Start-Up AwardsXXI Challenge Stage

On May 24 and 25 in Madrid, will take place the Selection Committees, Jury and Award ceremony of the final phase of the Start-Up AwardsXXI.

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What are the Start-Up AwardsXXI?

They 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.

Challenge stage and final act

Among the 1,135 companies from Spain and Portugal that have participated in this edition, we already know the 36 finalists who will travel to Madrid on May 24 and 25 to compete for the award for the best company in each challenge. The challenges launched in this edition are: BancaXXI, CiudadXXI, PlanetaXXI, SemillaXXI, SilverXXI and ViveXXI.

Challenge stage and final act

Activities agenda

May 24:
Training sessions with the finalists
Cocktail networking

May 25:
Technical committees
Networking lunch
Jury and awards ceremony

See the agenda in detail

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Follow this unique edition of the Start-Up AwardsXXI and keep up to speed with each of the stages.

APPLICATION STAGE

26 October to 15 December

PROJECT ASSESSMENT

16 December to 30 January

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

1 February to 21 February

JURIES AND AWARD CEREMONIES (REGIONAL CATEGORY)

21 February to 10 May

AWARD CEREMONY (CHALLENGES CATEGORY)

24 May to 25 May

START-UP AWARDSXXI INVESTORS DAY

June and October 2023

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING

July 2023

Awards categories

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 international guidance. Your start-up could be one of the 35 winners!

RegionalAward

Presented to the best company in each region, regardless of the sector.

Start-Up AwardsXXIChallenges Award

Awarded to the companies with the greatest potential for providing a solution to the challenges posed.

BANCAXXI

BANCAXXI

The digital and technological transformation of the financial sector.

CIUDADXXI

CIUDADXXI

The cities of the future: more sustainable, safer, more connected and adapted.

PLANETAXXI

PLANETAXXI

Environmental sustainability: a better planet for the new generations.

SEMILLAXXI

SEMILLAXXI

Digital transformation and innovation in the agri-food sector.

SILVERXXI

SILVERXXI

Guaranteeing active ageing and a long, healthy life through technology.

VIVEXXI

VIVEXXI

Digitalisation, new business models and reactivation of the hotel sector, catering, tourism and leisure.

Long-standing awards

Sixteen 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 465 companies to grow thanks to the Start-Up AwardsXXI.

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Winners of previous editions

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?

The Start-Up AwardsXXIin first person

Maria Fernanda Gonzalez CEO & FOUNDER OF FREGATA SPACE
PEXXI21 WINNER FOR CATALONIA AND PLANETAXXI

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. 

Andreu Climent CEO OF CORIFY CARE
PEXXI21 WINNER FOR MADRID AND SILVERXXI

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.

Sónia Ferreira CEO OF BESTHEALTH4U
PEXXI20 WINNER FOR NORTE E CENTRO (PORTUGAL)

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.

Carlos Uraga CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF NANTEK
WINNER OF THE PEXXI19 IMPACT TECH AWARD

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.

María González CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF TUCUVI
PEXXI20 WINNER FOR MADRID AND WELLBEINGXXI

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.

Miguel Silva-Constenla CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF ALLREAD MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
PEXXI20 WINNER FOR CATALONIA AND DEEPTECHXXI

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.

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Media

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:

Video highlights 15th edition

DayOne Innovation Summits 15th edition

Interviews winners 15th edition

@EmprendeXXI_ 02/06/2023 18:02

¿Quieres conocer a grandes inversores de #SiliconValley? 🙌 Nuestros ganadores de la #FaseRetos de #PremiosEmprendeXXI participarán en ‘The Barcelona Ventures Silicon Valley Pitch Event’ @BcnVentures y tu también puedes conocerlos inscribiéndote aquí ✍️https://t.co/0CxYOEw6br

@EmprendeXXI_ 02/06/2023 14:31

🚀¡Las startups más prometedoras de #PremiosEmprendeXXI están listas para deslumbrar en @south_summit!💡🌟 Descubre la innovación y el talento que están revolucionando el ecosistema.🌍✨¡Ven a conocerlas en nuestro #stand! @caixabank #DayOne #SouthSummit2023 https://t.co/XsUn4Zafeg

@EmprendeXXI_ 01/06/2023 19:01

🎙️ ¿Cómo surge #DayOne Open Innovation Program y cómo permite conectar las distintas áreas de @Caixabank con las #startups más innovadoras? 👉 ¡No te pierdas el #capítulo04 de nuestro #podcast https://t.co/eM3BRVuyzw #innovacion https://t.co/2EhCZg2lLI

@EmprendeXXI_ 01/06/2023 11:02

👉 En esta última edición de #PremiosEmprendeXXI en la Comunidad de Madrid el número de candidaturas presentadas ha crecido un 72% respecto a la edición anterior”. Así nos lo explicó Gonzalo Sáenz, director de @CaixaBank #DayOne desde @nacioninnovatv #innovación #startups https://t.co/ynYyyNm5Sn

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 18:20

🏆El pasado mes de abril conocimos al ganador de nuestro #PremioEmprendeXXI en #Madrid. ¿Quieres saber más sobre el proyecto? Eva Lain, CEO de #LainTech nos lo cuenta en este vídeo 👇 https://t.co/eJRt2GPxVU https://t.co/YEuNg1y5am

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 16:17

¿Estamos preparados para la llegada masiva de la #InteligenciaArtificial? 🤔 👉En el nuevo episodio del #podcast de #PremiosEmprendeXXI nuestros invitados hablan sobre la tendencia de la #IA y sus nuevos caminos. 🎙️Escucha el episodio completo aquí https://t.co/AVtV3ez3cw https://t.co/PTKY3WRh1V

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 14:36

@NacionInnovatv @ChemaNieto @caixabank @enisa @BemyVega @AliceBiometrics @pablonebreda Para Daniel Gómez CEO de @breadfree_es, ganador del reto #RetosSemillaXXI, nos cuenta que ganar los #PremiosEmprendeXXI les ha servido de ayuda para tener ofertas de nuevos inversiones y tener mucha notoriedad "Ahora todos conocen nuestro proyecto."💪 https://t.co/jlOpE6Oblj

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 14:34

@NacionInnovatv @ChemaNieto @caixabank @enisa @BemyVega @AliceBiometrics @pablonebreda Antonio Sánchez Fundador de @BemyVega ganador del reto #RetoCiudadXXI y #AccéssitImpactoSocial afirma que es un impulso ganar los #PremiosEmprendeXXI para cerrar rondas y gracias a este reconocimiento tiene nuevos tickets abiertos.🙌 https://t.co/qXLWB2Pkrq

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 14:31

@NacionInnovatv @ChemaNieto @caixabank @enisa @BemyVega @AliceBiometrics @pablonebreda Andrés Galnares CEO de #H2Site ganador del #AccéssitInnovacion cuenta que los #PremiosEmprendeXXI les ayuda a aumentar la visibilidad en España y entrar en un segmento no tan especializado en #deeptech, más orientado al gran publico para a comunicarlo a mayor escala. https://t.co/fpmNwhKuCk

@EmprendeXXI_ 31/05/2023 14:25

@NacionInnovatv @ChemaNieto @caixabank @enisa @BemyVega @AliceBiometrics @pablonebreda "Ganar Los #PremiosEmprendeXXI es un reconocimiento y un empujón para el equipo, además de la exposición y visibilidad que te da." afirma @pablonebreda Head of marketing de @AliceBiometrics, ganadores del reto #RetoBancaXXI #DayOneInnovationSummit https://t.co/GQ2zFsed2Q
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