This is a guest post by Hanan Lavy, Director of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Tel Aviv. Prior to joining Microsoft, Hanan founded several startups and was the Director of Software R&D at Mercury (acquired by HP for $4.7B). Hanan is going to be speaking at a meetup in Barcelona on Friday at 2pm in Torres Diagonal Litoral, Carrer de Josep Pla, 2, Edificio B3, Planta 6 … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Mammoth Hunters (@MammothHunters1)
I’ll admit that Mammoth Hunters is one of the odder names I’ve come across for a tech start up, but the founding team assures me that it perfectly conveys what they are trying to accomplish and embodies their spirit. It also works as a perfect starting point for the history behind the dream of three guys: Néstor, Xavi and Oriol. Oriol has a PhD in Molecular Biology and is an … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Agroptima (@Agroptima)
The age-old agriculture industry has been seeing a lot of evolution in the past years with farmers leveraging the power of Big Data and Internet of Things, resulting in improved crop yields and a movement towards what is being coined as Precision Agriculture. With hefty acquisitions such as Climate Corp by Monsanto for nigh on a billion dollars, we are starting to seeing a … [Read more...]
Better Know A Startup: IceVault (@swissicevault)
Bitcoin. Even if you don’t fully understand how it works or what it even does, you’re probably aware that it’s kind of a big deal. If you want to know why you should care about Bitcoin then I’d check out this article from Marc Andressen. It’s hard to ignore the recent influx of large VC investments into Bitcoin companies such as Coinbase, BitPay, Circle, which is understandable … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Rock Your Meal (@RockYourMeal)
My wife asks me on a regular basis what I’d like her to pick up for me at the supermarket (yes I’m a lucky guy). She doesn’t eat meat and I never have any fresh inspiration of what to cook for myself. Half of the time I tell her we need nothing (when we most definitely do) and the other half I’m reciting the same unexciting list of ingredients. No surprise that every time I … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: SocialWin (@SocialWinApp)
Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies have an online presence on at least one social media platform, 93% of marketers use social media for business and 62% of B2B marketers have generated leads through Facebook. Companies across the globe are betting more and more on social networks however when evaluating the results and effectiveness of their strategies, it can be difficult to … [Read more...]
Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Launches World’s First E- & Mcommerce Startup Accelerator Program
Startupbootcamp Amsterdam, part of the European accelerator program, invites you to join their Pitch Day on June 18th in Barcelona. Startupbootcamp just launched the first E- & Mcommerce accelerator program worldwide, and wants to attract the ten most promising start-ups in the world in the E- & Mcommerce industry. "We see the world of retail changing", says Jonas de … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Dribble Dots (@DribbleDots)
“Food then sex, actually sex then food, or come to think of it, how about sex and food?“ This is how Barcelona startup Dribble Dots was born. Created by CEO Jason Clevering and co-founded by U.S. twins Melissa and Michelle, aka The Twinchies, Dribble Dots is bringing fun, creativity and sexiness to their lifestyle brand with their first line of products: six gourmet cooking … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Gestoos (@Gestoos)
If you’ve seen the film Minority Report, then like the rest of us, I’m sure you’ve been waiting for the day when all of the technology becomes widely available to geek out on, except from pre-crime that is. Some of that technology has already made it to market (although not all is commercially available) such as personalized advertising, jet packs, insect robots, retina … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: PopPlaces (@PopPlaces_es)
‘Space for rent’, ‘closing sales', ‘Se traspasa’, you’ve likely seen these signs plastered on commercial spaces throughout major cities across Spain. According to the CODATA, there are over 1 million commercial spaces in Spain of which 15% are empty and subsequently generating no revenue for the owners, having a negative impact on the overall economy. Attempting to revive … [Read more...]