The forum, organized by Las Rozas Innova with the collaboration of BIGBAN Investors Spain, Senda Partners, and BStartup of Banco Sabadell, took place at the Hub BStartup Madrid. Six startups were selected from over 140 candidacies from across Spain to present their projects.
The finalist startups were Keepcool, focused on food preservation; Maternify, a digital maternal and child health clinic; Proflex Spine, with a surgical technique for scoliosis; The Food Chainers, using AI to manage knowledge assets; Titanium Tech, with a data center cooling system; and Zoometrics, a SaaS platform for ethical management of feline colonies.
José de la Uz, mayor of Las Rozas and president of Las Rozas Innova, highlighted the forum's consolidation as a reference for the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Yolanda Pérez, director of BStartup, emphasized the great innovative talent and the traction capacity of the presented startups.
Ana Guasch, director of BIGBAN Investors Spain, underscored the quality and diversity of the projects, reflecting the maturity of the Spanish ecosystem. Nacho Sánchez, from Senda Partners, emphasized the search for startups outside the usual circuit and the work to optimize their pitches.
The selection process was based on criteria such as solution maturity, market traction, team strength, and growth potential. The chosen startups received support to prepare for their participation, including training and mentoring.
The Hub Las Rozas Innova organizes these forums to facilitate contact between early-stage startups and potential funders. In its six editions, the forum has brought together investment funds, business angels, and corporations, and has seen around thirty startups present their projects, of which 8 have subsequently closed funding rounds totaling 7 million euros.
