One-liner: Banco Sabadell's startup vehicle — BStartup10 seed-investment program + full specialized banking for startups from seed through maturity.
What a founder gets
- Seed-stage investment via the BStartup10 portfolio (equity, alongside banking relationship) — Sabadell explicitly separates seed / scaleup / maturity banking tracks.
- Specialized banking across every stage: seed (startup banking + investment), scaleup (12+ years' experience with top Spanish startups/scaleups), maturity (full corporate-banking toolkit).
- Vertical investment lines:
- BStartup Health — IX convocatoria, pre-seed/seed/early-stage, sectors Medical Devices/Diagnóstico/Therapeutics & Drugs/e-Health. Investment: up to €200,000 per project (equity), minimum 3 projects funded this edition. Spanish companies (constituted or in formation) with international vision. Process: hearings for top 20 semifinalists (Oct 2026) → Demo Day for 8 finalists (14 Oct 2026, with networking lunch before investor-fund partners) → investment committee decision (26 Oct 2026). Backing funds this edition: Asabys Partners, CG Health Ventures, Clave Capital, Columbus Partners, CRB Health Tech, Inveready, Invivo Partners, Montana Children's Health, Ship2B, Ysios Capital. Portfolio: 21+ health investments over 9 years, evergreen vehicle 100% owned by Banco Sabadell.
- BStartup Green — pre-seed/seed (early-stage), climate-tech sectors: energy transition (flexibility, self-generation, smart grids/storage, smart home), Industry 4.0 (emissions/waste reduction, logistics, materials, packaging), smart cities (sustainable mobility, water/waste/pollution management), circular economy. Tickets up to €200,000 with follow-on capacity up to €2M. 12+ years investing, 83% survival rate among portfolio companies. No fixed call window — rolling/evergreen, unlike Health's annual convocatoria.
- Specialized physical Hubs: dedicated BStartup offices in Madrid and Barcelona (23 specialized branches nationally) for in-person account management.
- Community & content: "Insights" (sector analysis), regular events/agenda (meetups, "Basics BStartup" educational sessions), and high-visibility sponsorship (main sponsor, South Summit Madrid 2026).
Who it's for
- Startups and scaleups of any vertical from seed through maturity; two dedicated calls (Health, Green) for founders in those specific niches.
How to engage
- Apply for BStartup Health's open IX convocatoria or general banking/investment relationship via bstartup.bancsabadell.com → "Contactar".
- Book time at the Madrid or Barcelona specialized Hub, or through any of the 23 specialized branches.
Key facts
- Scale (2026 site data): 100+ startups invested, 5,700+ startup clients, 12+ years dedicated to startups (parent Banco Sabadell has 140+ years of banking history), 23 specialized offices, 50+ team members.
- Portfolio/testimonial roster includes Wallbox-adjacent (via BBVA Spark comparison), Housfy, Qida, Red Points, Blue Banana, Heura Foods, Barkibu, Satlantis, Singularu, Dcycle, Twenix, Saigu Cosmetics, Cafler, Exoticca, Incapto, Amphora, InBrain Neuroelectronics, Ocean Ecostructures — signals a broad, cross-vertical portfolio.
- BStartup Health IX convocatoria — opened 15 June 2026, closes 19 July 2026 ⚠️ CLOSING SOON (14 days as of 2026-07-05). Focus Therapeutics/Diagnostics/Medical Devices/e-Health. See dedicated program page for full record.
- BStartup Green — rolling/evergreen vertical, no fixed call window (confirmed, not just unverified) — tickets up to €200K + follow-on to €2M.
- Legal entity: Banco de Sabadell, S.A. (Plaça de Sant Roc 20, 08201 Sabadell, Barcelona).
Relations
- See also: BBVA Spark
- See also: Biotech-Health (niche)
- See also: Cleantech (niche)
- Runs: BStartup Health IX Convocatoria