One-liner: the Oficina Nacional de Emprendimiento — Spain's official government platform for the Ley de Startups (Law 28/2022), digital-nomad visas and startup certification, and a broader matchmaking hub connecting founders, investors, universities, public entities and corporates to events, funding calls and how-to content.
What a founder gets
- The full Startup Law legal/tax framework, explained and centralized: 15% Corporation Tax for the first 4 years (vs standard 25%), tax-payment deferral for the first two profitable years with no guarantees/interest, exemption from instalment payments in years 1–2.
- Stock-option tax relief: exemption raised from €12,000 to €50,000/year, with deferral of tax on gains above that until shares are sold, IPO, or 10 years pass.
- Angel/investor deduction boost: IRPF deduction for investing in new/recently-created companies raised from 30% to 50%, max base €100,000, holding period extended to 5 years (7 years for strategic sectors) — founders themselves are now eligible too.
- Carried-interest treatment: fund-manager returns taxed as employment income at only 50% of the taxable base, if conditions are met.
- 100% RETA bonus for 3 years for self-employed people who lead a startup while also employed elsewhere.
- Inpatriate tax regime access widened — prior non-residence requirement cut from 10 to 5 years.
- Regulatory sandbox rights — temporary licences to test innovations in a controlled environment (see National Regulatory Sandbox).
- Digital Nomad Visa — up to 1-year visa / up to 3-year renewable residence authorization for third-country remote workers and freelancers (freelancers may work up to 20% for Spanish companies).
- Reduced guarantees when applying for grants or advance payments.
- Self-diagnosis tools (autodiagnóstico) to check startup-law eligibility and business maturity before applying.
- Aggregates funding calls (FOND-ICO Crecimiento, Ekintzaile 2026, regional attraction aid) and ecosystem events (Startup Olé Salamanca, Tourism Innovation Summit, Horizon Deep Tech Summit, AI Tech Summit, South Summit) in one calendar.
- Publishes business-intelligence content: monográficos (e.g. ESG criteria for investment managers, efficient due diligence), webinars (fundraising strategy, MVP-building with AI, legal-form selection), founder interviews, and templates/checklists (business-hypothesis validation checklist).
- Runs the Foro Nacional de Empresas Emergentes — national forum with a published "Entregables 2025–2026" report (July 2026).
Who it's for
- Any Spain-based (or Spain-bound) founder, at any stage, who wants Startup Law tax/legal benefits, sandbox access, or the digital-nomad visa.
- To qualify as a "startup" under Law 28/2022: newly created or <5–7 years registered; not formed via merger/demerger of non-emerging companies; no dividends distributed; not listed on a regulated market; registered office/permanent establishment in Spain; ≥60% of workforce under Spanish employment contracts; innovative + scalable business model; turnover ≤€10M/year; up to date on tax/Social Security; no economic/corporate-offence convictions.
- Also serves investors, universities/educators, public entities, and corporates via distinct "player type" segmentation on the platform.
How to engage
- Certification: apply to ENISA (the National Innovation Company), the body legally responsible for certifying "emerging company" status under Law 28/2022 and Order PCM/825/2023. ENISA scores across 8 criteria — degree of innovation, market attractiveness, development stage, business-model scalability, competitive differentiation, entrepreneurial team, third-party dependency, and client/user base. Maximum 3-month decision window once the application is registered.
- Register on the platform (one.gob.es) to unlock exclusive services/content by "player type."
- For the digital-nomad visa: apply via one.gob.es/en/procedures (the direct deeplink 404s — confirmed persistent on both the 2026-07-02 and 2026-07-05 checks; use the Startup Law hub instead and route to a consulate/UGE-CE —
#status/verifyif ONE fixes the deeplink). - For regional in-person support, ONE cross-links to Oficinas Acelera Pyme (SME/startup service points) and regional ("Autonómicas") entities.
- Contact: one.gob.es · "Consultas"/"Support" section on-site.
Key facts
- Legal basis: Law 28/2022, of 21 December, on the promotion of the emerging-companies ecosystem ("Ley de Startups").
- Certifying body for startup status is ENISA, not ONE itself — ONE is the information/matchmaking platform; ENISA does the legal certification.
- Delivered alongside/cross-linked with Acelera Pyme (SME digitalization program) and regional "Entidades de apoyo."
- July 2026 content cadence shows heavy focus on fundraising readiness (due-diligence efficiency, "preparar una ronda de financiación" webinar 18 June 2026) and legal-form selection — signals current founder pain points the platform is targeting.
- Testimonials on-site name real ecosystem figures: José Moisés Martín Carretero (Director General, CDTI), Luis Martínez-Sicluna (Secretario General, FEMP), founders from Gloop, Apolo Kids, CANUSSA LAB, ETBO, friendlyHUB.
- Runs EmprendeXXI awards (per a June 2026 news post, "Los Premios EmprendeXXI distinguen a las startups...").
Relations
- See also: Startup Law (regulation)
- See also: Digital Nomad Visa (regulation)
- See also: Kit Digital
- Runs: National Regulatory Sandbox
- Runs: Digital Nomad Visa
- See also: ENISA
- See also: Camara de Comercio Valencia