COLUMAT NEWS

Albert and Georgina's company has optimized its logistics processes by 37% and reduced its environmental impact by 25%

The emerging company Columat, which offers a shopping collection service through smart lockers, exceeded 1.5 million euros in business volume in 2023, a figure that it plans to double this year. The company, created in 2019 by Georgina Coll and Albert Bladas, expects to invoice more than 3 million euros this year and continue its international expansion in markets such as Italy and the United Kingdom, among others.

Its solution has been successful in areas such as municipal markets and neighborhood communities

Smart lockers: revolution in logistics and electronic commerce. Smart lockers, also known as "smart lockers", are revolutionizing the way in which products are delivered, collected and returned. These automated and digitized solutions offer comfort and flexibility to users, while optimizing the logistics processes for companies.

Barcelona-based start-up Columat is popularising the use of smart lockers across retail stores, municipal markets, pharmacies, offices, supermarkets and residential communities.

Startups aligned with pandemic-accelerated trends —including e-commerce and business digitalisation— are gaining momentum amid ongoing restrictions.

Barcelona-based start-up Columat, a participant in the Lanzadera startup accelerator, anticipates strong growth in its smart locker solutions.

With an established presence across several key Spanish regions, Columat is preparing a funding round next year to accelerate investment in talent and technology, while scaling its intelligent systems internationally to drive more sustainable and cost-efficient last-mile logistics.

Barcelona Activa, the economic development agency of Barcelona City Council, will support 20 startups at the 4YFN 2022 event to showcase a range of entrepreneurial projects developed through its incubators and support programmes.

Backed by Lanzadera, Columat is positioning itself to transform the click & collect model — a service increasingly championed by major retailers such as El Corte Inglés. The company aims to solve one of e-commerce’s core friction points: enabling convenient order collection for consumers who are rarely at home.

Widely regarded as one of the most important global events for startups, the Mobile World Congress will once again position Barcelona as a hub for innovation, investment and institutional collaboration. Among the 500 participating companies is Columat, a startup that has developed an automated smart locker solution for streamlined order collection.

In 2021, the mobility sector is increasingly embracing active transport and challenging long-standing cultural barriers. Over the past five years, mobility has emerged as one of the most rapidly transforming industries.

BajaBajo and Columat partner to redefine office grocery shopping in Valencia Through this alliance, companies and their employees can purchase fresh, high-quality, locally sourced products via the BajaBajo mobile app and receive their weekly orders directly at the office using Columat’s smart locker infrastructure.

New opportunities to reimagine our future — building a society that evolves in harmony with the planet.

Selected from over 500 projects, the finalists were announced as part of IEBS Business School’s Emprende scholarships initiative.

An efficient pharmacy pickup system that removes waiting lines and allows customers to collect their orders at any time during pharmacy opening hours.

Barcelona Activa is running the eighth edition of its startup pre-incubation programme, providing early-stage founders with structured support, training and advisory services during the critical post-launch phase.

Backed by Lanzadera, Columat is emerging with the ambition to revolutionise the click & collect model — the order pickup service that major retailers such as El Corte Inglés are strongly promoting. Columat positions itself as a solution for delivering online orders to consumers who spend little time at home, addressing one of e-commerce’s key last-mile challenges.

The chosen companies operate across five strategic sectors — Real Estate, e-commerce, Logistics, Digital Industry and Economic Zones — combining high levels of innovation with sustainable, circular-economy-driven solutions.

Sant Andreu de la Barca Market has launched multitemperature refrigerated lockers so customers can pick up fresh product orders with a QR code even outside regular hours, as part of an initiative to modernize the market and support local commerce.

Sabadell City Council installs refrigerated lockers that preserve food and enable 24/7 order pick-up using a code after customers place orders by phone, WhatsApp, or direct digital channels with vendors.

The Sabadell municipal market adds 24/7 refrigerated lockers so customers can pick up orders placed by phone or WhatsApp using a code, as part of its modernization plan.