We want to express our most sincere gratitude to the organizers of Alhambra Venture 2025 for creating an exceptional platform that from June 30th to July 2nd brought together over 1,100 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at the Granada Conference Center. We also want to especially thank the El Carmen business incubator and the Provincial Council of Granada (Diputación de Granada) for making our participation in this enriching event possible.

We are thrilled to share that montevive.ai/ was selected as a finalist in the EarlyBird category, which allowed us to have our own stand at the event and present our pitch on Monday, June 30th alongside the other startups in this category to over 400 venture capital investors and business angels.

Pitch Afternoon: "The Next Big Thing" with the Early Bird Startups

The afternoon of Monday, June 30th was especially memorable for us. The Early Bird category represents a new format introduced at Alhambra Venture 2025, specifically designed for early-stage startups with an innovative nature and high scalability potential. This initiative represents a clear commitment by the event to support emerging companies that, although in early stages, demonstrate high growth potential.

During this session, each startup had the opportunity to present its vision to an auditorium full of investors eager to discover the next investment opportunities. The diversity of sectors represented was impressive: from healthtech to fintech, through sustainability solutions, deeptech, and, of course, artificial intelligence. This variety greatly enriched the debate and subsequent conversations.

For us, it was a pleasure to show how our secure AI solutions enable companies to harness the power of artificial intelligence while maintaining complete control over their data, without relying on cloud services. The genuine interest from investors and other startups in learning about alternatives that respect data sovereignty validated our value proposition and confirmed we are on the right path.

The El Carmen Incubator Ecosystem: Fellow Travelers

One of the most rewarding experiences of the event was meeting other startups that, like us, are part of the El Carmen incubator ecosystem. This incubator, promoted by the Provincial Council of Granada and managed by Telefónica through its Wayra innovation hub, has become the new epicenter of innovative entrepreneurship in the province.

Seeing our El Carmen colleagues presenting their projects at Alhambra Venture was tremendously inspiring. Our startups have an impact in sectors such as artificial intelligence, IoT, smart tourism, smart cities, agrotech, biotechnology, health, education, robotics, and digital transformation. This diversity was clearly reflected in the conversations we had during the event, where we were able to learn about fascinating projects addressing challenges complementary to our own.

It is worth highlighting that for this first call, El Carmen received 67 submitted projects, of which 9 were finally selected by a committee composed of key entities from the Granada entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the Provincial Council, Telefónica, the University of Granada, the Digital Agency of Andalusia, the AI Granada R&I Foundation, and the Granada Chamber of Commerce.

Strategic Connections That Make a Difference

One of the most valuable aspects of Alhambra Venture 2025 was the exceptional quality of the connections we established. Among the most enriching conversations, we highlight our meeting with TechLawrd, an international startup specializing in legal services for startups that perfectly understands the unique challenges faced by emerging technology companies. Their comprehensive approach covers everything from incorporation and business structure to shareholder agreements, investment agreements, data protection, and regulatory compliance – exactly what we need in our growth phase.

We also had the opportunity to meet Miquel Costa Planas, CEO and President of Keiretsu Forum Spain, the largest international network of Business Angel investors with a presence in 53 locations across 27 countries. Miquel, a graduate in Business Sciences with an MBA from ESADE, has over 25 years of experience in executive management and is a co-founder of the "foro capital pymes". As an active investor in the Spanish startup ecosystem and a regular speaker at entrepreneurship events, his insights on investment trends and valuation criteria provided us with an invaluable perspective for our future growth.

Among the startups that most caught our attention was Ringr (ringr.ai), the winner of Alhambra Venture 2024, an innovative company developing conversational AI solutions for "very human" telephone calls, specifically designed for large and medium-sized enterprises. Their technology, capable of handling up to 10,000 concurrent calls in 32 different languages, represents a fascinating approach to how AI can transform customer service and business operations. It is especially noteworthy that Ringr has been recognized as the winning startup at multiple events, including Fitur 2025, Alhambra Venture 2024 itself, and GANVAM Startups 2024, demonstrating the quality and impact of their technological proposal.

These connections were not superficial business card exchanges, but deep conversations about the future of technology, the common challenges we face as startups, and the real opportunities for collaboration opening up before us.

Looking to the Future with Renewed Optimism

Alhambra Venture 2025 was not simply a three-day event, but a transformative experience that has strengthened our vision and exponentially expanded our growth possibilities. The validation received as Early Bird finalists, the strategic connections established, and the commercial opportunities identified mark a before and after in the trajectory of montevive.ai/.

At montevive.ai/, we are more committed than ever to bringing AI to the business community. If you have any questions about how to implement private AI solutions in your business, do not hesitate to contact us. The connections and learnings from Alhambra Venture 2025 have strengthened our commitment to making AI work for you, on your terms, within your infrastructure, always maintaining total control over your data and without compromising the security of your business information.

For the future of innovation in Granada and beyond! We cannot wait to materialize all the opportunities that have arisen from these productive and inspiring days.