Valencia, one of Europe’s most innovative cities  

Living in Valencia is a unique experience, one rated highly by tourists and entrepreneurs from other countries. Around 360 days of sunshine, very Mediterranean cuisine, endless green spaces along the former bed of the River Turia, glamorous futurist buildings and long sand beaches join the extensive list of educational, entrepreneurship and investment opportunities.  

There are a thousand reasons to make this cosmopolitan city home, a city which has embarked on a race on every level to become a leader in the technology industry. In fact, many already refer to it as the ‘Silicon Valley of the Mediterranean’.  

An entrepreneurial ecosystem with the highest growth in Spain

Valencia is the city with the most startups per capita in the country, leading both Barcelona and Madrid. This innovative, entrepreneurial ecosystem is among Europe’s most dynamic and thriving spaces, especially in the field of new technologies and such processes and methods as big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence and e-commerce.

The fact is, the city attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world, catalyses foreign talent, and fosters collaboration and business creation. It is the ideal place to present a startup idea to the top accelerators. On this list, Spain's top ten includes four Valencian organizations: DemiumStartups, Plug and Play, Lanzadera y Climate-KicAccelerator.

Additionally, accelerators headquartered in Silicon Valley have recently set up shop in Spain, including Founder Institute València, which has seen great business and job creation potential, and Keiretsu Forum Spain, the major network of private angel investors which has just established itself in Valencia. 

In addition to attracting businesses, tourists, entrepreneurs and researchers from different parts of the world, 9% of Spain’s investors are concentrated in Valencia, a very enticing figure for any entrepreneur looking to launch a project. This means that the city attracts innovation, entrepreneurship and foreign investment. 

An innovation hub on the port dock 

Within the city, Valencia's La Marina has become the perfect location for foreign entrepreneurs and investors. It is the city's maritime façade, with view of the port dock where the 32nd America’s Cup was held. Marina de Empresas, Innsomnia and its Bankia Fintech and Caixa Bank and Biohub VLC have all already set up there.  

A centre for leading-edge technology companies and one of the technological and innovation hearts of the city, which, together with universities, research centres, accelerators and incubators, is relaunching Valencia as a tourist and innovation platform with huge pull among entrepreneurs.  

Lanzadera is the flagship for this hive of activity and a hub for other launchpads such as EDEM and business angels. Additionally, UpBizor supports close to 300 startups established in this innovation hub. Valencia's La Marina has also attracted such leading-edge firms as Amadeus, Facebook, Telefónica, Wayra, Hubspot, Garrigues, GeeksHubs, BIGBAN and IBM, providing great employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

This innovation environment is also home to Innsomnia, a space dedicated to talent and technology. Its facilities provide a space for business presentations with spectacular sea views. It has various function rooms for hosting events and a rooftop terrace. 

Climate, infrastructure, quality of life, talent and most of all, a dynamic business sector with great capacity for adaptation make Valencia the ideal place for entrepreneurship and investment in the ecosystem. It is the best option for launching new undertakings.