Two years of the ONE Platform: driving the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem

The innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain continues to evolve. Tech projects are growing, funding opportunities are expanding, and new investor agents and strategic actors are joining Spain’s innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem.

This dynamism is a positive sign of maturity. However, it also presents a significant challenge: organizing, connecting, and making information accessible so that talent can focus on innovating and growing.

In this context, the ONE Platform was launched two years ago with a clear mission: to make it easier to start, consolidate, and scale an innovative project in Spain. Since then, work has been done to structure resources, give visibility to public and private instruments, and strengthen connections among startups, investors, organizations, and other ecosystem actors.

As it reaches its second anniversary, the platform not only consolidates what has been built, but also begins a new stage of evolution. Improvements are being introduced, new functionalities are being developed, and ecosystem participation is being strengthened with the goal of continuing to provide real value.

Because the growth of entrepreneurship does not depend solely on funding; it also requires access to quality information that supports decision‑making. From this perspective, ONE moves forward into a new stage of development.

A platform that structures the entrepreneurial journey

The growth of innovative entrepreneurship has come with increased complexity. Funding instruments have multiplied, agents have become more specialized, and opportunities have expanded. In this scenario, it is essential to have a structure that helps navigate with clarity.

Every project goes through different development stages, and each stage requires specific resources and interaction with different actors. To address this reality, ONE has taken into account the five key phases of the innovative entrepreneurial cycle —Pre‑seed, Seed, Early, Growth, and Mature— as a reference framework when designing its content and functionalities.

At the same time, the platform considers the different types of ecosystem actors —startups, investor agents, public entities, corporations, hubs, accelerators, and other strategic players— in order to offer content and functionalities tailored to their specific needs within a shared digital environment.

Currently, on ONE you can:

• Access information about procedures for starting a business, investing, or working.
• Access more than 155 active calls and grants.
• Use self‑assessment tools.
• Explore an agenda with more than 160 ecosystem events.
• Access specialized content aligned with each project stage.

In this way, the platform accompanies the entrepreneurial journey with relevant information for each phase.

Strengthening connections among ecosystem actors

The innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem operates as a network of interconnected actors, and the quality of relationships among them directly influences the development and consolidation of projects.

Startups, investor agents, public entities, corporations, and hubs interact constantly. The more efficient this interaction, the greater the overall growth potential.

Therefore, in this new phase, ONE is also progressing in strengthening its function as a connection space. New functionalities are being developed that will allow structured searches of ecosystem actors, enabling more precise identification aligned with each project’s needs.

Today, the platform already includes a business intelligence tool that enables the analysis and visualization of strategic ecosystem information, providing a more complete, data‑driven view for decision‑making.

These improvements will make it possible to:

• Search investor agents by profile, field of activity, or investment stage.
• Identify relevant public and private entities for each stage.
• Locate strategic actors by territory or sector specialization.
• Visualize the ecosystem in a more organized and accessible way.

The aim is to reduce the distance between those developing projects and those who can drive their growth.

When a startup quickly identifies the right instrument or the investor aligned with its stage, processes speed up. Likewise, when an investor can locate projects more clearly, ecosystem efficiency increases.

Thus, the evolution of ONE goes beyond expanding functionalities; it seeks to enhance its strategic value as a shared digital infrastructure.

A platform built with the ecosystem

This progress would be incomplete without the active participation of the community. ONE is a platform born from a public initiative, managed by Red.es, but its value is built collaboratively with all the actors that make up Spain’s innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Since its launch, an open model has been promoted in which the community can propose events, suggest calls, and contribute ideas for content. As a result, more than 70% of the content has been co‑created with ecosystem actors, giving visibility to over 700 organizations and players in innovative entrepreneurship.

This collaborative approach is not complementary—it is structural. If ONE aims to be a meeting point for innovative entrepreneurship, it must reflect the reality and needs of those who make it up. 

In this new stage, ONE consolidates what has been built, improves its functionalities, and strengthens connections among the different actors of the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem, with the goal of continuing to build a more accessible, connected, and growth‑ready ecosystem. Innovative entrepreneurship grows when information is clear and connections are solid, and in that direction, ONE continues advancing as a shared space for those who create, invest, and develop projects in Spain.

To learn more about the platform’s evolution and its impact on the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem over the last year, you can read the post “The ONE Platform in 2025” as well as the infographic “ONE Platform 2025: impact and contributions to the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem”. 

And don’t forget to register on the ONE Platform to access all its content and functionalities.