One-liner: Innovall Clúster — the GVA-recognised "emerging" cluster for applied AI, innovation and sustainability, territorially rooted in Ontinyent but organised around a cross-industry membership spanning IoT, smartcities, healthtech research, telecoms, finance, textiles, machinery and public universities.
What a founder gets
- A ready-made B2B network of 38 named associate organisations (confirmed full roster, 2026-07-05 pass) spanning far beyond a homogeneous sector group — IIoT/sensor-network scale-ups (Nespra), smartcity/e-commerce tech (Global Tech Strategies), a major public health research foundation (FISABIO — clinical trials, biobanks, 1,500+ researchers), Telefónica, Caixa Popular, Consum, Iberdrola Renovables, Baleària, plus SME specialists (industrial engineering, HR consulting, IP law, recycling/waste valorization, IT/managed services) and the three main Valencian public universities (UV, UPV, UA) plus the REDIT institutes AITEX, INESCOP and IBV. For an AI startup, this is a warm-intro path into corporates, research foundations, SMEs and public buyers at once.
- Foro IMAS:t — Innovall's own branded event/forum for its ecosystem (name suggests an innovation/AI-focused summit).
- Open-innovation and matchmaking — the cluster explicitly frames its value around diversification (new markets), innovation, sustainability and internationalisation for members.
- A route into IVACE+i cluster funding — as a GVA-recognised Innovation Agent, Innovall itself receives grant support (via IVACE+i Cluster Program) specifically to run these connective activities, so its services to members are subsidised rather than pure membership-fee-funded.
Who it's for
- Applied-AI and deeptech founders, especially those selling into IoT/smartcities, industrial digitalisation, health-research, or finance/telecom-adjacent use cases; also relevant for founders wanting Ontinyent-region (Vall d'Albaida) industrial-network access (textiles, machinery manufacturers, cardboard/packaging).
How to engage
- innovallcluster.com — no self-serve online membership form found in the scrape; engage via the contact channel below.
- Asamblea General — the cluster holds an annual general assembly (2026 edition hosted at member company Baleària's Estación Marítima de Dénia) where AI-and-territories strategy is set — a visible entry point to meet the membership in person.
- Via IVACE+i: since Innovall is IVACE+i-funded, engaging IVACE's cluster program office can also surface an introduction.
Key facts
- Territorial base: Ontinyent (Vall d'Albaida comarca) — branded "Cluster territorial de Información y Sostenibilidad."
- GVA classification: one of the 19 officially IVACE+i-funded clusters (2025-26 registry), in the "Emerging" tier alongside SECMA CV and Clusec — i.e. still building scale, not yet at "Advanced"/"Consolidated" status.
- Innovation Agent accreditation: renewed for 2025–2027 under IVACE+i Innovación's "Promoción del Talento – Agentes de Innovación" program — a formal GVA re-accreditation, not just informal recognition.
- Full associate roster confirmed (38 named, 2026-07-05): Nespra (IIoT/LoRaWAN), Global Tech Strategies (smartcities/circular economy), FISABIO (biomedical research foundation, 18 health departments), Cámara Franco-Española, Tantum Consultores (grants/subsidy management), Telefónica, AITEX (textiles institute), Caixa Popular, Arisnova (industrial control systems engineering), ASELEC (electrical installers' association, 1000+ member firms), Baleària (ferry operator), Cartonajes Bernabeu, Consum (retail cooperative), Egevasa (water utility), Fenie Energía, Galol (surface treatment/electroplating), Gestiweb (ERP software), Inase Informática (omnichannel sales software), INEL (energy efficiency), KIW Cloud (managed IT), Lidem Construcciones Mecánicas (recycling machinery), Mediterranean Candles, MLS Textiles 199/Lurbel, Nunsys (comms/networking), Ontinet.com (ESET distributor), Padima Team (IP law), Proselección (HR consulting), Protectel (security systems), Paprec Guerola (waste valorization), Solitium (office/IT/3D printing), Vidrios Reciclados San Miguel, Visdeltex (textile machinery), INESCOP (footwear institute), IBV (biomechanics institute — concerted between IVACE and UPV), Iberdrola Renovables, and the universities UV, UPV (EPSA), UA.
- Strategic pillars (stated on-site): diversificación, innovación, sostenibilidad, internacionalización.
Relations
- Funded by: IVACE+i Cluster Program
- See also: Deeptech (niche)
- See also: GVA Clusters (registry)
- Partners with: FISABIO
- Partners with: AITEX
- Partners with: INESCOP
- Partners with: IBV