1st - Etimo
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Santander X Global Award ´23
Santander’s international university entrepreneurship competition.
The university entrepreneurship competition
Welcome to the Santander X Global Award, Santander X’s Global flagship university entrepreneurship competition.
The best startups representing Spain, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, UK, and Uruguay will have the chance to compete at the Global pitch day in Valencia, to win cash prizes and additional benefits to take their solutions to the next level.
Launch winners
2nd -Team Repair
Imperial College London
3rd - Hedonix Biosciences
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina
Honorable Mention - Encantrics
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Accelerate winners
1st - Apolo Biotech
Universidad Nacional del Litoral & Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires
2nd - Liight
Universidad de Alcalá & Universidad Carlos III
3rd - UniSim Universal Simulation
The Open University
Honorable Mention - Embrioxyte
Pontifica Universidad Catolica Argentina
Honorable Mention - Orgavalue
Universidade do Porto
About Santander X Global Award 2023
8 countries
Spain, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, UK, and Uruguay.
+40 universities
Collaborate by promoting their best startups.
2 categories
For entrepreneurship stages Launch and Accelerate
48 participating ventures
24 Launch category and 24 Accelerate category.
20 finalists
10 Launch category and 10 Accelerate category.
6 winners
They will get equity free cash prize, training or acceleration program or access to Santander X 100 community
Launch Category
Entrepreneurial projects, preparing their go-to-market strategy to commercialize their solutions.
Prizes
- Training program: a scholarship to attend the Santander X Launch program and prepare to become a company, go to market, and scale the business.
- Equity free cash prize: 1st €10,000; 2nd €5,000; 3rd €5,000.
Accelerate Category
High-impact and technology-based startups, preparing to scale the businesses.
Prizes
- Santander X 100 Community: prime global community where the top startups and scaleups from Santander X become members to receive mentoring, access to capital, clients, talent and high-quality networking, as well as many other resources to accelerate and strengthen their growth.
- Equity free cash prize: 1st €20,000; 2nd €10,000; 3rd €10,000.
Key dates
From
06
Dec
2022
To
27
Jan
2023
Registration
The 48 teams (24 Launch category and 24 Accelerate category) submit their application to become participants of the Santander X Global Award 2023.
From
28
Jan
2023
To
19
Feb
2023
Evaluation
Experts in entrepreneurship and innovation review and select the finalists of this competition.
From
19
Feb
2023
To
08
May
2023
Finalists
The 20 finalists (10 Launch and 10 Accelerate), are supported by international mentors to prepare a pitch to the jury.
08
May
2023
Pitch Day
The 20 finalists travel to Valencia, Spain, and pitch in front of a jury, who will select the three winning teams per category.
09
May
2023
Awards Ceremony
Watch the Awards Ceremony online where the winners will be announced next May 9th 2023.
Our commitment
Banco Santander and its support for higher education
Banco Santander maintains a firm commitment to progress and inclusive and sustainable growth with a pioneering and consolidated commitment to education, employability and entrepreneurship, which it has been developing for more than 26 years and distinguishes it from other financial institutions in the world.
The bank has allocated more than 2,200 million euros and has supported more than 1 million people and companies through agreements with more than 1,300 universities.
Oxentia Foundation and its commitment to innovation and global entrepreneurship
Oxentia developed out of the University of Oxford’s technology transfer company, Oxford University Innovation, with the aim to deliver specialist innovation management services to clients in the public and private sector all over the world. Oxentia’s approach is grounded in a strong Oxford heritage to globally support early-stage innovators and entrepreneurs to promote innovative projects impacting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Oxentia Foundation was created to support Oxentia’s goal to address global inequalities through innovation and entrepreneurship activities.