Amiqa is proud to announce that it has been selected to participate in Lanzadera, a prestigious startup accelerator program based in Valencia, Spain. Recently ranked #7 among all European accelerator hubs by the Financial Times and the highest-ranked in Spain and Portugal, Lanzadera is a premier program for startups looking to scale and grow their impact.
Amiqa, a Swedish startup, supports small hotels by providing artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions that deliver actionable insights, accurate predictions, and expert recommendations to optimize hotel operations. Currently, Amiqa is piloting its technology with a select group of small hotels in Central America and anticipates expanding its early access program in the second quarter of 2025. Sign up to the early access waitlist here: https://amiqa.io/early-access/
Participation in Lanzadera will enable Amiqa to enter the Spanish market—the second most visited country in the world. Additionally, the program will facilitate the company’s jump into Southern European and Latin American markets, leveraging the resources and network of a well-established startup accelerator hub.
Lanzadera is part of the Marina de Empresas ecosystem, which includes the EDEM business school and the venture capital fund Angels. Marina de Empresas was founded by Juan Roig, the majority owner of Spanish supermarket giant Mercadona, known for his strong commitment to the community and his values-driven approach to entrepreneurship and economic development.
Startups in the Lanzadera program are introduced to Mercadona’s successful business management model, Calidad Total (Total Quality), which is structured around five key pillars: “The Boss” (as customers are referred to within the model), Employees, Suppliers, Society, and Capital.
According to Lanzadera, 1,000 startups applied to the March 2025 batch of the program, with only 125 companies selected—including Amiqa. Since its inception, Lanzadera has accelerated 1,500 startups, boasting a survival rate close to 80%.
“This is a great opportunity for Amiqa to deliver advanced automation technology tailored to small hotels, a segment that has been largely overlooked by corporate software providers,” commented Daniel Porras, Amiqa’s CEO.
Amiqa looks forward to leveraging this opportunity to bring innovative and accessible technology solutions to small hotels across Spain and beyond.
Read Lanzadera’s Press Release published in the Spanish newspaper El Español (Spanish): https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/disruptores/ecosistema-startup/aceleradoras/20250310/lanzadera-adapta-nuevo-emprendedor-formado-maduro-recibe-startups-programa-renovado/930157067_0.html
