UCA Emprende

What UCA Emprende does

UCAEmprende is the entrepreneurship support service of the Universidad de Cádiz, operating under the Vice-Rectorate for Entrepreneurship and Employability (Vicerrectorado de Emprendimiento y Empleabilidad). It functions as a Cátedra de emprendedores — a university-affiliated service department rather than an independent commercial entity — headquartered at the Centro de Transferencia Empresarial El Olivillo on Avda. Duque de Nájera, 14 in Cádiz, Spain. Its mission is to support students, researchers, alumni, and aspiring freelance professionals in developing entrepreneurial projects, from ideation through to acceleration and hosting of established ventures.

The service delivers its offering through a portfolio of free, in-person and event-based programs: physical coworking at El Olivillo, dedicated incubation offices (Despachos de Incubación), the Aceleradora UCAEmprende accelerator, personalized advisory (Asesoramiento), the recurring Los Juernes practical workshop series, and a calendar of entrepreneurship award programs including Premios Santander X UCA, Premios atrÉBT!, and Premios Mares Circulares. It also coordinates with external partners — notably Santander X, the Junta de Andalucía, Chelonia, and the UniEmprende.Red Ibero-American university network — to broaden its reach and integrate funding and recognition mechanisms for entrepreneurs. The organization runs with a small team of approximately six staff.

UCAEmprende does not operate a commercial revenue model: all services are provided at no cost to participants, and the entity is funded institutionally through the University of Cádiz and its partners. There is no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed pricing, no app, and no API. Go-to-market is community-led rather than sales-led, relying on email newsletter, blog content, event programming, and direct contact to engage the UCA entrepreneurship community.

Name

UCA Emprende

Legal name

Universidad de Cádiz - Cátedra de emprendedores

Website

https://emprendedores.uca.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UCAEmprende is the University of Cádiz's entrepreneurship support service, offering free coworking, incubation, acceleration, advisory, and workshops to students, researchers, alumni, and freelance professionals from its El Olivillo facility in Cádiz, Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entrepreneurship Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH), Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship support services
• Business incubation programs
• Startup acceleration services
• University coworking spaces
• Entrepreneurial training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cádiz

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. University Public Funding: As an entity affiliated with the Universidad de Cádiz and its Vicerrectorado de Emprendimiento y Empleabilidad, UCAEmprende operates primarily through public university funding. The service offers free support to entrepreneurs including coworking spaces, incubation, acceleration, and educational activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UCA Emprende is the entrepreneurship service of the Universidad de Cádiz, operating under the Vice-Rectory of Entrepreneurship and Employability. It provides free coworking space (El Olivillo), business incubation offices, acceleration programs, advisory services, and practical entrepreneurship workshops (Los Juernes) to support students, researchers, alumni, and aspiring entrepreneurs in developing and launching new ventures.

Product overview

UCAEmprende is the entrepreneurship service of the University of Cádiz, operating under the Vice-Rectory of Entrepreneurship and Employability. It functions as a multi-component entrepreneurship support ecosystem rather than a single unified product. The portfolio includes physical infrastructure (El Olivillo Coworking space and Incubation Offices), acceleration programs (Aceleradora UCAEmprende), advisory services (Asesoramiento), event-based learning (Los JUERNES workshops), award programs (Premios Mares Circulares, Santander X UCA, atrÉBT!), and the UniEmprende.Red international cooperation platform. The offering serves university entrepreneurs at various stages, from ideation through acceleration and hosting of established ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• El Olivillo: Coworking space and business incubation center operated by UCAEmprende at Centro de Transferencia Empresarial El Olivillo in Cádiz.
• Los Juernes de UCAEmprende
• Aceleradora UCAEmprende

Products and services

• Espacios de Emprendimiento El Olivillo (Coworking) Physical coworking space in Cádiz operated by the University of Cádiz that provides free workspace for entrepreneurs, students, and researchers to work, share ideas, and connect within the university entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Despachos de Incubación Incubation offices located in the El Olivillo building offering dedicated private workspace for emerging companies and startups hosted within the UCA Emprende ecosystem.
• Aceleradora UCAEmprende Acceleration program supporting entrepreneurial projects from the University of Cádiz community with structured mentorship, resources, and development support to help ventures scale.
• Asesoramiento Advisory and consulting service providing personalized guidance for entrepreneurial projects and business development for university-affiliated entrepreneurs.
• Los JUERNES de UCAEmprende
• Iniciativas Alojadas Hosted entrepreneurial initiatives directory listing the startups and ventures currently incubated or hosted within the UCA Emprende ecosystem.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Santander XcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 July 2026Santander X is a strategic partner supporting the Santander X UCA awards that celebrate entrepreneurial talent at the University of Cádiz. This partnership provides visibility, potential seed funding opportunities, and institutional backing for university entrepreneurs.
• Junta de AndalucíacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Andalusian regional government provides Línea 2 support for new autonomous workers, which UCAEmprende advises on and promotes to its entrepreneur community as part of its support ecosystem.
• UniEmprende.Red (Red Iberoamericana de Ecosistemas Universitarios Emprendedores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA cooperative network of Ibero-American university entrepreneurship ecosystems, of which UCAEmprende is an active member. The partnership enables cross-university collaboration, knowledge sharing, and resource pooling across universities in Spain and Latin America.
• Universidad de CádizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parent institution that houses UCAEmprende under the Vicerrectorado de Emprendimiento y Empleabilidad. The university provides institutional support, facilities, and academic credibility to the entrepreneurship service.
• Chelonia (Mares Circulares)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization for the Mares Circulares (Circular Seas) awards program supporting circular economy entrepreneurship projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucaemprende

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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