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Sofistic, Copilot & Artificial Intelligence Award by TD Synnex and Microsoft

TD Synnex and Microsoft have awarded Sofistic, Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity area, the Copilot & Artificial Intelligence Award, highlighting its effort, perseverance and commitment to innovation in cybersecurity.

Cuatroochenta podcast exceeds 200k listens and 5k subscribers

‘Cuidado con las macros ocultas’, the podcast of Cuatroochenta, exceeds 200k accumulated listens and 5k subscribers on the different platforms.

Cuatroochenta launches a program to support scientific dissemination with Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón

The company signs a collaboration agreement with the PhD in Mathematics, popular in Spain and Latin America for his YouTube channel ‘Derivando’ or the TVE program ‘Órbita Laika’, which opens an ambitious program to support science and technology communicators coinciding with its 13th anniversary.

Cuatroochenta presents solid financial growth at the end of Q3 2024

The technology company has recorded an organic growth of “Net Turnover” of 23% compared to the same period of the previous year, recording sales of 20.1 million euros.

Cuatroochenta develops an AI solution in collaboration with INCIBE

An innovative, AI-assisted, cloud-based alert management tool to streamline and guide organizations in their response to cyberattacks. Spain’s National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) has resolved a €3.84M public purchase of innovation from the parent company of the cybersecurity firm Sofistic.

‘Cuidado con las macros ocultas’, best conversational podcast

Cuatroochenta’s podcast on the impact of technology has been chosen from among 120 projects by the jury of the prestigious Podcast Days Awards “for the variety and interest of the content, the topicality of its topics and the unique sound elements”.

Javier Jorge, new Corporate Development Manager

An expert in the commercialization of B2B SaaS solutions after leading the sales of solutions at Vodafone, he aims to increase the commercial capacity of the company’s products and services in Spain.

Cuatroochenta grows by 23.8% in H1 2024 and its share price appreciates by 70%

The Castellón-based technology company generated 1.2 million in EBITDA and 2.0 million in operating cash up to June 30 thanks to recurring revenues that already account for 71.7% of the total and allow it to maintain the positive result.

Talk #EnModoAvión “From the Neolithic Revolution to AI”

Arsuaga, Sáenz de Cabezón and Lorena Gil will discuss the impact of technology on work since the origins of humanity in the #EnModoAvión Talk in Burgos. An initiative of Cuatroochenta and CheckingPlan.

Cuatroochenta and Sofistic join the Pact for Sustainable Cybersecurity

Cuatroochenta and Sofistic join the Pact for Sustainable Cybersecurity, promoted by INCIBE and ISMS Forum. The objective of this initiative is to guide companies towards cybersecure and sustainable operations with the purpose of creating a safe digital environment, but also a more committed one.

Sofistic will participate in Black Hat USA

The team of the cybersecurity unit of Cuatroochenta will present in Las Vegas a new tool that allows generating, with the help of artificial intelligence, a list of passwords from public information on social networks to check whether they are secure or not.

Sofistic joins the National SOC Network

The cybersecurity firm from Cuatroochenta joins the National SOC Network, an initiative of the National Cryptologic Center (CCN-CERT) that seeks to coordinate collaboration and information exchange between the “Security Operations Centers” located in Spain. A breakthrough in protecting our customers that reinforces our commitment to the most advanced cybersecurity standards.

Cuatroochenta joins the Malaga TechPark Directors Club

The Malaga TechPark Managers Club, of the Andalusian Technology Park (PTA), adds Cuatroochenta, through Fernando Denis Ramírez (Sofistic Country Manager Spain), and Mercedes Benz as new members.

Verónica Trapa, new independent advisor

Verónica Trapa Díaz-Obregón, new independent advispr and president of the Cuatroochenta Audit Committee. Partner and fund manager at Swanlaab Venture Factory, she has a long career and reputation in the world of investing and promoting emerging technology companies with B2B services.

Cuatroochenta opens new office in Malaga Techpark

Sofistic begins operating from the Andalusian Technology Park with the aim of reinforcing its position in Spain as a benchmark company in the sector.

HR Award for ‘El Periódico Mediterráneo’

Cuatroochenta, Company of the Year 2023 award in the Human Resources category by ‘Periódico Mediterráneo’. Celia Pallarés, Chief Human Resources Officer, was in charge of collecting the award together with Sergio Aguado, CEO and co-founder of Cuatroochenta, in a ceremony organized at the Auditori de Castelló de la Plana.

Sofistic, 1st Latin American and Spanish company in the Hack the Box CTF

The cybersecurity firm from Cuatroochenta is ranked among the top 24 in HTB Business CTF 2024: The Vault Of Hope, an online competition of Hack the Box held over five days with the participation of 1,000 companies and 5,000 players from all over the world. Sofistic also makes a podium in the challenge of searching for people with Ossymptomatic in Madrid.

Cuatroochenta grows 24% in sales and 62% in EBITDA in Q1 2024

The technology company continues to improve its organic result, supported by recurring revenues and internationalization. Sofistic, its cybersecurity division, opens new offices in Bogota with which it will reinforce the MDR service in its SOC 24/7.

