From 5 to 7 June, the Nave de Madrid innovation centre will once again be brimming with entrepreneurial talent at the twelfth South Summit. This great platform for innovation connects the main businesses, startups, investors and individuals in the world of those who want to accelerate innovation, build lasting relationships, spot opportunities and generate business.

Once again this year and as every years since its start, Banco Sabadell’s BStartup will be supporting the event as Global Partner and will be actively participating in its programme.

In a global environment marked by innovation and the digital transformation, events such as South Summit are key forums to boost entrepreneurship and the identification of new business opportunities. Banco Sabadell’s BStartup reaffirms its commitment to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, providing comprehensive support to startups and scaleups seeking to boost their growth and generate a positive social impact.

Image of one of the entrepreneurship talks at South Summit in Spain.

At Banco Sabadell’s BStartup stand, attendees can get specialist advice from the Bank’s specialists in startups and scaleups. Eight investee companies of the verticals #BStartupGreen, #BStartupHealth and ICT will be in attendance to showcase their innovative business models in the Bstartup Booth.

South Summit is now recognised as one of the major entrepreneurship and innovation platforms in the world and one of the most important high-value networking venues for player in the ecosystem to identify opportunities, do business and have a positive impact.

Its Startup Competition received more than two thousand entries, from 117 different countries and 81% from outside Spain.

Agenda BStartup Banco Sabadell

Wednesday 5 June

  • 1:25 pm | Arena Stage. “Financing Jam Session: The challenge of funding your startup today”. Good projects will also find finance, but how should you set the short and long-term financing strategies for your company in light of the different options available in the market? In this panel discussion, Adrià Vazquez, CFO at Vicio, and Isaac Cabezas, CFO at Paack, two successful companies, will talk with experts in dilutive and non-dilutive funding Ángel Buigues, BStartup Advisor at Banco Sabadell, Arnau Segura, Investment Manager at BStartup10, and Anna Niubó, Investment Manager at SabadellVentureCapital.
  • 10:00 am | Arena Stage. “Venture Debt” with the participation of Sergio Pérez, director at Sabadell Venture Capital, Fatou Diagne, Managing Partner at Bootstrap Europe, moderated by Rodríguez-Acosta Cassinello, Investor in Atempo Growth.
  • In the BStartup Booth you can find out more about the projects of our investee companies ThyTech, Ocean Ecostructures, Improfit and Nanobots.

Thursday 6 June

  • 12:40 pm | Playground Stage. “Navigating the obstacles on the journey from startup to scale-up”. Ricard Guillem, founder of Cafler, Natalia Villora, CEO and Co-Founder at Flowww, and Jose Carol, Business Development VP at Qida, will talk in a panel session moderated by Laurent Arens, BStartup 10 Director at Banco Sabadell, about the challenges that they face on their journey to becoming scaleups: growing teams, culture, investment rounds, international expansion…
  • In the BStartup Booth you can find out more about the projects of our investee companies Remuner, NEWE, Toddl and Epinium.

Banco Sabadell’s Bstartup, as Global Partner of South Summit 2024 invites all entrepreneurs, investors, businesses and other stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to join us at this great event. Together, we can build a more prosperous and innovative future in which startups have the opportunity to develop their potential and contribute to economic growth and social progress.

We hope to see you for our big programme of activities and at the BStartup by Banco Sabadell Stand at South Summit!