Founders of Tomorrow: 45 Students, 17 Countries & One Day of Building What Matters
Last Friday, Aticco Bogatell became home to Founders of Tomorrow, a full-day activation designed to help young founders (18–29) learn by doing — not just listening. What unfolded was a powerful mix of inspiration, teamwork, and multicultural creativity.
🌍 A Global Room of Builders
We were joined by 45 participants from 17 nationalities, including:
🇪🇸 Spain · 🇷🇺 Russia · 🇺🇸 USA · 🇨🇳 China · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇵🇭 Philippines
🇦🇷 Argentina · 🇧🇾 Belarus · 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 🇦🇹 Austria
🇮🇹 Italy · 🇷🇸 Serbia · 🇨🇴 Colombia · 🇳🇴 Norway · 🇫🇷 France
This diversity created a unique environment where perspectives collided, ideas expanded, and teams formed organically across cultures.
☀️ Morning: Inspiration From Real Founders
The event opened with powerful talks from:
- Roger Espasa (Onepercent) — transforming wellbeing through habits
- Mikel Rubiño (Athlos) — solving your own problem
- Adrià Munné (Miinta) — bringing mental health into schools
- Gonzalo Comella (Liseners) — redefining emotional support
- Sony Fernández (Aurora Jobs) — the future of work and Gen Z
- Tom Bata (Friends of Bata) — building with purpose
- Valentina Müller & Adrian Escabias — how to pitch with clarity & presence
Their message was clear: Entrepreneurship is not theory. It’s practice. It’s courage. It’s action.
💡 Afternoon: From Idea to Pitch in 2 Hours
Students formed teams and built pitches around problems they cared about: accessibility, immigration, fashion sustainability, wellbeing, local business loyalty, social impact, and more.
Teams then presented their 3-minute pitch + 2 minutes of feedback to a jury.
🏆 WINNER — “How to Thrive Through It” (Migracy Team)
A standout project that impressed every juror, scoring 5/5 on all criteria:
What they built
A full-service relocation platform helping immigrants:
• navigate legal/administrative processes
• find accommodation
• access social & professional networks
A solution designed to make relocation smooth, dignified, and stress-free.
Why they won
Clarity of problem:
Immigration is a major challenge in Barcelona — and Spain’s population growth (13.9% in 20 years) is driven almost entirely by immigration.
Feasibility:
A clear revenue model (commissions + premium services).
Team collaboration:
Multicultural group working seamlessly — strong chemistry and focus.
Impact:
High societal relevance and an expanding market.
Team:
Arsenii Katargin, Nataan Azoakay, Sergi Fernández, Sasha Antonycek
🥈 2nd Place — AblePass
A wellness accessibility app mapping disability-friendly gyms, studios, and services.
Team: Molly McMahon, Gigi D., Lillian Hamma, Paula Lubiana
🥉 3rd Place — Off Mode
A digital detox & wellbeing concept to help young people unplug intentionally.
Team: Marie Gausemel, Maria Giraldo, Josep Mora
📂 All Student Pitch Decks Are Available HERE
🎉 Aticco Lab’s Take
As Aticco shared: “It was incredible to see so much young talent with a real desire to create and move ideas into action. Thanks to Friends of Bata, the speakers, mentors, and participants for making it possible.”
🔜 What’s Next?
Demand was huge — and the energy in the room told us one thing: This can’t be a one-off.
We are already preparing the next edition.
Stay tuned for announcements — or comment “info” to be notified.
If you have feedback, photos, or reflections, we’d love to hear from you.
Thank you for building, learning, and showing up with courage.
Friends of Bata × Aticco Lab