Javier Rillo, new CFO of Cuatroochenta

Javier Rillo Sebastián (Zaragoza, 1984) replaces David Osuna as financial director of the technology company after 17 years of professional experience at Ibercaja holding different positions of maximum responsibility in company analysis and asset management. Rillo has deep knowledge of the technology company, where he has been an independent member of the Board of Directors since 2019 and president of the Audit Committee since 2020.

Cuatroochenta grows by 21% to exceed 22M in revenue and improves its profit by 1.27M in 2023

The technology company from Castellón generated an operating cash of 1.72 million euros in the last financial year, driven by organic growth and its recurring revenues, which already account for 67% of its business.

Cuatroochenta, Great Place to Work® company for the fifth consecutive year

Cuatroochenta becomes a Great Place to Work company for the fifth consecutive year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). The anonymous climate survey carried out on the team, and in which issues related to credibility, respect, impartiality, pride of belonging and camaraderie have been assessed, has made Cuatroochenta an “excellent place to work” with a level of trust of 82%.

Sofistic joins the Madrid Cybersecurity Cluster

Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity unit joins the Madrid Cybersecurity Cluster, CyberMadrid, to promote the development of the cybersecurity sector and contribute to raising the level of cybersecurity in our society.

Cuatroochenta, among the best companies to work for in Spain in 2024

The technology company reaches the 11th position in the Best Workplaces Spain 2024 Ranking, prepared by the consulting firm Great Place to Work®, in the category of 101-250 employees.

Ekamat Earns Microsoft Designation for Business Applications

The Ekamat team is positioned as one of Microsoft’s top certified partners by earning the Microsoft Partner for Business Applications designation. The distinction, awarded to a small number of partners, demonstrates the high level of quality in the service provided to the client, the sustained growth of active projects and the high knowledge of the technical team.

Membership of the Club for Innovation of the CV

Cuatroochenta has joined the Club for Innovation of the Valencian Community. Santiago Gimeno and Juan Hontanilla, Members-Directors of Cuatroochenta, received the diploma at the assembly held at the club.

What’s new in our products and services for 2024

We present a new online event in which we present the road map of each of Cuatroochenta’s products and services and the keys that will mark this 2024 to continue developing a technology that responds to specific challenges to improve the performance of organizations.

Sofistic joins the Andalusian Cybersecurity Cluster

The cybersecurity unit of Cuatroochenta adheres to the Cybersecurity Cluster of Andalusia with the aim of creating synergies and promoting training, awareness and dissemination together with more than 60 leading companies in the sector and universities.

Socinfo Digital Award

The GeA project, for the environmental management of the sustainability of the Buildings of the Generalitat de Catalunya and its public sector, receives the Socinfo Digital Catalonia ICT award in the category Cooperation of ICT Companies with Public Administrations. The project has been led by the Directorate-General for Heritage of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the CTTI – Centre for Telecommunications and Information Technologies with the cooperation of the FAMA platform.

II Facility management conference aimed at the public sector

FAMA and ACFM organized the second edition of their conference aimed at professionals in the public sector at the Palau de la Música Catalana under the name ‘Technology as a facilitator of facility management in the public sector’.

Fernando Denis Ramírez, new Country Manager of Sofistic

With 8 years of experience as CEO of Hispasec, the Malaga native joins as Country Manager of Sofistic in Spain. Its objective will be to place Sofistic among the benchmark cybersecurity companies in the country, matching its positioning in Panama and Colombia, where Sofistic leads the protection of critical sectors with cybersecurity management in 55 banks, airport and energy facilities, among others.

Sofistic, Best Security Partner

Sofistic, Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity division, recognized as Best Security Partner in the Modern Workplace Program in Colombia by TD SYNNEX Spanish South America and Microsoft.

Seal of Innovation by the Club for Innovation of the CV

Cuatroochenta, Innovation Seal in the SME category by the Club for Innovation of the Valencian Community. The recognition was received by Santi Gimeno, Managing Partner of Cuatroochenta in the VI Innovation Night.

Cuatroochenta improves EBITDA by 96% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023

The technology company increased its revenues by 25% as of September 30, with an outstanding performance in organic growth and recurring revenues, opening a market in Mexico and launching new products.

Facility Management & Facility Services Latam Best Practices Awards – Mexico 2023

Celebration of the first edition of the awards for the best practices in FM and FS in Latin America Mexico edition, organized by FAMA and CheckingPlan with the aim of promoting facility management and highlighting the value of professionals in the sector.

Valencian Community Tourism Excellence Awards

Valencian Community Tourism Excellence Awards: Technology category. Sponsored by Telefónica, in recognition of different projects developed by Desarrollo a Medida, FAMA and CheckingPlan in the sector. Juan Hontanilla (CCO) and Vanessa González (Sales Consultant) attended the gala to collect the award.

