Five Spanish start-ups named on the Norrsken/100 list for 2026

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The Norrsken Foundation, set up in 2016 by Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth, has published its 2026 Norrsken/100: 100 early-stage companies it sees as best placed to tackle large global problems. Five are Spanish. The list began in 2022 as Impact/100 and is built from nominations by funds, academic institutions and other organisations rather than self-applications. This year a record of more than 1,400 candidates came from 80 early-stage funds, so the voters are mostly people who write cheques.

Delfos Energy uses AI to maintain renewable energy assets. Founded in Brazil, it moved its global headquarters to Barcelona and raised €3 million in March, bringing its total to €10 million. 011h is a construction company from Lucas Carné and José Manuel Villanueva, who earlier founded Privalia, and it is on the list again. Biorce applies AI to clinical trials, started in Norrsken's own Barcelona coworking space, and closed a Series A of about €44.5 million earlier this year. bound4blue, founded in Cantabria, makes rigid wind sails for ships. Strong by Form, of Chilean origin and headquartered in Spain, makes wood biocomposites meant to replace steel and concrete.

The list was presented in Barcelona and shown on the Nasdaq Tower screen in Times Square, with John Kerry present. Its companies come from 21 countries, and clean energy and electrification is the largest group, with 26 of the 100, up 44% on 2025.