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🏆 Meet the Winners of the South Summit 2026 Startup Competition

After an intense competition that brought together more than 100 of the world’s most promising startups, the moment has arrived.

Today, we celebrate the 5 category winners of the South Summit 2026 Startup Competition:
🚀 Global Winner - .solutions
🚀 Most Scalable -
🚀 Most Disruptive - Floatech
🚀 Most Sustainable - .app
🚀 Best Team - Xplora

Selected from a pool of more than 100 startups, these companies represent the talent, ambition and disruptive thinking that define the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.

And a special congratulations as well to BioWard, from Colegio Alcaste Las Fuentes, winner of our Kids Competition

The future is being built today. And these startups are leading the way.

Welcome to ! 💥

The doors of are officially open for three days of innovation, bold ideas, and the conversations shaping what’s next.

We officially kicked off this edition with our Welcome Ceremony, featuring María Benjumea, Founder & Chairman of South Summit; .lopez_ , Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service; Lee Newman, Dean of and , Secretary of State for Digitalization and AI.

Together, they highlighted the importance of collaboration between entrepreneurs, corporations, investors and institutions to position Spain and Europe at the forefront of innovation and AI.

From founders and investors to corporates, policymakers, and global tech leaders — the ecosystem is already in motion. And this year, under the theme of AI Convergence, those connections matter more than ever.

Whether you’re here to raise capital, discover breakthrough startups, build partnerships, or simply get inspired — you’re exactly where you need to be.

For the next three days, Madrid once again becomes the meeting point for the global innovation ecosystem.

Proudly supported by our partners: Secretaria de Estado de Transformación Digital e Inteligencia Artificial BStartup de Banco Sabadell

Let’s make this edition unforgettable. 🚀