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What are the Start-Up AwardsXXI?
They are the boost your company needs to reach new goals. We want to reward talent and the ability to innovate in order to transform our environment. We are looking for start-ups with infinite potential, like yours, that want to grow and create a real impact.
The Start-Up AwardsXXI are an initiative driven by CaixaBank through DayOne with the collaboration of Enisa in Spain and Banco BPI in Portugal.
DayOne Innovation Summits
A day dedicated to innovation, technology and entrepreneurship
During the celebration of the DayOne Innovation Summits, between February and May 2025, the jury and presentation ceremony of the Start-Up AwardXXI for each territory will take place, a total of 18 events in Spain and in Portugal. On June 3 in Madrid, the 18th Anniversary Awards will be presented during the final gala.
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Calendar for the
18th edition
Follow this unique edition of the Start-Up AwardsXXI and keep up to speed with each of the stages.
APPLICATION STAGE
23 October to 12 December
PROJECT ASSESSMENT
16 December to 31 January
JURIES AND AWARD CEREMONIES (REGIONAL CATEGORY)
February to May
JURIES AND AWARD CEREMONIES (18TH ANNIVERSARY CATEGORY)
3 June
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
June - July
Awards categories
The Start-up AwardsXXI offer you much more than just recognition: they empower you to develop your infinite potential. Connect with leaders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and access key tools for your company to grow and evolve without limits.
If your start-up is one of the winners, you will receive cash prizes, visibility, valuable connections and international training at the world’s leading innovation hubs, such as MIT in Boston. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the CaixaBank Group in an initiative aimed at bringing the entrepreneurial ecosystem closer to the bank’s various business areas.
This is your chance to take off and explore your infinite potential!
Regional Award
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.
18th Anniversary Awards
18 years boosting infinite potential! This year we are celebrating big with special awards for those who are, step by step, changing the world. We know that building a better future starts today and that’s why we are looking for those who inspire us to imagine a future full of possibilities.
The awards for the 18th edition are the following: Social Impact, Sustainability, Disruptive Innovation, Scalability, Agro Boost, Fintech.
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Regional Award
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.
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18th Anniversary Awards
18 years boosting infinite potential! This year we are celebrating big with special awards for those who are, step by step, changing the world. We know that building a better future starts today and that’s why we are looking for those who inspire us to imagine a future full of possibilities.
The awards for the 18th edition are the following: Social Impact, Sustainability, Disruptive Innovation, Scalability, Agro Boost, Fintech.
Rewarding your talent:
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INVESTORS DAY
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Long-standing awards
Eighteen 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 525 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?
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 AwardsXXI
in first person
Miguel Silva-Constenla
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.
Ricard Guillem
WINNER OF THE DAYONE CHALLENGE “ECONOMY OF TOMORROW” PEXXI23
The network of contacts is incredible, and all the exposure we are receiving from entrepreneurs, universities, and professors makes this program exceptional for reinforcing many concepts that, in our day-to-day work, we cannot always dedicate time to.
Amaia Rodríguez
TERRITORIAL WINNER OF THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY AND
WINNER OF THE IMAGIN CHALLENGE "PLANET OF TOMORROW" PEXXI23
Winning the Start-Up AwardsXXI is a recognition that we are doing things right and that there is another way to do things. This is the message Julen and I always convey: creating a social enterprise where the purpose is to clean plastic from the ocean and building a business model around it.
Sara Toledano
PEXXI22 WINNER FOR CATALONIA
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.
Fermín Carmona
PEXXI22 WINNER FOR THE BALEARIC ISLANDS AND OF
THE VIVEXXI AWARD
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.
Maria Fernanda Gonzalez
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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:
