Catalonia Exponential Leaders

Be part of the group containing the most disruptive companies in Catalonia

If you are a startup or a consolidated company and there is no need for anyone to explain to you what disruptive innovation is, you can now apply for the new Catalonia Exponential Leaders call for proposals.

As we have shown in the first four editions, there are companies in our environment that are benchmarks in terms of adaptation, transformation, and disruption. We are looking for dynamic, high-growth companies that generate new markets, new business models, and that are already incorporating exponential technologies.

If you think your company could be a Catalonia Exponential Leader, tell us about your project before March 6!

Submit your application to join Catalonia’s most disruptive companies.

Join Catalonia Exponential Leaders

Call open until March 6, put your company forward!

Register for the information session on February 3

We look forward to seeing you there!

Why should I apply?

Telling us about your disruptive project has a great many advantages:

You’ll form part of the Catalonia Exponential Leaders community and participate in exclusive networking sessions.
You’ll be able to attend a disruption bootcamp that will help you speed up your business.
You’ll acquire a presence during Exponential Day 2025 and at other renowned events with over a thousand companies in attendance.
You can take center stage during ACCIÓ’s Exponential Open Days and at its Cafès disruptius and showcase your innovation model to other companies.
You’ll be present in exclusive ACCIÓ contents and enjoy visibility in the media.
Your company will also be featured in the annual Exponential Leaders in Catalonia report, the prime exponent of disruption.
You’ll receive a blockchain-verified digital certificate to accredit your recognition.
You’ll have the chance to connect with the most innovative ecosystems in the world through the ACCIÓ Foreign Offices and open innovation challenges at major events.

If you have an enterprising culture, an open mind, and already apply disruptive innovation, send us your application and join the Catalonia Exponential Leaders!

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How will we find them?

To join the Catalonia Exponential Leaders, you will first have to fill in this short form. Then, if your project meets the requirements, we’ll send you a second application form to list the key aspects of the project: the disruption generated, the positive impact sought, the company culture, the team leading the project and so on.

The 30 companies with the most outstanding projects will be able to attend the disruption bootcamp to speed up their businesses (April and May 2025) and they’ll be given visibility in the Exponential Leaders in Catalonia report.

Finally, the ten most disruptive companies, the Catalonia Exponential Leaders, will be chosen, and they’ll be able to enjoy a number of benefits and the visibility provided by Exponential Day 2025 (July 2025).

If you’re leading a disruptive initiative, register now!

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Requirements and application

Two categories are established for this fifth edition: startups and established companies.

To be able to participate, your company must meet the following requirements:

Your company must be incorporated with operational headquarters in Catalonia.
Your project must be differential from market standards.
Your project must have a global projection.
If your proposal is among the 30 finalists, you will have to participate in the initial session of ACCIÓ’s disruption bootcamp.

Send your application before March 6 (inclusive) and join the map of the most disruptive companies in Catalonia.

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Catalonia Exponential Leaders 2024

Here you are the 10 selected companies, considered the most disruptive and representative in different fields.

BlindStairs is a platform that operates like an "anonymous LinkedIn". It uses AI to anonymize professional profiles, thus eliminating any socio-demographic biases. This pioneering method is developing the first kind of bias-free AI, known as UnbiasedAI.

Cuatrecasas – CELIA

CELIA (Cuatrecasas Experto Legal - IA) encompasses the AI initiatives of Cuatrecasas since 2015.

They include Harvey, a co-counsel for legal issues, and the Cuatrecasas ChatGPT chatbot for non-legal matters.

Magnetika

Magnetika offers a new wireless charging solution for electric vehicles such as bicycles, mobile robots and drones.

Its sustainable and efficient innovations are driving the transition towards electrical mobility and opening up new business opportunities.

Navozyme

Navozyme is leading the maritime transformation with blockchain solutions for electronic certificates, ensuring the integrity of data and real-time verification. It uses AI to optimize the arrival of vessels, reducing dwell times and the carbon footprint while promoting more efficient and sustainable port operations.

Ocean Ecostructures

Ocean Ecostructures has created a technology to offset the impact of port structures by regenerating marine biodiversity with biomimetic microreefs. The digital monitoring with robotics and AI assesses the impact on biodiversity, CO2 capture, oxygen generation and other environmental values.

Oniria Therapeutics

Approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths occur due to patient relapses or resistance to treatments. Oniria Therapeutics offers ONR-001, an innovative oral drug that over-activates the TET2 tumor suppressor, causing the cancer cells to die. In pre-clinical trials it’s displayed a high degree of efficacy and tolerability in cases of melanoma, colorectal tumors and acute myeloid leukemia.

Uobo

Uobo is an alternative to eggs of animal origin that uses plant-based ingredients and precision fermentation to guarantee high-quality and sustainable products. It’s currently marketing a 100% plant-based liquid beaten egg, it’s versatile and it’s ideal for all kinds of dishes, with a scalable formula whose patent is being processed.

ScentXP by Puig

ScentXP is seeking to reinvent the olfactory industry with technologies that digitize the olfactory experience in perfumery and cosmetics. It’s gearing the value chain towards digitization, sustainability and the graphical representation of smells, making it more democratic and accessible. This project is having a positive impact on trade and the entire value chain, ranging from perfumers to consumers.

Suara

Suara cooperativa Social Digital Lab is the first social living lab accredited by ENOLL, focusing on research and the testing of technologies for social care and assistance. Through immersive and virtual reality it’s improving people’s well-being, working with Broomx and the Terrassa Health Consortium to make these tools more accessible and affordable.

Time is Brain

Time is Brain’s BraiN20® is a wearable medical device that monitors the brain’s viability in real time from the onset of the symptoms until the post-stroke treatment, thus reducing neuron loss due to any delay in the decision-making.