Barcelona Startup News October 21

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

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

Investment News

• Spanish startup Fundsfy closes a €2.2M investment round
  
• Barcelona fintech startup ID Finance raises €1.7M within minutes on Crowdcube, targets a total investment of €2.3M
  
• Catalan AI startup Avatar Cognition lands a €1M investment
  
• Spanish founded, but London-based, SaaS startup Cledara gets €830K
  
• Spain-based social impact startup Neki receives €180K
  Overview of recent funding rounds by Spanish fintech startups

M&A News

• Spanish startup Chicfy has been acquired by Lithuanian marketplace Vinted for about €10M

Startup News

• Barcelona-based online movie & series streaming platform Filmin is growing fast and expects to reach €4M in profits this year, despite increasing competition from Netflix, HBO & co
  
• Catalan startup Iomob testing Renfe-branded mobility app

VC, Investment and Crowdfunding News

• Bankia launches a new €20M investment fund aimed at fintech projects
  
• Spanish VC firm Santander Innoventures leads €35M investment in Berlin fintech startup Crosslend
  
• Sherpa Capital and Abac Capital prepare the launch of a new investment fund for 2020
  
• Spanish-based CEMEX Ventures was crowned as one of the most relevant investors in the construction industry
  
• Telefonica invests in US-based vRAN vendor Altiostar

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• RACE by EBC is a startup competition where the best EU blockchain startups will pitch their project to leading investors, corporates,media and more. Interested startups can apply here.O

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories

• Beamer: first-hand insights of co-founder Mariano Rodriguez into their journey to $1 million in ARR with only 5 employees
  
• Pangea Aerospace: the startup sending rockets into space
  
• Typs: the app that advances payrolls to workers
  
• VEnvirotech: the startup that uses bacteria to create biodegradable plastic

Tech News

• Barcelona voted as third-best hub to launch a startup in Europe in an entrepreneur survey by Startup Heatmap Europe 2019
  
• French startup MadBox to open office in Barcelona after raising €15M
  
• Technology fairs boost the entrepreneurial sector in Barcelona
  
• Barcelona to host 2020 RECHARGE event
  
• Barcelona-based coders harness tech to track health risks for firefighters
  
• Boehringer Ingelheim joins the d•Health Barcelona program to promote innovation in health
  
• Primavera Sound goes ticketless as Dice expands to Spain

Tech news in Spain

• VC firms are looking to raise a total of €4B to invest in Spain
  
• Uber unveils three new services aimed at businesses in Spain: Uber Central, Uber Vouches and Uber Comfort
  
• Uber Spain director also claims that the taxi strikes have made users and Uber stronger
  
• El Corte Inglés is exploring the sale of their travel business for more than €400M

Political news in Spain

• The map of events of a week of protests in Barcelona
  
• Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience (TechCrunch)
  
• Catalonia Protesters, Slipping the Reins of Jailed Leaders, Grow More Radicalized (New York Times)

Good Reads

• The outlook for coworking spaces in Spain remains optimistic despite WeWork turmoil as industry expects to continue to grow
  
• SEO for Startups: 150 Experts Explain What to Do and What to Avoid
  
• The 10 rules that are helping Spanish startup Ontruck fix internal communications

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Itnig interviewed Helena Torras, co-founder and CEO of B-wom
  
• Podcast about investing in venture capital with Marc Badosa, Founding Partner at SeedRocket 4Founders Capital
  
• Podcast interview with Toni Pérez, co-founder and CRO at Bloobirds

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 22 Oct @09:00: Digital ROI: How to calculate it
• Tue, 22 Oct @18:30: Startup Scaling CEO Workshop
• Tue, 22 Oct @18:30: Female Founder Roundtable: How to Get Ahead in Entrepreneurship
• Thu, 24 Oct @08:00: VI S2B Impact Forum
• Thu, 24 Oct @09:00: Barcelona Digital Festival
• Sat, 26 Oct @10:00: Barcelona International Community Day 2019

• Tue, 29 Oct @18:30: Startup Funding in Barcelona: How to Raise Money for Your Idea
• Tue, 29 Oct @19:30: The ALPHA NETWORK – Public Speaking Club
• Tue-Thu, 29-31 Oct: World Vaccine Congress Europe
• Tue-Thu, 29-31 Oct: IOT Solutions World Congress – Digitalizing Industries
• Wed, 30 Oct @18:00: IndieHackers Barcelona #3 with Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Arbolus is hiring a Community Associate
  
• OneCoWork is recruiting a Junior Accountant and a Community Associate
  
• Be.Green is looking for a Chief Executive Officer
  
• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full Job Board here

Barcelona Startup News October 21 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from October 21st 2018 until October 27th, 2019. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.