Emprende inHealth

Name

Emprende inHealth

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN SOCIAL BUSINESS (UNLTD SPAIN / UNLIMITED SPAIN)

Website

https://unltdspain.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Acceleration Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Health startup acceleration
• Social impact acceleration
• Corporate volunteering programs
• Pharma startup mentoring
• Entrepreneurship support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Health Startup Acceleration Services: Emprende inHealth is a free acceleration program for health startups. The program is funded through corporate partnership with Lilly España and operates as part of Unlimited's social impact mission. There is no direct revenue generated from participating startups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Emprende inHealth is a free 6-month acceleration program for health-focused impact startups in Spain, operated by Fundación Social Business (Unlimited Spain) in partnership with Lilly España. The program provides selected startups with mentoring from Lilly pharmaceutical professionals, practical advisory services, training, regulatory and market access guidance, and connections to a network of over 100 health impact alumni startups, with no equity or cash investment required from participants.

Product overview

Emprende inHealth is a single acceleration program (not a platform with multiple modules) focused exclusively on supporting health impact startups in Spain. The program offers a 6-month acceleration curriculum combining strategic mentoring from Lilly España health sector experts, advisory services, training, and access to a community of over 100 health startups. The program is the flagship health-focused initiative under the Unlimited (Fundación Social Business) umbrella, and is distinct from other Unlimited programs such as ¡Que Vivan los Pueblos! (rural startups), Órbita MasOrange (intrapreneurship), and other corporate partnership programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emprende inHealth Acceleration Program A 6-month health startup acceleration program combining Lilly España's pharmaceutical sector expertise with Unlimited's impact methodology to support health-focused entrepreneurs through strategic mentoring, advisory services, training, regulatory guidance, and access to a network of over 100 health impact alumni startups. Designed for early to growth-stage startups developing innovative solutions for healthcare challenges with social impact focus. The program is free for participating startups and requires no equity or cash investment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of accelerated startups remain active after program completion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lilly EspañaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Lilly España has been the core corporate partner since 2016, providing healthcare sector expertise, volunteer mentors from their staff, and co-funding the program. The partnership combines Lilly's pharmaceutical knowledge with Unlimited's impact methodology to accelerate health startups. Over 300 Lilly professionals have participated as volunteers, offering strategic guidance, regulatory insights, and market access support to program startups.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• EIT Health: Pan-European health-focused accelerator and innovation program supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. Highly comparable: it runs cohort-based health startup acceleration with corporate pharma partners, mentoring, and structured programs targeting European health ventures.
• Bayer G4A / Bayer Pharma Partnering: Bayer's health innovation accelerator program connecting pharma resources with early-stage health startups. Directly comparable corporate-pharma accelerator model with structured cohort selection and mentorship like Emprende inHealth.
• Ship2B Ventures: Spanish impact accelerator and investment platform supporting startups with positive social or environmental impact. Operates in Spain, focuses on impact entrepreneurship, and works with corporate partners — closely aligned with Emprende inHealth's mission and geography.
• Lanzadera (Juan Roig): Mercadona-family-backed Spanish startup accelerator supporting entrepreneurs across sectors with mentoring, workspace, and funding. Comparable as a Spanish corporate-affiliated accelerator running cohort programs, though broader in sector.
• Impact Hub Madrid: Madrid-based impact entrepreneurship hub part of the global Impact Hub network. Operates in the same city and supports impact-driven entrepreneurs with programs and community resources — directly comparable on geography and mission.
• Novartis Biome: Novartis's digital health innovation hub and accelerator working with health-tech startups. Comparable pharma-corporate accelerator model focused on health innovation with structured cohort engagement and mentor access.
• Wayra (Telefónica): Telefónica's global corporate accelerator actively operating in Spain. Highly comparable as a corporate-backed startup accelerator providing cohort-based mentoring and corporate partnership to early-stage ventures.
• Startupbootcamp (Rainmaking): Global accelerator network running vertical-specific cohorts including health programs. Comparable as a structured cohort accelerator with corporate partner support and cohort-based health tracks; operates at greater geographic scale.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Innovation Fund: Global nonprofit funding vehicle for startups building solutions for social impact including health. Comparable as a nonprofit-backed cohort funding mechanism for impact startups, though operating globally rather than Spain-specific.
• Ashoka España: Global social entrepreneur support organization operating in Spain through its Spanish chapter. Comparable as a long-tenured social impact support organization backing health and social ventures with fellowship-style support programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unltd-spain
• Instagraminstagram.com/unltd.spain/?hl=es

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments6 records

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