Raising investment is not just about raising money: it is about facing an emotional and strategic process that puts any founder to the test. In this blog, two Tetuan Valley alumni, Lucía Martínez (Breakevent) and Álvaro Ayllón (Maternify), share what they learned when closing their rounds, from common mistakes to key tips.

Do you want to attract and retain talent without giving up real equity? In this blog we explain clearly what phantom shares are, how vesting works and when it can be the best option for your startup. With real examples and practical advice, this is a must-have guide if you are building an early-stage team.

We closed Startup School 25 with a Demo Day full of energy, ideas, and connections. Read this blog to find out which finalist startups presented their projects to an expert jury, what lessons we shared, the inspiring stories we heard, and how we celebrated the power of the entrepreneurial community together.

What does selling a startup really entail? In this blog, three entrepreneurs from the Tetuan Valley community share their experiences after achieving an exit . Lessons on negotiation, decision-making, and how an entrepreneur's life changes after selling. Honest content for those seeking to understand the true impact of an exit.

Discover how sustainability and entrepreneurship intertwine in Morocco, where culture, tradition, and innovation coexist in everyday business. As part of the European EM4FIT project, we closely explore this unique ecosystem and its lessons learned. We invite you to read the full blog and download the report with all the findings.

In our Startup School 25 incubation program, the collaboration between La Nave Nodriza and Letslaw has been key in providing teams with a more comprehensive view of their projects. La Nave Nodriza has supported entrepreneurs in building useful solutions, and Letslaw has provided its legal expertise to help them protect their startups and make informed foundational decisions. Their participation, through personalized training and consulting, has reinforced one of the program's pillars: growing with a solid foundation and a conscious approach.

Discover how innovation and sustainability are intertwined in the Argentine entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of the European EM4FIT project, we conducted in-depth research on how local startups are addressing economic, social, and environmental challenges through triple-impact models. Don't miss this article full of real-life learnings and inspiration for building a more resilient future. Read the full article and download the report to learn about all the cases!

Are you ready to scale your project? In the third block of Startup School 25, our incubation program, we address four key pillars for any entrepreneur: sales, marketing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. Learn how to launch your startup with impact, protect your growth, and leverage real-world tools from the start. Practical training designed for those who want to launch with confidence and a vision for the future.

After validating your idea, one of the most exciting (and challenging) moments of the entrepreneurial journey arrives: turning it into reality. In the second section of Startup School 25, we help you structure your project, design your product, and fully understand your customer. Discover the trainers who help entrepreneurs who are at this point!

In this article, we introduce you to the first block of Startup School 25 , the Tetuan Valley incubation program in collaboration with INCIBE. We focus on the foundations of entrepreneurship: validating the problem and understanding the market, with the guidance of trainers who've been there. Discover how we work through this key phase, meet the session leaders, and find out how you can participate in future editions or become part of our community.

At Tetuan Valley, we've been promoting startups from idea to scale for over 15 years through free incubation, acceleration, and specialized training programs. If you're an entrepreneur looking for mentorship, community, and practical tools to grow your project, discover our current open calls.

Ready to put your startup to the test? Y-Combinator, one of the world's most prestigious accelerators, has developed 40 key questions to help you evaluate and strengthen your project. From validating your business idea to optimizing your product and measuring your performance, this crash test will allow you to anticipate challenges and improve different aspects of your startup.

The second edition of Startup School with INCIBE kicks off by bringing together 15 selected startups to strengthen their development. At the opening event, the teams learned firsthand about the program's foundations, presented their projects, and learned about the experiences of two alumni who participated in the first edition of the program!

Tetuan Valley has been recognized by the Financial Times as the 4th best startup accelerator in Spain and the 44th in Europe, a milestone that reflects 15 years of supporting entrepreneurs and growing our community. Find out how we got here and what the future holds on our blog.

Launching a startup is like planting a seed: it requires nurturing, resources, and the right support to grow. In this article, we explore pre-seed and seed investments, which are essential for validating your idea and scaling your business, and we tell you what financing options are available in Spain to boost your startup from its early stages. Discover how to take the next step in your entrepreneurial adventure!

In this blog post, we explain how the Express Acceleration program has helped startups strengthen their cybersecurity in record time. Discover the key steps of the program, success stories, and how you can ensure the protection of your digital business. Don't miss the opportunity to transform your startup's security. Read more and get ready for the next edition.

This year, Spain will be a hub for innovation, with strategic events in different cities. Connecting with investors, pitching to corporations, and gaining visibility will be key. Here you'll find the essential events, organized chronologically, to ensure your startup is where it belongs: at the epicenter of change.

This year we held our first Scale Up School, a program organized in conjunction with INCIBE and geared toward startups with market traction. Find out how the program came about, what it consisted of, the participating startups, and what the program's closing event, Demo Day, was like.

What is the concept of Open Innovation, what types exist and which are the most common, what advantages and risks this methodology entails, etc. Discover all this and much more in this blog, where we provide practical examples of how Open Innovation has been implemented in some companies and how Tetuan Valley helps achieve this goal.

We celebrated the closing of the 3rd edition of W4C Startup School, organized in conjunction with Women4Cyber Spain. This acceleration program focuses on providing training to women-led cybersecurity startups and aims to help them grow and gain market visibility. With 11 projects graduating, this call for applications is complete.