Valencia startup funding: the 2025-2026 figures

The average funding round for a Valencia startup reached 4.7 million euros in 2025, up from 1.7 million in 2024, a 176 % jump in a single year, according to the impact report of the Valencia Digital Summit produced by consultancy EY for Startup Valencia. The shift is driven above all by a cluster of deals worth tens of millions of euros, led by biotech, health and artificial intelligence.

The short version: what should you remember?

The average ticket per round in Valencia rose from 1.7 million euros in 2024 to 4.7 million in 2025 (+176 %). The cumulative valuation of the Valencia ecosystem reached 7.3 billion euros in 2025. The year's largest deals were Arthex Biotech (73.9 million euros), Quibim (50 million) and Bit2Me (30 million). The most recent round to watch is Trak, 3.7 million euros in June 2026. Valencia remains Spain's third tech hub, well behind Madrid and Barcelona.

How much did Valencia startups raise in 2025?

The EY report for Startup Valencia does not publish a single aggregate figure for the city of Valencia alone, but two indicators capture the change of scale: the average ticket (4.7 million euros) and the cumulative valuation of the ecosystem, which now reaches 7.3 billion euros, against 6.4 billion in 2024 and 1.2 billion in 2019.

At the wider scale of the Comunitat Valenciana (Valencia, Alicante and Castellón combined), the Comunitat Startup federation reports a total of more than 200 million euros raised over 2025, across roughly 1,680 active startups and 21,400 direct jobs in the region. A word of caution applies to aggregate totals: some outlets cite a figure of 229 million euros for the Comunitat Valenciana, without always specifying the scope or the period. In the absence of a clear consensus, that figure is not used here as an official number.

What were the biggest Valencia funding rounds in 2025?

The single largest operation of the year was Arthex Biotech, at 73.9 million euros, according to the EY report for Startup Valencia. It is followed by Quibim (50 million), Bit2Me (30 million), Maisa (25 million) and Ipronics (20 million). The same report also lists, among the year's notable deals, those of Highlight Therapeutics, Voltrac and Vidext, without disclosing the amounts.

Which Valencia startup raised money most recently?

In June 2026, Trak, a Valencia startup focused on AI-assisted tele-rehabilitation, closed a 3.7 million euro round, according to the outlet El Ecosistema Startup. The deal was led by CRB Health Tech, with the participation of Angels, the investment vehicle of Juan Roig (chairman of Mercadona), and of Decelera, already on board in an earlier 1.3 million euro round in 2024. The funds will support Trak's international expansion, starting with Colombia, and reinforce its regulatory compliance.

Alongside private rounds, the Ayuntamiento de València has offered since 2026 a public Early Stage grant programme, from 25,000 to 50,000 euros per beneficiary, aimed at traction-stage startups already backed by private investors, through Valencia Innovation Capital. These public schemes revolve around the ecosystem's main hubs, including Marina de Empresas, home to the Lanzadera accelerator.

For how these structures fit together, see our guide to Lanzadera, Juan Roig's startup factory, and our overview of Valencia as a tech city.

Which sectors attract the most investors in Valencia?

Health, biotechnology and artificial intelligence account for most of Valencia's large 2025 deals, a pattern that mirrors the national trend identified by the EY report for the Valencia Digital Summit. In Spain, artificial intelligence has been, since 2024, the leading destination sector for startup investment, ahead of climate tech, biotech and pharma, medical devices, space, payment systems and the circular economy.

How does Valencia compare with Madrid and Barcelona?

Valencia remains Spain's third technology hub, well behind Madrid (1.2 billion euros invested in 2025) and Barcelona (1.1 billion), according to Startup Genome data relayed by El Ecosistema Startup. Nationally, Spain recorded 59 % growth in startup investment between 2024 and 2025, ranking fourth in the European Union by venture capital volume and third by growth since 2020, behind Ireland and Belgium, again according to the EY report for the Valencia Digital Summit.

Frequently asked questions about funding rounds in Valencia

What is the average funding round for a Valencia startup today?
The average ticket reached 4.7 million euros in 2025, up from 1.7 million in 2024, according to the EY report for Startup Valencia. The rise mainly reflects the appearance of several deals worth tens of millions of euros, rather than a general increase across all rounds.

Which sectors should you target to raise money in Valencia right now?
Health, biotech and artificial intelligence account for most of the large Valencia rounds recorded in 2025. They are also the sectors seen as strategic by investors nationally in Spain since 2024.

Is there public support on top of private rounds?
Yes. Through Valencia Innovation Capital, the city of València runs an Early Stage programme of 25,000 to 50,000 euros per startup, reserved for companies that already have commercial traction and a first private round. It complements private funding rather than replacing it.

Can Valencia catch up with Madrid or Barcelona on investment volume?
Not in the short term, on the available figures: Madrid and Barcelona each capture more than one billion euros a year, far ahead of the more than 200 million euros for the whole Comunitat Valenciana in 2025. Valencia's progress is playing out through the growing size of tickets and sector specialisation rather than raw volume.

Sources (facts cross-checked and rewritten, never copied): Valencia Plaza, article of 9 June 2026 citing the EY impact report for Startup Valencia (Valencia Digital Summit), the main source on the average ticket and the largest 2025 rounds; El Ecosistema Startup, June 2026 articles on the Trak round and on the position of the Comunitat Valenciana (Startup Genome data); the official Valencia Innovation Capital page for the Early Stage grant programme. Consulted in July 2026. The key figures (average ticket, ecosystem valuation, amounts of the main rounds) were verified against these sources; the aggregate total of 229 M€ mentioned by some secondary outlets could not be confirmed with certainty and is not used as an official figure.

Information verified in July 2026. Funding amounts change constantly: check the cited sources or the startups' official announcements before reusing these figures. This article was prepared with the help of AI, then cross-checked, verified and edited by our newsroom, which takes editorial responsibility for it.