
INNOGLOBAL is the CDTI call for applications that finances the participation of Spanish companies in R&D projects developed in international consortia with non-repayable grants.

Reference guide to all public funding instruments available for startups and SMEs in Spain in 2026: from ENISA and CDTI to regional lines and European programs. Access all the information in a single article.

Until 2025, integrating machine learning or NLP was sufficient grounds to access public R&D grants. Since the second half of the year, evaluators have been applying a radically different logic. Here's what has changed and how to adapt your project. Author: Anna Casòliva, Head of Funding at Intelectium

Promoting innovation in urban mobility through CDTI Cervera funding

The CDTI Science and Innovation Missions Program is one of the most ambitious R&D calls in the Spanish innovation system: wide-ranging cooperative projects that respond to the country's major socio-economic challenges.

The Official Credit Institute (ICO) has launched the ICO Exportadores Growth line, an initiative aimed at improving access to finance for companies affected by changes in the global tariff environment.

The CDTI Innovation has launched a new line of grants aimed at strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Spain by supporting scientific-technological infrastructures.

The SAFE Note, or “Simple Agreement for Future Equity”, is a financial instrument increasingly used in the startup ecosystem in Spain. It allows investors to provide capital in exchange for the promise of receiving shares in the future, facilitating financing without the need to value the company at the time of investment.

Your accountant tells you what happened. Your CFO tells you what's going to happen. They are two different jobs. You look at the rearview mirror. The other one looks at the road. Most startups have the first one. The problem is that startups don't die because they don't know what happened. They're dying not to see what's coming.