About Barcelona Tech City

The mission of our organisation is to position Barcelona among the most important tech hubs in the world.

Barcelona Tech City is a private non-profit organisation open to all Barcelona-based members of the local and global technology ecosystem.

It works with entrepreneurs, start-ups, consolidated businesses, investors, incubators, accelerators, company builders, universities, business schools, media enterprises, government agencies and other entities.

Barcelona Tech City is a project driven by local entrepreneurs that currently represents more than 800 businesses.

Barcelona Tech City objectives

Promoting Barcelona’s tech brand in the international marketplace
Creating a perfect framework for digital companies
Attracting local and international investment
Connecting companies with local and international talent
Partnering with other organisations to accelerate the city’s tech ecosystem

Barcelona Tech City’s supports these objectives by:

Networking
Organizing sector-related activities, conferences and workshops
Participating in local and international trade fairs and events
Providing statistical data compiled by an in-house sectoral observatory
Connecting players within the ecosystem

Awards and recognitions:

22@Network Award, 2016
Foment del Treball: 2017 Carlos Ferrer Salat Award
Ara: 2017 Ignasi Pujol Award
Grupo Zeta: 2017 Digitaliza Award

500+

Members
100+

Activities
700+

Member companies

General objectives

Consolidate Barcelona’s tech brand.

Position Barcelona as a major tech brand, foster joint innovation initiatives within tech and digital ecosystem and improve the legal, fiscal and financial environment in which tech companies operate.
Be competitive

Stimulate entrepreneurship through knowledge. Attract investment, connect members of the technology community and foster the growth of an entrepreneurial culture. Collaborate in events within Barcelona’s technology, digital and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Foster talent

Provide impulse for entrepreneurship at the university level, connect companies and sector professionals and attract international talent.
Internationalisation

Promote the city of Barcelona as the foremost technology hub in Southern Europe in the global marketplace. Support government efforts to promote Barcelona’s tech brand on a national and international scale.

Latest news

Barcelona Tech City 13 December 2018

General objectives

Consolidate Barcelona’s tech brand.

Be competitive

Foster talent

Internationalisation

Latest news

“Barcelona Tech City Campus will represent the development of the ecosystem, focussing on specialization.”

“Entrepreneurship often means moving forward with a groundbreaking project even though the market and its regulation may not be ready”

“At Airbnb, engineering is applied to generate trust, which is key to the success of platforms among private individuals”