🚀 The 2nd edition of 22@Demo Day brought together startups, investors and key players from Barcelona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem!

Yesterday, at TBS Education Barcelona, we celebrated the 22@Demo Day, a day dedicated to entrepreneurship, innovation and creating meaningful connections that lead to new business, investment and collaboration opportunities.

The event kicked off with an institutional welcome from Isabel Sabadi, CEO of 22@Network Barcelona, followed by an inspiring conversation between Quino Fernández, CEO of Aticco Lab and Christopher Pommerening, Founder & CEO of Learnlife.

💡 One of the highlights of the day was the Startup Pitch Sessions, led by Xavier Simó, President of the Entrepreneurship Commission at 22@Network Barcelona. Selected startups took the stage to present their projects across three key verticals: Industry 4.0 & DeepTech, HealthTech & BioTech, and Future Trends & Solutions.

At the same time, our Investor Matchmaking & Speed Dating sessions brought startups and investors together through one-to-one meetings, creating opportunities to explore potential investments, partnerships and future collaborations🤝

🌍 We also hosted the roundtable “Building the Next Generation of Startups in Barcelona”, moderated by Quino Fernández, featuring:
🔹Yolanda Pérez Sáez, Deputy General Manager at Banco Sabadell
🔹Pere Duran, Director of 4YFN
🔹Itziar Blasco, Executive Director of Business and Entrepreneurship at Barcelona Activa
🔹Rocío Castrillo, Director of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Enisa | Empresa Nacional de Innovación

🏆 Another special moment was the START Award 2026 ceremony, led by Jordi Gili, Co-Founder & Partner at Redmoon Growth, with the participation of Begoña Perdiguero, Technology Entrepreneurship Team Leader at ACCIÓ. Osmar Polo, President of 22@Network Barcelona, announced ATOM H2, led by Anna Martin, CEO & Co-Founder, as the winner of the START Award 2026!

🎉This recognition was made possible thanks to the organizations contributing to the award: inlea, Avantges, eMascaró and Aigües de Barcelona.

The ceremony concluded with closing remarks from Osmar Polo, followed by a networking cocktail where conversations continued and new connections were made.

A huge thank you to all the startups, investors, companies, speakers, partners and attendees who made this second edition possible!

📸 Relive the best moments of the event in our photo album: https://lnkd.in/euYkubZM

*Amb el suport del Departament d'Empresa i Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya.