Marbella faces the launch of its international technology accelerator project

The Marbella City Council continues to make progress in the development of Silkbridge, an initiative aimed at promoting innovation, technological entrepreneurship, and international connections... between investors and startups, thereby consolidating the city's position as an emerging benchmark in the technological and business field. The mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, along with the Councilor for Commerce, María José Figueira, and the Director of Economic Development, Alejandro Freijo, held a working meeting with the CEOs of the promoting entities, The Pool Marbella, Christian Rasmussen; Unicorn Dragon, Julio Montesinos; and Align, Martin Garbarczyk; and with the executive responsible for the future accelerator, José Manuel Pérez Ariza.

During the meeting, the next steps for the launch of this strategic proposal were discussed, which originated from the memorandum of understanding for exchange and collaboration between Marbella and the Chinese city of Hangzhou. In this regard, the mayor emphasized that "it is a project that aligns with our commitment to becoming a benchmark in the field of entrepreneurship linked to new technologies" and stressed that "Marbella is a unique destination in the world, not only for its quality of life but also for its growing and dynamic business ecosystem."

"Working together, we can generate significant opportunities to attract talent and investment to our municipality," the mayor pointed out, recalling that the agreement with Hangzhou "establishes a framework for collaboration in areas such as digital economy, cross-border e-commerce, technological innovation, tourism, culture, or the development of smart cities."

A Destination for Technological Innovation

One of the most significant milestones in the calendar will be the celebration of the Capital Summit, scheduled for June in Marbella, an event that will bring together investors, entrepreneurs, and technology companies and will mark the starting point of Silkbridge's development. The initiative also has the support of China Construction Bank, the world's second-largest bank by asset volume, whose Spanish headquarters has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Marbella City Council to collaborate in the promotion of the accelerator.

The mayor highlighted that "thanks to actions promoted in recent years, Marbella has been consolidating as an increasingly attractive destination for technological innovation" with programs like Marbellup, promoted by the City Council to support startups, entrepreneurs, and investors, along with initiatives like Marbella 2.0, and emphasized that Silkbridge "represents a new step in this municipal strategy to attract companies from the sector and generate new investment and economic development opportunities, while simultaneously strengthening the local business ecosystem and the creation of quality employment in the municipality."