Entrepreneurship Awards

The total amount of the prize amounts to €100,000, broken down as follows:

• First prize "Entrepreneur of the year 2023"financially endowed with 20,000 euros.
• Second prize "Entrepreneur of the year 2023"with a financial endowment of 15,000 euros.
• Third prize "Entrepreneur of the year 2023"with a financial endowment of 10,000 euros.
• will be granted 11 second prizes financially endowed with 5,000 euros each of them, in the following categories:
  • Younger entrepreneur.
  • Madrid entrepreneur.
  • Entrepreneur of the innovation and/or entrepreneurship centers of the General Directorate of Entrepreneurship.
  • Entrepreneur with the best elevator pitch.
  • Entrepreneur with the project with the greatest potential for growth and international projection.
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the technological field.
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the field of the so-called orange economy (cultural and creative industries).
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the field of health and well-being.
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the sector Food Tech.
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the HORECA sector.
  • Entrepreneur with the best project in the STEM sector.

The main prizes and the second prizes are not compatible, so the same company cannot be the winner of the first, second or third prize "Entrepreneur of the Year 2023" and be awarded one or more second prizes. In addition, the winning companies will receive in kind different contributions from sponsors: The sponsors will endow the first prize with:

1. • Womenalia: interview on Womenalia.com, writing and publishing an article on the Womenalia.com platform (more than 300,000 registered users), and dissemination of the article and interview on social networks.
   • Spanish Association of Business Women: Free membership fee for 1 year and dissemination in said association.
   • Association Madrid Hotel Business: dissemination on the web and social networks, as well as a weekend in a 5-star hotel in Madrid and a gastronomic experience in the same hotel (for 2 people, 2 nights).
   • King Juan Carlos University: mentoring program.
   • Madrid wave: radio interview.
   • PwC Spain: eight weeks of mentoring related to the key aspects for the growth of the winning company developed by professionals from PwC's High Growth Companies area.
   • IBM: access to the “Startup with IBM” program with IBM Cloud credits for more than 100 services for 12 months with expert coaching sessions.

The sponsors will endow the second prize with:

1. • Womenalia: interview on Womenalia.com, writing and publishing an article on the Womenalia.com platform (more than 300,000 registered users), and dissemination of the article and interview on social networks.
   • Spanish Association of Business Women: Free membership fee for 1 year and dissemination in said association.
   • Hotel Business Association of Madrid: dissemination on the web and social networks, and a gastronomic or wellness experience in a hotel (for 2 people).
   • King Juan Carlos University: mentoring program.
   • Madrid wave: radio interview.
   • IBM: access to the “Startup with IBM” program with IBM Cloud credits for more than 100 services for 12 months with expert coaching sessions.

The sponsors will endow the third prize with:

1. • Womenalia: interview on Womenalia.com, writing and publishing an article on the Womenalia.com platform (more than 300,000 registered users), and dissemination of the article and interview on social networks.
   • Spanish Association of Business Women: Free membership fee for 1 year and dissemination in said association.
   • Hotel Business Association of Madrid: diffusion on the web and social networks, and a gastronomic experience or wellness in a hotel (for 2 people).
   • King Juan Carlos University: mentoring program.
   • Madrid wave: radio interview.
   • IBM: access to the “Startup with IBM” program with IBM Cloud credits for more than 100 services for 12 months with expert coaching sessions.

The sponsors of the award will endow the runners-up with:

1. • Spanish Association of Business Women: will endow the 11 second prizes with the free membership fee for 1 year and dissemination in said association.
   • Womenalia: will endow the 11 runners-up with the writing and publication of a joint article within the Womenalia.com platform (more than 300,000 registered users), and dissemination of the article on social networks.