Catalonia is a strategic point in the Mediterranean, with excellent travel connections, and an ideal location from which to penetrate southern European markets.

Catalonia’s universities, its existing research centres and easy access to financing through risk capital instruments (seed capital, venture capital) foster innovative activities and have encouraged different companies to establish their research and design centres here.

• 12 universities.

• 16,455 university lecturers.

• 226,084 students.

• More than 100 technology transfer centres and agents.

• 46,520 people working in research.

Public funds and seed capital for young companies

• 31 risk capital funds.

• 12 public financing bodies.

• Network of more than 700 private investors.