Sofistic, Growing Partner Award from Exabeam

Awarded to Sofistic, Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity area, by Exabeam, North American manufacturer of cybersecurity software of which we are partners, during its Spotlight23 event held in Mexico City, in recognition of our important growth in the sector. The award was received by Mateo Díaz, Sofistic’s Regional Manager.

Cuatroochenta achieves 1 million EBITDA in the first half of 2023, 56% more than in the previous year

The technology company improved its operating margins thanks to the recurrence of sales, internationalization, with 31% of its business outside Spain, and the consolidation of its structure.

Talk #EnModoAvión on cybersecurity in the airline sector

Fabio Peña, Gorka Sadowski, Irving J. Ferguson and Valeria G. Maduro (moderator) will analyze cybersecurity in the aviation sector from Panama at the 7th #EnModoAvión Conference. An initiative of Cuatroochenta and Sofistic.

Cuatroochenta publishes its first Sustainability Report

With the purpose of being a truly responsible and transparent company, out of conviction and commitment to customers, team, investors, suppliers, collaborators and the environment, we have prepared the Sustainability Report 2022. The starting point to identify and evaluate the social and environmental impact of our activity.

Cuatroochenta’s podcast closes its 2nd season reaching 90,000 listeners

‘Cuidado con las macros ocultas’ will return in September with its third season focusing on how we can understand each other with machines, on the digitalization of the rural world, on whether we fly cybersafe or on the impact of technology on music

Cuatroochenta, SME of the Year in Training and Employment

The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Banco Santander award Cuatroochenta as SME of the Year in training and employment. The jury, which has recognized the technology company among 1,700 candidates from all over the country, highlights that “Cuatroochenta has trained a multitude of students through conferences on programming, artificial intelligence and academic plans, as well as collaborating in projects such as FP Dual”, channeled through the Learnby-do High Performance Center.

Cuatroochenta increases revenues 31% and EBITDA 53% in 1Q 2023

Recurring revenues based on software-as-a-service (SaaS) and managed security service provider (MSSP) models already exceed 12 million euros per year.

Sofistic collaborates in the formation of the first dual master’s degree in the Valencian Community

The Master in Intelligent Systems will be taught from the 2023-24 academic year at the Universitat Jaume I to train specialists in robotics and cybersecurity, professional profiles with high projection and labor demand, who will carry out their internships at the Cuatroochenta central office in Castelló.

Cuatroochenta grows by 30% in 2022 to €19.3 million, with 26% of revenues from outside Spain

The technology company’s growth is consolidated by relying on organic growth (+26%), recurring revenue (x2), and international expansion driven by cybersecurity services in Latin America.

Sofistic, reference partner in Latin America

CrowdStrike, Exabeam and Darktrace recognize Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity unit with 6 awards as an outstanding partner to protect companies in Latin America with its solutions.

Sofistic, CrowdStrike project and partner of the year

Crowdstrike has recognized Sofistic, Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity division, at its “Partner Symposium Bogotá” with the partner and project of the year awards. In addition, Janithza Marcucci (Country Manager Panama) and Mateo Díaz (Country Manager Colombia) have been recognized with the Sales Rep. and Sales Enginner of the year awards, respectively.

Cuatroochenta, Great Place to Work® company for fourth consecutive year

Cuatroochenta becomes a Great Place to Work company for the fourth consecutive year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). The anonymous climate survey conducted to the team, in which issues related to credibility, respect, fairness, pride of belonging and companionship have been valued, has made Cuatroochenta an “excellent place to work”.

Sofistic, Exabeam’s partner of the year in LATAM

Exabeam, a leading technology company for the detection and response of cyberattacks, has recognized Sofistic as partner of the year in its Innovation Award. Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity area has been highlighted for its commitment to innovation and consolidation in Latin America.

Launch of Learnby-do

With an employability rate of 70%, Learnby-do, the Cuatroochenta High Performance Technological Training Center, is committed to technological and human training for internship students based on experimental, immersive and collaborative learning based on real cases and with Cuatroochenta’s own technical team as mentor.

Microsoft certifies Cuatroochenta’s ERP for distribution and textiles in SaaS mode

Ekadis, the ERP for distribution, and Ekatex, the solution for textiles, are now available on the Microsoft Marketplace.

Award for company-university collaboration from the Network of Valencian Science Parks

The rePCV highlights the relationship and participation of the technology company from Castellón with the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in R&D projects such as the Cuatroochenta Chair of AI, Health and Well-being.

Conpas Integration, among the best Zoho partners in Europe

The technology company extends its offer of SaaS software for companies by adding one of the most demanded CRMs on the market.

Cuatroochenta’s podcast reaches 55k downloads

‘Beware of hidden macros’, the Cuatroochenta podcast, reaches 55,000 downloads and is positioned among the 5% most shared podcasts on Spotify.

Relaunch of the Escena Online ticketing platform

Software for ticket sales and capacity control without intermediaries or transaction fees.

Sofistic, “Darktrace’s Services Provider of The Year Award”

Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity unit has received the “Service Provider of the Year” award from Darktrace, a world leader in cyber defense systems with artificial intelligence and continuous learning.

