The Silicon Valley of Barcelona

              Eva Andrés

Social Media Specialist

More and more startups and large companies are choosing to establish themselves in Barcelona to grow their various disruptive business models. This is one of the reasons why in recent years Barcelona is perceived as the European Silicon Valley and is the destination of choice for technology companies.

The most innovative cities in the world

The innovation sector has been distributed across different cities around the world. It all started in Silicon Valley, conceived as the world capital of innovation, and together with the San Francisco Bay Area, they have managed to be the leaders in technology companies. Companies such as Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook were born there... 

Apart from Silicon Valley, the United States is home to other innovation hubs in Boston, Seattle, New York, Miami, Austin. Each of these cities wants to build technology hubs that allow Startups to develop without limits. Most of the companies that achieve high growth and become 'unicorns' grew in these technology centers.

In recent years, and despite American dominance, European cities have positioned themselves to promote the growth of startups. Cities like London, Barcelona, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, and Amsterdam are the new hubs of innovation and promote technology as a tool to improve the quality of life for their citizens.

The innovative ecosystem of Barcelona

Barcelona is a city that meets all the requirements to be one of the epicenters of entrepreneurship. The combination of quality of life, good connection with the rest of the world, international environment, investment capital and climate, make it the perfect destination to be a desired destination for startups. 

Companies like Softonic, Privalia, Wallapop, Badi, Glovo, or Travekperk have been conceived here and have experienced exponential growth.

Why is Barcelona an international benchmark hub?

These characteristics have made the image of Barcelona as a European technological hub proliferate. The history of the city shows its entrepreneurial character, you only have to review the revolution that the textile industry had a century ago, or the universal exhibitions that it has hosted to support the new technological advances of each era. That is why it is doubly trusted that it will become one of the largest international hubs, and that it will transform the sector.

According to a study, last year there were 1,197 startups in Barcelona, a figure that is expanding every year and therefore, the city belongs to the top 10 of European hubs. In addition, it is an ecosystem that is stabilizing and with the passage of time becoming increasingly mature.

Cities, centers of entrepreneurship, are not only so because of their geographical location or the number of technology companies they have, but also because of the values they transmit. They are usually open, tolerant, community-involved and inclusive cities. Barcelona meets this profile and also has local and international talent to provide competent profiles to companies.

At Aticco we enjoy the result of these connections from our entrepreneurial and creative ecosystem, where we share knowledge, experience, and the desire to design the future together with our community.