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BFAero visits atlanTTic to foster synergies between its start-ups and the innovation ecosystem
The projects taking part in the 7th edition of Business Factory Aero (BFAero) visited the atlanTTic research centre as part of an event aimed at fostering collaboration and creating synergies between start-ups and the research community. The event was opened by Luis...
BFAero incorpora formación en ‘Fiscalidad de la Innovación’ para startups del sector aeronáutico
As part of its ongoing commitment to providing entrepreneurs with specialised tools to help them drive their projects forward, Business Factory Aero (BFAero) has added a new course to its programme: “Taxation of Innovation”, delivered by José María Pina...
Trust and protection: key factors in startup financing at BFAero
The success of a start-up’s fundraising efforts does not depend solely on the project’s innovation; trust between partners and the protection of strategic information are crucial to attracting investment. The event, aimed at entrepreneurs from the Business Factory...
Public funding as a growth opportunity for BFAero start-ups
Entrepreneurship does not depend solely on private investment. Public funding is a key route to growth for any start-up, particularly for those developing innovative projects with high potential. However, accessing this type of support requires knowing where to find...
Binarial, Ventilation Lab, Kreios Space, and Lupeon are recipients of NEXOS grants that promote collaborative R&D&I
Several companies linked to the Business Factory Aero (BFAero) ecosystem, including Binarial Automatización y Robótica, Ventilation Lab, Kreios Space, and Lupeon, have been selected as recipients of the NEXOS grant program, a funding initiative by the Regional...
The Galician Regional Government is promoting the EOI’s Executive Programme in the Defence Industry: last day to register
The School of Industrial Organisation (EOI), in collaboration with the Galician Regional Government, is offering its Executive Programme in Defence Industry (Galicia), a training course aimed at professionals, managers and companies wishing to strengthen their...
The call for applications for grants for the certification of suppliers to the security and defence sector closes in May
The Regional Government of Galicia, through the Regional Ministry of Economy and Industry, has opened the call for applications for grants to help Galician companies position themselves as suppliers in the field of security and defence. This line of support, with a...
Vig-Sec Drone and Kreios Space: examples of entrepreneurship and science serving strategic sectors
Business Factory Aero participated in Invertir en Ciencia SÍ es Rentable, a strategic meeting of scientists, investors and technology-based companies held in Santiago de Compostela, to showcase examples of accelerated companies that reinforce the slogan of this fourth...
BFAero companies connect with industry at Science4Industry
The start-ups SLIMOP Space, Eurosafe Systems and H2 Dron Energy, participants in the Business Factory Aero (BFAero), attended the 4th edition of Science for Industry (S4i), held on 28 and 29 January 2026 in Madrid, with the support of the Regional Government of...
Slimop Space, promoted by BFAero, National Industry Award ‘Well done in Spain’
Slimop Space, a start-up promoted by Business Factory Aero (BFAero), received the National Industry Award “Bien hecho en España” in the Industrial Entrepreneurship category from His Majesty King Felipe VI during the 8th National Industry Congress, which is being held...
SLIMOP Space prepares for its leap into space in 2027
SLIMOP Space will take its optical technology into space in 2027, consolidating its technological roadmap, its positioning in the sector and the growth of the start-up. SLIMOP joined the Business Factory Aero (BFAero) in 2025 during the sixth edition of the programme and has been selected for the seventh edition, within the Consolidation phase.
Vig-Sec Drone closes a €1M investment round to accelerate its growth and consolidate its technology
The company integrated into Business Factory Aero (BFAero), Vig-Sec Drone, has successfully closed a one-million-euro investment round, a key milestone that will enable it to boost its business plans, accelerate the automation of its technology and strengthen its...
Innovation with a market focus: BFAero drives sales strategies to accelerate the growth of its startups
The ultimate goal of any startup is to scale its business and sell. For this reason, Business Factory Aero (BFAero) promoted the participation of the projects from its sixth edition in the session “Mastering Sales: strategies to impact, connect and close deals”, held...
DIANA, NATO’s accelerator, selects two BFAero startups
Kreios Space and Vig-Sec Drone, companies incubated and accelerated at Business Factory Aero (BFAero), have been selected to take part in NATO’s DIANA accelerator, one of the most demanding and prestigious international programmes in the field of dual-use innovation,...
BFAero Startups Shine in the Aerospace Innovation Ecosystem
Over the past few weeks, several BFAero startups have earned recognition both nationally and internationally within the aerospace innovation ecosystem. These awards and distinctions are proof of the effectiveness of their projects, which address civil or military...
14 International Projects Join the 7th Edition of BFAero, Its Most Cosmopolitan Call
The Business Factory Aero, the business incubator and accelerator promoted by the Xunta de Galicia through the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (Igape) and XesGalicia, has closed the project recruitment phase for its 7th edition with 14 international...
Telespazio Ibérica Strengthens its Commitment to Galicia as a Hub for Innovation in Drones and Space Technologies
The Spanish subsidiary of Telespazio, a leading company in the BFAero initiative, celebrates five years of presence in Galicia with major milestones in the development of advanced solutions for unmanned aircraft.In an interview with Faro de Vigo, Carlos Hernández...
The Province of Lugo will Host Initiatives from the Security, Defense and Aerospace Strategy, Including a Testbed for the European Digital Sky and a Space Accelerator
The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, accompanied by the territorial delegate of the Xunta, Javier Arias, announced that the province of Lugo will play a leading role in the Strategic Initiative for Security, Defense and Aerospace...
Five Private Equity Firms Participate in the Investor Day of the Sixth Edition
The projects from the sixth edition of the Business Factory Aero presented their funding needs to a group of public and private investors led by Xesgalicia. The session also included representatives from CaixaBank DayOne, Unirisco, Zubi Capital y Torsa Capital. During...