Sofistic’s SOC, among the ‘FIRST’ teams of global cybersecurity

The prestigious Forum for Response to Incidents and Security Teams recognizes the Cuatroochenta cybersecurity unit as a specialized center in critical sectors.

Cuatroochenta grows 31% in the first half of 2022 with 47% recurring revenue

The technology company multiplied the turnover by 3 in the last two years and intensifies its investment in organic growth to scale. Sofistic, the cybersecurity unit, increases its sales by 113% in the first half of the year.

Talk #EnModoAvión on technology and the elderly

Javier Yanguas, Lydia Feito, Ricardo Gabarró, Jaime del Barrio and Esther Paniagua (moderator) debate in Madrid in the 6th talk #EnModoAvión “Can an algorithm take care of us?” about how technology can help to have a healthier old age. An initiative of Cuatroochenta with the collaboration of Grupo EULEN and the Chair of AI, Health and Well-being of the UJI.

‘Cuidado con las macros ocultas’ exceeds 31,000 downloads in its first season

With 10 published episodes and more than 30 invited experts, the Cuatroochenta podcast manages to position itself among the benchmark podcasts in technology for companies with a disseminating and entertaining spirit. The second season will premiere in September.

First tests with the application of the Cuatroochenta Chair

Half a hundred people over the age of 60, users of a geriatric center in Castellón, undergo a physical examination using a 3D camera, in order to discover early signs of frailty.

Cuatroochenta is financed with 6.82 million thanks to the capital increase

The company culminates its largest round of financing with the issuance of 452,000 shares in the capital increase and the conversion of the Pavasal loan, which will allow it to continue fulfilling its growth plan. After the operation, Cuatroochenta has 859 shareholders.

Cuatroochenta approves a capital increase of up to 8 million

The Board of Directors agrees on an issue price of 14,20€ per share. Cuatroochenta will allocate the funds to its organic and inorganic growth to continue gaining recurrence and expanding markets.

Cuatroochenta grows 26% and doubles its cybersecurity business in the first quarter of 2022

The technology company maintains its evolution, especially driven by the Sofistic cybersecurity unit and with more than half of its recurring income.

Cuatroochenta, a Great Place to Work® company for the third consecutive year

An anonymous survey of the team by Great Place to Work® once again recognizes Cuatroochenta as an “excellent place to work”. After having achieved certification in 2020 and 2021, the company is four points above the Best Workplaces of the year, especially thanks to its credibility and camaraderie.

Cuatroochenta multiplies its growth by 8 in 5 years and exceeds 50% of recurring income

Cuatroochenta presents the audited financial results for 2021 and the future strategy at the Sant Pau Modernist Venue in Barcelona at its first Investors Day, with Inveready.

ADIF awards Cuatroochenta the application to manage railway facilities

The Service Facilities Portal will be based on the FAMA platform, integrated into a web portal and a Geographic Information System, which will allow new railway operators to access ADIF facilities within the liberalization of the sector.

Saturdays AI: Artificial intelligence to support lactation or citrus farming

The Saturdays AI training program closes its first edition in Castellón, developing seven machine learning projects with social impact and open source. The course, promoted by the Cuatroochenta Chair, is an opportunity to acquire knowledge about AI, skills that are currently highly demanded by companies.

Cuatroochenta acquires the company Matrix through Pavabits

The solutions of the Barcelona firm to optimize processes in the client-supplier relationship complement and promote Invoice System, a product of the alliance between Cuatroochenta and Pavasal to digitize and validate invoices in the cloud. 

Cuatroochenta achieves ISO 27001 and ENS security certifications

Cuatroochenta’s security management system has managed to be certified according to the demanding and recognized regulations ISO27001 and the National Security Scheme (ENS). 

Cuatroochenta achieves twice the standard growth rate

Proforma billing for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 119% to €10.3M (with an EBITDA growth of 71%), maintaining the pace of doubling in size started in 2018. Cuatroochenta expects to close the 2021 financial year with revenues of €14M. 

Cuatroochenta joins the ValgrAI foundation

The Cuatroochenta Foundation will coordinate training and research in AI in the Valencian Community to respond to the technological needs of companies. 

10 years of making technology useful

10 million users, 250 employees, 1,000 shareholders, 1.61 million EBITDA… 10 years of Cuatroochenta. Those are the figures, but without a purpose they say nothing: We want to be the preferred software factory for companies so that their professionals can improve their performance using technology in a safe way. We celebrate a decade working as a team to achieve it. And the prospect of continuing to do better and better. 

Inveready invests in Cuatroochenta with financing capital of €4M and an entry in its shareholding

The operation will be substantiated in the issue of convertible bonds of the company, at a price of €18 per share. In addition, Inveready becomes a shareholder with a 0.67% stake.

Talk #EnModoAvión on technology in the retail sector

Talk #EnModoAvión ‘Should we buy or go shopping?’ on technology and retail: new phygital experience and impact on logistics with Álvaro Martínez-Etayo, Albert Vinyals, Alfredo R. Cebrián and Xantal Llavina (moderator) at Roca Barcelona Gallery.

