Shenzhen is one of the most important international cities in China and one of the most economically dynamic cities in the world. This city has become a benchmark in the south of China as a hub for high technology and manufacturing, and is acclaimed in the whole country for its innovation. Shenzhenlaunched an international award for start-ups that want to industrialise their products in China, and Spain was chosen to launch the 3^rd edition of this competition last February. 149 Spanish start-ups took part in the contest and 10 of them were chosen as finalists to participate in the final round in Shenzhen along 9 other cities.