Barcelona Startup News – March 23

Good morning,

We hope you’re hanging in there during this lockdown period and your friends and family are staying safe. Despite the current global situation, there is some positive activity coming from the Barcelona startup ecosystem. Let’s get right into it.

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 investment news

• Barcelona game studio Lince Works raises €3.2M
• Catalan biotech startup Ability Pharma closes a €2.5M investment
• Barcelona-based startup Qrem lands a €1M investment
• Catalan medtech firm Neos Surgery gets €1M
• Barcelona startup Fiction Express receives €600K
• Catalan startup Catevering secures a €500K investment round

Spanish investment news

• Madrid startup La Más Mona closes a €400K investment
• Navarrese startup Nucaps Nanotechnology gets €400K

Barcelona Startup news

• Barcelona startup Immfly closes partnership with IAG to enhance their in-flight digital platform
• Catalan fintech NoviCap trebles its business with €210M financed in 2019
• Barcelona neobank bcn10 launches Google Pay service for users
• Catalan startup TravelPerk advises against travel during Coronavirus outbreak despite a 50-65% drop in bookings
• Barcelona startup Glovo introduces new Coronavirus-measures that include ‘no contact’ deliveries & scrapping the obligation for couriers to get a mobile signature from customers
• Local startups TravelPerk and Wallapop have the best chance of becoming unicorns according to Vivatech & GP Bullhound

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Buildings4People opens call for startups with innovations for the facility management industry; apply until 24th of April
• 25 best rated accelerators, incubators and venture builders in Spain

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Filmin: the Barcelona-based ‘Netflix’
• Smart Tower: remote and autonomous monitoring service for electric towers
• Bernat Farrero: the Itnig-founder that ‘catapults’ startups

Tech News

• The main delivery brands in Barcelona unite to deliver food daily to hospitals and police stations
• More than 152K people lose their jobs temporarily in Catalonia due to the coronavirus
• EU-Startups Summit postponed to April 2020

Tech news in Spain:

• Government and telco operators agree on additional measures to guarantee connectivity during coronavirus outbreak
• Spain’s network operators are asking customers to prioritise internet access for teleworking or tele-study instead of streaming & co to ensure connectivity
• O2 Spain launches VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling
• Renault-Nissan, VW’s Seat halt Spain output after virus hits supply chain
• Airbus Pauses Production in Spain
• Spanish utility Iberdrola plans to link a 100 MW/20 MWh solar-plus-storage plant to hydrogen production
• Renewables represent 52% of total installed in mainland Spain

Politics & Economics

• The Bank of Spain foresees an “unprecedented” impact due to the coronavirus crisis
• Ibex 35 records another with losses despite the ECB measures
• Overview of different support services for small businesses and the self-employed to overcome the coronavirus crisis

Good Reads

• How coronavirus will impact startup fundraising
• The impact of coronavirus: advice for funded small businesses and those seeking funding
• Impact of COVID-19 on European tech
• Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Oriol Vila, Co-founder & CEO at Holaluz (by Itnig)

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

Important: due to the Coronavirus and Spain’s nation-wide lockdown, we have suspended our section for physical events. However, feel free to let us know if you have any relevant online events to keep us engaged and entertained during the lockdown.

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

Job of the week: Hector Kitchen is a bespoke pet-food service, providing a healthy option with quality ingredients and recipes tailored to your pet’s needs. Ready to be a part of the pet-food revolution? Come aboard Hector Kitchen’s IT team here! (perks include healthy food for your pet & a pet-friendly office)

• Wallbox is recruiting a Content Writer
• Hector Kitchen is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer
• Unnax is recruiting a Digital Designer
• Agile Content is hiring a Senior Java Software Engineer

See the full job board here & add your job post here

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Barcelona Startup News March 23 2020 covering all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene fro March 16th 2020 until March 23rd 2020. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.