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 of which are start-ups. BFAero has demonstrated its ability to attract entrepreneurial talent from other regions, as some of these companies have relocated to Galicia from Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Madrid and Castile and León, as well as from other countries such as Norway, Uruguay and Portugal.
Overall, the companies have created more than 310 skilled jobs, generated a cumulative turnover of 28.6 million euros and made investments totalling 16 million euros. The economic impact generated by the companies in the accelerator programme reflects Galicia’s ability to transform innovative projects into business activity that has an impact across the whole region.
The impact of the accelerator programme was highlighted during the graduation ceremony for the sixth cohort and the launch of the seventh, which took place at the premises of Kreios Space, a company that has recently set up in the Porto do Molle industrial estate (Nigrán). The event was attended by the Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, who gained a first-hand insight into the Galician company’s projects.
An industrial footprint across Galicia
BFAero’s industrial footprint in Galicia extends across the entire region. Notable projects include Kreios Space and Lupeon in Nigrán; Aguia Analítica in Oleiros; Aeromedia and ITG Drone Solutions in A Coruña; Arzeos Aircraft in Silleda; Luxit in Ourense; and Vig-Sec Drone in Lugo.
Furthermore, the projects from the fifth and sixth editions have secured more than 14 million euros in public and private funding. It is worth noting that nearly 70 per cent of these funds come from private investment funds, a figure that demonstrates the market’s confidence in the technological capabilities and growth potential of the companies that have emerged from the programme.
A public-private partnership ecosystem
After six editions, BFAero has established itself as one of the key instruments for supporting technological entrepreneurship and the development of the aerospace industry in Spain. The programme collaborates with more than 55 organisations, including leading companies (such as Airbus, Avincis and Telespazio), technology centres, Galician universities and companies across the value chain.
The accelerator forms part of the 2025–2030 Strategic Initiative on Security, Defence and Aerospace, spearheaded by the Regional Ministry of Economy and Industry, which has a public budget of 183 million euros and an estimated capacity to mobilise around 900 million euros through public-private partnerships.