TodoStartups

What TodoStartups does

TodoStartups is a Spanish-language digital media portal headquartered in Madrid, Spain, founded in 2010 and operating as a private company wholly owned by the Grupo CEF.- UDIMA educational conglomerate. The platform publishes news articles, interviews, opinion pieces, videos, podcasts (Startup Fun, currently in Season 9), and press releases covering the Spanish startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem, with structured resource sections covering personal branding, company building, marketing courses, and a business directory. Its core technology is a web-based content management system for digital publishing, and it does not expose any public or partner-facing API; the site offers a multi-language UI (Spanish, English, French, Italian, Chinese).

The business model is free, advertising-supported digital media. Revenue derives from display advertising, sponsored content placements, event and webinar promotion, and content collaboration partnerships with educational institutions. The audience consists primarily of Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs, startup founders, and business professionals; the platform's secondary commercial audience is advertisers and event organizers targeting this niche. Ownership by CEF.- UDIMA, plus affiliation with the GICSOT research group (registered in Spain's national R&D+i plan and recognized by ANEP), embeds TodoStartups within an academic-educational ecosystem providing credibility, cross-promotion, and access to entrepreneurship students.

The team is small (1-10 employees per the firmographic data) and no funding rounds, revenue figures, or M&A activity are disclosed. Strategic activity is incremental: new content categories, podcast seasons, multi-language interface deployment, and the appointment of Juan Luis Rubio as Director General. The platform has no documented AI/ML capabilities and no AI products, with AI referenced only as a covered editorial topic rather than an internal capability.

Name

TodoStartups

Legal name

TodoStartups

Website

https://todostartups.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TodoStartups is a Madrid-based, Spanish-language digital media portal owned by the CEF.- UDIMA educational group, publishing news, interviews, podcasts, and videos about startups and entrepreneurship for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs and business professionals through an advertising-supported model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsored Content: The platform generates revenue through display advertising, sponsored content placements, and branded content sections visible throughout the website and newsletter distribution.
2. Event Promotion and Content Partnerships: Revenue derived from promoting events, webinars, and conferences targeting the Spanish startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem, as well as content collaboration partnerships with educational institutions.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TodoStartups is a Spanish-language online business news portal that publishes articles, interviews, opinion pieces, videos, podcasts, and press releases covering startups, entrepreneurship, and new technologies for a primarily Spanish audience. The platform is operated by a small team and is integrated with the CEF.- UDIMA educational group, offering free access to readers and monetizing via advertising, sponsored content, and event/promotional partnerships.

