EVAP Asociación de empresarias, profesionales y directivas de Valencia

What EVAP Asociación de empresarias, profesionales y directivas de Valencia does

EVAP (Asociación de Empresarias, Profesionales y Directivas de Valencia) is a non-profit professional association founded in 2002 and headquartered in Valencia, Spain. It brings together more than 500 women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives from all sectors of the Valencian economic world, providing networking opportunities, professional development, visibility, and advocacy for gender equality in business. The association operates as the Valencia chapter of BPW International (Business and Professional Women), a global federation present in over 100 countries, and is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors currently led by President Marta Iranzo. Core programs include the annual Premios EVAP awards (since 2004, with 48 women recognized to date), the Equal Pay Day campaign (since 2009), and the DONAiDONA project focused on labor insertion for women facing multiple barriers to employment.

The business model is a community-led membership association with subscription recurring revenue from annual membership fees, supplemented by event sponsorships from corporate partners including Caixa Popular, CaixaBank, Argimiro Joyero, and Hello Valencia. EVAP runs a multi-channel go-to-market leveraging its website (evap.es), active social media presence (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr), earned media coverage in major Valencian outlets, and a high-profile annual events calendar (Premios EVAP, Equal Pay Day, Talento Mujer Forum, DONAiDONA awards). The organization has 19 employees and operates a single headquarters in Valencia with standard office hours. It does not deploy any proprietary technology or AI capabilities, and there are no disclosed funding rounds, subsidiaries, or investors. The most recent strategic shift includes a 2026 regional alliance across the three provinces of the Valencian Community (with AEPA Alicante and NDCS Castellón) and the addition of 100+ new members in 2025, indicating a broadening footprint beyond the city of Valencia.

Name

EVAP Asociación de empresarias, profesionales y directivas de Valencia

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN DE EMPRESARIAS Y PROFESIONALES DE VALENCIA (EVAP/BPW VALENCIA)

Website

https://evap.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EVAP is a non-profit professional association founded in 2002 in Valencia, Spain, bringing together more than 500 women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives. It provides networking, training, advocacy, and awards programs, and operates as the Valencia chapter of BPW International.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: EVAP generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by its 500+ members (empresarias, profesionales y directivas). Members pay to join and maintain their affiliation with the association, which provides networking events, training, awards ceremonies, and advocacy activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EVAP is a non-profit professional association that brings together more than 500 women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives from all sectors of the Valencian economy. The association provides membership-based networking, professional training, visibility programs through the Premios EVAP awards (since 2004), awareness campaigns such as Equal Pay Day (since 2009), and the DONAiDONA labor-inclusion project supporting women facing barriers to employment. As the Valencia chapter of BPW International, EVAP connects its members to a global network while operating exclusively at the regional level.

Product overview

EVAP is a professional association for female entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives in Valencia, Spain, founded in 2002. It is not a technology or software product company. The organization provides networking services, professional development events, awards programs (Premios EVAP), equality initiatives (Equal Pay Day, DONAiDONA), training, and community building for its members. The association connects over 500 businesswomen across various economic sectors in the Valencian region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EVAP Membership Annual membership in the EVAP association providing individual women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives in the Valencian Community with access to the network of 500+ members, networking events, training, awards, and advocacy programs.
• Premios EVAP Annual awards program recognizing women entrepreneurs, professionals, or executives for their work in diversity, integrity, and professionalism, providing visibility to female role models for current and future generations.
• Equal Pay Day Valencia Awareness campaign and set of activities in Valencia fighting for salary equality between men and women, based on the international BPW initiative.
• DONAiDONA Project Project promoting the hiring of women facing multiple barriers to employment, raising awareness among the business community of the benefits of being responsible companies, including annual recognition of companies committed to social inclusion.
• Talento Mujer Forum Annual forum promoting female talent, organized jointly with Las Provincias newspaper, reaching its 13th edition in 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48 women awarded since 2004 through the Premios EVAP program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, notable, core and supporting.

• AEPA (Asociación de Empresarias, Profesionales y Directivas de Alicante)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Regional alliance with the Alicante province association for joint events and networking initiatives. The two associations collaborated on the 2nd Autonomous Encounter bringing together over 120 women professionals from across the Valencian Community.
• NDCS (Networking Directivas Castellón)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Regional alliance with the Castellón province association for joint events and networking initiatives. Collaboration aims to strengthen female entrepreneurship across all three provinces of the Valencian Community.
• Grupo ILUNIONnotableOthers · 19 May 2026Awarded in the VIII Reconocimientos DONAiDONA for its inclusive employment model directed at women in vulnerable situations through training pathways, psychosocial support, and stable quality employment opportunities.
• Cocosint CooperativanotableOthers · 19 May 2026Awarded in the VIII Reconocimientos DONAiDONA for its sustainable textile confection project and training and labor insertion programs for women survivors of female genital mutilation and other forms of violence.
• Gestión Inteligente de ConflictosnotableOthers · 19 May 2026Special recognition in the VIII Reconocimientos DONAiDONA for its mediation work following the DANA disaster, applying a mediation model to social housing management for affected families.
• BPW International (Business and Professional Women)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAP is the Valencia chapter of BPW International, a global federation of business and professional women with representation in over 100 countries. This affiliation provides members with access to international networks, events, and advocacy platforms for gender equality in business.
• Caixa PopularsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial institution sponsor supporting EVAP events and initiatives
• CaixaBanksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial institution sponsor supporting EVAP events and initiatives
• Argimiro JoyerosupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor supporting EVAP events and initiatives
• Hello ValenciasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner supporting EVAP events and initiatives

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BPW España (Federación BPW Spain): National federation of the BPW International network to which EVAP belongs; coordinates chapters across Spain and provides shared programming, advocacy, and policy positioning, making it the umbrella organization.
• FEDEPE - Federación Española de Mujeres Directivas y Ejecutivas: National Spanish federation of women executives and directors; offers broader geographic coverage and similar professional development programming but operates at a national rather than regional level, positioning it as a wider-incumbent peer.

Emerging players

• Womenalia: Spanish digital-first network for professional women offering online networking, mentoring, and content; competes for the same member base as EVAP but with a technology-led, national model rather than a regional, in-person association format.

Others

• AED - Asociación Española de Directivos: Spanish national association for executives and managers broadly; not women-specific but operates a comparable membership-driven professional development and networking model that EVAP members may also engage with.

Regional players

• AMEC - Asociación Multisectorial de Empresarias de Cantabria: Regional association of women entrepreneurs in Cantabria with a similar regional chamber model focused on visibility, networking, and professional development for female business owners in a different Spanish geography.
• Cercle d'Economia de Barcelona: Catalan economic and business leadership forum holding events, meetings, and publications similar in structure to EVAP's networking encounters but focused on the broader Barcelona economic elite rather than women-specific.

Direct peers

• AEPA - Asociación de Empresarias, Profesionales y Directivas de Alicante: Direct regional peer organization serving the Alicante province with the same women entrepreneurs and executives mission. EVAP and AEPA co-organize joint encounters across the Valencian Community, making them the closest functional peers.
• NDCS - Networking Directivas Castellón: Direct peer association serving Castelló province with comparable networking and visibility programs for female executives. EVAP has a formal strategic alliance with NDCS for tri-province initiatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/evapasociacion
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpqEVMEoFLrFYn2QxGwoTng
• Facebookfacebook.com/evap.asociacion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evap-asociacion-empresarias-profesionales-directivas
• Instagraminstagram.com/evapasociacion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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