Building a startup is a complex challenge, especially in sectors such as health, sport, and wellbeing. Regulation, clinical validation, robust technology, market access, and funding intersect from day one. In this context, the Venture Studio for startups model has emerged as a solid alternative for founders looking for more than capital: real, hands-on support from the earliest stages.
GooVentures was founded with a clear conviction: technology should serve human wellbeing. For over a decade, we have developed solutions alongside hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, sports clubs, and startups. Today, through our Venture Studio, we co-create startups from scratch together with committed entrepreneurs and industry experts.
We go beyond providing capital or technology. We offer active support to technology-driven startups, accompanying them throughout the design, build, and growth of companies that are secure, interoperable, and aligned with regulatory standards.
Being part of the GooVentures portfolio means accessing the strategic benefits of a Venture Studio, designed to reduce friction, accelerate decision-making, and build with a competitive advantage from the start.
Benefits of joining the GooVentures Venture Studio for startups
Partnership with Banco Sabadell – BStartup
One of the key pillars for any startup is financial management. Through our framework agreement with Banco Sabadell, portfolio startups gain access to the BStartup, ecosystem, designed specifically for technology-driven companies. This model is aligned with strategic verticals such as BStartup Health and BStartup Green, which directly connect with GooVentures’ focus on health, sport, and wellbeing.
This partnership provides:
- Specialized banking services, with dedicated offices and relationship managers experienced in startups and scaleups, as well as risk processes tailored to technology companies.
- Sabadell Business Account, with no administration or maintenance fees, free basic services during the first year, and financing solutions adapted to each growth stage.
- eCommerce and payments support, through the Paycomet platform and a specialized team covering card payments, technical, operational, and regulatory aspects.
- Access to equity investment, including direct meetings with BStartup10 analysts focused on verticals such as BStartup Health and BStartup Green, as well as Sabadell Venture Capital for later-stage equity and venture debt.
- BStartup Madrid Hub, an exclusive space for startups located at Núñez de Balboa 65, offering meeting rooms, hot desks, and training sessions.
- Ongoing training, focused on startup financing and specialized banking services.
Technology consulting and technical support from GooApps®
Technology is not just an enabler. In health, sport, and wellbeing, it can become a barrier to entry if it is not built properly. As part of the Venture Studio for startups, portfolio companies gain direct access to the technical team at GooApps®, with proven experience in regulated environments.
This translates into the development of scalable apps, backends, and cloud architectures; QA and UX/UI integrated from day one rather than added as afterthoughts; a significant reduction in time-to-market and technical risk; and preferential commercial terms for portfolio startups.
For founders, this means staying focused on product and business, knowing that the technological foundation is solid from the very beginning.
Real-world validation through strategic partners
Digital health transformation cannot be built in isolation. It requires a deep understanding of the clinical environment and the co-creation of solutions that work in real practice.
That is why, within our Venture Studio for startups, GooVentures works closely with hospitals, medical institutions, universities, and research centers to drive innovation from within the healthcare system. We design technology that addresses real needs and complies with clinical and regulatory standards.
This collaborative model already translates into concrete outcomes. SmartCardioClinic is the first project born from the framework agreement with FINBA-ISPA, illustrating how a real clinical challenge can evolve into a digital solution with clear scaling potential.
When a solution demonstrates that potential, GooVentures supports its evolution into sustainable startups or spin-offs.
For portfolio startups, this ecosystem delivers access to real validation environments such as pilots, proof of concepts, and applied research; greater clinical and technical credibility from early stages; reduced risk in adoption and scaling processes; and direct access to expert knowledge and innovation transfer.
The result is a living ecosystem, with dozens of active collaborations that turn clinical ideas into useful, validated digital products with real impact on people’s lives.
Priority access to Break The Gap
To boost acceleration and visibility within the ecosystem, Break The Gap is our flagship annual event. Led by GooVentures, it connects startups, investors, and experts in health, sport, and technology, all focused on solving real challenges through innovative technological solutions.
Each edition is structured around specific HealthTech and SportTech challenges. Four challenges are selected per vertical, and each winning startup receives €50,000 in investment, along with visibility, hands-on support, and direct access to the GooVentures ecosystem.
For companies within the Venture Studio for startups, Break The Gap is a key acceleration lever. It combines validation, investor connections, and strategic positioning in an environment designed to turn innovation into real traction.
Global investment and expansion through the Venture Studio for startups
At GooVentures, we work continuously to ensure that portfolio startups gain access to international investors and understand how funding rounds are structured beyond the local market. This work is built around four core pillars.
