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Iboardings.com obtains an ENISA loan for €300,000 to diversify its innovative solutions for airports
The Malaga-based startup Iboardings.com, recognized by IATA for its innovative solutions for airport ground handling services, invoices 100% of its sales outside Spain, with a special presence in Italy, Belgium, Mexico and India.
A smart device equipped with machine vision and IoT for efficient baggage screening is one of its novel hardware and software solutions for airports.

The Malaga-based company Iboardings.com has obtained, with the advice and support of CTA, a participative loan from the National Innovation Entity (ENISA) in the amount of €300,000 to finance its expansion and diversification into new innovative solutions for airports.

“Thanks to CTA, we have obtained the funds to advance our business plan,” says CEO and founder, José Luis Cámara, who adds that “we value the service provided by CTA, which has been able to transfer the complexity of our business to an application with professionalism, dedication and proximity, understanding at all times the peculiarities of our company”.

Iboardings.com is a technology-based startup dedicated to the development of innovative solutions for airports through hardware, software and disruptive technologies. Its first product was a smart device with machine vision and IoT to facilitate much more efficient screening and management of carry-on baggage at airports.

ENISA’s loan will help the company to finance its expansion and diversify into new products, such as the 3D printing of its baggage control machines, which will make it possible to manufacture them in recycled plastic, resulting in cost savings and a lower environmental impact.

The support provided by CTA to Iboardings.com is part of its support service for raising external financing for technology-based entrepreneurs, with which it has a success rate of over 45% in the Neotec program of the CDTI (@CDTIoficial) and over 94% in ENISA, among other programs.

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"CTA has been able to transfer the complexity of our business to a request with professionalism and proximity, taking into account the peculiarities of our company".
José Luis Cámara
CEO and founder of Iboargings.com

Amount achieved:

300.000€

Type of financing:

ENISA

External innovation department for airports and airlines

Iboardings.com, based in Malaga, invoices 100% of its sales outside Spain, with special presence in Italy, Belgium, Mexico and India. It was born from a specific technological solution (a device to make the management of hand luggage more efficient), but, according to its CEO, the company has evolved to become "an external innovation department that solves certain problems that arise for airports and airlines".

The company has already received several awards, such as the prestigious IATA (International Air Transport Association) IGHC Innovator Prize in Doha (Qatar) or the IATA GAPS Startup Innovation Awards in Athens (Greece).

The initial product designed by Iboardings.com consists of a kiosk that serves as an electronic meter that, through artificial vision, analyzes size and weight based on the carry-on baggage policies of all airlines. This saves time, improves the passenger experience and enables baggage fees to be collected at the aircraft door. In addition, it helps to better control and manage the luggage to be stored on the plane, even with photographs of each bag.

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