One-liner: the association of digital companies and professionals in the CV — mentorship and funding support for high-tech startups; promotes the internet/digital transformation as a competitiveness tool.
What a founder gets
- Funding track record: works with public financing bodies (CDTI, ENISA, IVACE, Red.es) and has secured €7M+ in aid for associates and their clients to date.
- Punto PIDI (CDTI regional advisory point) — hosted directly by AVALNET, a free channel for R&D+i grant-fit advisory (part of CDTI's national Red PIDI network).
- Networking: member jornadas on Internet/IT topics, direct access to large corporations for sales/synergy processes, plus informal cross-association social events.
- Institutional representation: member of the CEV (Confederación Empresarial de la Comunidad Valenciana) with seats on its working commissions; maintains a direct line to Generalitat/central-government officials.
- Legal services: collaboration agreement with law firm Cuatrecasas — IP/trademark, shareholder-pact, new-investor-entry, Patent Box, and internationalization advisory for members.
- Spain AI partnership — AI talent accelerator + Spanish-language AI use-case/tooling training.
- APD jornadas (6+ years running) — structured contact between large corporates and startups/IT firms for alliances and innovation ecosystems.
- BME Growth pipeline — helps associates build a listing-market culture and investor visibility (since 2016, formerly "Entorno Pre Mercado").
- Central de compras — negotiated group rates for associates (insurance, flexible-compensation systems, event attendance).
Who it's for
- Digital/internet/IT companies and professionals in the Comunitat Valenciana, particularly those outside the mainstream "ecosistema emprendedor" who need a funding, legal, or corporate-access bridge; also serves traditional companies undergoing digital transformation.
How to engage
- Contact: operaciones@avalnet.org · 963 211 510 / 613 186 330 · Valencia.
- Become an associate ("HAZTE SOCIO") via avalnet.org for full member services (funding advisory, legal, PIDI point, networking).
Key facts
- ~15 years old (site copy varies 11-15 years across pages — #status/verify); HQ Plaza Músico Albéniz 8, 46010 Valencia. Partners incl. Spain AI (democratising AI in Spanish, talent accelerator), APD, and Cuatrecasas (legal).
- Board confirmed 2026-07-05 (avalnet.org/la-asociacion): President Manuel Juliá; Treasurer Juan Carlos Martínez; Secretary Francisco Manuel Rangel; vocales Andreu Llambrich, Maria Amparo Ros, César Mariel, Santi Gimeno, Maria Pocoví. Paco Gavilan is NOT on this board — see contact note below.
- Runs an annual public-funding & grants briefing for CV companies ("Jornada de Financiación y Ayudas Públicas") — most recent editions Dec 2025 and 6 Mar 2026.
- Hosts a Punto PIDI (CDTI's national R&D-advisory network) — a free, non-financial route into CDTI's grant ecosystem.
Relations
- See also: Deeptech (niche)
- See also: CDTI