One-liner: the municipal innovation venue (C/ Juan Verdeguer 30, Valencia) that Valencia Innovation Capital uses as physical home base for its vertical accelerators — free workspace, mentoring and training for gaming and cybersecurity cohort winners, positioned by the city as its future "reference hub" for game developers.
What a founder gets
- Free workspace / hot desks for the duration of a VIC accelerator cohort — up to a year for some programs (e.g. Cybersecurity Startup Program winners get a 1-year hot desk).
- Specialized mentoring and training from industry professionals — the Gaming Acceleration Program (launched with EOI, Feb 2025) covers business-model definition, client acquisition/financing, logistics/distribution, and strategic alliances.
- Direct pipeline into sector ecosystems — connection to Valencia Game City (gaming) and the Cybersecurity Startup Program (INCIBE + Startup Valencia + VIC), turning a workspace stay into ongoing industry networking (Demo Day, VLC Indie Summit).
- Zero-cost enrollment — the gaming accelerator's tuition was fully free, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus and the Ministerio de Industria y Turismo, explicitly to remove access barriers for entrepreneurs.
Who it's for
- Gaming/videogame-development entrepreneurs — open to founders, unemployed/inactive people, and professionals with innovative ideas in gaming (not restricted to those with an existing company).
- Cybersecurity startups selected via the annual Cybersecurity Startup Program.
- Generally seed/early-stage founders who've won a place in one of VIC's vertical accelerator cohorts — La Harinera itself has no open/general-application route; access is via winning a program.
How to engage
- No direct/general application — access is through winning a VIC-run program: the Gaming Acceleration Program (with EOI) or the annual Cybersecurity Startup Program.
- General inquiries via Valencia Innovation Capital (valenciainnovationcapital.com), the municipal agency that operates the venue.
Key facts
- Location: C/ Juan Verdeguer 30, Valencia.
- The gaming acceleration program was announced 19 Feb 2025 by the Ayuntamiento de València (via VIC) as a "pioneering" videogame-acceleration initiative, developed with the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI). Councillor for Tourism, Innovation and Investment Attraction Paula Llobet framed it as part of VIC's strategy to make Valencia "the Mediterranean's reference tech hub," and La Harinera specifically as "a reference center for the next generation of videogame developers."
- Program funding/co-financing: European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) and Ministerio de Industria y Turismo, alongside VIC.
- Hosts / linked programs: Valencia Game City (30+ startups, gaming/esports hub — municipal subsidy to a private operator, ~€150,000), Cybersecurity Startup Program (INCIBE + Startup Valencia + VIC; €10k+€5k prizes plus 1-year hot desk, VDS access, OVHcloud credits).
- Also referenced as the incubation venue for VIC Startups Seed grant recipients (up to €25,000/project, €600k total pool) — status/verify whether this is the same physical space or a separate VIC incubation track.
- status/verify: exact capacity (desks/m²) of La Harinera is not stated in captured sources; only program-linkage facts are confirmed.
Relations
- Run by: Valencia Innovation Capital
- See also: Valencia Game City
- See also: Cybersecurity Startup Program