Intelectium success story: Zankyou obtains funding from CDTI and Enisa

Zankyou is the leading online wedding planning platform in Europe and Latin America. They have obtained financial aid to grow more

Founded in 2008 in Madrid, Zankyou is now present in 23 countries. Find out what the company offers and how Intelectium has helped you to get help from CDTI and Enisa.

Zankyou is a company that helps couples easily organize the wedding they want. It is the leading website in Europe and Latin America with more than 35,000 registered couples a year and more than 60 million annual visits. Among the services offered via app and web, they connect the bride and groom with the main suppliers in the industry. It provides access to all the services they may need, from the location for the celebration, catering and decoration, to costumes, music and audiovisual services for weddings. It also allows the bride and groom to manage the wedding list, send “save the date” and even create a website for the event. In addition, on his website we also find a trending blog where he publishes articles on different topics within the bridal world.

Its main mission is to lead the transformation of the wedding planning industry by proactively digitizing all levels of the value chain and unifying everything in a single application or web. In this way, the company will be able to position itself as the reference platform in the sector worldwide. Zankyou has a technological department made up of more than 30 professionals who develop R+D+i projects. To continue growing, they have invested in new emerging technologies and are closer to their goal of becoming world leaders.

How has Intelectium helped them?

Intelectium has worked closely with the Zankyou team in applying for and submitting two grants: CDTI and Enisa. Intelectium has helped Zankyou to obtain funding worth 300,000€ (Enisa) and 320,000€ (CDTI). With these grants, Zankyou will be able to continue investing in technology and become the world leader in the wedding planning sector. We will keep you updated on the company's news!

In addition, Intelectium also helps companies with tax deductions.

Enisa Entrepreneurs

La Línea Enisa Entrepreneurs 2022 offers participatory loans of between 25,000 and 300,000 euros to co-finance the strategic plan of companies in their early stages of life.

  • Main requirements: The company must be incorporated within 24 months prior to the application and have certain market validation in the form of billing. Own funds must be at least equivalent to the amount of the loan. Unlike the Young Entrepreneurs line, founders who apply for loans through the Enisa Entrepreneurs line do not have to meet any age requirements.
  • Interest rate: A first tranche with Euribor +3.75% and a second tranche with variable interest depending on the company's financial profitability, with an established maximum limit of an additional 8%.
  • Commissions: Opening commission of 0.5% of the capital granted.
  • Expiration: The amortization of the loan is up to 7 years, including the grace period that lasts up to 5 years.

CDTI: PID R&D Projects

PID R&D projects The CDTI, as its name suggests, promotes R&D (industrial research and experimental development) activities. It is a multisectoral and multitechnological line. You can submit any type of project starting at 175,000€, individually or in cooperation.

  • The type of financing is interest-free and has a grace period of 2 to 3 years and a repayment period of 10 to 15 years. The TNR can be up to 33%, meaning that there is a part of the aid that does not have to be returned, it depends on the company and the aid.
  • The company must have at least 15% of its own resources compared to the budget it wants to finance.

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