ACCIÓ INVESTMENT FORUM

The Investment Forum is the place where local start-ups from Catalonia meet annually with international and national investors. It is addressed to innovative, ambitious and high growth potential start-ups, looking for private equity or venture capital funds. During all day, the attendants also engage in a dynamic networking based on having previously booked 10-minute meetings with other attendants. It is Catalonia’s most important event on the field.
This event is focused on sharing success stories, making entrepreneurs more visible, fostering networking activities and emphasizing their international presence. Moreover, every year, a different country participates in the meeting as a special guest.
One of the main goals of the Investment Forum is to create a space where entrepreneurs can pitch their projects to investors, so that they can raise money and put their expansion plans into practice. It also aims to promote contacts between all attendees and facilitate relations between people from the same sector through participatory, dynamic networking.
The startup selection process starts with an open call. They are evaluated according to some criteria: maturity, differential and innovative advantage, potential market and social impact, involvement and investment and complementarity roles of the team.

After studying all the candidates, 50 are selected to be part of the Investment Forum catalogue and 21 finalists are chosen to pitch at the event.