforming people’s experiences in their free time in areas like travel, gastronomy and leisure.
CASH
PRIZE
INTERNATIONAL
TRAINING
PROGRAMME
SUPPORT IN
INNOVATION
ALUMNIXXI COMMUNITY
INVESTORS DAY
DAYONE OPEN
INNOVATION
PROGRAM
Follow this unique edition of the Start-Up AwardsXXI and keep up to speed with each of the stages.
At the Start-Up AwardsXXI, we recognize entrepreneurs capable of becoming leaders in their sector in the future. Like our 4 references, who today are entrepreneurs who inspire the new minds that will change the world of tomorrow.
CEO of Heura. PEXXI19 winner for the region of Catalonia and of the AgroFood sector award
Seventeen years ago, we came up with this idea to help innovative individuals to make their dreams come true by providing equal opportunities throughout Spain. To date, we have helped more than 495 companies to grow thanks to the Start-Up AwardsXXI.
17
editions
More than € 8,3M
awarded
More than 495
winning companies
Can you help us to enable more innovative companies to enter the Start-Up AwardsXXI and become future thought leaders for our ecosystem? Click on the button to download our campaign materials and help us by spreading the word. You can also recommend start-ups to us!
Do you want to know which start-ups have received the award for being the most innovative company, for having the greatest growth potential in each region and for presenting the best solutions to the challenges posed?
As well as the contacts created by the Start-Up AwardsXXI and its repercussions, the events and training programmes, as well as the community of winners, are a great help to entrepreneurs and show us how to consolidate our vision and think strategically so that we can guide the company.
For Hotelverse, being recognised by the Start-Up AwardsXXI is the drive we need to continue marking milestones in the industry. We are very proud to receive this award which recognises our value proposal and strong growth perspectives.
I believe that the Start-Up AwardsXXI are an excellent example of healthy competition, in which talent and effort are rewarded, the choices of the judging panels are transparent and there is no self-interest or ideologies. I feel extremely honoured to have taken part and won because the award is perfectly in line with our values as a company. The award is important to us as it vouches for our project.
Winning the Start-Up AwardsXXI has been a highly enriching experience from every aspect as Corify is now at a more advanced stage, meaning that it has been able to take and use fully the opportunities that this award brings. It has been a learning experience for all of the team from preparing the questionnaire to helping to prepare the pitches and the different presentations. And, above all, the Moonshot training has been a wake-up call to ascend to the next level.
This award helped to put BestHealth4U on the map, fostering contact with the market, both for the business itself, through potential clients and investors, and in terms of collaboration with R & D institutions and hospitals. As founding CEO, my visibility and credibility increased as far as institutions and investors were concerned, as did my nominations for a number of awards.
My experience of the Start-Up AwardsXXI has been extremely fulfilling. As entrepreneurs with very different profiles whose paths do not usually cross, we have been able to learn a lot from each other. What’s more, we’ve had the chance to get to know in depth the ecosystem of Estonia, the country with the most Unicorn companies per capita.
I would highlight two aspects of participating in Start-Up AwardsXXI. On the one hand, spending time with other entrepreneurs is always very enriching. And, on the other hand, getting to know first hand how business ventures are evolving in other countries. The immersion in Estonia, a country that is considerably more digitised than Spain, gave me another perspective of how to do things and plan in the long term.
What I most value about the Start-Up AwardsXXI is the enormous visibility that it gives us in terms of investors, public entities and clients. It has given us great visibility on a national scale and has confirmed that what we are doing at AllRead has a real future.
dayOne is a service created by CaixaBank to support young companies that are rapidly evolving on a worldwide scale whilst carrying out activities that add value using their own funds.
In addition, learn about the reports and publications on the entrepreneurial ecosystem published by DayOne at DayOne Observatory.
Access to all the contents (presentations, round tables, interviews) of the Day One Innovation Summit and the territorial delivery acts of the Start-Up AwardsXXI:
The first stage reviews the eligibility of the candidacies. The candidacies that do not meet the terms and conditions or which have not presented the required documentation are ruled out from the process.
Later, all the candidacies are scored. All the evaluators have evaluation tables that specify the criteria to be assessed and the scores to be assigned based on said criteria. The candidacies are reviewed by several evaluators. Once the candidacies have been evaluated, rankings are created by category of challenges and these are sent to the different selection bodies.
Each award has an independent selection process. This means that there will be 50 technical committees and juries to select the 35 regional winners, and sector and second prize winners and finalists. This phase requires the candidates to present and defend their application in person before the committee or jury either in person or virtual.
The different Technical Committees and the juries are formed by members of the innovation ecosystem: investors (venture capital funds and business angels), successful entrepreneurs, prestigious businessmen, previous award winners, representatives from universities and business schools, business accelerators, organising and collaborating entities in the different territories, and representatives of the granting entities.
Between the months of February and May 2024, summits and regional territorial delivery events are held. The event and a closing ceremony where the delivery of the challenge phase takes place will take place in May or June 2024. All dates will be published on the website of the Start-Up AwardsXXI.
The organisation covers the travel costs to Barcelona for one representative of each finalist company of the phase Start-Up AwardsXXI Challenges Award called by the sector committees and juries. The costs for the other trips associated with the territorial awards are to be covered by the participants.
START-UP AWARDSXXI | Caixa Emprendedor XXI
