This spring, ERA Global (https://www.eranycglobal.com) hosted five Valencia-based startups for a one-week immersion into the New York City startup ecosystem. Organized in partnership with the TABs and Instituto Valenciano de la Competitividad Empresarial Explore (IVACE, https://www.meetvalenciancompanies.com/), the program brought Verazial, Veganic, MatchOwner, WeGrant, and GPT Advisor to our NYC offices to test their US market assumptions, sharpen their pitches, and learn about what it takes to build, sell, and raise capital in the United States.
Each company came in at a different stage and with different goals, spanning pharma-focused B2B tech, food and agriculture, real estate, fintech infrastructure, and AI-powered advisory. What they shared was a week of direct feedback, hands-on workshops, and a chance to stress-test their US strategy against the people who live it every day.
Founders worked through workshops on expanding a US network, navigating B2B enterprise sales, managing a US fundraising process, and the legal and operational realities of setting up shop stateside.
We're proud to have hosted this cohort and look forward to supporting the participants and future Spanish startups as they take their next steps in the US. We’re grateful for the opportunity to build the partnership between ERA Global, TABS, and IVACE through this collaboration.
Participating startups:
GPT Advisor is an advanced AI platform specifically designed for wealth managers. It boosts productivity and client engagement through AI-powered tools tailored to the unique needs of the wealth management industry.
MatchOwner is a direct-connect platform between property owners and clients, eliminating unnecessary intermediaries.
Verazial’s recognition software uses iris, fingerprint & facial recognition for pharmaceutical manufacturing and patient security.
Veganic develops vegan, cruelty-free, and highly effective agricultural biosolutions, designed to help farmers produce with fewer residues, greater efficiency, and less dependence on conventional chemical solutions.
WeGrant is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps small and medium-sized enterprises and startups identify, simulate, and apply for public funding, grants, and tax incentives without the need for traditional consultants.
