This data comes from the report prepared by the global innovation platform South Summit, presented at the IE Tower in the capital and attended by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, Rocío Albert.
The study also highlights the youth of entrepreneurs in the region, with an average age of 37.9 years, three years younger than the national average. 47.1% of Madrid entrepreneurs are under 35. Furthermore, 53.5% have completed a master's degree, and 53.7% come from corporate employment, eleven points higher than the state figure.
The Madrid entrepreneurial ecosystem is characterized by its strong digital component: 63.6% of startups sell pure software, compared to 54.9% nationally. Half of these companies serve more than one type of client, and 41.9% include at least one woman among their founding partners.
Out of the 497 Spanish firms analyzed in the Map, 220 (44.3%) are based in the Community of Madrid. The report underscores the renewal of the emerging business fabric, with 80.8% of Madrid startups being less than five years old, surpassing the 74.1% in the rest of Spain and the 68.9% international average.
