MNX Online history at the Fuerteventura Technology Park is also a snapshot of how we’ve grown here—step by step, over time.
Today is January 1st and we’re on holiday. The office is closed and, at last, there’s that kind of quiet that lets you slow down and enjoy the calm.
Looking back, it’s hard not to think: “wow… so much has happened to get us here.” This post is our way of sharing a piece of that journey. Curious to hear the story? Let’s go.
Let’s start at the beginning. Although MNX Online officially became a company at the end of 2021 (and we’re now often labelled a “startup”), our work actually started back in 2010, when we were young freelancers with experience, ideas, lots of energy—and that optimistic belief that an investor would one day “get it” instantly. What we didn’t know at the time was that the headwinds were real—and it wasn’t only about technical skills or track record.
What we were missing was context. Over the years—and thanks to learning from people who have been building things locally for a long time—we discovered what no manual really teaches: how to understand the local playing field, how to navigate it without losing your direction, and how entrepreneurship here is also about patience, trust, knowing when to pivot… and building resilience. 😄
Throughout our journey, not only did we change—so did the places we worked from. Some offices were temporary, some gave us the push we needed, and others marked a turning point. And, interestingly, without planning it, one location kept showing up again and again in our story.
That place is the area that’s now home to the Fuerteventura Technology Park. The beautiful part is: we didn’t chase it—when you look back, the map simply leads you there.
Before the Park existed, we were already nearby
Some places you choose. Others quietly become part of your story.
The Fuerteventura Technology Park is not just the building where we’ve been working since 2023. When we review our path, it’s a place the map brings us back to, again and again—almost as if it had been there from the start while we were learning how to build a company one step at a time.
Back in 2011, as we took our first solid steps, we got our first office space at the UPE (Business Promotion Unit), in a building next to what is now the Park. Those were the hangars of Fuerteventura’s first airport, repurposed into offices—long before a single stone of the Technology Park had been placed. The area was so empty that electricity depended on a diesel generator. Every now and then, the power would go out and we’d have to call and report that the fuel had run out. Those were the days!
Soon after, between 2012 and 2013, we moved to the Chamber of Commerce Business Incubator in Puerto del Rosario. Since we were among the first to settle in, we were lucky: our office—number 15—was spacious and had the best views.
The building we watched being built… without imagining we’d work there
The most beautiful (and slightly ironic) part is that we were at the Park in its early stages, without knowing that years later we’d end up working inside.
The first time was in July 2013, during an official visit with representatives from the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, and the Puerto del Rosario City Council, among others. We toured facilities that were still under construction and learned about future services and the Park’s potential for the island’s economic development.
The second time was in November 2014, when the main building was inaugurated in an institutional ceremony—becoming the first Technology Park in operation built in the Canary Islands, followed by Gran Canaria and Tenerife in 2015.
And there was a third moment (less visible, but just as meaningful): in 2018, we crossed paths with the Park again through the Preliminary Market Consultation linked to the Canarias Geo Innovation Program 2030. MNX Online appeared among participating entities in Challenge 2, “Fuerteventura Resilient”. We contributed with a proposal focused on monitoring natural spaces—such as Lobos Islet Natural Park—and it was especially motivating to see it taken into account, including a follow-up interview with the program team.
One unified office, with a life of its own
And this brings us to the most recent chapter.
After several years of working remotely and adapting to change, in 2023 we settled permanently in office A108. In 2024, as the team grew, we added A109. And in 2025, we made a simple but meaningful move: we removed the panels separating both offices and turned them into one open, unified space of almost 96 m².
With care and dedication, it has become more than a functional workplace: it’s comfortable, welcoming, modern, and divided into zones—a relaxed corner with a sofa and coffee corner, a large table for team meetings, and a more informal area with turf, books, and poufs for those moments when you need a different kind of energy to think.
When you spend that many hours in the same place, space matters. An office designed to work comfortably—and also to pause, meet, or reset—changes the team’s energy, coordination, and day-to-day rhythm.
A sustainable and accessible building
The Park covers 735,000 m² dedicated to technology-based initiatives and projects, making it one of the most important innovation and development systems in the Canary Islands. Around 300,000 m² correspond to fully urbanised land.
The main building has roughly 7,000 m² of built area distributed across three floors (including a basement) and stands out for its modern, bright, open architecture.
It includes training and meeting rooms, Park management offices, coworking areas, a cafeteria, an auditorium, open spaces, EV charging points, and free parking.
Designed by architects Rafael Martínez de la Barrera, Miguel Sayed Quintero, and Alfredo Hernández Ayerbe, the project aimed for an eco-sustainable, bioclimatic approach, maximising natural light and ventilation and incorporating rooftop photovoltaics—achieving an A-rated energy certification, the highest possible for this type of building.
Accessibility is another key point: ramps, lifts, adapted bathrooms, accessible parking… These details make a real difference, ensuring that different people can attend meetings, trainings, or events without feeling excluded.
A meeting point for companies… and for students
The Park hosts several companies and startups, but it’s more than offices. It’s also a hub for education and training (the Fuerteventura School of Art is based here, and multiple courses are delivered—from vocational training to drone piloting). For an island like Fuerteventura, that matters: it brings learning and professional environments closer—without having to leave.
We’ve felt it first-hand: seeing people training, sharing spaces, joining events, and crossing paths in the corridors with very different profiles adds more than you’d think. It doesn’t create an “ecosystem” by magic—but it does provide a place where, with consistent work, an ecosystem can grow.
From runway landings to unmanned aerial platforms
It’s worth looking even further back, because the Park’s location has a symbolic history: this area used to be the Los Estancos airport, Fuerteventura’s first airport, operating between 1951 and 1969.
Photo: Francisco Rojas Fariña via Canarias antaño.
Today, the old airport terminal hosts the Island Coordination Centre for Security and Emergencies. And in recent years, the Park has gained momentum through initiatives linked to the Canarias Geo Innovation Program 2030, including aerospace-related projects such as ISSEC and the Canarias Stratoport for HAPS & UAS.
In a way, the circle closes on its own: this place was born to connect Fuerteventura to the outside world—and today it looks up again, from a different angle. Where planes once landed, coordination and innovation now take place. The underlying idea remains the same: knowledge, technology, and infrastructure in service of the territory.
A present shaped by future-facing projects
Skilled talent, pioneering initiatives, and real facilities are happening here, in Fuerteventura. And although “innovation” can sound like a worn-out word, there’s a clear difference between saying it… and seeing activity that points to real diversification.
A sincere thank you—and a simple invitation
If this recap leaves us with one clear feeling, it’s this: after all these years, we’re still here, at home, with the same goal—building serious, useful, competitive technology that benefits the territory, creating projects that look outward without losing our footing in Fuerteventura. The difference is that today we do it with more maturity, a stronger team, more projects, and more road ahead.
And if you’ve read this far: thank you. To you, and to everyone who has been part of this journey at any point—our team, partners, educational centres, friends, Park staff, ecosystem connectors… and those who opened doors or trusted us when everything was still being built.
If you ever pass by the Fuerteventura Technology Park, message us and come say hi. Coffee is on us.