Product overview

TodoStartups is a Spanish-language digital news and content platform focused on entrepreneurship and startups in Spain and Latin America. The platform publishes news articles, interviews, opinion pieces, videos, podcasts, and press releases covering topics such as business strategy, technology, innovation, funding, and digital marketing. It also provides educational resources including a business directory, marketing courses, and guides for entrepreneurs. The offering is a content/media platform rather than a SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TodoStartups digital news platform Free-access Spanish-language online news portal publishing daily articles, interviews, opinion pieces, videos, podcasts, and press releases covering startups, entrepreneurship, funding, new technologies, and the Spanish economy. Targeted at Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs, business professionals, and the startup ecosystem.
• Startup Fun podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive Spanish startup news coverage with articles dating from 2012 to 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CEF.- UDIMA (Centro de Estudios Financieros - Universidad a Distancia de Madrid)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTodoStartups is owned by the CEF.- UDIMA educational group, forming an integrated media and education ecosystem. The platform serves as the primary news outlet for the entrepreneurship and startup community associated with the institution, with cross-promotion and collaborative content initiatives.
• GICSOT (Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales Tecnológicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTodoStartups is a collaborating entity affiliated with the GICSOT research group, which is registered as an official research group in Spain's national R&D+i plan and recognized by ANEP. This partnership provides academic credibility and research collaboration opportunities.
• UDIMA (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTodoStartups maintains close ties with UDIMA, with the GICSOT research group GI-17/1 registered at the university, positioning the platform within an academic research context.
• MicrosoftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft acquired Lumenisity, a British startup developing hollow-core fiber cable technology for high-speed data transmission in data centers. This acquisition strengthens Microsoft's cloud infrastructure capabilities.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle and LALIGA formed a strategic alliance to eradicate digital piracy in football. The partnership involves advanced monitoring systems and enforcement actions to protect content rights.
• b2wisecoreTechnology or IntegrationIbernova partnered with b2wise to bring advanced industrial planning to the Iberian market. The collaboration integrates b2wise's Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning methodology and Commwise AI.studio platform into Ibernova's digitization solutions, serving over 15,000 connected machines.
• Patxi MonederocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKreab hired Patxi Monedero as the new Creative Director. Monedero brings extensive experience from television and audiovisual sectors (Antena 3, AXN, Sony, FOX, National Geographic) and previously worked with brands like Movistar, Mapfre, and Iberdrola.
• Glintt Life (Healthcare Division)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlintt Life operates as the healthcare pillar of Glintt Global, managing technology solutions in more than 14,000 pharmacies and 430 hospitals across the Iberian Peninsula, focusing on connecting the entire healthcare ecosystem.
• Glintt Next (Consulting Division)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlintt Next provides multi-sector consulting in telecommunications, financial services, energy, and public administration, specializing in custom application development, low-code architectures, system integration, and AI-driven data processing.
• Bayer LifeHub BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayer's LifeHub Barcelona Demo Day brings together the most innovative startups to advance sustainable and innovative agriculture. The event gathered 11 startups and multiple stakeholders to foster agricultural transformation.
• Bayer Grants4Apps AcceleratorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayer's Grants4Apps Accelerator (G4A) program supports healthcare and digital health startups. The program has selected startups from countries including Germany, Hungary, South Korea, and Ghana for acceleration.
• TechStarsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft partnered with TechStars accelerator program to invest in developers for the Kinect platform, distributing up to $20,000 in investment, Xbox development kits, workspace access, BizSpark program, and 3-month incubation.
• Real Academia de IngenieríaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Real Academia de Ingeniería partnered with the Association of Consulting Companies on the Mujer e Ingeniería (Women and Engineering) project, bringing 27 female engineers from 14 companies to 23 educational centers, reaching 1,895 students with 32 sessions to promote technological talent among young Spanish women.
• Universidad de CádizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad de Cádiz formed a strategic alliance with the business sector to measure and improve the efficiency of local SMEs, promoting technology adoption and best practices in the regional business ecosystem.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Emprendedores: Spain's leading entrepreneurship magazine and digital platform offering advice, news, and resources for entrepreneurs. Closely comparable niche and audience (Spanish entrepreneurs and startups) and similar educational content overlay.
• MarketingDirecto.com: Long-running Spanish digital media outlet focused on marketing, advertising, and business innovation. Directly comparable as a Spanish-language ad-supported digital publication serving marketing and business decision-makers with a multi-format content approach.
• PuroMarketing: Spanish-language digital publication covering marketing, business, and entrepreneurship topics. Comparable because it operates the same ad-supported Spanish-language content model and is even cross-linked from TodoStartups' topic tags, indicating audience and category overlap.

Regional players

• Actualidad Económica: Spanish-language economics and business publication covering Spain and Latin America markets. Comparable Spanish-language business journalism audience, with broader geographic scope than TodoStartups' Iberian Peninsula primary focus.

Broad incumbents

• El Economista: Major Spanish-language business and economic news outlet with broad coverage including entrepreneurship and technology. Overlaps with TodoStartups in business/startup news but operates as a much larger general business publication.
• Expansión: El Mundo's business newspaper covering Spanish companies, markets, and startup ecosystem. Comparable as a major Spanish business news outlet covering overlapping audience (Spanish business professionals and entrepreneurs).
• Forbes España: Spanish edition of Forbes covering business, entrepreneurship, and technology. Comparable Spanish-language business/startup audience, though as a much broader global media brand with deeper content resources.
• TechCrunch: Global English-language leader in startup and technology news. Comparable editorial niche (startup news, founder interviews) and multi-format approach, though at vastly larger scale and in English rather than Spanish.
• Cinco Días: El País's daily business newspaper covering markets, companies, and entrepreneurship in Spain. Comparable as an established Spanish-language business news brand, though broader in scope than TodoStartups' startup-only focus.

Emerging players

• Startupxplore: Spanish startup investment and discovery platform tracking startups, investors, and funding rounds. Comparable as a Spanish-language startup ecosystem platform, though focused on investment data rather than editorial coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/todostartups
• Facebookfacebook.com/todostartups
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/todostartups

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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