SupaSailing S.L. Certified as an Innovative Startup by ENISA

We are proud to share a milestone that reflects years of focused work on commercial maritime software. SupaSailing S.L., the company behind SupaMaritime, has been officially certified as an "empresa emergente" (an innovative startup) by ENISA under Spain's Ley 28/2022, the law known as the Ley de Startups. The certification was granted following ENISA's Certification Committee held on 17 June 2026, after our application was filed on 15 May 2026.

For a company that spends its days thinking about port calls, disbursement accounts, ferry operations, and merchant shipping, this is more than an administrative label. It is an independent, government-backed recognition that what we are building is genuinely innovative and built to scale. And because it comes from an external authority rather than from our own marketing, it is a signal our customers can trust.

What ENISA Certified, and Why It Matters

ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovacion, S.M.E., S.A.) is the public body, operating under Spain's Ministerio de Industria y Turismo, that assesses whether a company qualifies as an innovative and scalable venture under the Ley de Startups. The evaluation is deliberately demanding. It is not enough to be young or to be a technology company. A business has to demonstrate a genuinely innovative product and a credible path to scale.

ENISA's Certification Committee reviewed our case and confirmed, on 17 June 2026, that SupaSailing S.L. meets that bar. In practical terms, the state has looked at what we do and formally recognized it as "emprendimiento innovador y escalable", an innovative and scalable venture. For a maritime software company, that is a meaningful external validation of the direction we have chosen.

Certification does not change our mission; it confirms it. From the first line of code, we set out to build maritime operations software that is genuinely innovative and built to scale. Having an independent public body recognize that is both humbling and energizing, and it belongs as much to our customers as it does to our team.

What the Ley de Startups (Ley 28/2022) Is

Spain's Ley 28/2022, commonly called the Ley de Startups, is a law designed to support the creation and growth of innovative technology companies. To benefit from it, a company must be certified by ENISA as an "empresa emergente". The framework is part of a wider national effort to make Spain an attractive base for building and scaling technology businesses.

The law introduces a set of measures aimed at companies that qualify. Broadly, and without over-stating the specifics of any individual case, these can include:

• A reduced corporate tax rate in the first profitable years.
• The option to defer certain tax obligations in the early stages.
• A more favourable regime for stock options, which helps startups attract and retain talent.
• A supportive framework for bringing in impatriate (relocating) talent.
• Simplified administrative procedures for founding and running the company.

These provisions matter to us as a business. But the part that matters most to the people who use our software is simpler: certification is an independent, government-backed statement that this company is innovative, serious, and here for the long term.

What This Means for SupaMaritime Customers

SupaMaritime is a commercial maritime platform. It serves port and yacht agencies through our Agent module, ferry and passenger operators through Ferry, and merchant shipping through Merchant. Choosing an operational platform is a long-term decision. Agencies, operators, and shipping companies are entrusting their port calls, their disbursement accounts, and their day-to-day operations to a system they expect to be there in five and ten years.

That is precisely why external validation is worth something. When an independent public body certifies the company behind your software as innovative and scalable, it speaks to three things our customers care about:

• Commitment to research and development. The certification reflects sustained investment in building genuinely new capabilities, not repackaging old ones.
• Product innovation. It confirms that the way we approach maritime operations, from port-call cores to disbursement accounting, is recognized as innovative rather than incremental.
• Long-term reliability. A company recognized and supported under a national startup framework is a company positioned to keep building, keep hiring, and keep investing in the platform you depend on.

None of this changes the software you use tomorrow morning. What it changes is the confidence with which you can plan around it. You can explore the full toolkit across our product modules, and if operational trust is a priority, our security overview sets out how we handle access, data, and auditability.

A Foundation for What Comes Next

Certification is a beginning, not a finish line. The recognition validates the road we have travelled so far, and it also raises the bar for what we expect of ourselves. The benefits the Ley de Startups provides, from tax measures to talent provisions, are ultimately in service of one thing: giving us more room to invest in the product, the team, and the customers who rely on us.

We intend to use that room. The commercial maritime industry has spent too long running critical operations on spreadsheets, disconnected tools, and institutional memory. Our goal has not changed: to build the operational backbone that ports, agencies, ferry operators, and shipping companies deserve. Being recognized as an innovative and scalable startup by ENISA tells us we are building the right thing, and it gives us the platform to keep building it faster.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Spanish Startup Law (Ley 28/2022)?

Ley 28/2022, known as the Ley de Startups, is a Spanish law created to encourage the founding and growth of innovative technology companies. It offers qualifying companies a range of measures, which can include a reduced corporate tax rate in the first profitable years, tax deferral, a favourable regime for stock options, support for relocating (impatriate) talent, and simplified administration. To access these benefits, a company must first be certified by ENISA as an innovative startup.

What does ENISA certification mean?

ENISA is a public body operating under Spain's Ministerio de Industria y Turismo. Its certification is an independent, government-backed confirmation that a company qualifies as an "empresa emergente", an innovative and scalable venture, under the Ley de Startups. For SupaSailing S.L., that certification was granted following ENISA's Certification Committee held on 17 June 2026.

Does this affect SupaMaritime customers?

It does not change the software you use day to day, but it strengthens the reasons to trust it. The certification is external validation of the company's commitment to research and development, product innovation, and long-term reliability, which are exactly the qualities that matter when you entrust your maritime operations to a platform for the long haul.

Is SupaMaritime the same company as SupaSailing?

SupaSailing S.L. is the company that operates two brands: SupaMaritime, our commercial maritime software for ferry, merchant, and port and yacht agency operations, and SupaSailing, our recreational yachting brand. The ENISA certification was granted to the company, SupaSailing S.L., and therefore covers the business behind SupaMaritime.

To see the platform that earned this recognition, explore the SupaMaritime modules and discover how commercial maritime operators are running port calls, ferries, and merchant shipping on a single, innovative platform. Start with the Agent module.