Aptenisa startup ideation and acceleration program

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What is APTENISA?

This is a 1-year program, which will end with the celebration of a demo day in which the accelerated startups will be presented. 9 Science and Technology Parks will participate in the competition of 126 projects, of which the best 42 will be accelerated and another 30 startups will be supported in their investment processes. APTenisa is a systemic program that promotes the connection between the parks, the ideas and the companies developed during the program, so that companies and teams from the 9 parks can interact and share experiences and knowledge.

How can APTENISA help you?

Market oriented
Validate your business model
Know your target market
Develop a clear value proposition
Identify, define and articulate the problem your product solves.

What is your objective?

The objective is to facilitate the creation of new technology-based companies and reduce the obstacles they face during their growth, making them more competitive.

Who can participate?

Any person or team with an innovative science or technology-based business project. If you have an idea in its initial phase, you are the profile we are looking for. It is not necessary to have a business plan or a prototype to participate in the program, the only requirement is your commitment and motivation.

APTENISA program activities

1st ACTIVITY: APTenisa Launch Competition

Competition of science-technology based ideas and/or startup projects in very early stages with the objective of selecting the best ones to be accelerated to the market in APTenisa Launch. The competition will consist of two phases:

Phase 1: Your project will be evaluated by the park to which you link in the registration form.
- The three best rated will enter directly to APTenisa Launch.
- The next four to five projects will move on to Phase 2.
Phase 2: APTenisa Competition. You will attend a Pitch Day organized by the park you have joined where you will present your pitch in front of an expert jury.

APTenisa Launch Competition Registration

[Registration will be open from June 3 through July 3, 2025].

Startup managers presenting and analyzing sales growth chart

2nd ACTIVITY: APTenisa Launch

APTenisa Launch is an accelerator program designed to help in the initial phase of the start-up project and prepare them for market launch with a complete immersive program, which will be developed from October 6, 2025 until February 25, 2026, ending with a final Demoday at the Transfiere Forum in 2026, whose estimated date is March 2026. More information about the project

3rd ACTIVITY: APTenisa Investment Readiness

Training and mentoring program designed to prepare 30 startups to successfully attract investment. Through practical training and expert coaching, participants will optimize their pitch, strategy and participation in investment forums and demodays. The training will begin on October 1 and end on November 1, 2025. More information about the program

[Registration will be open from September 1 to September 15, 2025.]

APTENISA LAUNCH

Accelerator program designed to assist in the initial phase of the start-up project and prepare them for market launch.

42 startups will be accompanied by the 9 participating parks, whose trained staff will be able to participate along with the external support and coordination of the coordinating tractor park (La Salle Technova Barcelona).

This is a complete immersive program to promote the creation of science-technology based companies and Deep Tech, by boosting high-impact entrepreneurship, generating qualified employment and creating highly innovative Deep tech companies and spin-offs that can achieve success in the market.

It is based on the Lean Launchpad method, developed at the universities of California and Stanford, pioneers of scientific-technological entrepreneurship, to help step by step in business development: from the initial idea to the constitution of the company, validation of the business model and customer development through interviews with the market.

The program provides all the resources and knowledge necessary to move from an initial startup to a company ready to operate with high scalability projections, with tailored advice for each project in key areas for startups: how to interview clients, industrial and intellectual property, legal aspects and basic financial concepts to create a company.

Its duration is 10 weeks, with more than 20 sessions divided into conferences and six workshops, carried out in online format, between the months of October 2025 and February 2026. A minimum of 160h in total, plus individual mentoring sessions and personalized advice.

The program will have a wide network of mentors with entrepreneurial experience in all sectors at the disposal of the entrepreneurs with profiles adapted to the participating projects.

The program ends with a pitch of the participants to Business Angels, seed investors and facilitators. In this, the validated teams will be able to present their projects with a final DEMODAY at the Transfiere event , European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, which takes place in March 2026. This is a great opportunity to get feedback in a multiplier environment to close the program and open a new promising stage for the projects.

Participant profiles

Multidisciplinary teams with management capacity, committed to the project and availability to dedicate the necessary time for the execution of the tasks foreseen in the program.
Teams of ambitious entrepreneurs with an original and scalable business.
Start-up teams at an early stage of business development that need resources to get started.

Criteria/Evaluations

Scientific/technological based ideas or Deep Tech.
High-value technology solutions that provide sustainable competitive advantages with product/service maturity and an innovative component.
Growth potential and scalability of the project.
Sustainability of the project understood in the broad economic, environmental and social sense.
The impact of the project for the industry/sector.
Impact of the project on employment and development of the territory where it is located.
Positive evaluation of women in the team.

APTENISA INVESTMENT READINESS

Special training to prepare a selection of 30 startups, the most investment-ready, to be able to present themselves to investors in investment forums or demodays. These startups may come from APTenisa Launch, previous editions of APTenisa, collaborating science and technology parks or programs promoted by ENISA.

Through a combination of hands-on training and personalized coaching from experts, participating startups will improve their pitch, strategy and readiness to participate in key events in the investment ecosystem.

The program will be structured in four modules and will include both group sessions and individual clinics to address specific needs of each project.