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Cabify is a ride-sharing company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It operates in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, offering a web and mobile app for car booking services. The company prioritizes the experience of both passengers and drivers, striving to provide fair pricing and improve the overall door-to-door journey. Cabify aims to enhance accessibility in transportation, believing that better transport solutions contribute positively to cities and communities.

Red Points Solutions, S.L. is a technology company based in Barcelona, Spain, specializing in protecting brands from online intellectual property infringements, including counterfeiting and digital piracy. Founded in 2011, the company offers a SaaS platform that provides comprehensive brand protection solutions. This includes monitoring digital channels such as e-commerce sites, social media, and specialized websites to safeguard trademarks, designs, and patented technologies. Additionally, Red Points has an anti-piracy solution that identifies and removes infringing media content from various platforms, including streaming websites and peer-to-peer networks. The company's services are utilized by over five hundred brands globally, enabling them to effectively combat illegal products and content online.

Wenea Mobile Energy operates as a mobile energy provider focused on electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. The company has developed an app-based platform that facilitates the recharging of electric cars by offering a universal network of charging services. Through its services, Wenea enables customers to easily find and manage EV charging stations, enhancing the accessibility and convenience of electric vehicle use.

• Bizay has empowered more than 1 Million SMB’s to grow their businesses during the last 5 years. • Bizay is a tech-based B2B Marketplace for made-to-order products. Running a fabless business model (no capex), it leverages on the idle capacity of production partners to meet the needs of the SMB’s. • Started on printing, packaging, textile and professional products and now applying the same model in furniture, food and 3D printing (amongst others). • 360imprimir / 360onlineprint - rebranded to Bizay - Your bussiness your way - to reflect the unlimited product categories. • Bizay is the customer facing brand (the SMB’s do not meet the production partners) and its tech platform manages the production by: o Using data and algorithms to aggregate different orders and to decide in which suppliers to produce them, driving huge efficiency and speed gains. o Enabling full tracking of the orders in the different production partners and automating pre-production processes. • Bizay differentiates themselves from other players by offering: o Online configuration of the products (options to customize and personalize). o Competitive pricing for small and medium orders (similar price per unit as for large orders), 48 hours of delivery time (instead of several weeks) and guaranteed quality (customer-facing brand ensuring high quality levels). o Integrated value chain in a single offer (on-demand design services provided by external providers). • Originally selling in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and México, the company raised B round of 18m€ one year ago (communicated in April) in order to launch new countries. • 17 new countries were launched in 2019 simultaneously (including DE, FR, UK and USA). • In 2019, 8 months of trading in the new countries confirm: o Competitiveness pricing of their offer in all the market. o Market deepness and sound acquisition metrics.

Worldsensing is a market leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The company has built on its expertise in low-power wireless sensing networks and has created comprehensive vertical solutions in sectors where IoT is making a measurable impact. The company focuses on two key markets: Mobility - a unique smart traffic management portfolio includes Bitcarrier, a real-time traffic flo management solution, and Fastprk, its market-leading smart parking system. Industrial Solutions - offers the LS-G6 platform to monitor key assets in remote or hard-to-access locations. Examples include bridges, tunnels, large public buildings and infrastructures, mines, power lines. Worldsensing raised its round of seed capital in 2010. A series A round was closed in 2013 with Fundación Jose Manuel Entrecanales (FJME) and IESE Business School's Finaves fund as investors. A series B round was completed in 2015, led by FJME, Kibo Ventures and Mitsui & Co. Cisco Ventures and Endeavor also participated in this round. Today, the company has offices in Barcelona and London and has a team of more than 40 professionals. Awards -Fastprk- has won two major awards: the Stockholm Smart City Living Labs Global Award 2011 and the IBM Smart Camp 2010 London Award. -Bitcarrier was IBM Smart Camp Winner (2011), and it has been recognised by Analyst Firm Gartner as "Cool Vendor 2013". -Ignasi Vilajosana, Worldsensing’s CEO, was named the first Spanish Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2014.

Minoryx Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Mataro, Spain, founded in 2011. The company specializes in discovering and developing innovative treatments for life-threatening rare diseases, with a particular focus on pediatric neurometabolic conditions of genetic origin. Minoryx is known for its development of pharmacological chaperones, a new generation of small molecule drugs designed to restore protein functionality, thereby addressing unmet medical needs in genetic diseases that severely affect the central nervous system. Additionally, Minoryx engages in repositioning-based projects to explore alternative therapeutic options for these challenging conditions.

Iberdrola, S.A. is a prominent electric utility company based in Bilbao, Spain, engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity and gas both domestically and internationally. Established in 1840, Iberdrola has built a diverse portfolio of power generation assets, primarily focusing on renewable sources such as wind, hydro, solar, and biomass, while also utilizing fossil fuels and nuclear power. The company is recognized as the largest owner of wind farms globally, with approximately 40% of its generation capacity derived from wind energy. Iberdrola operates in nearly 40 countries and serves a substantial customer base, including millions across Spain, the United Kingdom, and Latin America. In addition to its core electricity and gas operations, Iberdrola is involved in telecommunications, engineering, consulting, and real estate activities. Despite its international expansion, Spain remains central to its operations, accounting for about half of its power generation capacity.

QEV Technologies is a Barcelona-based manufacturer specializing in electric vehicles and related components. Founded by Joan Orus, who has two decades of experience in electric mobility, the company has gained recognition through its success in various racing championships, including WRC, TCR, WTCC, and Formula E. This competitive background has driven the development of advanced technologies such as battery management, motor control, and vehicle-to-grid systems. QEV Technologies provides complete solutions to automakers and fleet operators, enabling them to reduce emissions and lower operating costs while advancing the transition to electric mobility.

MotorK is an Italian software company founded in 2010, specializing in cloud-based solutions for the automotive industry. With a workforce of 330 employees and subsidiaries in the UK, France, Spain, and Germany, MotorK provides a range of integrated digital products and services aimed at helping automotive manufacturers and dealers adapt to the digital landscape. The company offers various platforms, including DriveK, targeted at original equipment manufacturers, and DealerK, tailored for auto dealers. In addition, MotorK provides Internet Motors, which focuses on digital training and events for the automotive sector. Its offerings encompass tools for traffic acquisition, inventory management, sales operations, and promotional campaigns, enabling clients to enhance their online visibility and streamline their sales processes in a competitive marketplace.

October SA is a lending platform designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), facilitating direct borrowing from individual and institutional lenders. Established in France in 2014 under the name Lendix, the company rebranded to October SA in 2018. It operates as a pan-European platform with locations in France, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands. By simplifying access to funding, October aims to empower businesses and enhance their growth potential. The platform emerged in response to regulatory changes that allowed increased competition in the lending sector, effectively democratizing financial resources for SMEs across Europe.