{"id":69312,"date":"2016-06-19T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=69312"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:08:51","slug":"startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Barcelona Startup Support is Right for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you may have read, Barcelona is an up and coming <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">startup hub<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>offering a variety of favorable conditions like affordable living costs, an\u00a0abundance of well-trained and qualified individuals, fresh from some of the best local colleges, and a variety of inspiring coworking\u00a0spaces to run your business from. If you\u2019ve just moved to Barcelona and are thinking of creating your own <strong>startup,<\/strong> you may encounter doubts and obstacles. Elon Musk said it best, \u201c<em>Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death\u201d.<\/em> The harsh reality is that few <strong>startups<\/strong> become successful. However, if you&#8217;re up for the adventure, there are plenty of <strong>support options<\/strong> available in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Good indicators of a <strong>startup hubs<\/strong> success are the <strong>incubators<\/strong>, <strong>accelerators<\/strong>, and other <strong>communities<\/strong> that are available. The diversity of support in Barcelona goes to show its great potential. Before we dive in, it\u2019s good to know the difference between <strong>incubators<\/strong> and <strong>accelerators.<\/strong> An <strong>incubator<\/strong> tends to focus on the idea or seed stage of a <strong>startup,\u00a0<\/strong>offering a central location to work from, financial support, and mentoring. They often provide long-term support.\u00a0<strong>Accelerators<\/strong> tend to focus on taking the <strong>startup<\/strong> to the next level and offer a short financial boost and mentorship. <strong>Accelerators<\/strong> usually provide a half-year of support or less to move your startup forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/websites-entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best websites for entrepreneurs in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup\/#Incubators\" title=\"Incubators\">Incubators<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup\/#Accelerators\" title=\"Accelerators\">Accelerators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Incubators\"><\/span>Incubators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.barcelonactiva.cat\/barcelonactiva\/en\/index.jsp\">Barcelona Activa<\/span><\/strong> (HQ Barcelona Spain)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85714\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85714\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/luca-bravo-207676-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in 1986 this is likely Barcelona\u2019s first organization to support local businesses and <strong>startups.<\/strong> This is a bit more than an <strong>incubator<\/strong> as they also help develop the city and create jobs. Many of the <strong>startups<\/strong> here are from locals, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/difference-spanish-catalan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanish and Catalan <\/a>would be useful to work here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TheFamily <\/strong>(HQ Paris, France)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the newest arrivals to Barcelona&#8217;s <strong>startup scene<\/strong>. They truly have a wealth of knowledge about the <strong>startup scene<\/strong> in Europe and about Silicon Valley. With this knowledge, they help educate European entrepreneurs about how the <strong>startup<\/strong> world works and try to help entrepreneurs to avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common mistakes<\/a>. They are currently launching an online <strong>startup<\/strong> education platform. This is ideal for European-focused <strong>startups.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Incubio <\/strong>(HQ Barcelona, Spain)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have a <strong>startup<\/strong> idea related to big data? If that is the case,\u00a0<strong>Incubio<\/strong> is the right fit for you. It may also interest you to know that they use the <strong>lean startup method.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spots in the city to boost your creativity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accelerators\"><\/span>Accelerators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fi.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Founder Institute<\/a><\/strong> (HQ Silicon Valley)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considered as the first <strong>startup launch program<\/strong>, <strong>The Founder Institute<\/strong>\u00a0specializes in a step-by-step 4-month program to help <strong>entrepreneurs<\/strong> build a successful <strong>startup<\/strong>. They have a few noteworthy traits. First, they use their own \u2018Entrepreneur DNA Test<strong>\u2019<\/strong>, which is an objective test that predicts the likelihood of someone becoming a successful <strong>entrepreneur.<\/strong> Second, it only graduates <strong>entrepreneurs<\/strong> that develop a working <strong>startup.<\/strong>\u00a0They have a group of 4,400 global mentors, many of which are from Silicon Valley. Their ambition is to create 1 million <strong>startup<\/strong> jobs worldwide!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>itnig<\/strong> (HQ Barcelona Spain)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe hacker accelerator\u201d is <strong>itnig\u2019s<\/strong> slogan, which gives you a good idea of who they support. This <strong>accelerator<\/strong> provides both mentoring and financial support of between 8K to 25K per project. Some of their successful <strong>startups<\/strong> are Camaloon, Quipo, and Adverway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.startupbootcamp.org\/\">Startupbootcamp<\/span><\/strong> (HQ Copenhagen, Denmark)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85711\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85711\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/breather-187939-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is another global <strong>accelerator<\/strong>, which has numerous locations in three continents. At <strong>Startupbootcamp Barcelona,<\/strong> the focus is on the Internet of Things &amp; Smart Data Tech. Each startup receives 15K\u20ac as well as access to a large selection of mentors. The program lasts for 3 months and selection starts in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s also important to note that a big advantage of being part of an <strong>incubator<\/strong> or <strong>accelerator<\/strong> is the label your <strong>startup<\/strong> gets. This label often helps convince<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/crowdfunding-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> investors<\/a> the <strong>startup<\/strong> is worth it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chances are there are other support options in Barcelona. 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