Cuatroochenta sets up in Valencia with the integration of Develapps

The acquisition of the Valencian company that develops apps, with a highly specialized team and international experience, reinforces Cuatroochenta’s position as a leader in software for companies.

Cuatroochenta doubles revenues and EBITDA in the first half of 2021

The financial report for the first half of 2021, with a proforma net turnover of 6.88 million euros, 123% more than in the same period of 2020, and an EBITDA of 0,89 million, which represents an increase of 110%. The value of Cuatroochenta has grown by 75% since its incorporation tho BME Growht in October 2020.

Cuatroochenta joins the FUE-UJI Board of Trustees

Technology company Cuatroochenta has joined the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Universitat Jaume I (FUE-UJI) in an acr in which Santiago Gimeno, managing partner of Cuatroochenta’s Corporate Business Development, has signed the act of accession in the presence of the rector of the UJI and president of the FUE-UJI, Eva Alcón, and the executive president of the Foundation, Carlos Cabrera.

Ekamat publishes its first extension of Business Central

Ekamat team reaches a new milestone with the publication of its first extension for Business Central on Microsoft’s AppSource. The extension, which is designed to facilitate plant and production control, positions us as a Microsoft partner that is 100% committed to the cloud. In addition, it is the first extension with these features available entirely in Spanish.

Cuatroochenta now also listens to itself

The tech company launches ‘Cuidado con las Macros ocultas’, its brand new technology podcast for businesses.

Sofistic allies with FacePhi and Exabeam

Sofistic Cybersecurity, Cuatroochenta’s cybersecurity unit, reaches a strategic agreement with FacePhi, a leading Spanish company in biometric solutions for identity verification, and with Exabeam Advanced Analytics, the most implemented user and entity behavior analysus solution in the world.

Loopers, a creative engineering company in which Cuatroochenta has a stake.

Cuatroochenta promotes with the UJI a chair on Artificial Intelligence applied to health

Unwanted loneliness and cognitive decline are the focus of the first research of the Cuatroochenta Chair in Artificial Intelligence, Health and Well-being at the Universitat Jaum

Xarxatec Activa is born

The association of technological companies of Castellón, of which Cuatroochenta is a co-founder, launches Xarxatec Activa, a training project to train technical personnel without requiring programming knowledge to help cover the strong labor demand of the sector in the province. 

Cuatroochenta, nominated at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards

The objective of the awards, organized by the European Commission together with EuropeanIssuers and FESE, is to highlight the performance of the best listed small and medium-sized European companies. Cuatroochenta is among the 4 listed SMEs with the greatest international projection. 

Great Place To Work

Cuatroochenta is recognised as an “excellent place to work” with the official Great Place to Work® certificate, whose award was based on an anonymous survey conducted on the team itself that assesses credibility, trust, pride of belonging and companionship.

Cuatroochenta increases its turnover by 121% in the first quarter of 2021

The technology company consolidates its positive evolution with an EBITDA growth of 84% in the first three months of the year. 

The Rithmi app now works on Garmin® devices

The application, conceived at a technical level in Cuatroochenta, receives authorization from the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products as medical software capable of detecting cardiac arrhythmias and is launched by Garmin® watches and the Club Salud y Bienestar de DKV Insurance. 

Sapiens Company Award 2021

The Official College of Computer Engineering of the Valencian Community (COIICV) awards the Sapiens Empresa 2021 Award to Cuatroochenta. Recognition of growth, innovation and job creation. 

Cuatroochenta doubles its turnover in 2020, reaching 11.75M€

In the year marked by covid-19, the company exceeded its objectives after the successful listing on BME Growth and fulfilled its M&A plans: it doubled its proforma turnover in 2020 and its recurring EBITDA grew by 40%. “Cuatroochenta is ready for the next level thanks to a quality-oriented team,” announces the Chairman of the Board.

Fama Systems Integration

 The integration of the Barcelona technology company positions Cuatroochenta as a leader in software for the facility services & management sector, by complementing its integrated workspace management software with CheckingPlan’s field service. 

Going to be listed continuously within BME Growth

Following an extraordinary review by BME, Cuatroochenta begins trading under the general contracting modality on BME Growth “taking into account its liquidity and diffusion”. It thus becomes the company that has gone from fixing to open the fastest.

Consum app with online store

Cuatroochenta puts the most advanced technology in the retail sector at the service of the new Consum supermarket app so that its 3.4 million customers can make online purchases in a personalized, fast and secure way.

Pavabits Constitution

 The Pavasal construction group forms Pavabits together with Cuatroochenta to outsource its technological area after 5 years of close collaboration. The new company will launch the Invoice System, software approved by the AEAT for managing invoices in the cloud, successfully tested in 18 companies. 

Banco Santander Smart Fund

Cuatroochenta signs a framework agreement with Banco Santander’s Smart Fund through which it can access financing of up to 5 million euros to carry out its acquisition strategy during the 2021 and 2022 financial years.

