Scaleups need to find the balance between growth and effective resource management. This is one of the main challenges startups face during their scaling phase. To analyze and provide tools for this stage, Startup Valencia and CEEI Valencia organized the Focus Pyme event, ‘Opportunities and Challenges in the Growth Stages of a Startup,’ with the support of the Valencian Institute of Competitiveness and Innovation (IVACE+i).
The event, attended by the Director General of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization, Esther Olivas, took place this morning at La Harinera and addressed the opportunities and challenges startups face as they grow and confront new circumstances.
As Nacho Mas, CEO of Startup Valencia, explained during the event’s opening remarks, “When a startup begins to grow, a range of new opportunities arise, such as entering new markets or attracting new customers. However, this stage also comes with challenges like scaling infrastructure or managing financial resources effectively.”
Ramón Ferrandis, CEO of CEEI Valencia, emphasized “the importance of maintaining a balance between innovation and operational stability to maximize opportunities and overcome challenges in this exciting process of business growth.”
To learn from other startups experiences and exchange best practices, the event featured three panels discussing key aspects that impact emerging companies during scaling: financing, growth management, and legal and investment issues.
Qonto, Rudo, and Imperia SCM were the startups that shared their firsthand experiences on managing growth during the transition to scaleup. The panel included Marta Rifà, Marketing Lead Spain at Qonto; Richard Morla, CEO and Founder of Rudo; and Jose Tomás, Co-founder of Imperia SCM, moderated by Karina Virrueta, Head of Ecosystem Development at Startup Valencia.
Earlier, another panel addressed the topic of public financing for startups. Nacho Liñan from the communication department at ENISA; Inmaculada Bea, Head of the Originations Department at IVF; and Rafael Escamilla, Director of External Relations at IVACE+i, presented the various financial options offered by these public bodies and the opportunities they provide to startups.
The event concluded with a panel on legal and investment tips for growth strategy, featuring Víctor Vercher, CFO of GoHub Ventures, and María Benedicto, Head of M&A at Aktion Legal.