Startups from Business Factory Aero and Leading Companies Take Center Stage at World Space Week in Galicia
Kreios Space, Airbus, Telespazio, Avincis and Tecnobit took part in various sessions of the program promoted by the Xunta de Galicia, aimed at bringing the aerospace sector closer to young people and to Galicia’s industrial network. World Space Week was held in...
Business Factory Aero Launches Its 7th Edition to Support National and International Entrepreneurs
Business Factory Aero (BFAero), the incubator and accelerator promoted by the Xunta de Galicia through the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (IGAPE) and XesGalicia, has launched its 7th edition. The program promotes innovative services and technologies for the...
Kreios Space Closes €8 Million Seed Round and Strengthens Galicia’s Role as a European Aerospace Hub
The startup Kreios Space, a participant in BFAero, founded in 2021 and specialized in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites, has closed an oversubscribed €8 million seed investment round. Led by the NATO Innovation Fund and Join Capital, this marks the largest...
Galician Government visits Vig-Sec Drone, an example of a viable, innovative and promising model for Galicia.
The Regional Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, highlighted the role of startups as a viable, innovative, and promising model for Galicia, and underscored the Xunta's commitment to strengthening its support from all institutional levels....
The Xunta plans to convene strategic partners in security, defence and aerospace at the end of the year to define investments
The Regional Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, announced during the conference ‘Galicia's strategic dialogue with the aerospace, security and defence sectors’, the Xunta's intention to carry out the first call for proposals by the end of 2025,...
The Xunta reinforces its support to aerospace entrepreneurship with new collaboration channels
The director of the Igape, Covadonga Toca, together with the startups selected in the sixth edition of the Business Factory Aero (BFAero) and the driving companies, held a working meeting in the Cidade da Cultura that allowed to detect needs and open new avenues of...
Kreios Space and Centum, BFAero’s Galician startups, awarded at the Mindtech 2025 fair for their innovation and disruption
The Startup Arena of the Mindtech Startup Event hosted the final of the innovation contest promoted by ASIME, in collaboration with the Xunta de Galicia, within the framework of the Mindtech industrial fair. In this edition, the Galician startup Kreios Space was...
The Xunta’s Industrial Policy Will Place Galicia at the Forefront of Europe in the Security and Defense Sector
The Regional Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, stated today that the Xunta’s industrial policy will position Galicia at the forefront of Europe in the security and defense sector, a sector that she described as "already a strategic priority at...
«Innovative and disruptive startups that generate industrial footprint», Isaac Rosón (IGAPE)
“The sap that feeds innovation in every corner” is a tour of the main accelerators and incubators in Spain by the newspaper ABC, based on the FUNCAS ranking. Among the initiatives highlighted, it focuses on the Business Factory Aero (BFAero), recognized for the second...
Galicia’s aerospace take-off present at The Way Summit
The BFAero participated together with the startups of the accelerator Vig-Sec Drone, AGUIA Analítica, Kreios Space and Fly-Fut in The Way Startup Summit, the event of entrepreneurship, innovation and investment in the northwest of the peninsula. The projects shared...
The Business Factory Aero reaffirms, for the second year, the title of best advanced accelerator in Spain according to Funcas
The Business Factory Aero (BFAero) the incubation, acceleration and consolidation programme for companies in the aerospace sector promoted by the Xunta de Galicia and managed by the CEL Foundation, once again occupies first place in the national ranking of...
Kreios Space wins the EmprendeXXI Awards as the startup with the most potential in Galicia
The startup Kreios Space has been awarded at the EmprendeXXI Awards as the one with the greatest impact in Galicia. Based in Lugo and with facilities in Vigo, this company dedicated to the aerospace sector participated in the fifth edition of the Business Factory Aero...
BFAero attracts more than 110 national and international projects to Galicia and consolidates its position as a benchmark accelerator in the aerospace sector
The Business Factory Aero has consolidated itself nationally and internationally as an acceleration and consolidation programme for the aeronautical, aerospace and unmanned vehicles sector by attracting 110 projects in the sixth call. 57% of the proposals registered,...
The Xunta highlights the competitiveness of Galician companies in accessing the market for dual technologies for civil and defence use
The Director General for Industrial Strategy and Business Land, Margarita Ardao, highlighted today in Silleda the competitiveness of Galician companies in accessing the market for dual technologies for civil and defence use. During her visit to the exhibition space of...
Business Factory Aero launches its 6th Edition with a focus on internationalization
The Business Factory Aero (BFAero), the leading accelerator in the aerospace, aeronautics and unmanned vehicles (UAVs) industry, has opened the call for its 6th edition with a commitment to focus all the programme's resources on internationalisation. Promoted by the...
BFAero partner FuVeX signs the largest civilian drone contract in Spain
FuVeX signed the largest civil drone contract in Spain with the Naturgy group, consolidating its leadership in the inspection of electrical infrastructures. FuVeX was one of the companies participating in the fourth edition of the Business Factory Aero (BFAero), an...
Entrepreneurship based on agility and solidity
The Business Factory Aero programme is structured around a set of harmonised activities to respond to the milestones agreed in the Framework Agreement for each project. These activities are structured in three types: mentoring, training sessions and networkingevents....
Business Factory Aero fostered the creation of a dynamic and fruitful innovation ecosystem
IGAPE meeting with Business Factory Aero projects. CEL Foundation. Galicia is taking off in the aerospace, aeronautics and unmanned vehicles (UAVs) industry, after five editions of the Business Factory Aero , acceleration programme, promoted by the Xunta de Galicia...
