Madrid Futuro
Spain
Madrid Futuro is an independent, non-profit entity created by the union of 100 public and private companies and institutions committed …
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Madrid Emprende
Spain · Madrid · See the Spain profile · See the Madrid profile
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 22% 81/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice
Madrid Emprende is the first Economic Development Agency managed of Madrid City Council's General Directorate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. They are located in strategic areas around the Madrid capital, where they incubate, accelerate and support entrepreneurial projects a
7
Business incubator centres in the network
~50
Companies currently hosted in the incubator network
400+
Graduate companies from the incubator network
66
Students who took part in the Carabanchel Innovation Camp
50+
Investors at the 2023 Investment Forum
111
Applications to the 2023 Madrid Impact Awards
48
Finalist projects in the 2023 Madrid Impact Awards
100,000 EUR
Emprendedoras Award total prize fund (14 prizes)
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- Economy, Innovation and Finance of the Madrid City Council
- Period
- 2005-present
- Region (NUTS)
ES30- Keywords
- agritech, foodtech, healthtech, sustainability, etc.
Context
Madrid Emprende is the Economic Development Agency of Madrid City Council's General Directorate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, operating since 2005. It runs a network of business incubators across strategic areas of the city, offering office space, free coworking areas, coaching and acceleration programmes to entrepreneurs, SMEs and startups under a triple-helix model that combines public, academic and private-sector support.
Results
The incubator network comprises 7 centres, currently hosting around 50 companies, with more than 400 graduate companies since the network began. The Carabanchel incubator hosted an Innovation Camp in which 66 secondary and high school students took part, and the Madrid Emprende Investment Forum brought together more than 50 investors in its 2023 edition. The 2023 Madrid Impact Awards received 111 applications, of which 48 projects reached the finals and competed for 11 second prizes and 3 main awards. The Emprendedoras Award for women entrepreneurs offers 14 prizes totalling €100,000, and the Aula Emprende online course provides 25 teaching hours of entrepreneurship training.
Implementation
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National / regional programmes ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE City Innovation Library research — accessed 2026-08-14
- Madrid Emprende — accessed 2026-08-14
- Madrid Food Innovation Hub — accessed 2026-08-14
- The Carabanchel business incubator — accessed 2026-08-14
- Innovation Camp — accessed 2026-08-14
- Madrid Emprende Investment Forum — accessed 2026-08-14
- Ventanilla Única del Emprendedor (VUE) — accessed 2026-08-14
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