La Salle Technova Barcelona

What they do

La Salle Technova Barcelona is the innovation hub of La Salle-Ramon Llull University, designed to bridge the gap between academic research, entrepreneurship, and the market. For over 20 years, it has acted as a comprehensive ecosystem enabler rather than just a passive investor. It combines physical infrastructure with structured acceleration programs (T-Start, T-Launch, T-Growth) and investment readiness services. Its distinctive feature is EIX Technova, a private network of business angels that invests in startups emerging from its programs. They are deeply embedded in the European innovation landscape, often leading EU-funded consortiums and vertical-specific accelerators.

What they look for

Their thesis centers on "Science-to-Market" and "Tech-Transfer." They focus on technology-based startups with high growth potential, particularly those that can benefit from the university's R&D capabilities or corporate partnerships. They aim to de-risk early-stage deep tech and digital ventures to make them "investor-ready" for their angel network and external VCs.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

Proptech, SaaS, Deeptech, Healthcare, Food and agriculture, Edtech, Mobility and logistics, Consumer

Based

Barcelona, ES