In 2013 Venture Capital invested $$3.7B in mobility, consecutively raising investments in excess of $1 billion over the last two quarters of 2013.
Lleida, Andalusia and Castile: growth in local entrepreneur funds
Faced with the lack of bank credit, the entrepreneurs themselves and their associations are promoting new funds to circulate the existing liquidity among the entrepreneurs themselves. Lleida, Andalusia and Castile are examples of this.
Valencia to invest €13M in innovative projects in 2014
In these first months of the year we are seeing how several autonomous communities are announcing their commitment to the innovative business fabric. The Valencian community is no stranger to this trend and has announced an investment of €13M for 2014.
Flat world and the education software sector
There is much debate in the education ecosystem as to whether new technologies bring substantial advances in education or are more of a distraction. Investors are backing companies that develop software for the education sector, such as the $9.5M raised by Flat World last January.
Direct lending: alternative or complement to traditional financing?
Yesterday in Madrid, a conference was held at the APD on the financing formula known as "Direct lending" or financing through investment vehicles specialised in debt without the need for a bank balance sheet.
New ICO line for innovative SMEs
The Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations have launched a new credit line of 323.6 million euros through the Official Credit Institute (ICO), which will benefit more than 12,000 innovative companies.
Big data in education appeals to investors
Technologies for capturing and managing large volumes of data, known as big data, are being applied to a multitude of business sectors. One of these is the education sector, which has seen approximately $150M from early 2013 to date from 30 companies.
Cosme 2014-2020
Programme for the improvement of the competitiveness of SMEs in the European Union.
Horizon 2014-2020
The European Union's Innovation and Development Programme as part of its strategy to create jobs and growth.
Springwater, the most active foreign fund investing in Spanish SMEs
Since mid-2013, the Geneva-based fund opened an office in Spain and has been the most active foreign fund investing in Spanish SMEs, having invested more than €50M. The firm has announced that it has more than €100M available for 2014.
Spanish SMEs accelerate their internationalisation with investment from COFIDES
At the beginning of 2014, several foreign investment operations have been announced by Spanish companies thanks to COFIDES financing. There have been a total of 6 operations for both SMEs and large companies located in South Africa, Germany and Latin America.
BASQUE FCR risk capital for Basque SMEs
The Basque Government has joined public initiatives to promote SME financing through alternative instruments to traditional banking instruments such as venture capital.