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Incubation
12-month support program for national and international projects, unincorporated companies or recently created businesses (with no comparable operating history) that are in an intermediate stage between ideation and business model validation.
Acceleration
8-month support program for national and international projects that have a minimum viable product (MVP) or companies that have made initial sales and have growth potential, but need to systematize their business model, achieve recurring sales, and/or enter new markets.
Consolidation
6-month support program for companies with a maximum age of up to 7 years, with registered office or workplace in Galicia, a defined product or service, real sales, a structured business model, and high growth capacity or scalability potential.
What we offer
Funding
Mentors
Access to investors
Ecosystem
Funding
- Incubation Phase: Non-repayable grant of €40,000 awarded by IGAPE.
- Acceleration Phase: Up to €110,000 in total, consisting of a non-repayable grant of €60,000 (IGAPE) and up to €50,000 in participatory loans or direct equity investment (Xesgalicia).
- Consolidation Phase: Up to €280,000 in total, comprising €30,000 in non-repayable grants (IGAPE) and up to €250,000 through equity investment or participatory loans (Xesgalicia).
- Technology Services Package: Additional support managed by the CEL Foundation for contracting infrastructure at CIAR/INTA or specialized professional services in Galicia.
Access to investors
- Potential customers (“early adopters”): BFAero facilitates access to strategic partners capable of validating project development (in incubation) and opens the door to multiple commercial clients (in acceleration and consolidation).
- Access to investment panels: Preparation and direct connection of each project with an event or panel involving 7 potential investors.
- Pitch support: Expert guidance and assistance both in preparing financial documentation and in preparing presentations to investors.
- Access to more than 15 specialized investment funds: With investment theses in deep tech, space tech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, mobility, aerospace, defense, and dual-use technologies.
Ecosystem
Mentors
José Manuel Abella Anido
Managing Director
Anido Gestión
María Jesus Barral
Director of Innovation and Science
Estratega Consulting
Eladio Crego
Founder and CEO
EFT Consulting
David Cuesta Pardo
Director of Business Consulting
NTT Data
Jesús Díaz Castelao
Senior Consultant
Estratega Consulting
Nicolás Díaz Teijeiro
Senior Business Consulting
NTT Data
David González Prieto
Senior Business Consulting
NTT Data
Alejandro Ruiz Paris
Manager Business Consulting
NTT Data
José Antonio Paz García
Managing Partner
Estratega Consulting
Tutors
Laura Fernández García
Business Consulting Manager
Specialist in strategy, branding, and communication
Pablo Gilsanz Martín
Associate Manager
Business management expert
Patricia Rodríguez Dapena
Senior Manager
Space software expert
Iliyana Zongova
Senior Business Consulting
Expert in public funding and European funds.
John Belalcazar Jaramillo
Founding Partner
Expert in finance and private funding
Carmelo Villanueva Cañizares
Expert Analyst
Expert in drones and aeronautics.
Joaquín Muñoz Siles
Expert in public procurement.
NEWS
The Galician company Vig-Sec Drone, a participant in the Acceleration track of the 5th edition and the Consolidation track of the 6th edition of the Business Factory...
Business Factory Aero (BFAero), the business incubator and accelerator promoted by the Galician Regional Government (Xunta de Galicia) through the Galician Institute...
Arzeos Aircraft, part of the Business Factory Aero (BFAero) ecosystem, has begun flight testing of its Z01 two-seater ultralight aircraft, a key milestone in the...
A start-up may spend years developing a new aircraft, a smart system for drones, an autonomous navigation algorithm or space communications technology. However, if that...
The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, accompanied by the director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part in the Investor Day organised by...
The Business Factory Aero (BFAero), the aerospace accelerator backed by the Regional Ministry of Economy and Industry, has supported 49 business projects since 2019, 15...
BFAero took part in the seventh interregional meeting of the European project MAE (Moving Towards Aerospace) cas a benchmark for a vertical accelerator model. This is...
Business Factory Aero participated in Invertir en Ciencia SÍ es Rentable, a strategic meeting of scientists, investors and technology-based companies held in Santiago...
Slimop Space, a start-up promoted by Business Factory Aero (BFAero), received the National Industry Award “Bien hecho en España” in the Industrial Entrepreneurship...
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Civil.UAVs.Initiative
BFAero is part of the Civil UAVs Initiative, promoted by the Xunta de Galicia to foster the use of unmanned aerial systems in the civil sector and to improve public services.