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23Mar

Madrid Region, the best innovative ecosystem in Southern Europe, will be exhibiting at South Summit in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Madrid Region will be attending South Summit Brazil 2023 holding the Seminar “Madrid: the place to scale your startup”. The panel, which will take place on March 29th at 10:30 on Demo Stage, will showcase opportunities for foreign startups and scaleups willing to set up their businesses in Madrid.

The Invest in Madrid event will be held on the first day of the Tech Conference South Summit Brazil in Porto Alegre featured high-level representatives from public and private institutions showcasing investment opportunities for international startups within Madrid’s Ecosystem.

Moderated by Diego de Arístegui, FDI Project Director at Invest in Madrid, the panel discussion will include Rocío Schettini, Director at the Office for the Promotion of the Madrid System of Universities, Science and Innovation; Gabriela Morais Toribio, Managing Director at Wayra Brazil and Vivo Ventures and Annick Janssens, Director at the Venture Lab accelerator at the Instituto de Empresa Business School in Madrid as speakers.

Invest in Madrid, together with the speakers, will highlight the importance of the availability of talent and the investment tools supported by international corporations such as Telefónica in Madrid Region. Both Wayra Brazil and IE Business School will address initiatives that serve as a natural bridge between Latin America and Europe for startups.

The Community of Madrid continues its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship to strengthen and boost its economy. The regional office for attracting foreign investment, Invest In Madrid, is part of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. Invest in Madrid’s presence at the tech conference South Summit Brazil is a way to promote the region as one of the most important hubs in Southern Europe.

This round table will open a debate on the opportunities offered by the Madrid Region to support international innovative projects and the investment tools for them. In 2021 Madrid was the main region in Spain receiving investment aimed at startups.

A total of €2,489 million from public and private funds were invested in 2021 to light up and develop innovative startup projects within the region.

15Mar

Madrid Region rises in the main ranking of attracting foreign investment

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The Region of Madrid and the city of Madrid have climbed positions in the FDI Intelligence ranking, an annual publication of the Financial Times group that analyses the most attractive investment destinations in Europe based on several categories that investors usually take into account when deciding the destination of their investment.

Specifically, the Community of Madrid has risen from tenth to sixth position in the overall ranking that analyses all the variables: economic potential, human capital and lifestyle, profitability, connectivity and business friendliness. It is the first region in Spain in this overall ranking.

In terms of quality of life, Madrid has positioned itself directly – a year ago it did not appear in the top 10 – in the number two position, only surpassed by the Ille de France region, in which Paris is located. In terms of connectivity, the Community of Madrid jumps from number 10 to third place on the podium.

          

Investment strategy is another of the variables analysed by the FDI Intelligence group, which is based on reports submitted by investment attraction agencies. Strategies linked to the sustainability, digital transformation and green economy sectors have been decisive in establishing the scores. Here, coinciding with the launch of Invest In Madrid, the Community of Madrid has taken a giant leap forward, appearing for the first time among the top ten regions.

Since the launch of the current Invest In Madrid, the office has focused its strategy of attracting foreign investment in those sectors considered strategic for the socio-economic development of the region, which are in line with the objectives of sustainable development and generate lasting and quality employment.

 

 

On the other hand, the city of Madrid has slipped into eighth place in the overall ranking of the ten European cities of the future, thanks to its good performance in some of the areas analysed, such as human capital and lifestyle (sixth place), business friendliness (tenth) and connectivity (fourth).

 

Además, la Dirección General de Industria y de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa del Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo de España ofrece, en su portal CIRCE, un Punto de Apoyo al Emprendedor telemático en el que se puede acceder a toda la información disponible para emprendedores, así como la tramitación telemática de muchos documentos.

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23Feb

Invest In Madrid, in London’s Financial District

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The UK is the second largest investor in Madrid. In 2021, 88% of the British capital that came to Spain entered the Community of Madrid. That is why the regional government is working to strengthen this relationship, which generates so much employment and wealth for the people of Madrid.

This month, the Government of the Community of Madrid and its agency for the promotion and attraction of foreign investment, Invest In Madrid, travelled to London to meet with the business community in the City of London and explain to them in person the countless advantages of investing in our region.

