In terms of entrepreneurship and business, Catalonia has evolved into one of the top emerging hubs in the world.
Hundreds of startup companies have been founded there in the last years, many of which are enjoying incredible success.
We've compiled a list with the 54 most successful ones.
54 Startups in Catalonia 1) TravelPerk TravelPerk is a travel software that helps business travelers manage their trips and expenses.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Avi Meir, Javier Suarez, Ron Levin Industries: Business Travel, Software, Ticketing, Travel Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $293,175,371 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 26 You can find their website here
2) Wallbox Wallbox develops smart charging and energy solutions to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and the usage of renewable energy sources.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Eduard Castañeda Mañé, Enric Asunción Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Software Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: € 58,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
3) Glovo Glovo is a delivery service that buys, picks up, and delivers items requested using its smartphone app.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Gerard Olive, Miguel Vicente, Oscar Pierre, Sacha Michaud Industries: Delivery, Delivery Service, Food Delivery, Local, Logistics, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Transportation Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: $1,162,249,826 Number of funding rounds: 12 Number of investors: 32 You can find their website here
4) Red Points Red Points is a technology firm that focuses on safeguarding digital assets and brands that are sold online.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2011 Founders: David Casellas, Josep Coll Industries: Image Recognition, Intellectual Property, Legal, Marketplace, Security Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $85,988,342 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
5) Stuart Stuart is speeding up the delivery of local products in a city.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Benjamin Chemla, Clement Benoit, Dominique Leca Industries: Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: € 23,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
6) BusUp Global Commuter Shuttle Service Provider with a Ground-Breaking Solution that Enables Shared and Flexible Commuter Shuttle Programs
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Alex Canals, Danilo Tamelini, Eva Romagosa, Rui Stoffel Fernandes Industries: Public Transportation, Ride Sharing, Transportation, Travel Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $9,123,881 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
7) Typeform Online forms have a bright future ahead of them. Beautifully designed, professional-looking forms that consumers enjoy will boost your brand's interactions.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: David Okuniev, Robert Muñoz Industries: Information Technology, Software Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $52,263,316 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
8) Wallapop Wallapop is a smartphone marketplace for buying and selling used things that is hyper-local.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2013 Founders: Agustin Gomez, Gerard Olive, Miguel Vicente Industries: E-Commerce Platforms, Marketplace, Mobile Apps, Shopping, Social Shopping Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: € 158,600,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 21 You can find their website here
9) Holded Holded creates business management software that makes task management easier.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Bernat Ripoll, Javi Fondevila Industries: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $26,634,411 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
10) Badi Badi is an online room rental platform that allows anyone to list rooms for rent, find them, and book them safely.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Alvaro Cordoba, Carlos Pierre Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Mobile, Real Estate, Rental Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $46,863,203 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
11) Heura Foods Marc Coloma and Bernat Aaos, activists, developed Heura, a plant-based enterprise. They make Mediterranean-style plant-based meat.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Marc Coloma Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Personal Health Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $5,152,709 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
12) Paack Customer-controlled time-slots and sustainable vehicle distribution are possible with this eCommerce delivery system.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Fernando Benito Galobart, Suraj Shirvankar, Víctor Obradors Molins, Xavier Rosales Cavero Industries: Delivery, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Logistics, Retail, Same Day Delivery Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $82,532,595 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 17 You can find their website here
13) Koa Health Koa Health is a digital mental healthcare company that provides treatments for a variety of mental illnesses.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Oliver Harrison Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device, Natural Language Processing Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 44,100,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
14) Factorial Factorial is a small and medium business human resources software platform that includes vacation management and other features.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Bernat Farrero, Jordi Romero, Pau Ramon Industries: B2B, Business Information Systems, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Productivity Tools, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: € 18,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
15) BYHOURS BYHOURS is the first hotel booking site for microstays.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: Christian Picard, Christian Rodriguez, Guillermo Gaspart, Hugo Palomar Industries: Apps, Hospitality, Leisure, Mobile, Tourism, Travel Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $18,473,397 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 18 You can find their website here
16) Neuroelectrics Neuroelectrics is a digital brain health startup that identifies and treats mental illnesses, as well as improving overall brain health.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: Ana Maiques, Giulio Ruffini Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical Device, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $17,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
17) Landbot Landbot is a straightforward solution for creating conversational websites and increasing lead conversion.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Antoni Espinosa, Cristobal Villar, Fernando Guirao, Jiaqi Pan Industries: Messaging, SaaS, Web Design Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $10,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