1. Active presence at key global ecosystem events
We regularly participate in leading international events such as TechCrunch Disrupt and Web Summit. These environments allow us to expand our network of VCs and CVCs, identify emerging investment trends, and generate meaningful connections that support future fundraising rounds and international expansion for portfolio startups.
2. Strategic relationships with investment platforms and funds
This presence is reinforced by ongoing, direct relationships with key national and international ecosystem players.
- Silicon Foundry is an international innovation and venture advisory platform that works with corporations to structure and scale their venture pipelines. Our collaboration provides insight into how dealflow, applied AI, and startup–corporate collaboration models align around real pilot opportunities.
- Cathay Innovation is a global venture capital fund with operations across Europe, the United States, and Asia, focused on digital transformation, applied AI, and sustainable impact. Its ecosystem offers startups a clear view of cross-border investment dynamics, early validation criteria, and the expectations of international funds at growth stages.
- Hilti Venture is the corporate venture capital arm of the Hilti Group, focused on technologies transforming industrial sectors. Its approach reinforces the importance of combining capital with pilots, market access, and long-term strategic alignment.
3. National investment funds and business angel networks
In parallel, GooVentures maintains active relationships with national investment funds, both through direct engagement and ongoing dealflow dynamics. These include funds such as Eoniq Fund, SRP and Torsa Capital, as well as specialized VCs in HealthTech, FoodTech, and sustainability such as Nina Capital, Asabys Partners and Kereon Venture Capital.
This ecosystem is complemented by collaboration with investment platforms and business angel networks such as Ship2B Ventures, Esade Business Angels Network and La Salle Technova, expanding funding and validation opportunities for portfolio startups.
4. Real preparation for international funding rounds
All of this work translates into tangible value for portfolio startups.
- Access to opportunities where funding and market access move forward together.hand.
- More qualified introductions to international investors.
- Better preparation for global fundraising processes.
Network of mentors
Building a startup involves making complex decisions with incomplete information. That is why, beyond capital and technology, human support is a key pillar of the GooVentures model.
Portfolio startups gain access to a network of mentors with real experience in the startup ecosystem and in sectors such as health, sport, and wellbeing. These are professionals who have gone through company creation, scaling, and fundraising processes, and who bring practical judgment at critical moments.
Mentoring is structured in a flexible, impact-oriented way, covering areas such as:
- Product definition and evolution.
- Growth and go-to-market strategy.
- Preparation for investment rounds and investor relations.
- Internationalization and expansion.
- Legal aspects and corporate structure.
This support adapts to each startup’s stage and accompanies founders through critical decisions, helping them move forward with greater clarity, focus, and confidence.
Network of providers with preferential conditions
In the early stages of a startup, every operational decision matters. Having the right providers from the start can save time, costs, and mistakes that are difficult to fix later on.
The GooVentures Venture Studio for startups provides access to a network of providers specialized in the startup ecosystem, offering preferential conditions and experience in technology projects, especially in regulated environments.
This ecosystem includes:
- Law4digital – specialized legal advisory for startups and digital businesses.
- Siembra Capital – 360° tax and financial support for startups.
- Red-Innova – consultancy for grants and productive investment.
- curiosa lab. – content marketing agency specialized in technology startups.
- Other ecosystem providers that continue to join over time.
In addition, as a Venture Studio partner, GooVentures facilitates access to AWS Activate, allowing portfolio startups to benefit from cloud credits of up to USD 10,000, a key resource for scaling technological infrastructure from early stages.
Beyond cost savings, this network enables founders to operate with greater confidence and focus, supported by providers who understand the pace, challenges, and priorities of a growing startup.
Build with a competitive advantage from day one
Being part of the GooVentures portfolio means building with context, sound judgment, and hands-on support from day one. It reduces friction in critical decisions, accelerates time-to-market, and enables growth on a solid technological, financial, and strategic foundation.
The startups we co-create and support are backed by an ecosystem that understands the rhythm and challenges of a growing company. In sectors such as health, sport, and wellbeing, this advantage makes the difference between a good idea and a company ready to scale with real impact.
This approach is already delivering concrete results. Today, the GooVentures portfolio includes four active startups, among them BlueRoute, LoLo, and Health Circuit, with a cumulative investment of over €500,000 in technological development.
If you are building a startup in health, sport, or wellbeing and are looking for more than capital, we would love to hear from you.
Get in touch with our team to explore how to co-create real impact through our Venture Studio for startups.
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