EmprendeXXI Valencian Community Awards (16th edition)

02.12.2022
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The CaixaBank group, through CaixaBank DayOne, announces the sixteenth edition of the EmprendeXXI Awards, which identify, recognize and support recently created innovative companies with the greatest growth potential in Spain and Portugal. Deadline extended until December 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

In the Valencian Community, the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) and the European Center for Innovative Companies of Valencia (CEEI Valencia) also participate as organizing entities, especially in the dissemination part to publicize these awards to the Valencian business community for thus promoting business activities.

The EmprendeXXI Awards seek to identify young innovative companies that, having had initial successful results, have before them an ambitious growth plan and need resources to carry it out. The contest is intended for technology and digital-based companies, with high growth potential and scalable and innovative business models, understanding innovation in a broad sense (product, processes, business model, etc.).

Awards:

Regional Award to the companies with the greatest impact in their region:

The 17 winning companies of the competition in Spain (1 winning company in each community) and the 2 winning companies in Portugal (1 winning company for each region) will be recognized as the companies with the greatest growth potential in their region and will receive:

  • An economic endowment of €6,000.
  • Access to an international accompaniment program.
  • Participation in the Investors Day EmprendeXXI and possibility of participating in the DayOne Open Innovation Program.
  • Access to the DayOne AlumniXXI community with the winners of previous editions.
EmprendeXXI Challenges Award:

To the companies with the greatest potential to solve the challenges posed The 6 sector-winning companies (1 winning company in each challenge) will be recognized as the company that has presented the best solution for the challenge posed, and will receive an economic endowment of €20,000 to the winner of each challenge .

  • SemillaXXI : Digital transformation and innovation in the agri-food sector
  • SilverXXI : Ensuring active aging and a long and healthy life through technology
  • BancaXXI : The digital transformation of the financial sector
  • PlanetaXXI : Environmental sustainability, a better planet for the new generations
  • CiudadXXI : The new cities: more sustainable, safe, connected and adapted
  • ViveXXI : Digitization, new business models and reactivation of the hotel, restaurant, tourism and leisure sector

The 6 winning companies (1 winning company in each challenge) and the 6 finalist companies (1 company for each challenge) will have access to:

  • participation in the Investors Day EmprendeXXI and the DayOne Open Innovation Program.
  • Access to the international training program, Moonshot Thinking for Entrepreneurs
  • The DayOne AlumniXXI community with the founders of the winning companies of previous editions
Registration deadline:

The application submission period begins on October 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. and ends on December 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. You can sign up at the following link .