One-liner: Valencia Innovation Capital's global-connections program — links Valencian startups to international innovation hubs and runs missions (outbound + inverse) to help them scale abroad and attract foreign innovators to the city. The outward-facing arm of VIC's strategy (València is a candidate for European Innovation Capital 2027).
What you get
Per VIC's official "Programación 2026" brochure (downloaded 2026-07-05), the Alliance has four concrete pillars:
- Road Show de València Innovation Capital — an institutional presence at major international tech events (see 2026 calendar below), typically a branded stand plus a cohort of Valencian startups showcased alongside it.
- Acuerdos de colaboración with international innovation ecosystems — offering cross-visibility, knowledge exchange, joint mission participation, investor/hub/university connections, co-creation space access (including SmartCity València and the Sandbox), and even visits to city infrastructure (e.g. Valencia's Local Police and Traffic control centres) for partner-ecosystem delegations.
- Softlanding en La Harinera — physical landing space for foreign startups/talent entering the Valencian market.
- Programa Nómadas Digitales — a digital-nomad-oriented track (see the recurring "Valencia Nomads Hub" meetups referenced on VIC's homepage agenda).
- International hub connections — bridges to partner innovation ecosystems/cities for market entry, partners and soft-landing abroad.
- Trade / innovation missions — outbound missions for Valencian scaleups, and inverse missions that bring foreign startups, investors and corporates to València.
- Visibility as part of València's international-innovation positioning.
2026 Roadshow calendar (confirmed events + Valencian-startup presence)
| Event | City | 2026 dates | VIC presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4YFN | Barcelona | 2-5 March | Institutional stand + own programming; hosts 16+ Valencian startups |
| Latitude59 | Tallinn | 20-22 May | Institutional stand for ecosystem agents/startups |
| South Summit | Madrid | 3-5 June | Institutional stand, presence in event programming |
| Vivatech | Paris | 17-20 June | Spain pavilion participation with ICEX |
| F'talks Summit | Mexico DF | 29 Sept-1 Oct | 5 Valencian startups |
| Smart City Expo World Congress | Barcelona | 3-5 Nov | Institutional stand for top city (govtech) projects |
| Web Summit | Lisbon | 9-12 Nov | Institutional stand, agents of the Valencian ecosystem |
| Slush | Helsinki | 18-19 Nov | Exhibition space for 6 Valencian startups; Spain pavilion with ICEX |
Two additional strategic events (not full roadshow stops, but where VIC has a dedicated presence): OWN (Valencia, 3-5 July 2026 — gaming/esports festival, Valencia Game City institutional stand) and Valencia Digital Summit / VDS+ (Valencia, 21-22 Oct 2026 — organized by Startup Valencia; VIC brings a 12-startup pitch island plus institutional stand, startups pitch to 800+ investors).
Who it's for
- Scaling Valencian startups (growth/scale) expanding internationally, and foreign innovators/investors looking at València.
How to engage
- Contact Valencia Innovation Capital (valencia.es · hola@valenciainnovationcapital.com · +34 963 910 477) about the Alliance / mission calendar.
- Join an outbound mission or the inverse-mission events; combine with the private Startup Valencia Soft Landing Program and national ICEX Next & Vives.
Key facts
- Free VIC global-connections program (hub links + missions). The municipal internationalisation/soft-landing bridge, in/out of València.
- 8 confirmed 2026 roadshow stops (see table above) plus 2 strategic-event presences (OWN, VDS+) — this is a substantial, calendared international-presence program, not just a loosely-defined "connections" concept.
- The live
/valencia-international-alliancepage itself renders as an image-only infographic (no crawlable text) — all structured detail above comes from the official "Programación 2026" PDF, which uses the same design assets, confirming the page and PDF are the same content in two formats.
Relations
- Run by: Valencia Innovation Capital
- See also: Startup Valencia Soft Landing Program
- See also: Invest in Valencia - Soft Landing
- See also: ICEX Next & Vives
- See also: Valencia Digital Summit
- See also: OWN Festival