Startups

In this section, you will find key information to develop your own eCommerce project, such as the current state of startups sector.

Top 10 Unicorns: the most valuable startups in the world (2025)

Six out of the top ten highest-rated companies globally are American. Anthropic and xAI enter the top rankings, while SpaceX retains the first position.

Noelia Fraguela - October 15, 2025

Crowdstrike acquires the Spanish company Onum for (almost) €250 million to enhance its real-time data platform

Since its establishment in 2023 by Pedro Castillo, Lucas Varela, and Pedro Tortosa, Onum has sought to provide companies with control over their data.

Rafael Sotelo - August 28, 2025

What is Rappi: history of a successful delivery app in Latin America

Rappi is one of the largest startups in Latam, valued in $5.2 billion dollars: we tell you its story and evolution.

Daniela Carrasco - March 12, 2025
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Repartidor de Glovo en bicicleta transporta un pedido por una calle urbana. Texto: "Glovo. Ya vamos nosotros." Ideal para delivery rápido y eficiente.

History of Glovo: birth and evolution of a unicorn of home delivery

We review the history of Glovo, a unicorn and one of the most powerful home delivery startups in the Spanish market.
Alberto González - February 6, 2024
Manos sostienen un globo digital brillante, rodeado de partículas flotantes; representa innovación tecnológica y conectividad en un entorno futurista.

Top 20: The reference venture builders in Europe, country by country

Venture builders conceive and build new business models in the form of startups, we'll tell you which ones are the most relevant in Europe.
Alberto González - February 27, 2023
Aplicación Wallapop mostrando en tres móviles productos en venta, con bicicletas y artículos electrónicos en una interfaz amigable y moderna. Texto: "wallapop". Ideal para compraventa online.

History of Wallapop: how the Spanish leader of second-hand app was born

This is the history of Wallapop: the Spanish app that combines online sales, social networks, and geolocation.
Alberto González - January 31, 2023
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This is Ualá, the Argentine fintech unicorn that allows you to manage your finances with an app

Ualá is a fintech that offers a personal financial management mobile app that allows the user to have a prepaid card that can be used at any merchant or website.
Daniela Carrasco - January 3, 2023
Edificios altos destacan en una densa ciudad, rodeada de montañas bajo un cielo despejado. Ideal para campañas de turismo urbano y exploración.

Colombian Startups: remarkable companies and unicorns of Colombia

Rappi, Habi, LifeMiles... there are at least 1,110 Colombian startups in 26 different sectors: let's discover which are the most important in the country.
Daniela Carrasco - December 6, 2022
Dos personas de pie, sonriendo, con sudaderas grises; fondo beige. Texto: "Typeform". Ideal para contenido de marketing y colaboración dinámica.

This is Typeform: history and evolution of one of Spain’s largest startups

Typeform's history goes back to 2012 when Robert Muñoz and David Okuniev created this tool that allows you to create forms and surveys.
Alberto González - November 21, 2022
Fundamentals

Top 10 Unicorns: the most valuable startups in the world (2025)

Six out of the top ten highest-rated companies globally are American. Anthropic and xAI enter the top rankings, while SpaceX retains the first position.
Más información sobre Startups

A startup is an emerging company, generally based on technology or featuring an innovative business model, which is characterized by its strong capacity for growth and scalability.

Unlike traditional businesses, startups usually focus their efforts on rapidly testing and validating their products or services in the market, with the goal of establishing a competitive value proposition and attracting investors who will enable them to expand.

This dynamic ecosystem has taken on an essential role in eCommerce, as many of these companies focus on the digitalization of processes and the creation of new shopping experiences.

In this section, you will find key information to develop your own eCommerce project, such as the current state of startups sector.

In addition, you will stay informed about the latest industry news, the most valuable startups in the world (unicorns), all funding rounds international companies, success stories, and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who have been able to identify opportunities and turn them into scalable businesses.

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