Spain is accelerating as a magnet for foreign entrepreneurs, who outnumber Spaniards three to one.

News Article

11 Jan 2026

"I had an idea and the drive. And I wanted 300 days of sunshine."
Jakob Saalfrank places his startup in the Logistics 4.0 incubator of the Free Trade Zone of Barcelona.

A report of El Mundo.

Barcelona and Madrid account for 14.28% of foreign residents who create a company and face the challenge of obtaining sufficient financing.

"You have to understand the administrative processes. But if it's your first time, you don't know them and you don't speak the language fluently, it's even more difficult," agrees Jakob Saalfrank (32 years old). Originally from Berlin, he decided to return to Barcelona in 2021 after his time as an international business student.

Read the full article here: El Mundo