Antonio González es director de Impact Hub Madrid.
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Antonio González

DirectorImpact Hub Madrid

Why is it worth creating impact entrepreneurship networks?

10:42·26 June 2025

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Antonio González is the director of Impact Hub Madrid, a community of entrepreneurs working to change the economy by creating innovation and entrepreneurship communities in cities around the world.

With a presence in 120 cities, Impact Hub aims to create a work dynamic that facilitates connections among social entrepreneurs while promoting projects and individuals who play an active role in transforming business activities.

One of its lines of action is the facilitation of meeting spaces, a precursor to coworking spaces but focused on innovation and entrepreneurship.

“I believe that in the innovation helix, the company, the world of start-ups, and academia always appear, but public policy must also be present, as they are the key players in enhancing or developing strategies for a country or city,” explains González.

A link between public administration and impact investment has strengthened in recent years thanks to the emergence of the European Next Generation funds, where the axes of entrepreneurship and social and environmental innovation have received significant attention. “We were able to read that movement and have developed quite substantial and scalable projects thanks to those funds,” he adds.

María Díaz Valderrama
impact.info journalist
Published on 26 June 2025
Photo credit — Impact Hub Madrid.