Investors & Mentors Speed Matching
Meet 10 Spanish startups expanding to the U.S. market, 10 minutes each.
This cohort of revenue-generating Spanish companies is in San Francisco for a two-week immersion. Across AI agents, healthcare infrastructure, electric mobility, fintech, climate tech, and immersive experiences, each has proven traction in Europe and is building its U.S. pipeline now.
Investors, expert mentors, and partners are invited to participate in back-to-back 10-minute conversations with each founder.
Meet the cohort: https://sanfrancisco.desafia.gob.es/desafia-fall-2026-dealbook
💰 Alter5 - Capital financing platform for the energy transition
🗺️ Boldest - Interactive maps for tourism marketing
🏨 Bookline - AI agents for hospitality
🌶️ Gimme Sabor - Plant-based flavorings
🤝 Neety - AI sales agents for B2B
🛴 PandaGo - EV Fleet-as-a-Service
🏥 Tiet.ai - AI for healthcare data interoperability
🥽 Ubicuity - No-code VR/AR experience platform
🎮 Virtual Zone - Location-based VR entertainment
🌱 GreenBrain Science - Intelligent orchestration for greener AI
Why attend:
Meet a vetted pipeline of Spanish scaleups entering the U.S.
Structured format resulting in valuable connections made
Small investor and expert mentor group keeps the room intimate
🇪🇸 Desafía San Francisco is a 3-month accelerator connecting Spain's top tech companies with the Bay Area investment and startup community.
This activity is organized by SOSA. The Desafía San Francisco program is operated by SOSA in partnership with ICEX, Red.es, and the Trade Commission of Spain in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
SOSA is an early-stage VC, acceleration platform and global open innovation firm. Our U.S. accelerator programs support top startups from Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia with their U.S. market expansion, connecting them with investors, corporates, and partners. We run ~12 cohorts a year, bringing 100+ startups through our doors.
ICEX is a public business-oriented organization aimed at promoting the prosperity of the Spanish economy through internationalization. Its goals include enhancing the competitiveness of Spanish companies and their ecosystems in international markets; promoting Spain's image and productive sectors abroad; attracting and supporting foreign investment; and providing training in these areas. ICEX also promotes the international scalability of the technological and innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem through market intelligence, institutional support, and ecosystem partnerships.
Red.es is the public corporate entity attached to the Ministry of Digital Transformation and The Civil Service. It develops programs that boost the digital economy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, while training professionals and supporting SMEs and startups through the adoption of advanced digital technologies.