8 countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom and Uruguay
Santander X Global Award 2024
Banco Santander's biggest entrepreneurship competition, where the best university projects, startups and scaleups from 8 countries compete internationally.
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 .
The winners will receive a total of 85,000 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.
Santander X Global Award 2024
22 finalists
9 Entrepreneurial Projects, 9 Startups and 4 Scaleups
7 winners
85,000 euros in prizes, access to Santander X 100 and other additional benefits.
University category
First place
Second place
Second place
Categories
University category
University entrepreneurial projects that are preparing their market launch strategy to commercialize their solutions.
Prizes
- 1st €10,000; 2nd €5,000; 3rd €5,000 cash
Startup category
High-impact, technology-based startups that are preparing to grow their businesses.
Prizes
- 1st €20,000; 2nd €10,000; 3rd €10,000 cash
- Santander X 100. Access to 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 €25,000 cash
- Santander X 100. Access to the global community of Santander X's most outstanding startups and scaleups.
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.