Seed funding for Spain startups in 2026

Grants for Startups in Spain (2026) — Open Programs & Eligibility

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Grants for startups in Spain

Seed funding for Spain startups (2026)

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Startup Grants in Spain

Non-dilutive seed funding, competitions, and awards. Ideal for pilots, MVPs, and early-stage traction without giving up equity.

Ekintzaile 2026 (SPRI, Basque Country)

Submit the application electronically through SPRI's Ekintzaile programme page, signed ...

Deadline: Dec 11
CDTI Direct Innovation Line (Línea Directa de Innovación)

Apply online through the CDTI electronic headquarters (sede electrónica). Expenses must...

Rolling Applications
CDTI R&D Projects (Proyectos de I+D)

Apply online through the CDTI electronic headquarters (sede electrónica). Submit the wr...

Rolling Applications
Innowwide Call 5: Market Feasibility Grant for Extra-European Expansion (Eureka / Bpifrance)

Notify your Bpifrance innovation account manager (copy international.innoproject@bpifra...

Deadline: Dec 01
Eureka ITEA Cluster Call: Software Innovation (Bpifrance, France)

Contact your Bpifrance innovation account manager first (copy international.innoproject...

Deadline: Nov 02
The Thiel Fellowship

Prospective fellows can apply directly online through the Thiel Fellowship website by p...

Rolling Applications
The Basis Fellowship

Complete the brief 10-minute online application form by sharing your background, portfo...

Rolling Applications
DIV Fund (Development Innovation Ventures) Grants

Read the Request for Proposals and submit through the online portal on the DIV Fund app...

Rolling Applications
HubSpot for Startups

Check your eligibility through the signup link on the HubSpot for Startups page.

Rolling Applications
MIT Solve 2027 Global Climate Challenge

Submit your solution through the Solve website by 2 November 2026, 12:00pm EST.

Deadline: Nov 06
MIT Solve 2027 Global Health Challenge

Submit your solution through the Solve website by 2 November 2026, 12:00pm EST.

Deadline: Nov 06
D-Prize Startup Grant

Submit through the D-Prize site. Early submission closes 25 October 2026, regular submi...

Deadline: Nov 15
Bourse French Tech Emergence (Bpifrance)

Contact your Bpifrance regional office to present the project, then file the applicatio...

Rolling Applications
Bourse French Tech (Bpifrance)

First meet a Bpifrance account manager at your regional office to present the project, ...

Rolling Applications
EXIST Business Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)

You don't apply directly. Contact your German university's or research institution's st...

Deadline: Dec 31
Women TechEU

Two stages: (1) Eligibility Strand — rolling, with weekly cut-offs every Tuesday at 17:...

Deadline: Jan 14
EIC Accelerator

Three steps: (1) short proposal any time — short form, 10-slide pitch deck and 3-minute...

Deadline: Nov 04
Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups | Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration

To apply, applicants must obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) by registering...

Deadline: Nov 16
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3

Applicants must start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one on the I...

Deadline: Nov 03
Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1

Applicants can start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one via the I...

Deadline: Nov 11
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1

Applicants can start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one. Initiati...

Deadline: Dec 02
The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation

Grant applications are accepted twice a year for awards made in the spring and fall, wi...

Deadline: Dec 22
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Apply through the online form on DRK's website, which takes about 30 to 60 minutes. You...

Rolling Applications
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)

Apply online through FID's open call, which runs all year. Check eligibility, choose th...

Rolling Applications
D-Prize competition

Applicants must prepare a concept note (2-3 pages, depending on whether they are submit...

Deadline: Dec 06
Autodesk Foundation Funding & Impact Support

Complete the Discovery Form on the Autodesk Foundation website to begin the selection p...

Rolling Applications
AWS Activate

Go to the AWS Startups site → “Apply for Activate Credits” → choose the appropriate pac...

Rolling Applications
Google for Startups Cloud Program

Sign up via the “Apply” / “Talk to our startup team” button on the official website. Pr...

Rolling Applications
Tech Journalism Fund

Applications for the Tech Journalism Fund are reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisio...

Rolling Applications

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Common questions

Seed funding for Spain startups: common questions

Everything founders ask before they create an account.

Seed funding helps early-stage Spain startups build MVPs, hire early team members, run pilots, and reach initial traction.

On this page, seed funding includes equity-free grants, accelerator capital, angel investment, and early-stage venture funding available in 2026.

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Weekly. New grants, accelerators, and investor calls are added and stale or closed listings are removed, so the deadlines and eligibility you see are current, not scraped once and forgotten.

All four funding types: equity-free grants, accelerator cohorts, angel and VC investors, and debt financing — filtered the same way, by country, sector, and stage.

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