On the afternoon of November 4, the Córdoba Convention and Exhibition Center hosted the 'TOP101 Spain Up Nation' awards gala, promoted by the Spanish Association of Regional Development Agencies (ADR Forum), together with the public companies CEIN and Sodena and the National Innovation Company (ENISA). At the gala, representatives of institutions from all the autonomous communities presented 101 distinctions to startups from their territory. On behalf of Navarre, the Director General of Energy, Business R&D&I and Entrepreneurship, Uxue Itoiz, was in charge of recognizing the six Navarre companies that were awarded.

At the gala, 'Uraphex by Urtech Water' was chosen as the company with the greatest social and/or environmental impact in the Regional Community in the 'TOP101 Spain Up Nation' for innovative entrepreneurship. The companies Nucaps, MOA Foodtech, Genbioma, Ingredalia and Medical Plasmas are also among the winners of these awards, which were organized for the first time this year.

Of the awarded companies, 19 (one from each autonomous community and city) were chosen by an expert jury as innovative companies with the greatest social and/or environmental impact, thus becoming ambassadors of the 'Spain Up Nation' brand, promoted by ENISA to position Spain as a global reference in innovative entrepreneurship.

The 101 TOP101 startups were chosen, among other things, for the capacity and leadership of their entrepreneurial teams, the level of innovation of their business model and their capacity for scalability and internationalization. Their social, economic and environmental impact was also taken into account, based on their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The awarded companies have obtained the seal of the most innovative companies with the greatest impact on the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as a networking agenda, B2B sessions with investing entities, tailored training and pitch deck training (indicating training sessions). They will also benefit from the direct approval of the innovation level of the startup certificate.

ENISA

Provides financial support to small and medium-sized companies that want to promote their innovative entrepreneurial projects.

• They contribute: It supports viable business projects through a financing alternative, allowing them to diversify their sources of access. Therefore, it can be a complementary option to possible public or private investment sources.
• They seek: It is aimed at supporting small and medium-sized companies with transformation potential, committed to entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Who supports: It is under the Directorate General of Industrial Strategy and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, which is also integrated into the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.
• The shareholders are: Directorate General of State Heritage: 97.60%; Industrial Technological Development Center: 2.21%; Energy Diversification and Saving Institute: 0.12%; ICEX Spanish Exports and Investments: 0.07%.

ENISA's values

Objectivity, neutrality and independence govern ENISA's financing and advisory work.

• Transparency guides all procedures and actions.
• Experience and knowledge support its criteria and decisions.
• Commitment to people and their business projects is its reason for being.
• At ENISA, CSR is understood as a strategic function, linked to the sustainability, competitiveness and reputation of the company, and its aim is to create long-term value for stakeholders and society as a whole.
• Quality, environment and information security management systems are the result of its commitment to ensuring and advancing the efficiency and sustainability of processes. Likewise, joining the United Nations Global Compact is another step in its commitment to ethics and transparency.

ENISA's commitment

It promotes an entrepreneurial culture committed to sharing and disseminating the keys to innovation, to transform projects and companies into new models of production, distribution and consumption, more competitive and viable, more sustainable and more exportable.

-A culture of innovative entrepreneurship: ENISA is guided by an essential principle of action: to finance and support those entrepreneurs, projects and companies that have the capacity to transform and promote new economic and business models. All of these will, with complete certainty, form the essential fabric of an entrepreneurial culture that is absolutely essential to support and disseminate tomorrow.

A culture based on productive innovation, the transformation of models and markets and the contribution of new added values. But, at the same time, a culture lived by fighters and with determination, prepared and rigorous,open to collaboration, change and the future.

A culture that is committed to new experiences of use and consumption. New ways of connecting technology with human needs. With a new sensitivity to sustainable processes, services and products and for more balanced relationships between supply, demand and resources.