It has existed for barely four months and has already closed a funding round of over €200,000. Davant, the Girona-based startup founded by Gerard Lozano and Martí Parnau, has taken first prize at the 14th Mostra d’Emprenedoria organised by Fundació Farinera Girona, held on Thursday 22 October at the Farinera Teixidor auditorium in front of a sold-out audience.

Born in Girona, built for the whole country

Davant starts from a simple idea: personalised financial advice should not be a privilege of the few. Its founders, both formerly at Fundcraft, are building an app that brings together bank accounts, investments, loans, mortgages and pension plans in one place, and uses artificial intelligence to analyse each user’s savings capacity and financial goals. An independent advisor in your pocket, on a subscription model.

The company was incorporated in July and completed its first round in just two months, with around half of the capital coming from Girona investors. The roadmap is clear: a first version of the app in January 2027, offering an initial financial diagnosis, followed by personalised recommendations from May or June, once they expect to receive authorisation from the CNMV, Spain’s securities regulator. All of it from Girona, where they intend to keep their headquarters.

Four finalists, four ways of using technology

From the 16 applications received, a jury of leading figures from Girona’s business and startup ecosystem selected four finalists. Each team had six minutes to pitch their project, followed by questions from the jury:

• Anthale, by Adrià Montoto, an AI tool that protects companies’ sensitive data and prevents it from leaking. The project is currently being incubated at Lanzadera in Valencia.
• Davant, by Gerard Lozano and Martí Parnau.
• Future Seeds for Africa, by Fadima Diawara and Daniel Martín, which brings digital educational technology to schools in Africa without the need for a permanent internet connection.
• maitic, by Gabriel Fortià and David Roca, AI-based software that helps teachers correct students’ handwriting, spot mistakes and grade work much faster.

Davant receives €2,000 in cash, and all four finalists receive the Trofeu Espiga and €300 in services from GironaHub. Congratulations to all of them for their work and for the courage to step in front of an audience.

A Foundation growing with its territory

The event, hosted by SER Girona journalist Carles Couso, opened with a welcome from Francesc Bosch, vice-president of the Foundation, on behalf of its president, Jordi Bellvehí. Bosch also took the opportunity to introduce the Foundation’s new director, Eva Rosell, who addressed the audience for the first time in her new role. Gemma Geis, vice-president of the Diputació de Girona (Girona Provincial Council), which has supported this edition, also spoke.

Today, the Mostra is one of the ways Fundació Farinera Girona carries out its mission: supporting entrepreneurial talent across the Girona region and helping it grow without asking for anything in return. That support doesn’t end on prize night; it continues through the Foundation’s programmes, with mentoring, follow-up and connections to the wider ecosystem.

From 2009 to 2026: a Mostra with a memory

While the jury deliberated, Cesc Sansalvadó, an entrepreneur from the world of music, and Guillermo Lasheras, an entrepreneur and TV actor, joined Carles Couso on stage for a relaxed conversation about building a career through creativity.

Before the verdict was announced, the stage became a bridge between generations. Víctor Martín, who won the very first edition in 2009 alongside his brother with Spacedelta.com, looked back on the early days of a competition launched by Assessoria Codina and ElGiroscopi and organised by the Foundation since last year. And Sergi Laurent, last year’s winner, shared how his project, now called Thalio, has evolved: it now has a community of 21,000 divers, nine diving centres and its first client signed in Egypt. linkedin

The Mostra was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Diputació de Girona and the support of Marlex, Kave Home, Dibosch, PrivaLex Partners and GironaHub. Above all, thank you to the more than one hundred people who filled the auditorium and kept the conversation going at the networking session afterwards. Girona has talent, and at the Foundation we work to make sure it stays here and grows.

You can also read the Diari de Girona article about Davant (in Catalan).