Call for Applications Now Open!
Submit your startup by May 27.

The boost your startup needs to scale your project and reach new goals.

The Alberto Martínez Ortega Institute (IAMO) was founded with the aim of carrying forward the vision of the founder of Grupo Carinsa, who always championed innovation, entrepreneurship, and consumer well-being.

In line with this mission, the Alberto Martínez Institute’s Entrepreneurship Awards aim to recognize projects, initiatives, and individuals that embrace and celebrate innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship—driving forward initiatives that create a positive impact on both the industry (food, perfumery, cosmetics, detergents) and society at large.

What Are the Entrepreneurship Awards?

They are the boost your startup needs to scale your project and reach new milestones.
We're looking for disruptive talent in nutrition, sustainability, and sensory technology.

We seek projects with real impact—capable of transforming the industry (food, perfumery, cosmetics, detergents), society, and people’s well-being.
If your startup pushes boundaries, this is your moment.

What Do We Offer?

✅ One year of mentorship and €3,000 per category,
to develop the project at the ESENCIA accelerator showroom, located at Paseo de Gracia 89 (Barcelona), in collaboration with Grupo Carinsa.
✅ Networking opportunities with industry leaders
Companies, technology centers...
✅ Visibility and positioning
A unique opportunity to strengthen your project and attract strategic partnerships.

Award Categories

We focus on three key categories that reflect the most relevant challenges and opportunities in our ecosystem:

Nutrition, Wellness & Health

Innovations in wellness, functional food, and advanced cosmetics that improve people’s quality of life.

Sustainability, Regeneration & Impact

Projects focused on new sustainable production models, resource recovery, and microplastic elimination, aligned with the principles of the circular economy.

Projects with disruptive and technological initiatives centered around emotions, sensations, and AI-driven solutions that enable breakthroughs in this field.

Disruption, Technology & Emotions

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