Andalusia Open Future and Minerva promote 220 startups in five years

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

A total of 220 innovative entrepreneurs have participated in the acceleration programs of startups Andalucía Open Future and Minerva, launched by the Junta de Andalucía, through the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University. In the last five years its collaborations include major companies like Telefónica and Vodafone.

A total of 120 startups have completed the Andalucía Open Future program since its launch five years ago, of which 76 are already being billed.

This initiative, promoted by the Andalusian Government and Telefónica, is aimed at entrepreneurs who want to develop in Andalusia technological projects of an innovative nature framed in areas primarily as the internet of things, big data, industry 4.0, smart agro, e-health, smart cities or energy.

Andalucía Open Future offers its own work space, a customized acceleration methodology and a team of specialized mentors in various business areas made up of more than 80 active professionals. In addition, it facilitates various networking opportunities, access to clients through Telefónica's global Open Future network, as well as public financing instruments of the Junta de Andalucía.

For its part, the Minerva program, launched in collaboration with Vodafone five years ago, has so far selected more than 120 innovative ideas, of which 80% have managed to become stable businesses, consolidating and generating nearly 400 job positions in Andalusia. The typology of these initiatives focuses on areas of marketing, health and wellness, culture and leisure, agrotech, or Smart City.

13% of startups accelerated by Minerva have opted for the road safety and intelligent mobility sector, creating advanced solutions that are helping to reduce the number of traffic accidents on roads.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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