Zone2boost

An open innovation program established in 2019 by a consortium of companies, including CaixaBank, Global Payments, and Ingenico, to support early-stage technology startups in Spain and Europe. The program focuses on sectors such as FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Retail, E-commerce, Platform Software, IT Data, Online Product, Food Tech, and Business. It aims to help entrepreneurs connect with the market through joint business opportunities, leveraging the extensive client networks of its founding partners.

Zone2boost operates as a Corporate Venture Capital firm, providing strategic capital and expertise to support promising businesses at critical phases of development, specifically Seed and Series A stages. The program maintains a strategic global investment presence, actively seeking opportunities across regions including Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Ireland.

Since its inception, Zone2boost has assessed over 475 international projects aimed at creating new services for business and fintech sectors. The program has invested in 17 companies, with an average investment size between €50,000 and €200,000. Notable portfolio companies include Optimus Price, StockAgile, Personify XP, Sedicii, and Weecover. The program's mission is to identify innovative business initiatives in technology, commerce, and financial services, and to help them grow by providing access to a network of clients and resources from its founding partners.