18) Colvin The Colvin Co is a Spanish online flower shop with a large selection of bouquets at reasonable costs.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Andres Cester, Marc Olmedillo, Sergi Bastardas Industries: Classifieds, E-Commerce, Flowers, Internet Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 25,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
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19) Pangea Aerospace Pangea Aerospace was founded by bringing together multinational engineers with a shared goal.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2018 Founders: Adria Argemi, Federico Rossi, Nicola Palumbo, Rasmus Bergstrom, Xavier Llairo Industries: Aerospace Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: € 4,071,429 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
20) 21Buttons 21Buttons is a technology start-up for fashionistas who enjoy socializing and shopping.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Marc Soler Obradors Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Information Technology, Shopping, Social Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $30,713,135 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
21) Social Point Social Point is a social game developer that creates games for social networks and mobile devices.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2008 Founders: Andres Bou, Horacio Martos, Marc Canaleta Industries: Gaming, Social, Video Games Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $44,711,476 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
22) ID Finance ID Finance is a data science, credit scoring, and worldwide consumer digital finance company that is rapidly expanding.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: Alexander Dunaev, Boris Batine Industries: Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $62,379,376 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
23) Elma Using technology and running an insurance company, Elma makes healthcare access a patient-centric and completely customized experience.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Albert Malagarriga, Miguel Antón Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, InsurTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 7,100,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
24) Verse Verse is a payment platform that allows users to effortlessly, instantly, and without hidden fees share payments.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Alex Lopera, Bernardo Hernandez, Borja Rossell, Dario Nieuwenhuis Industries: FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $37,636,804 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 24 You can find their website here
25) Payflow Payflow is a fintech company that provides employees with rapid access to their earned wages via a mobile app.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2020 Founders: Avinash Sukhwani, Benoit Menardo Industries: Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 4,600,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
26) Wind Mobility Wind Mobility is a micro-mobility startup that specializes in providing last-mile transportation.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Eric Wang Industries: Automotive, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile Apps, Transportation Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $72,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
27) Worldsensing Worldsensing is an Internet of Things (IoT) startup that specializes in sensing solutions for smart cities and industries with vital assets located in remote areas.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2008 Founders: Ignasi Vilajosana, Jordi Llosa, Xavier Vilajosana Industries: Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Software, Wireless Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 19,855,019 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
28) Unnax Through a single API, Unnax provides bank aggregation, payments, onboarding, and e-money services.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Jordi Pérez, Julian Díaz-Santos Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Identity Management, Intelligent Systems, Payments Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 9,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
29) Scytl Scytl is a safe electronic voting and electoral modernization company that works with both the public and private sectors.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2001 Founders: Andreu Riera Industries: Electronics, Security, Software Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: $129,616,942 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
30) Desigual Desigual is a Spanish fashion retailer with offices in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. There are more than 5.000 points of sale in more than 100 countries.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 1984 Founders: Thomas Meyer Industries: Fashion, Retail Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding amount: € 285,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
31) Signaturit Signaturit creates electronic signature software that includes trust services that ensure that all digital transactions are legal.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2013 Founders: Javier Martínez Fernandez, Juan Zamora, Salvador Severich Industries: B2B, Document Management, E-Signature, Security, Software Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: € 10,332,431 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
32) Elements Global Services Elements Global Services is a record-keeping employer and a tech-enabled services firm.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2013 Founders: Richard Hammell Industries: Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Risk Management Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $20,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
33) Whisbi Whisbi is a B2C company that offers a conversational sales and marketing platform.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2008 Founders: Alex Bisbe, Jose Luis Cantero Industries: Customer Service, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, SaaS, Software Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: € 17,400,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
34) Submer Immersed datacenters that are very efficient, ultra-dense, and long-lasting.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Daniel Pope, Pol Valls Soler Industries: CleanTech, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center Automation, Energy Efficiency, Hardware, IT Infrastructure, Robotics Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $17,162,363 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
35) Privalia Privalia is an e-commerce platform that sells fashion and home goods.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2006 Founders: Jose Manuel Villanueva, Lucas Carne Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: $295,106,691 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
36) Housfy Housfy is a digital marketplace that allows private persons to sell flats and houses to one another.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2016 Founders: Albert Bosch, Carlos Blanco, Miquel Mora Industries: E-Commerce, Property Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Sales Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 12,700,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
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37) Hannun Hannun creates rustic, industrial, and Nordic-style furniture to help people transform their homes into homes.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2018 Industries: Furniture, Handmade, Home Decor Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 4,542,363 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
38) NPAW NPAW is a software-as-a-service video analytics company that helps premium content and OTT providers improve their end-user experience.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2008 Founders: Ferran G. Vilaró, Otto Wüst, Sergi Vergés Gasso Industries: Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Internet, Internet of Things, Predictive Analytics, Software, Video, Video on Demand, Video Streaming Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 1,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
39) Exoticca Exoticca creates an internet platform to make booking vacation easier.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2013 Founders: Jesus Rodriguez Fernandez, Marti Guasch Mercade Industries: Adventure Travel, Leisure, Reservations, Tourism, Travel Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 21,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
40) Lodgify Lodgify is a vacation rental marketing platform that streamlines the process.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: Dennis Klett, Marco De Gregorio Industries: SaaS, Software, Vacation Rental Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $6,582,063 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
41) HUBUC A single API platform that allows any company to integrate financial services into their products.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2019 Founders: Hasan Nawaz, Ignacio Javierre Industries: B2B, Banking, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Gift Card, Payments Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $487,811 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
42) Tropicfeel A new travel gear brand situated in Barcelona.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Alberto Espinós, Lucas de Lucas de Gispert Industries: Brand Marketing, Fashion, Shoes, Travel Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $3,569,744 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
43) MediQuo Medical chat application available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Spain.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2018 Founders: Albert Castells, Bruno Cuevas, Guillem Serra Industries: Apps, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Hospital, Medical, mHealth, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 6,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
44) INBRAIN Neuroelectronics INBRAIN Neuroelectronics is a bioelectronics startup that uses graphene to create the most minimally invasive and sophisticated brain platform possible.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2019 Founders: Anton Guimera, Carolina Aguilar, Jose Garrido, Kostas Kostarelos Industries: Biotechnology, Consumer Electronics, Medical Device Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 15,530,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
45) The Hotels Network The Hotels Network assists hotel chains in expanding their direct channel.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Juanjo Rodriguez, Laura Martinez Celada, Marc Rollan Serrano Industries: Hospitality, Marketing, Travel Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $15,217,020 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
46) Heygo Heygo is a collaborative economy mobile app that has experienced explosive growth since its launch.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Aria Prat, Claudio Umaña, Nicolas Espinosa Industries: Classifieds, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 1,128,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
47) ForceManager ForceManager is a mobile sales acceleration platform that allows you to track, analyze, and enhance the performance of your field sales staff.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2011 Founders: Oscar Macia, Xavier Bisbal Industries: Business Development, CRM, Mobile, SaaS, Sales Automation Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $16,470,746 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
48) SingularCover Singular Cover is a one-of-a-kind online insurance for small businesses. In just a few clicks, you can understand and buy.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2018 Founders: Christian Hoffmann, Rafael Gonzalez-Montejano Industries: Insurance, InsurTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 6,425,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
49) Reloadly APIs for prepaid airtime, data, and digital mobile payments that work across emerging markets.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2018 Founders: Emmanuel Piard, Michel Francis Industries: Developer APIs, Developer Tools, FinTech, PaaS, Telecommunications Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $3,301,405 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
50) CornerJob CornerJob is the top mobile hiring platform that empowers businesses through mobile technology by focusing on simplicity, interaction, and immediacy.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: David Rodriguez, Gerard Olive, Mauro Maltagliati, Miguel Vicente Industries: Mobile, Recruiting Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $57,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 23 You can find their website here
51) Rentals United Vacation Rental Software & Channel Manager
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2014 Founders: Emil Majkowski, James Burrows, Markus Alderbäck, Mathias Steyskal, Vanessa de Souza Lage Industries: B2B, Hospitality, SaaS, Software, Travel Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $6,464,363 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
52) MANGO BCN Barcelona is the headquarters of a worldwide retail corporation based in Spain.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 1984 Industries: Fashion, Retail, Shopping Number of employees: 10001+ Funding amount: € 300,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
53) Deporvillage Deporvillage is an online sports store that focuses on cycling, running, and outdoor activities.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2010 Founders: Angel Corcuera, Xavier Pladellorens Industries: E-Commerce, Internet Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: € 11,155,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
54) BRICKBRO Brickbro is the first platform to make selling and buying commercial spaces and offices more convenient.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2019 Founders: Guillermo Preckler Cañadas Industries: Big Data, Blockchain, Internet, Logistics, Real Estate, Retail, Smart Cities Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 1,175,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
