8 countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, UK, and Uruguay
Santander X Global Award 2025
International competition in which the best university projects, start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs from eight countries compete.
5th edition
Four categories: university project, start-up, scale-up and SMEs.
8 winners
88,000 euros in cash prizes, access to Santander X 100 and other additional benefits.
Santander X Global Award 2025 recognises, once again, the best projects and companies from eight countries. The winners received a total of €88,000 in prize money as well as access to Santander X 100, the global community of the best Santander X projects, which offers them networking and access to the resources they need to grow.
The 35 finalists in this international competition are the winners of the local editions of the awards. More than 5,000 participants from 8 countries, including university projects, start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs, have taken part in these awards throughout 2025.
Santander X supports companies to grow and transform throughout the different stages of their professional career, with a broad value proposition that includes training programmes, challenges and awards, and a personalised financial offering.
University category
First place
Second place
Third place
Categories
University category
University entrepreneurial projects that are preparing their market launch strategy to commercialize their solutions.
Prizes
- 1st prize: €7,000
- 2nd prize: €4,000
- 3rd prize: €2,000
Startup category
High-impact, technology-based startups that are preparing to grow their businesses.
Prizes
- 1st prize: €16,000
- 2nd prize: €9,000
- 3rd prize: €5,000
- Access to Santander X 100
Scaleup category
Legally incorporated for at least two years with more than €300,000 in revenue or a significant investment raised.
Prizes
- 1st prize: €22,000
- Access to Santander X 100
SME category
Legally incorporated for at least three years and have annual revenues of up to €50,000,000 as well as up to 250 employees.
Prizes
- 1st prize: €23,000
Our commitment
Banco Santander is firmly committed to the progress of individuals and businesses. For 30 years, it has supported education, employability and entrepreneurship, which sets it apart from other financial institutions around the world.
During this time, it has allocated more than €2.4 billion and supported more than 3.7 million people and businesses through agreements with more than 1,100 universities and organisations. It has been recognised as one of the companies that are contributing most to changing the world for the better, according to Fortune magazine's “Change the World” 2025 list.
Oxentia was developed from the University of Oxford's technology transfer company, Oxford University Innovation, with the aim of offering specialized innovation management services to public and private sector clients worldwide.
Oxentia's approach is based on a strong Oxford heritage to globally support early-stage innovators and entrepreneurs to promote innovative projects that impact the UN Sustainable Development Goals.