Barcelona Startup News June 11 2019

Hello and happy…Tuesday! We hope you had a nice holiday weekend.

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Wisepunk: “Not Your Grandmother’s Startup Conference“

Wisepunk is a new, unconventional startup conference in Barcelona that breaks all the rules. On Friday, July 12th, this 1-day special event caters to ambitious founders, creatives and those passionately pursuing their dreams. It features world-class speakers, live DJs, adult beverages all day long and networking in a 70’s-style cinema in downtown Barcelona. Read more about this unique event & secure your tickets at the best rate here.

Ok, that’s it from me. Have a great week and we’ll see you out there!

Ok, let’s take a look at the latest Barcelona startup news from this week: 

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona-based startup Onna Technologies closes a €9.8M Series A funding round
• Spanish travel tech startup Pangea lands a €9M investment round
• Catalan fintech startup Verse raises €7M & secures e-money license
• Barcelona edtech startup Learnlife secures a €3.1M funding round
• Catalan insurtech startup SingularCover gets €1.8M
• Barcelona smart light startup Enlighting Technologies raises €450K
• Barcelona firm Capside was acquired by Japanese telco NTT Com
• Catalan startup Víntegris was acquired by Swiss firm Euronovate

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Big Big Angels team up with Lanzadera to launch a new investment vehicle focused on investing in startups
• Real estate company Metrovacesa and Sociosinversores team up to launch a crowdfunding investment initiative

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• BeBord, an accelerator and incubator, launches its innovation & entrepreneurship hub for the European region in Barcelona; employs 15 people and plans to hire 20 more within a year
• Spanish accelerator Cuatrecasas opens call for its 4th edition; legaltech startups can apply until the 15th of July
• Enagás promote eight corporate entrepreneurship projects
• Spanish bank BBVA and UK organization Anthemis launch a fintech startup incubator

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Holaluz: “In the future having a solar panel will be as normal as having a bathroom” – Carlota Pi
• Lleida.net: from startup to corporate in 24 years
• Marfeel: 200 employees & €25M in revenues/year thanks to adtech

Tech News

• Technology companies in Barcelona are opening subsidiaries in other cities to hire programmers as battle for talent heads up
• British startup Scaled Robotics opens office in Barcelona with 7 employees
• Latest employment data in Spain show that the country continues positive trend with a record month in May
• The Spanish Labour inspectorate recommends the daily work hour tracking, which is obligatory under a new regulation, to include breaks and interruptions by staff (but this is not mandatory)
• BBVA is closing down Muno, an online insurance agency that was aimed at freelancers
• Rising rent prices are forcing tenants in Spain’s biggest cities to leave their homes and move away after contracts expire

Mobility in Barcelona:

• Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) launches the first large capacity bicycle parking that will be able to house 100 bikes
• Alstom to deliver driving simulator for Barcelona Metro
• Taxis in Barcelona are starting to offer fixed rates on rides
• Like Carsharing launches its carsharing services in Barcelona, plans to have 150 vehicles in the city this year
• Barcelona is ​​the city with the most traffic jams in Spain according to latest report
• SEAT introduces all-electric car called Mii amidst new strategy

Telco news:

• French telco Orange celebrates 20 years of operations in Catalonia; invested €4.9B in that time frame
• Telefónica announces Movistar Plus Lite, a new OTT service, to compete with Netflix, HBO & co 
• Telefónica plans to launch a school for training developers and tech profiles in Madrid

Good Reads

• 21 young Spaniards of 35 years (or less) who are revolutionizing the world of startups
• What Toronto can learn from Barcelona on data and smart city projects
• How corporations can work better with startups – HBR article by IESE’s Julia Prats & Josemaria Siota
• How OneCoWork grows their community with Typeform & Mailchimp

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Thu-Fri, 13-14 June: 28th Euro-Global Neurologists Meeting
• Thu-Fri, 13-14 June: Hired!bcn 2019
• Fri, 14 June at 13:30: Design Thinking: rediscover the meaning of innovation
• Fri-Sun, 14-16 June: #AllStartup Barcelona

See the full event calendar here.

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Carts Guru is hiring a:
• – Social Media & Content Specialist
• – Community & Growth Hacker
• L+R is looking for a Mobile Engineer
• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.

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Barcelona Startup News June 11 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from June 4th 2019 until June 11th, 2019. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.