Integration Sofistic Colombia

Cuatroochenta closes 2020 with a new acquisition, that of the Bogotá-based Colombian cybersecurity company Sofistc SAS. A step that strengthens Cuatroochenta’s position in the cybersecurity market in Central America.

Ekamat Integration (Microsoft Gold Partner)

The integration of the Barcelona firm, Microsoft’s Gold Certified Partner with 44 years of experience in ERP systems, multiplies the scope of the technology’s cloud solutions. Cuatroochenta expects to close 2020 with a pro forma turnover of 10 million after its successful exit to BME Growth.

Cuatroochenta debuts on BME Growth with a rise of 49,73%

The technology company reaches a price of 14 euros per share after leaving at 9.35 for a company value of 31.14 million. The bell ringing has been broadcast live in streaming from the Palacio de la Bolsa in Madrid as a preventive measure against covid-19.

Cuatroochenta recives the green light to go out to BME Growth

The Coordination and Listings Committee of the Spanish Stock Exchanges and Markets (BME) has approved and published the Market Listing Information Document (DIIM), which means that Cuatroochenta meets the requirements for listing on BME Growth (previously known as MAB) through of a Share Subscription Offer (OS), that is, a capital increase. 

4TIC Integration

Cuatroochenta closes the acquisition of the software development production unit of the 4TIC company. The operation includes the incorporation of all its products and services to our catalogue, as well as its technical team of five people, specialized in connectivity between society and administration and in blockchain technology. 

Partner of Comunitat Valenciana Digital District

The company adheres as a “partner” to the Valencian Community Digital District, a meeting point composed by about 150 national and international technology companies.

Innovative company certificate in BLOCKPCT

A reliable and independent network to consult the innovative Spanish companies. The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE) launches with 10 Espaitec firms, including Cuatroochenta, a certification with the blockchain network BLOCKPCT in which Telefonica collaborates.

Vodafone implements CheckingPlan in IFEMA (Madrid)

Cuatroochenta’s software provides an IoT system for patients to contact nursing through a push button, adding to the technological effort coordinated by Vodafone together with partners such as Huawei or Cisco before the pandemic.

Shoperia

Encuentra24, the leading classified advertising portal in Central America with more than 2 million users, entrusted Cuatroochenta with the development of Shoperia, the new online sales platform in Panama, where Amazon is not established.

Spanish Top 20 ‘Agency of the year’

The Ad World Masters “Agency of the Year” ranking, based on 160 parameters and processed with an artificial intelligence algorithm that tracks and classifies 11,000 companies from 71 countries, placed Cuatroochenta in 19th place in the ranking for Spain, with 8.5 points and bronze badge.

Great Place to Work®

Cuatroochenta is recognised as an “excellent place to work” with the official Great Place to Work® certificate, whose award was based on an anonymous survey conducted on the team itself that assesses credibility, trust, pride of belonging and companionship.

#EnModoAvión on smart cities in Valencia

The #EnModoAvión Lógica humana para smart cities (Human logic for smart cities) talk on quality of life in the connected city, with Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras, Bianca Dragomir, Ramón Ferri, Joan Olmos and Mariola Cubells (moderator), was held at Convent Carmen de Valencia (Spain).

Butech calculator (Porcelanosa)

Cuatroochenta developed an app that allows the user to calculate the quantity of ceramic materials necessary for the development of architectural projects, for Butech, a subsidiary of Grupo Porcelanosa.

Ariadna, Constantes y Vitales Award & MWC

The collaborative map of defibrillators in app format developed by Cuatroochenta for the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) and Red Cross, Ariadna, received the Constantes y Vitales Award, promoted by La Sexta (Grupo Atresmedia) and the AXA Foundation, for the “Best outreach campaign on medical prevention”. This recognition was in addition to the ICT award for Technological Innovation for Humanitarian Purposes that was received at the last Mobile World Congress.

Xarxatec

Nayar Systems, IoTsens, EventsCase, CEEI, and Cuatroochenta established the Association of Technological Companies of Castellón, Xarxatec, aiming to contribute to an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and the development of qualified professionals through Hackathons and collaboration with the Dual FB.

Atlantis SOC

Sofistic’s Security Operations Centre (SOC), located between its offices in Panama and those of Cuatroochenta in Castelló (Spain), began to offer a pioneering redundant cybersecurity service on two continents based on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Sareb renews with CheckingPlan

The Asset Management Company for Assets Arising from Bank Restructuring (Sareb) renewed its contract to manage the maintenance of 140,000 real estate assets with CheckingPlan.

Financing round

A new financing round enabled the acquisition of Asintec and Sofistic, as well as the entry of new investment partners through bank financing to meet the goals of Cuatroochenta’s strategic plan and join the MaB (Spanish Alternative Stock Market) in 2020.

