One-liner: the Social Nest Foundation — Valencia's global impact-economy platform, running a stable of acceleration, corporate-innovation and investment-readiness programs that connect social/environmental-impact founders to corporates, governments and impact investors.
What a founder gets
- Gap in Between Startup Challenge 2026 — flagship impact startup challenge + summit; visibility boost and access to the Social Nest network.
- Llamp 3i — triple-impact (economic/social/environmental) acceleration track.
- Raise for Impact — investment-readiness program specifically preparing founders to raise impact capital.
- Scale the Impact — open-innovation acceleration connecting startups with corporates (Danone, Gradhoc, Illunion, Fundación ONCE cited as alumni partners).
- Green X — green-economy-focused early-stage program.
- Jump Startup / SelectUSA — internationalization track for founders expanding to the US.
- Entrepreneurship bootcamps and access to The Nest — a collaborative co-working space at La Marina de València shared with fellow impact founders.
- Corporate-facing tracks (Horizonte Rural, Equitability) that founders can plug into as delivery partners for open-innovation projects with large corporates.
Who it's for
- Impact/social-economy founders (idea through early stage) building for social or environmental impact; also open to corporates seeking open-innovation partners and to impact investors.
- Notable alumni: Solaris Offgrid, Plant on Demand, Orbital EOS, Sycai Medical, Oscillum Biotechnology, Naria.
How to engage
- socialnest.org — explore "Startup Programs" for the current open calls; contact info@socialnest.org.
- Offices: La Terminal, La Marina de Valencia, Calle de la Travesía S/N, 46024 València; also C/ Velázquez 80, 2º D, 28001 Madrid.
- Ethics/whistleblower channel available via the site's "Ethics Channel" link.
Key facts
- Led by Margarita Albors (Founder & President) and Marta del Castillo (CEO). Team also includes Paola de la Huerta (Head of Innovation and New Products), Bisleidi Arráiz (Administration), Pablo Perales (Business Development & Partnership Specialist), Marcela Montilla (Communication Specialist) — name corrected from "Montlla" to Montilla per re-verified about-us page, 2026-07-05.
- Leadership re-verified 2026-07-05: unchanged. Both known_contacts (Margarita Albors, Marta del Castillo) confirmed current in their stated roles on the live about-us page.
- Dual-office structure (Valencia + Madrid) reflecting national/international impact-investing reach, not a purely local Valencia initiative.
- Runs both startup-facing (Gap in Between, Llamp 3i, Raise for Impact, Green X, bootcamps, Jump Startup) and corporate-facing (Horizonte Rural, Scale the Impact, Equitability) program tracks — a two-sided marketplace model similar to Startup Valencia's Corporate Innovation Club.
- Margarita Albors is quoted as an external endorser on Startup Valencia's own site, indicating an active cross-referral relationship between the two organizations.
Relations
- Runs: Gap in Between Startup Challenge 2026
- See also: Social Economy (niche)
- See also: Startup Valencia
- See also: Female Entrepreneurship (support)