 

It has been three days of scheduled visits, seminars and meetings aimed at consolidating economic ties between the two regions. Many investors based in London are looking for new locations to take their businesses and assets to, and Madrid, increasingly well positioned among the major European regions, has enormous potential to become their investment destination:

Because of our economic position within Spain, to which we contribute 20% of GDP.
Because of our transport infrastructure and unbeatable location in the centre of the peninsula, which gives us direct access by land, sea and air to international markets in Europe, Asia, America and North Africa.
For our technological infrastructure, with a high penetration of fibre optics, submarine cabling and data centres, which have made us the technological hub of Southern Europe and the headquarters of large IT companies.
Because of our innovative ecosystem and the talent of our professionals.

And for many more tangible and intangible factors. Madrid is the place to be.

 

22Feb

Invest In Madrid to address startup financing at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

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“Madrid, the place to scale your startup” is the new edition of the “Madrid Investors Talk”, the round table with which Invest In Madrid, the regional office for attracting foreign investment of Madrid Region goverment, has already attended several international startup exhibitions. After the South Summit in Madrid and the Web Summit in Lisbon, Madrid Investors Talk repeats its edition at the “Four Years From Now” in Barcelona, the startup exhibition that will take place as part of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.

Access to funding for startups during their growth and scaling stages will be the focus of the debate at this new round table. Representatives from the investment and innovation departments of corporations such as Repsol and Amadeus will explain how startup initiatives are incorporated and financed in the research and innovation divisions of large corporations, as well as the financing alternatives that exist for entrepreneurs.

 

 

The round table will take place on 1 March at 16:30 on the “Agora” stage at 4YFN. Cristina Moyano, investment manager and business strategy developer at Amadeus Ventures; María del Carmen Moreno Morales, investment analyst at Repsol; José del Barrio, founder and manager of Samaipata and Diego de Arístegui, Project Director at Invest In Madrid, will address these issues in the presence of the most cutting-edge start-ups on the international scene.

Promoting meeting places where entrepreneurs, corporations, investment funds and other sources of funding for startups can come together to bring their interests together is one of the missions of Invest In Madrid in its quest to carry out innovation projects that boost Madrid’s economy. This round table will open a debate on the opportunities offered by the Madrid region to support innovative projects and the investment possibilities for them. It is no coincidence that in 2021 Madrid was the main region receiving investment aimed at startups. A total of €2,489 million from public and private funds were invested in the year to launch and develop innovative start-up projects.

The Region of Madrid continues its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship to strengthen and boost its economy.

17Feb

Madrid Region Talent in first Invest In Madrid’s panel “Madrid Investors Lab”

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Madrid, the ecosystem for innovation and talent. This is the title of the first Madrid Investor Lab, which brought together representatives from the world of start-ups, academic institutions, government and business in the Madrid Region. Talent was the topic of discussion at this first edition. What does an ecosystem need to promote and retain talent? What initiatives are being carried out by the education system? Is it difficult for talent to find outlets with which to materialise a good idea? Do public and private initiatives work well together?

 

The speakers at the round table talked about talent, this intangible value that is essential for the success of any project. Diego De Arístegui Laborde, Project Director of Invest in Madrid, explained several of the initiatives adopted by the Community of Madrid to promote the creation and growth of start-ups. Alex García Ingrisano, Director of New Business and Head of Deep Tech at Orbyn Alternative Assets, delved into the factors that determine the success of a region when it comes to fostering entrepreneurship, focusing on the examples of Silicon Valley, London, Paris and Barcelona. Raúl Alelú Paz, Co-Founder & CEO EVER3, Co-Founder & CSO Healthy Minds Analytics, explained what companies need to do to retain and attract talent. Ariel Rose Borrego, Associate Director of IE Entrepreneur & Innovation Center at IE University, focused on the creation of talent through Universities. Finally, Silvia Morgano, CEO of Change Capital Spain, helped to identify the values that investors look for when investing in a talented project.

This event, organised by Invest In Madrid in collaboration with GBO, was also possible thanks to the collaboration of several entities of the Community of Madrid, such as Vinos de Madrid and the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, which lent its premises “Garaje de AJE” for the celebration of the event.

After the presentations, both the audience and the speakers had the opportunity to share their concerns. This is precisely the mission of these events: to provide meeting places for investors, corporates, entrepreneurs and all those involved in the economic progress of the region of Madrid, so that they can share their ideas and concerns and find joint ways to implement an idea or project. All of this with one aim: to continue creating companies, to continue growing and to continue building an ecosystem.

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Said commitment requires the investor to formally transmit this ethical and responsible conduct duty to all those involved and/or all participants in their business area and/or project in Invest In Madrid; specifically, to all employees, executives, collaborators, providers, clients and, in general, any person or entity related to them.