Acquisition Asintec y Sofistic

Integration of Asintec Gestión SL with one of the most-used pieces of process digitisation software in Spain (CheckingPlan), and Sofistic SA, cybersecurity leader in the banking sector in Central America, to contribute additional turnover of 5 million, an Ebitda of 1 million and a team of 80 people. In short, this was a qualitative leap reinforcing Cuatroochenta’s position as a 100% technology consultancy focused on business optimisation including development and implementation of advanced software.

Rithmi tests its algorithm using Garmin® wearables

The technological project created in Cuatroochenta with the support of Blast Off Partners, winner of the European phase of Premios Fundación Mapfre in the e-Health category and endorsed by cardiologists and hospitals, tested its algorithm to prevent strokes with data from wearables after achieving 97% success in clinical trials.

Technological solutions for smart cities

Pavasal (builder of public works) and Cuatroochenta established an alliance to promote Ciudadanos Digitales, technological solutions for smart cities and territories, especially in tourism, mobility, urban management, and citizen services.

Innovation and Entrepreneur award – Economía 3

The magazine Economía3, which publishes economic, financial, and business news from the Valencian Community, recognised Cuatroochenta’s work and entrepreneurship. Pre-Market Environment, a programme in which Cuatroochenta participates, received an award for the Best Public Interest Initiative.

Eulen launches telecare app ‘Acércate’

Cuatroochenta developed an app for locating minors, elders, sportspeople and travellers for the multinational Grupo Eulen, with 30 years of experience in telecare and socio-sanitary services.

Aquarama grows and renews their alliance

The Aquarama water park registered an increase of 32% in its annual turnover via online channels at the end of 2018, representing cumulative growth of 480% since 2015 (sheer coincidence), when Cuatroochenta became a technological partner of the Grupo Gimeno. Aquarama and Cuatroochenta renewed their alliance for three years, until 2021, to continue fully managing the online channel, comprising e-commerce, web, app, and social networks.

SMI award 2018

Recognition by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Grupo Santander as the company with less than 250 employees most outstanding in the generation of wealth and creation of jobs in the province of Castellón in 2018.

Ariadna, finalist for Best App in Health and Well-being at TheAwards

Ariadna ranked among the 120 apps nominated for Best App in Spain in 2018 by The Awards, becoming a finalist for Best App in the Health and Well-being category.

#EnModoAvión talk about eHealth in Madrid

The #EnModoAvión ¿Puede curar un móvil? (Can a mobile cure you?) talk on self-care and patient responsibility versus reliability and accreditation of technology applied to health, with Domingo Marzal, Carolina Egea, Borja Adsuara, Carme Carrion and Rocío Vidal (moderator), at Casa del Corazón (main office of the Spanish Cardiology Society) in Madrid.

Manual about apps and 480>Files

Cuatroochenta consolidated its app release experience and methodology into a manual, which was distributed among its customers and offered for sale on Amazon: Cómo lograr que tu app tenga éxito (How to make your app succeed). This manual for the launch, promotion and monitoring of mobile applications also became the main content of the first quarterly white paper, 480> Files.

Defibrillators map in app format

Red Cross and SEC launched Ariadna, a collaborative map of defibrillators in app format to help prevent sudden deaths, along with a superheroine designed by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and developed by Cuatroochenta, who also participated in the network dissemination campaign.

New branding and Web

Cuatroochenta strengthened its position as a leading company in Business Performance Techs (BPTechs), technologies aimed at improving results in companies and institutions, focused on app development, and digital transformation and implementation in Europe and Latin America.

#EnModoAvión talk on foodtech in Zaragoza

The #EnModoAvión Dime quién eres y te dire qué comes (Tell me who you are and I’ll tell you what you eat) talk about food customisation through technology and genetics, with José Manuel López Nicolás, Antonio Fumanal, Beatriz Romanos and Daniel Yranzo (moderator), took place at Ibercaja Patio de la Infanta de Zaragoza.

Open Innovation App

The Aragonese Food Cluster launched an app to connect professionals from the sector, scientists and experts in an internal social network that favours open innovation.

Madrid Office opens

Cuatroochenta opened an office on Paseo Recoletos in Madrid for the business analysis team to expand its operating range.

Consum

Consum, one of the largest supermarket chains in Spain, turned to Cuatroochenta to renew its customer loyalty strategy through a new app that makes shopping easier and promotes personalised communication.

Encuentra24

Cuatroochenta strengthened its alliance as a technological partner of Encuentra24, the leading classified advertising portal in Central America.

Intimind

Intimind, the mindfulness meditation app, was highlighted by Google Play as among the best apps of the year in Latin America in the “Most entertaining” category.

DNI Google award

The company awarded the Digital News Initiative (DNI) European programme from Google for their hyperlocal journalism innovation project with Grupo Zeta.

Job Creation Award

The Castellón Human Resources Club gave its Job Creation Award to Cuatroochenta in the Small Business category, highlighting that 95% of its young staff are permanent employees.

Cuatroochenta Latam

The company Cuatroochenta Latam SAS was created and an office was opened in Bogotá, with Felipe García Rojas as CEO.

Charlas #EnModoAvión

The itinerant cycle of talks about the impact of technology on society to promote its intelligent use launched by Cuatroochenta began with a debate on digital education for minors.

