Spain's entrepreneurial network is expanding beyond major events, but it still needs wider territorial reach, finance and scaling capacity.
Emerging-company status provides access to Startup Law measures, while forcing founders to organise documentation and strategy.
Female participation is improving, but gaps in leadership, ownership and finance continue to limit the Spanish ecosystem.
The Latvian entrepreneur discusses his life in Spain, the experience behind ZipZip.es and why speed, language and trust must be built into the product.
Rising UP in Spain has reached its tenth edition, connecting foreign ventures with partners, investors and Spanish market opportunities.
Spanish business demography shows that opening a company is only the beginning of a much longer test.
A prepared startup can answer questions about ownership, finance, contracts, technology and risk without reconstructing its history during a funding round.
Growth requires processes, capital, talent and wider markets, not merely higher sales or a larger workforce.
Quality of life attracts talent, but company building depends on capital, customers, services and integration.