CEEI Valencia

Name

CEEI Valencia

Legal name

Centro Europeo de Empresas Innovadoras CEEI de Valencia

Website

https://ceei-valencia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Incubation and Innovation Support

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Business incubation services
• Startup acceleration programs
• Innovation support center
• Entrepreneurship training
• SME advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterna

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. Public Funding / Institutional Support: CEEI Valencia operates as a publicly funded innovation center co-financed by IVACE (Institut Valencià de Competitivitat Empresarial) and European FEDER funds. Services are provided free to entrepreneurs and SMEs as part of regional economic development policy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CEEI Valencia is a public business incubation and innovation center that provides free incubation, acceleration, training, mentoring, and networking services to startups, entrepreneurs, and SMEs in the Valencian Community. Its offerings span the full entrepreneur journey from ideation (Focus Pyme events, Emprendetech FP training) through startup launch (Incubación y Aceleración de Startups, thePoint program) to scale-up (SCALE UP, SOMMOS connecta), supplemented by the Business Innovation Kit (Bikceei) digital resource platform and INCIBE cybersecurity support. The center is co-financed by IVACE and European FEDER funds and certified by the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) as an EU-BIC.

Product overview

CEEI Valencia es el Centro Europeo de Empresas Innovadoras de Valencia, una entidad de apoyo al emprendimiento y la innovación que opera como incubadora y aceleradora de startups. La organización ofrece una plataforma integral de servicios organizados en programas especializados: SOMMOS connecta para networking empresarial, SCALE UP para escalado de startups, thePoint para innovación empresarial, e INCIBE para ciberseguridad. Complementan la oferta el Business Innovation Kit (BI KCEEI), una plataforma de recursos tecnológicos, junto con Focus Pyme y Emprendimiento como serie de eventos formativos, y formación específica en emprendimiento tecnológico con IA. El modelo combina espacios físicos de incubación con programas digitales de recursos, formación y networking para el ecosistema emprendedor valenciano.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EmprenemJunts: A collaborative entrepreneurship platform and ecosystem connecting startups, businesses, and support organizations across the Valencian region.
• SOMMOS connecta
• Business Innovation Kit (Bikceei)
• SCALE UP
• thePoint

Products and services

• Incubación y Aceleración de Startups (Startup Incubation and Acceleration) Integral support program for entrepreneurs including training, mentoring, coworking spaces, and access to financing for startups in initial phases. Targeted at early-stage entrepreneurs launching innovative businesses.
• SOMMOS connecta Networking and business connection program that facilitates strategic alliances between established companies and emerging startups within the Valencian innovation ecosystem.
• SCALE UP Specialized program for growth-phase startups seeking to scale their operations and attract investment, providing professionalization support for sales and funding access.
• thePoint Innovation and business development program focused on providing resources and tools for entrepreneurship, supporting new business initiatives in the Valencian Community.
• INCIBE (Cybersecurity Program) Cybersecurity program offering resources, training, and support for companies and entrepreneurs in the Comunitat Valenciana, addressing cybersecurity adoption challenges for SMEs.
• BI KCEEI (Business Innovation Kit) Digital platform providing business innovation resources, tools, guides, and methodologies for startups and SMEs in the Valencian Community.
• Focus Pyme y Emprendimiento (Event Series) Series of themed workshops and events covering entrepreneurship, sales optimization with AI, scaling strategies, neuromarketing, and territorial entrepreneurship across multiple Valencian regions.
• Formación Emprendetech FP (Vocational Training Program) Technology entrepreneurship training programs including AI prototyping, Lean validation, and design thinking methodologies, targeted at vocational training (FP) students.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IVACE (Institut Valencià de Competitivitat Empresarial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner providing core funding and strategic direction. IVACE is the Valencian Institute for Business Competitiveness, responsible for regional economic development and innovation policy. CEEI Valencia operates under IVACE's Plans of Action (Planes de Actuación IVACE-CEEI Valencia) and is co-financed by FEDER EU funds.
• European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPan-European network of business and innovation centres. CEEI Valencia holds EU-BIC quality certification from EBN, indicating compliance with European standards for business incubation and innovation support services.
• Enterprise Europe Network / SEIMEDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIMED is the consortium for the Valencian Community of the Enterprise Europe Network, providing internationalization support and cross-border business cooperation services. CEEI Valencia participates in this EU network to connect local entrepreneurs with European markets.
• RuralTECminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with RuralTEC on the 'Latido Rural' territorial development project, focused on rural economic development. CEEI Valencia was recognized by RuralTEC for its contribution to this initiative.
• Red CEEI Comunitat ValencianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of CEEI offices across the Valencian Community including CEEI Elche, CEEI Castellón, and CEEI Alcoy. CEEI Valencia serves as a key node in this regional ecosystem coordination structure.
• EmprenemJunts PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital platform ecosystem (emprenemjunts.es) supporting entrepreneurship across multiple channels including national, management, local development, international, and specialized vertical portals. CEEI Valencia operates its primary web presence through this platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Wayra (Telefónica): Wayra is Telefónica's global startup accelerator network with a presence in Spain, offering acceleration, corporate venture, and ecosystem access. It competes with CEEI Valencia for the same Spanish startup founders and corporate partnership opportunities.
• Lanzadera: Lanzadera is a Valencia-based startup accelerator and incubator run by Marina de Empresas, supporting Spanish entrepreneurs with mentoring, training, and investment-readiness programs. It directly competes with CEEI Valencia in the Valencian startup support ecosystem.
• Conector Startup Accelerator: Conector is a Barcelona-based startup accelerator with operations across Spain, offering mentorship-driven acceleration programs. It targets the same Spanish early-stage founder pool that CEEI Valencia serves.
• CEEI Elche: CEEI Elche is a sister CEEI within the Red CEEI Comunitat Valenciana network offering similar incubation, training, and innovation services in the Elche region. It is a directly comparable peer under the same institutional umbrella as CEEI Valencia.
• BStartup (Banco Sabadell): BStartup is Banco Sabadell's startup support unit offering investment, acceleration, and ecosystem programs to Spanish startups. It is a comparable corporate-backed alternative to public incubators like CEEI Valencia.
• Demium Startups: Demium is a Spanish talent-first startup builder with locations including Valencia, operating incubation and pre-seed programs. It directly competes for early-stage founders in CEEI Valencia's territory.

Others

• ENISA: ENISA is a Spanish public company under the Ministry of Industry that provides participative loans to SMEs and entrepreneurs. It is an adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, often co-financing startups supported by CEEI Valencia.
• South Summit: South Summit is a leading Spanish startup ecosystem platform organizing one of Europe's largest startup-investor conferences. It is an adjacent ecosystem enabler that overlaps with CEEI Valencia's community and event-driven GTM motion.
• SpainNAB (Spain National Advisory Board for Impact Investing): SpainNAB is the Spanish advisory body promoting impact investment and social entrepreneurship, with relevance to CEEI Valencia's mission of supporting innovative and high-impact ventures in Spain.

Broad incumbents

• EOI (Escuela de Organización Industrial): EOI is a Spanish public business school and innovation center offering executive education, incubation, and entrepreneurship programs nationwide. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping programs in training and SME innovation support relative to CEEI Valencia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ceeivalencia
• Facebookfacebook.com/ceeivalencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceei-valencia-centro-europeo-de-empresas-innovadoras-de-valencia-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments8 records

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