- Call for Proposals Guidelines in PDF (attached)
- Appendix I – Affidavit in PDF (attached)
- Click the “Registration” button (at the top of this page) to apply
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 at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. The startups selected for this call will have a booth within the startup island at the Valencia Innovation Capital stand, designed to showcase Valencian entrepreneurial talent and facilitate new connections with investors, corporations, institutions, and ecosystem stakeholders.
The call for applications will allow for the selection of up to 24 startups, which will take turns participating in the 12 available exhibit pods during the two days of the event.
The selected startups will receive an in-kind grant that includes:
- One-day use of an exhibit pod at the Valencia Innovation Capital corporate booth.
- Participation in the pitch corner of the exhibition space.
- Up to three VDS+2026 access credentials per startup.
- Inclusion of the startup’s logo and/or name on the booth’s signage and promotional materials.
Startups that meet all three of the following conditions may apply:
- have its headquarters in Valencia or the surrounding metropolitan area
- have participated, in the last two years, in incubation or acceleration programs launched by organizations within the Valencian entrepreneurial ecosystem
- develop solutions that have an economic, technological, social, or environmental impact on the city.
Startups will be selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the call for applications.
The application period will be 20 calendar days starting on the day after the summary of the call for applications is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Valencia.
Review the guidelines, download Appendix I, and submit your application to be part of the València Innovation Capital booth at VDS+2026.