Startup Valencia

Empowering global tech founders
🚀 The private non-profit organization connecting startups & scaleups
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[Startup Valencia @Startup_VLC]

👀 ¡#VDS2026 anuncia su agenda!

+600 ponentes, +200 sesiones, 17 unicornios y +50 fondos e inversores con +300.000M€ en activos bajo gestión

IA, defensa, salud, inversión y espacio marcarán la 9ª edición 🌎

Más info en @ElReferente 👇
https://t.co/uE88c35srP

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@IA_HIPSTER 💻 Supercomputing is already transforming the way companies innovate and scale!

Susanna Ercolani from @BSC_CNS and Laura Solaz from @QatiumHQ discuss what's next at #VDS2026, in a session hosted by Peninsula and moderated by @vpalmerbcn 🚀🔬

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🤖 Expert advice to tackle this edition’s challenges!

This morning, our advisors shared practical insights to help participants address the challenges presented by @enisa

Thanks to @BStartup, @cdtm_munich, @caixabank, @UEuropea and @enisa for their guidance and support 🤝

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📍 From Valencia to the world, one scaling strategy at a time

@carlosidai (@veganicfoods), Mónica Redón (Digital Healthcare EMEA Sales Director, @ADI_News) and @alboportero (CEO, @wenalyze) share their global playbook with Mónica Paya (Generalitat Valenciana)

Hosted by @generalitat 🌐 #VDS2026

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🎙️ The media is gathering at #VDS2026!

Our Media & Editorial Lead Log brings together Alejandro Vesga (@Emprendedores), Noa de la Torre (@elmundoes) and Daniel Alonso Viña (@el_pais) to share key highlights, announcements and insights 📰

🤝 Conversations behind the headlines!

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🏛️ Valencia welcomes the world to #VDS2026!

@mjosecatala, Mayor of Valencia, @PaulaLlobet, Councillor for Tourism, Innovation and Investment Attraction, @SusanaCamarero, First Vice President of the Valencian Government, @nacho_mas, CEO of Startup Valencia and VDS, and @jlhortelano, President of @Startup_VLC, highlight Valencia's role as a global tech hub🌍

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🌊 Innovation is making waves at #VDS2026

With PEIC Demo on the Lake, thanks to @opentop_hub, the lake at the @CACiencies becomes a live testing ground for maritime and port technologies 🚤

👀 Come watch the demos and see innovation in action!

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🧠 AI tools are only as useful as the people using them

Alejandro Vidal, Founder of Mind Makers, breaks down how to train hundreds of employees and scale AI adoption in this 20-minute workshop

Get your team up to speed at #VDS2026 🙌

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🚀 We’re kicking off Day 1 of #VDS2026!

The “Agentic AI for Startups: Design Systems That Work for You” workshop by @pepe_sepulveda, Director Innovation at Singular, has just started at the Future Stage 🤳

A 25-minute session on designing agentic AI that works for startups

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🌐 Now at the Discovery Stage: “Agentic AI Unfiltered: Data Architecture for Error-Proof International Expansion”

With Anselmo Ríos, CEO at Redfledxion Consultores, and @IA_HIPSTER, AI Speaker, Trainer & Digital Creator at El Hipster Manuel Murcia 🤖

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🛍️ What’s next at the @bancosantander Stage?

Cracking the Consumer Code: Visual Storytelling, Identity, and Modern Retailing 🎨

With Lucia Gastelum (@MovistarPlus), Rodrigo Bernárdez (Pilatus Brand) & @NikiaraP (Modest Beauty)

Moderator: Annabell Gast (Oh My Gast)

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🚀 First Santander Stage panel!

#VDS2026 opens with: Sovereign Data: Navigating Privacy, Public Data Gathering and Cloud Security

🔐 Powered by @bancosantander:
• @fvsegarra, @Internxt
• Denas Grybauskas, @Oxylabs_io
• Gonzalo Torres, @wonderful_ai
🎤 Moderator: @oisinlunny

[CEEI Valencia @ceeivalencia]

¡Ya estamos en #VDS2026, en el epicentro del emprendimiento tecnológico!

La 9ª edición del encuentro de @Startup_VLC reúne a más de 12.000 asistentes de 120 países.

Tenemos por delante dos días para conectar con proyectos y agentes referentes en innovación y tecnología. 🙌

[CEEI Valencia @ceeivalencia]

Encuentra tu suerte emprendedora. 🍀

La Red CEEI de la Comunitat Valenciana te esperamos en el stand 5 de #VDS2026. Acércate y conoce todas las oportunidades que ofrecemos para impulsar tu #startup.

Estamos deseando conocer tu proyecto.

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas @Spotify @E_Molina_ @WILDCom_ 🚀 From Hair Salon to Mars: Who Gets to Build the Future?

Carmen Köhler, Mars Analog Astronaut at @oewf and CEO & Founder of P3R GmbHand, brings her incredible journey to the Main Stage!

🎤 In conversation with Begonia Vazquez, Founder of Why Co

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas 📈 From 9M to 280M Spotify Premium users!

What does it take to scale a global platform?

Ana Sandra Ruiz, Senior Director at @Spotify, shares the growth playbook behind the numbers with @E_Molina_ (@WILDCom_)

🔛 Main Stage #VDS2026

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas “We want people to look back and say: This started at VDS” 💡

For @jlhortelano, President of @Startup_VLC, GENESIS is all about what begins here: new partnerships, investments and companies that will shape the future long after VDS ends

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas 🚀 Where the future takes shape!

@nacho_mas, CEO of @Startup_VLC and VDS: “VDS is where conversations become business, investment and real projects”

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas 🏙️ “The real impact of VDS lies in what it generates before, during and after”

@mjosecatala, Mayor of Valencia (@AjuntamentVLC), highlights how the tech event strengthens the city's global position and drives long-term economic growth

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@mjosecatala @AjuntamentVLC @SusanaCamarero @generalitat @jlhortelano @Startup_VLC @nacho_mas 👥 @SusanaCamarero, First Vice President of the @generalitat, highlights the importance of turning tech growth into quality jobs and opportunities for future generations

“A strong tech industry creates opportunities for people, not just investment”

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🎤 The official #VDS2026 opening continues!

👥 @mjosecatala, Mayor of Valencia (@AjuntamentVLC); @SusanaCamarero, First Vice President and Regional Minister for Housing, Employment, Youth and Equality of the @generalitat; @jlhortelano, President of @Startup_VLC; and @nacho_mas, CEO of Startup Valencia and VDS, welcome attendees and discuss Valencia’s role in the global tech landscape

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