8 countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, UK, and Uruguay
Santander X Global Award 2025
Banco Santander's biggest entrepreneurship competition, where the best university projects, startups, scaleups and SMEs from 8 countries compete internationally.
The winners of the Santander X Global Award 2025 will receive a total of 89,000 euros in prizes and access to the Santander X 100, the global community of the best Santander X startups and scaleups, which offers them networking and access to the resources they need to grow.
The winners of the Santander X Global Award 2024 were announced at the Santander Work Café at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). More than 3,300 university projects, startups and scaleups from eight countries took part in this international competition.
Santander X Global Award 2025
35 finalists
9 for the University category, 9 for the Startups category, 10 for the Scaleup category and 7 for the SME category
8 winners
89.000 euros in cash prizes, access to Santander X 100 and other additional benefits.
Meet the finalists
Meet our finalists: universities, startups, scaleups and SMEs
- Universities
- Startups
Aeropod
Herellex Bioscience (FluoTB)
CeluNova
ParkinSense
PluvIA
GuardGas
GoScope
BoneGel
PulpaTronics
Agave 100
Boost
Guska
Lampsy
Sheriff
HexaBio
Atom H2 Energytech
- Scaleups
- SMEs
Arkadia Space
Bulk
CaptoPlastic
Clique Retire
Code for all
Demafront
Kinebot
Pegasi
Reveni
UP Vendas
Stand Out
Cardda
Comunidad.feliz
Amparo Prosthetics
Deep ESG
SimplePark
PortaSauna
Categories
University category
University entrepreneurial projects that are preparing their market launch strategy to commercialize their solutions.
Prizes
- 1st €7,000; 2nd €4,000; 3rd €2,000 cash
Startup category
High-impact, technology-based startups that are preparing to grow their businesses.
Prizes
- 1st €16,000; 2nd €9,000; 3rd €5,000 cash
- Access to Santander X 100, the global community of Santander X's most outstanding startups and scaleups.
Scaleup category
Legally incorporated for at least two years with more than €300,000 in revenue or a significant investment raised.
Prizes
- 1st €22,000 cash
- Access to Santander X 100, the global community of Santander X's most outstanding startups and scaleups.
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 €23,000
Our commitment
Banco Santander maintains a firm commitment to progress with a pioneering and consolidated commitment to education, employability and entrepreneurship, which it has been developing for more than 27 years and which distinguishes it from other financial institutions around the world.
It has been recognized as one of the companies that is contributing the most to changing the world for the better, according to the list 'Change the World' 2023 of Fortune magazine. The bank has allocated more than 2.3 billion euros and has supported more than 1.5 million people and companies through agreements with more than 1,200 universities in 26 countries.
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.