Valencia is launching a pioneering pilot program in schools to promote children’s emotional well-being through educational video games
València Innovation Capital and Kokoro Kids invite the city’s preschool and elementary schools to participate in an initiative that combines technology, educational innovation, and emotional health to design new tools to support children “Innovation must serve people—and especially children—to help them develop the emotional skills that are key to their well-being and future development,” emphasized […]
Submit your application for the VLC Startup Awards
The purpose of this call for entries is to establish the rules governing the awarding of cash prizes intended to recognize the efforts made by entrepreneurs and startups in the city of Valencia. Ten categories have been established, and the prize in each category will be awarded by the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, […]
Photography Contest “Heat, Camera… Action!”
How does heat affect playgrounds? Which spaces work best? What barriers prevent everyone from enjoying them? Valencia City Council, through València Innovation Capital, has launched the “Heat, Camera… Action!” photography contest, inviting residents to capture how València’s playgrounds are experienced during the summer months and help imagine play spaces that are cooler, more accessible and […]
XTIC Call for Proposals: The New Centre of Excellence in Technology for Sport, Entertainment, Media and Health
Valencia is launching a new opportunity to lead the future of innovation in sport, health, entertainment and digital media. Valencia Innovation Capital, in collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana, is launching a call for proposals for the creation and operation of the XTIC Centre of Excellence, which will be located in the La Harinera building and […]
Take Your Startup to Web Summit Lisbon 2026 with València Innovation Capital
Is your startup ready to take the next step at one of the world’s leading technology, investment and innovation events, bringing together more than 70,000 attendees and almost 2,000 investors? València Innovation Capital is launching a public call to support the participation of up to 24 startups connected to Valencia’s innovation ecosystem at its Startup […]
Open call for the GovTech challenge “Fair Play Lab” to develop innovative solutions that promote respect in grassroots sport
Can artificial intelligence help create safer and more respectful sports environments? València Innovation Capital is launching Fair Play Lab, a new GovTech challenge aimed at startups, companies, universities, technology centres and innovative organisations interested in developing a technological solution capable of detecting, recording and preventing verbal abuse, discriminatory language and aggressive verbal behaviour in grassroots […]
EMPYME 2026 Call for Applications
The Resolution of 23 June 2026 issued by the Valencian Regional Government announces the EMPYME 2026 grants, designed to support entrepreneurs and SMEs in launching and consolidating their business projects. Budget Who can apply for it? They must meet the following requirements: Application deadline
City Resilience Hack
Could your ideas help build more resilient cities? City Resilience Hack is an international hackathon taking place on September 24-25, 2026, at the Energy Discovery Centre in Tallinn (Estonia). It will bring together startups, entrepreneurs, professionals and multidisciplinary teams to develop practical solutions for real challenges proposed by European cities. Participants will work alongside city […]
Take Your Startup to VDS+2026 with València Innovation Capital
València Innovation Capital is launching a call for applications to select up to 24 startups from the Valencian innovation ecosystem that wish to have a booth at the Valencia Digital Summit 2026 (VDS+2026), one of the major international gathering places for startups, technology, investment, and innovation. VDS+2026 will be held on October 21 and 22 […]
PEIC 2026 – Port Entrepreneurship International Congress
The Port Entrepreneurship International Congress (PEIC) 2026 is the leading international event on innovation and entrepreneurship for the port and logistics sector, organized by Opentop, Valenciaport’s innovation hub. Now in its fourth edition, the event will take place on October 20 and 21, 2026, in Valencia and will debut a two-day format designed to foster […]