Analysis

June 10, 2022

13 under the radar Spanish startups from outside Madrid and Barcelona, according to VCs

It’s not all happening in the country’s two major cities


Tim Smith

5 min read

Unlike many European startup nations, Spain doesn’t just have one city leading the way in creating exciting tech companies and startups. The long running rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona — most famously played out in football’s iconic “El Clásico” fixtures — also extends to startups, with the cities sharing the spoils for number of scaleups created and capital raised.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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