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LinkedIn's Top Startups 2026: The 20 most promising ermerging companies in Spain
The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem has gone from promise to reality: it now comprises more than 5,000 startups with a combined value of €125 billion, equivalent to 6.5% of the national GDP. This valuation has more than doubled in the last five years, placing Spain as the second fastest-growing country for startups in Europe, according to data from the Spanish Tech Ecosystem Report 2026 .
This maturity is measured not only in new projects but also in the growth of existing ones: the country already boasts 400 scaleups and 17 tech unicorns, according to the Spain Global Startup Hub report by the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade ( ICEX ). And of the more than €3.8 billion raised by Spanish startups from January to September, 67% was concentrated in 16 deals, according to the latest data from the Bankinter Innovation Foundation . These mega-rounds for growing companies include top startups of recent years such as Multiverse Computing —selected in 2024 and which announced a €500 million round in July — Factorial —chosen in 2020, 2021, and 2022, and which raised €129 million in June —and THEKER Robotics , which launched this year and has made headlines in recent months by securing €74 million .
Furthermore, the new companies emerging every day have a strategic ally: artificial intelligence. According to LinkedIn data, 4 out of 10 professionals worldwide say that AI has encouraged them to launch their own businesses. This is even more evident in Spain, where one in five startups founded in the country since 2021 operates in the field of AI .
Technology makes it easier to bring new projects to life, but at the same time, it increases competition. For entrepreneurs, the challenge is no longer just transforming an idea into a business, but also capturing the attention of customers, investors, and, of course, the most qualified employees to navigate this new ecosystem.
That's why the seventh edition of LinkedIn's annual Top Startups Spain list is the ideal showcase for the fastest-growing, most talked-about companies that are recruiting top talent. Led by the Shakers platform , the digital business school Founderz , and the urban fashion brand COLD CULTURE in its top three spots, the ranking highlights initiatives transforming businesses such as clinical trials, mental health care, robotics, real estate, and corporate finance. The list, compiled using exclusive LinkedIn data, considers four key factors: each company's workforce growth, interest in its job openings, user interaction with the startup and its employees, and how these emerging companies have attracted candidates from companies on our main list: LinkedIn's Top Companies . For each company, you can see detailed information on the most common skills, the most frequent positions, and the areas where they are seeking the most workers, as well as discover their current job openings and find potential contacts working at those companies.