Lanzadera Accelerator

Name

Lanzadera Accelerator

Legal name

LANZADERA EMPRENDEDORES, S.L.U.

Website

https://lanzadera.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Accelerator Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD)

Keywords

• Startup acceleration services
• Entrepreneurship development programs
• Business mentorship programs
• Corporate innovation partnerships
• Startup ecosystem support

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Acceleration Program Services: Lanzadera accelerates startups through a structured program providing mentorship, training, workspace, and ecosystem access. Revenue is generated through program participation and equity stakes in accelerated startups. The ecosystem also includes Angels (investment arm) which provides funding to accelerated companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lanzadera Accelerator operates a High-Performance Center for Startups, delivering structured acceleration programs that provide entrepreneurs with personalized mentorship, training, workspace, and ecosystem access. It runs the main A-B Acceleration Program for early-stage startups, an Open Innovation Program that connects corporations with disruptive startup solutions, and a Programa 2.0 community program for post-acceleration support.

Product overview

Lanzadera Accelerator operates as a High-Performance Center for Startups, offering a unified platform of interconnected programs rather than a single software product. The core offerings include the Acceleration Program (A-B), the Open Innovation Program, and the Community Program 2.0, all supported by educational resources through the Academy including ebooks and the Lanzadera Podcast. The accelerator, founded in 2013 and promoted by Juan Roig as part of Marina de Empresas in Valencia, Spain, has accelerated over 1,700 companies and was recognized by Financial Times as a top-3 accelerator in Spain and Portugal for three consecutive years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa de Aceleración (A-B) The main acceleration program designed to increase startup performance regardless of their maturity phase. Provides personalized itineraries, mentorship, training, and workspace support to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses faster.
• Innovación Abierta (Open Innovation Program) An innovation program that connects corporations with disruptive startup solutions to resolve their innovation challenges, enabling corporate clients to access external startup-driven innovation through the Lanzadera ecosystem.
• Programa 2.0 (Community Program) Post-acceleration community program that maintains ongoing contact with Lanzadera and enables continued growth through the Lanzadera entrepreneur community and alumni network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accelerated over 1,700 startups since 2013
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Marina de EmpresascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarina de Empresas is the parent organization promoting Lanzadera, founded by Juan Roig. It serves as an entrepreneurial ecosystem providing innovation, investment, and education services. Lanzadera is part of this ecosystem along with Angels (investment) and EDEM (business school).
• EDEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDEM is the business school of Marina de Empresas that provides education and training to entrepreneurs. It offers business education that goes against the current, complementing the acceleration services of Lanzadera.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ENISA: Spanish state-owned public venture financing vehicle providing loans and co-investment to Spanish startups. Not a direct accelerator competitor but a key ecosystem enabler frequently co-investing in Lanzadera-alumni startups in Spain.

Direct peers

• Techstars: Global accelerator network running cohort-based programs with mentorship and seed investment. Comparable to Lanzadera across program structure, equity-for-services economics, and corporate innovation partnerships.
• Wayra: Telefónica's corporate-backed startup accelerator operating across Spain, Latin America, and Europe. Directly comparable as a corporate-sponsored (CVC-style) accelerator with cohort programs and equity investments in early-stage startups.
• Startupbootcamp (SBC): Global accelerator running vertical-specific cohorts with mentor networks and seed investment. Comparable cohort-based, equity-for-services model, though SBC tends toward industry specialization versus Lanzadera's horizontal approach.
• Y Combinator: The benchmark global startup accelerator, offering cohort-based acceleration, mentorship, and seed investment in exchange for equity. Directly comparable to Lanzadera's acceleration + equity model, though operating at vastly greater scale and global reach.
• Antler: Global early-stage investor and accelerator running residency programs with day-one investing and follow-on capital. Comparable to Lanzadera's acceleration + investment (Angels) model, though Antler operates across more geographies.
• Plug and Play: Global innovation platform and accelerator connecting corporations with startups across verticals. Comparable to Lanzadera through its open-innovation and corporate-startup matching model, though at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• SeedRocket: Spanish startup accelerator offering cohort programs, mentorship, and seed investment. Closest Iberian peer to Lanzadera in terms of regional focus, program structure, and early-stage equity-backed acceleration model.
• Demium Startups: European talent-investment accelerator headquartered in Spain, running cohort-based acceleration programs with early-stage investment. Comparable regional peer focused on Southern European startup formation.
• Conector Startup Accelerator: Barcelona-based Spanish startup accelerator running cohort programs with mentorship and seed investment. Operates in the same Iberian market as Lanzadera with a comparable horizontal acceleration + equity model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lanzaderaes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/lanzaderaTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/LanzaderaEs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lanzadera
• Instagraminstagram.com/lanzadera.es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments265 records

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