One-liner: the ports & logistics innovation hub of Fundación Valenciaport — an accelerator + hackathon whose killer feature is real-port-environment testing in the Valenciaport Sandbox (ports of València, Sagunt and Gandia). The access-first route for logistics, maritime, mobility and cleantech startups. Contact: info@fundacion.valenciaport.com · +34 96 393 94 00.
What you get
- Opentop accelerator — training, mentoring and connection to the ports/logistics industry and the Port Innovators Network.
- Valenciaport Hackathon — €9,000 in prizes (€6k + €3k) and, crucially, a Pilot Launch to test the winning solution in the Valenciaport Sandbox (real port operations).
- Real-port testbed access — validate maritime/logistics tech in the ports of València, Sagunt and Gandia; plus the PEIC congress.
Who it's for
- Logistics, maritime/port, supply-chain, mobility and cleantech startups with a solution to test/deploy in a real port environment.
How to engage
- Watch opentop.es for the accelerator and Valenciaport Hackathon calls (recurring —
#status/verifycurrent dates). - Apply with your solution; hackathon winners get prizes + a real-port Pilot Launch in the Sandbox.
- Combine with the Valenciaport Sandbox testbed and packaging/logistics labs (ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs).
Key facts
- Accelerator + hackathon (€27k cumulative across 5 editions) + real-port pilot in the Valenciaport Sandbox. Fundación Valenciaport. The best logistics/maritime access route in the region.
- Applications currently closed (checked 2026-07-05) — the hackathon runs in cycles; watch opentop.es for the next call.
- Edition-count discrepancy (#status/verify, 2026-07-05): the dedicated hackathon subpage shows "5 editions, 440 participants, €27k total, 19 challenges solved," while an opentop.es homepage news item separately references a "6th Valenciaport Hackathon" with 9 startups selected. Recorded as-found, not reconciled — see Opentop org page Key Facts for the same flag.
- PEIC (Port Entrepreneurship International Congress) now has its own dedicated 2026 program page — see PEIC 2026 — since it carries a distinct registration deadline (13 July 2026) separate from the Hackathon's cycle.
Relations
- Run by: Opentop
- Requires: Valenciaport Sandbox
- See also: ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs
- See also: Packaging-Logistics (niche)
- See also: PEIC 2026