In spite of being the third city in Spain with the most start-up technology companies, there is still a long way to go to get closer to the most consolidated poles in the country, Madrid and Barcelona. However, more and more references of the sector in the European area look at Valencia as an incipient pole thanks to the insistent work of the companies, in addition to the work done by the Valencian Association of Startups and the local administration through València Activa or VIT Emprende and regional institutions such as Ivace.