Selected ventures from the IMPULSA_ Calls organised by Open Value Foundation

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Open Value Foundation

We announce the selected entrepreneurs for the IMPULSA_ funding programme: B de Bocata, Diomcoop, Plant on Demand, Tipi Tapa, Turicleta, and Baku Barrikupel.

The Open Value Foundation is proud to announce the selected social enterprises from its calls for proposals. BOOST, after the selection process has been completed, in which numerous initiatives with proposals for social impact, inclusion, and territorial revitalisation participated.

The calls IMPULSA_Inclusion e IMPULSA_Territory, launched during 2025 with the purpose of supporting projects that generate a transformative impact in Spain, through financing, strategic accompaniment and access to collaborative networks, have now closed their final stage. In this edition, the winning projects have been:

  • BdeBocata
    It's a restaurant chain that offers gourmet sandwiches and provides decent employment opportunities to people at risk of social exclusion.
  • DiomCo-op
    It is a cooperative employment project in logistics, space cleaning, and catering services aimed at addressing the social and employment inclusion needs of vulnerable individuals, primarily migrants.
  • Plant on Demand
    Digital platform connecting agroecological producers with consumers and businesses, facilitating the comprehensive management of their sales and logistics.
  • Bicycle 
    It is a Spanish sustainable mobility startup that offers an autonomous electric bike rental service in rural environments, managed via an app.
  • Tipi Tapa 
    It is a specialist centre for Equine-Assisted Therapy located in Gordexola, BIZKAIA. Its aim is to improve the quality of life of people with functional diversity through equine-assisted interventions. We provide a comprehensive service focused on the well-being of people and animals.
  • Baku Barricade 
    An ecodesign project that repurposes waste materials, especially wine barrels, to transform them into objects, mainly lighting.

Each of these entities will receive financial support (between €10,000 and €50,000 depending on needs) along with Mentoring specialised, technical advice, and access to the Open Value Foundation's network of allies, with the aim of boosting their growth and impact.

The announcement of the selected candidates took place during the Impulsa Day, an event held at TeamLabs Madrid, which brought together social entrepreneurs, collaborating entities, and impact investors, serving as a meeting and inspiration space to showcase innovative and creative projects focused on inclusion and territorial development.

The day included two roundtables with leaders from the impact ecosystem: one dedicated to inclusion, with the participation of Pablo Santaeufemia (Bridge for Billions), Macarena López-Cordón (Soulem) and Alfonso Quecuty (AMEI); and another focused on territory, in which Diego Isabel de la Moneda (Foro NESI), María Rodríguez (Como una Cabra) and Cristina Izarra (Fundación Nexo Empleo) took part.

During the event, the finalists from both calls presented their projects in a Final pitch, where they presented their proposals to the jury. 

Next steps

The winners will begin to develop their projects with the support of the Open Value Foundation and its partners, implementing the phases defined in their strategic plans. Spaces for dissemination, monitoring, and evaluation are also planned to ensure that the results reach the intended communities.

From the Open Value Foundation, we would like to thank all the organisations that participated in this edition for their enthusiasm, commitment and desire to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable people.

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We open sustainable economic opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa and Spain, combining strategic donations and impact investment.
with the purpose of improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people.

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Our aim is to help social enterprises and organisations become profitable and scale up their impact by providing patient capital, technical support and partnerships.

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Her leadership has helped to change the way in which capital is mobilised for social change, not only as a funding tool, but as a driving force for transformation.

Open Value was founded on a long-term commitment to making a difference by its founders, María Ángeles León and Francisco García Paramés. For more than 25 years, they have dedicated part of their personal wealth to initiatives that improve the lives of vulnerable communities, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

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We open
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We open sustainable economic opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa and Spain, combining strategic donations and impact investment.
with the purpose of improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people.

Impact investment

Our aim is to help social enterprises and organisations become profitable and scale up their impact by providing patient capital, technical support and partnerships.

Strategic Philanthropy

We fund projects that align with our purpose, focusing resources on job creation for individuals with fewer opportunities, which in some cases can be transformed into loans and generate returns.

We open
minds

Our work goes further; we understand that to generate real change, we must shift mindsets and create knowledge about the effectiveness of our model.

We unlock and mobilise capital for social impact investment and Venture Philanthropy, opening new doors and weaving strategic collaborative networks.

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Acumen Academy Spain

It is a training programme in social leadership that aims to foster a new generation of change agents who are challenged to solve society's most complex issues, providing them with tools and resources to help them develop new solutions and build a more just, inclusive and sustainable world.

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We unlock and mobilise capital for social impact investment and Venture Philanthropy, opening new doors and weaving strategic collaborative networks.

We open
minds

Our work goes further; we understand that to generate real change, we must shift mindsets and create knowledge about the effectiveness of our model.

We open
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We are committed to a long-term approach with social entrepreneurs to help their initiatives grow through a hybrid financial model that combines grants with other impact investment instruments and technical assistance.

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Our aim is to help social enterprises and organisations become profitable and scale up their impact by providing patient capital, technical support and partnerships.

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We fund projects that align with our purpose, focusing resources on job creation for individuals with fewer opportunities, which in some cases can be transformed into loans and generate returns.

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Transforming school nutrition, strengthening communities.

Transforming school nutrition, strengthening communities.

Plumbee, Kenia

Social enterprise that produces nutritious porridges for school-aged children using local crops, especially
pumpkins
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Access to housing for vulnerable groups.

Access to housing for vulnerable groups.

Primero H, Spain

It is Spain's first social SOCIMI, created to increase access to affordable rental housing for people experiencing housing vulnerability and homelessness, combining impact investment with social action to develop a stable portfolio of decent homes.

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We open
minds

Our work goes further; we understand that to generate real change, we must shift mindsets and create knowledge about the effectiveness of our model.

We unlock and mobilise capital for social impact investment and Venture Philanthropy, opening new doors and weaving strategic collaborative networks.

We open
opportunities

We open sustainable economic opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa and Spain, combining strategic donations and impact investment.
with the purpose of improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people.

Impact investment

Our aim is to help social enterprises and organisations become profitable and scale up their impact by providing patient capital, technical support and partnerships.

Strategic Philanthropy

We fund projects that align with our purpose, focusing resources on job creation for individuals with fewer opportunities, which in some cases can be transformed into loans and generate returns.