Startup accelerators and incubators in Barcelona
- 12 organizations
- 2 cities
- Oct 2026 last checked
Catalonia, the region around Barcelona, counted 2,403 startups in 2025, 5.2% more than in 2024, in the analysis ACCIÓ publishes each year. Those startups raised €1,131 million in 2025, 8% more than a year earlier.
Sources: El Referente, Cataluña registra 2.403 startups en 2025, February 2026 · ACCIÓ, Anàlisi de l'ecosistema startup a Catalunya 2026
Catalan companies closed 203 investment rounds in 2025, with an average size of €5.6 million. Without the megarounds, funding would have been €834 million, 27% above 2024.
Sources: El Referente, Cataluña registra 2.403 startups en 2025, February 2026 · ACCIÓ, Anàlisi de l'ecosistema startup a Catalunya 2026
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Conector Startup Accelerator
A Barcelona accelerator whose mentoring program for selected startups ends in a demo day, aiming to bring teams in six months to a point that might otherwise take two years.
- Duration
- 6 months
conector.com Latest activity: Jun 2025 · Checked Oct 2026 -
CRAASH Barcelona
A Biocat accelerator, delivered hybrid with mentors from CIMIT in Boston, that guides diagnostics, medical device and digital health teams from research towards market over five months.
- Run by
- Biocat
- Duration
- 5 months
Healthtech
biocat.cat Upcoming: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
En Residència - UPF Business Shuttle
A Universitat Pompeu Fabra incubation program on the Poblenou campus giving students, alumni and community members coworking space, mentoring and training for a year, extendable by one more.
- Run by
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Duration
- one academic year
upf.edu Latest activity: May 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
ESA BIC Barcelona
A European Space Agency business incubation center at the Baix Llobregat Campus giving space-technology startups 60,000 euros non-equity funding plus coaching, technical, legal and office support.
- Run by
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Funding
- 60,000 euros (non-equity)
Space
esabicbarcelona.pmt.es Upcoming: Nov 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
eWorks Accelerator - Esade
An Esade equity-free online accelerator for early founders, running sprints and mentoring from June to October and ending with an in-person demo day in Barcelona.
- Run by
- Esade
- Duration
- June to October (annual cohort)
- Equity
- equity-free
All sectors
esade.edu Upcoming: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Fundació Ship2B (Ship2B Foundation)
A Barcelona foundation running impact-investment acceleration programs, such as Tiina and Scale4Impact, that back startups with high social or environmental impact through mentoring and investor connections.
Social impact
ship2b.org Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
itnig
A Barcelona venture builder and early-stage fund that builds its own startups and invests in founder teams, combining capital with coworking space and a founder community.
- Founded
- 2010
itnig.net Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
La Salle Technova Barcelona
A university innovation park offering incubation, acceleration, internationalisation and investment support services to technology startups.
- Run by
- La Salle-Universitat Ramon Llull
technovabarcelona.org Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Next Frontier Founders - Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub
A UPC and Fractus deep tech hub program running October to January with mentoring, matchmaking with investors and a possible pitch at 4YFN for technology-based startups and spin-offs.
- Run by
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub)
Deep tech
deeptech-hub-fractus.upc.edu Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
SeedRocket
An equity-free accelerator running recurring Campus de Emprendedores bootcamps for early-stage technology startups, connecting them with its mentor and investor network.
- Founded
- 2008
seedrocket.com Latest activity: Mar 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
StartUB! - Universitat de Barcelona
The University of Barcelona's entrepreneurship unit running a free incubation and coworking space, StartUB!Lab, that admits new student and alumni projects into a structured support program each cycle.
- Run by
- Universitat de Barcelona
startub.ub.edu Latest activity: Apr 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Startup Lab (Glòries Incubator) - Barcelona Activa
A Barcelona City Council incubator in the 22@ district offering office modules and support for up to three years to newly created deep tech and technology companies.
- Run by
- Barcelona Activa
- Duration
- up to 3 years
Deep tech
barcelonactiva.cat Latest activity: Jul 2026 · Checked Oct 2026
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- Incubation with coaching or lab access
- Startup studios
- University founder centers
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- Investment funds without a program
- Office or coworking space without a program
- Programs with no dated activity in 18 months
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