Ship2B Impact Awards 2026 go to Moncada, Ocean Ecostructures, Primero H and Acrescere

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The Ship2B Impact Awards 2026 were handed out on 13 October at the Ship2B Impact Forum in Barcelona, with four winners across four categories. José Moncada Durruti, founder of Bolsa Social and the driving force behind Fondo Bolsa Social, was named Impact Champion for his work building impact investing in Spain, which mostly consists of persuading investors that a return and a conscience can share a spreadsheet. Ana Muñoz de Dios Castro of Fundación Integra and Ousman Umar of NASCO Feeding Minds were the finalists.

The Impact Startup prize went to Ocean Ecostructures, which pairs biomimetic structures modelled on natural reefs with monitoring systems so that ports and other maritime infrastructure can host marine life rather than merely displace it. Kuvu and Visualfy were the other finalists.

Impact Evolution went to Primero H SOCIMI, set up by HOGAR SÍ and ASOCIMI and described as Spain's first social SOCIMI: a real-estate investment vehicle aimed at affordable rental housing for people facing residential vulnerability, especially homelessness. Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera's Programa de Reforç de la Memòria was the finalist. Impact Philanthropy went to Fundación Acrescere, which supports children and young people who have no family or cannot live with it, through foster care, psychological support, residential protection, training and job access. Asindown Valencia and Fundación GetUp were the finalists.