Spanish Society of Cardiology

As a result of a long alliance with the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), Cuatroochenta developed, among other apps, AnticoagulApp, a virtual assistant to control anticoagulant treatment from mobile phones.

Rithmi

Rithmi, the stroke prevention app developed by Cuatroochenta with the supervision of cardiologists, detects the first arrhythmias and was selected by Lanzadera (Valencian business accelerator, Spain).

PoliHub Milan

Cuatroochenta opened a new office in Italy at the prestigious PoliHub of Politecnico di Milano, the second-best university start-up business in Europe, with Andrea Piccone as country manager.

Capital increase

Capital increase of Cuatroochenta with a company valuation of 10 million euros in an operation involving Gimeno111 and World Wide Networks. The agreement with Gimeno111 included the integration of its communication intelligence and competitive intelligence services, incorporating its client portfolio.

Pre-Market Environment

The company was selected for the first Pre-Market Environment, promoted by the Spanish Stock Exchanges and Markets (BME) and the Big Ban Angels Association to prepare for the release of the MaB (Spanish Alternative Stock Market) of the most prominent Spanish start-ups.

Moviltik

An app enabling users to pay for regulated vehicle parking using their mobile phone, developed by Cuatroochenta together with Pavapark and Vectalia, was launched in more than 10 Spanish cities including Alicante, Mérida, and Santiago de Compostela.

Mobile World Congress Barcelona

The company was selected by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism to take part in the Spanish Pavilion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

SEAT Martorell

Sefici’s technology was applied in incident management at the SEAT automobile plant in Martorell (Spain).

Mediterranean Corridor

Cuatroochenta developed an interactive browser with aerial images and a web platform for the Mediterranean Corridor project.

Immersion Programme in Silicon Valley

The company was selected by the Spain Tech Centre of ICEX for the Immersion Programme in Silicon Valley.

Hackathon Castellón

Together with the technology companies Nayar Systems and IoTsens, Cuatroochenta launched the first meeting of programmers to promote the collaborative development of software and hardware, and generate an ecosystem of creativity and knowledge transmission in Castellón.

Adidas Latin America

CTN, the internal communication app for Adidas Latin America, was developed, aiming to contribute to employee encouragement through gamification.

Mobile World Congress Shanghai

The company was selected by the Ministry of Industry to participate in the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai.

Blast Off Partners

The business accelerator linked to Cuatroochenta was born, aiming to mentor and help obtain financing for projects in its orbit.

Perfect Wide

The access as a partner of World Wide Networks in the first round of investment led to the absorption of the web development company Perfect Wide to reach a multidisciplinary team of 50 employees.

Aquarama

The company began a process of digital transformation of the Aquarama water park to promote online ticket sales and personalise communication with the public.

CEEI-IVACE prize

In 2015 Cuatroochenta won the Innovative Company of the Valencian Community award under the category of “Business Trajectory”, chosen by the CEEI-IVACE (European Business and Innovation Centre of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness).

Puleva-Atresmedia

The company developed the Corazones Contentos app for the cardiovascular prevention campaign of Puleva and Atresmedia in 2016, Plan 21 Days, which promoted the application of healthy habits.

Sefici

The Sefici tool was created to optimise processes using app and web technology.

MIT4

Cuatroochenta began to work in collaboration with University Jaume I on degrees in Computer Engineering and Design and Development of Videogames, and launched the innovative educational project MIT4 to encourage the development of business ideas among students.

Catch the Flag

Cuatroochenta has developed different games apps for children, including Catch the Flag, which won a Goya for Best Animated Film.

Google Partner

Cuatroochenta obtained the Google Partner quality seal to certify efficient management of online marketing budgets.

Nestlé icecream

The company developed the app for the advertising campaign Llena la calle de vida by Helados Nestlé in Spain with 3D performances, designed by the BBDO agency.

Citi Mobile Challenge Latam

Cuatroochenta was nominated for the final international contest of Citibank Citi Mobile Challenge Latam in Buenos Aires, within the innovative B2B and B2C mobile solutions category.

480interactive

Cuatroochenta’s software to create apps without programming knowledge, 480interactive, was presented in Matadero Madrid and soon achieved a significant implementation in Latin America.

Panama branch opens

Cuatroochenta established a collaboration with Grupo Tagarópulos, leader in the distribution and sale of food, to develop different projects with their companies and open an office with its own staff.

Bancaja prize

Received the XVIII Award from Bancaja Young Entrepreneurs.

Universitat Jaume I prize

The company won the V Award of the Student Entrepreneurship Initiative from the Social Council of the Jaume I University of Castellón.

EMT Valencia

One of the first successful apps developed by Cuatroochenta gained tens of thousands of active users and is constantly updated through new features.

Cuatroochenta

Sergio Aguado (CTO) and Alfredo R. Cebrián (CEO) founded Cuatroochenta as a company specialised in the development of apps in Espaitec, the Scientific, Technological and Business Park of the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón (Spain).