As a way to facilitate follow-up and implementation of said commitment, Invest In Madrid has developed conduct guidelines and guides for the appropriate follow-up and implementation of the aforementioned commitment. As a result, a corporate Code of Ethics was developed. It establishes the principles and values of ethical and responsible conduct, along with the rights, duties and responsibilities in terms of regulatory compliance of Invest In Madrid to all the people involved in this project.

Thus, the investor declares they have access to the aforementioned Code of Ethics, which they are aware of and voluntarily assume, for the purposes of applying the commitments and obligations included therein. In this sense, the investor commits to always acting with due diligence, in the interest of guaranteeing regulatory compliance, and, in particular, of preventing corporate criminal liability that could arise from their conduct.

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Finally, as a guarantee of the exact and appropriate application of our ethical and responsible commitment, the investor assumes the responsibility of communicating to Invest In Madrid any indication, suspicion or evidence of possible regulatory non-compliance, crimes, unethical conduct and, in general, actions or conduct that run counter to the entity’s protocols, regulations and codes of conduct, included in the aforementioned Code of Ethics; through the Internal Information System provided for that purpose. All this with the guarantees and requirements of confidentiality, data protection, independence and protection of the informant established by the regulatory framework applicable to said System.

Invest In Madrid appreciates your support and collaboration with our commitment to ethics and regulatory compliance, as a mechanism for detecting any irregularities and aligning your responsible conduct with the fundamental values and principles that underly the ethical culture of our entity.

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Right to Restriction: In certain situations, the individuals concerned might request restricted processing of their data; in such cases, we shall only store them to make or defend claims. In certain circumstances, and for reasons related to their specific situation, the individuals concerned may object to the processing of their personal data. FUNDACIÓN MADRID POR LA COMPETITIVIDAD will stop processing the data in this case, except for compelling legitimate reasons, or to make or defend possible claims.

 

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The FMC is a Madrid Region non-profit organisation, under the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. Its objective is to improve business competitiveness. It consists of the organisations Madrid Excelente and Invest in Madrid.

 

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COMMITMENT TO ETHICAL CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The local partner expresses their utmost will and commitment to ethical, responsible and sustainable conduct, as well as due compliance to the regulations applicable to all the activities and operations they contribute to Invest In Madrid. In this sense, they commit to duly complying with the regulatory framework that applies to them in the services and activities published on the web page, as well as implementing ethical, responsible and crime-preventing procedures and/or policy measures.

As a way to facilitate follow-up and implementation of this commitment, Invest In Madrid has developed conduct guidelines and guides for the appropriate follow-up and implementation of the aforementioned commitment. As a result, a corporate Code of Ethics was developed. It establishes the principles and values of ethical and responsible conduct, along with the rights, duties and responsibilities in terms of regulatory compliance of Invest In Madrid and its collaborating partners.

This is the framework of ethical and responsible conduct that all local partners have the duty to apply and formally transmit to all those involved and/or all participants in the area of the provision of services provided to Invest In Madrid (employees, executives, collaborators, providers, clients and, in general, any related person or entity). Thus, the local partner declares they are aware of and voluntarily assume the aforementioned Code of Ethics, for the purposes of applying the commitments and obligations included therein.

Likewise, the local partner accepts that they have the technical capacity, guarantees and experience needed to offer the investors the services included in the area of Invest In Madrid, with the necessary technical, legal and organisational requisites and high quality and safety standards. Therefore, the local partner commits to always acting with due professional diligence, in the interest of guaranteeing regulatory compliance, and, in particular, of preventing corporate criminal liability that could arise from their conduct. Likewise, the local partner is responsible for the veracity, accuracy, validity and authenticity of the information included in the form and/or provided through any other means.

Finally, as a guarantee of the exact and appropriate application of our ethical and responsible commitment, the local partner assumes the responsibility of communicating to Invest In Madrid any indication, suspicion or evidence of possible regulatory non-compliance, crimes, unethical conduct and, in general, actions or conduct that run counter to the entity’s protocols, regulations and codes of conduct, included in the aforementioned Code of Ethics; through the Internal Information System provided for that purpose. All this with the guarantees and requirements of confidentiality, data protection, independence and protection of the informant established by the regulatory framework applicable to said System.

Invest In Madrid appreciates your support and collaboration with our commitment to ethics and regulatory compliance, as a mechanism for detecting any irregularities and aligning your responsible conduct with the fundamental values and principles that underly the ethical culture of our entity.

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