In the past decade, Spain suffered a significant economic setback with a crippling recession, the bankruptcy of a number of major companies and the highest unemployment rate in the EU (27% at its height). But this didn’t get the Spanish population down, instead, it fueled the birth of one of Europe’s most innovative entrepreneurial climates.

Selecting the hottest young scale-ups from Europe

Together with Adyen we set out to search for the hottest young scale-ups based on their performance, growth, and potential. The top-5 of each country will join the Tech5, a community of the hottest young tech companies in Europe and Israel.

Today we highlight Spain. We did our research, consulted with our advisory consortium of 100 investors, influencers, entrepreneurs and experts across Europe and selected the five hottest young Spanish scale-ups. These companies are selected to join the Tech5 and come together at the exclusive Founders Day (May 8) and TNW Conference (May 9-10) in Amsterdam.

The hottest young scale-ups from Spain:

CornerJob

There are a ton of websites where you can find internships, graduate schemes or even executive positions. However, the blue-collar labor sector is often overlooked on these platforms, becoming a bottleneck in the usually fast-hiring market. This is where Cornerjob comes in. It’s a simple application where candidates can register in less than a minute, apply for a job in less than one click and, once the employer has selected them, they can interact through the platform. The application has been a hit, raising over €50 million in less than four years. It now boasts 11 million app downloads and more than 300.000 companies using the platform as their main source for hiring. Cornerjob also gets rid of all hassle for companies, from job post to payslip and fully handles on-demand temp staffing needs.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Spain

CornerJob

Glovo App

TravelPerk

Spotahome

Worldcoo