Join world's #1 university-linked accelerator program — now landing in Spain.
After successfully supporting 350+ tech startups across Europe, imec.istart is expanding to Spain. Our internationally acclaimed accelerator is designed to help founders turn innovative tech ideas into scalable, investor-ready businesses — with early funding, top-tier mentoring, and global network access.
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Are you an ambitious early-stage tech startup based in Spain?
Be the first to hear about the launch, application dates, and how you can become part of our first Spanish cohort.
What we offer:
Backed by imec — Europe’s leading R&D hub for nano- and digital technologies.
We support and partner with the most ambitious pre-seed startups – often as their first investor. Imec.istart will launch in 2025 in Spain, but the program can count on many years of experience of the imec.istart acceleration program in Belgium and other countries.
imec.istart Spain welcomes startups who have a
Tech product (this can be software or hardware, deeptech or shallowtech)
Working proof of concept
Complementary founding team