In addition to the excellent facilities at BIC Araba, I would like to highlight the enormous support provided by the entire BIC Araba team, which is a real boost to our business, since without them, it would be much more difficult to achieve our objectives. At this point, I would like to emphasise that the support they provide is both professional and personal, helping us in periods of uncertainty that we all go through, especially at the beginning of a new business activity. In addition to the support of the BIC team, it is also important to be surrounded by other entrepreneurs with whom synergies can emerge, as well as being able to share experiences among ‘equals’, which is very enriching.

The Bic Araba team were the first to believe in our project, without them it would have been difficult for us to get it off the ground. The professional help of all of them, but above all their personal attention, was fundamental in that first stage.

Mental release. When you have a project in hand, there are a multitude and variety of tasks to be accomplished. But there is a substantial part that BIC Araba really facilitates for the companies located here. The BIC team keeps us informed about grants, tenders and all kinds of announcements that may benefit/affect our business. At the same time, the upkeep of the facilities is magnificent and we only have to worry about doing the work we are here to do. Its work is indispensable for the start-up ecosystem!

Without BIC Araba, we wouldn’t have started our business in Vitoria. We would have remained abroad. BIC’s support has enabled us to launch three robotics startups with which we have generated more than 100 person jobs over the last few years, most of them in our region. After attracting capital from Switzerland (Acutronic), Japan (Sony), the United States (DARPA) or Telefónica itself to Alava, the ‘multiplierְ’ work of BIC is crucial for the economic and technological development of the region.