Barcelona Startup News April 16 2018 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!

Congratulations to our friends at TravelPerk for closing their $21M Series B last week! Keep a close eye on this Barcelona rocket ship!

EVENTS:

Tomorrow night, yours truly is hosting a crash course on How To Leverage The BCN Startup Ecosystem at OneCoWork, Port Vell. You’re all invited!

Thursday night, Startup Grind BCN celebrates 4 years with a big party at Fabrica Damm!

Lastly, the EU Startup Summit arrives on Tuesday, April 24th. Save 15% with the code BARCINNO.

CALLS FOR STARTUPS:

MWC Barcelona is looking for 12 promising startups in the building industry for the upcoming BBTalks event in Barcelona. Apply until the 30th April here.

Mobile World Capital is also looking for 30 startups to join Automatica, the leading exhibition for Smart Automation and Robotics. Apply until the 20th of April here.

Barcelona Ventures is looking for 8 companies in Catalonia to accelerate in Silicon Valley between May and June. Apply by April 25th here or attend their info session on April 18th.

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 travel startup TravelPerk raises €17M
• Spanish SaaS startup Geoblink secures a €5.2M investment
• Spanish sports betting startup Pyckio receives €350K
• Glovo hopes to eclipse €100M in revenues this year
  • A detailed look at Glovo’s expansion strategy
• Barcelona-based moto-sharing firm eCooltra wins best App award at eAwards 2018
• ASICS is looking for sports & well-being startups to join their TENKAN-TEN program in Barcelona
• Barcelona flower e-commerce startup Colvin expands to Italy 
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Galgo Medical: software for medical device industry
  • PAL Robotics: integrating magnetic encoder technology into robots to achieve balance
  • eDreams: leveraging machine learning technology 

Tech News

• Entrepreneurial activity in Spain rises & gender gap closes
• Deliveroo, Glovo and other delivery apps now account for 14% of all fast food sales in Spain
• Car-sharing firm Emov plans to launch in Barcelona in 2019
• Catalan car-sharing firm Avancar is set to become profitable this year and plans to increase its fleet
• Teresa Carles Group and Stuart form partnership to deliver healthy foods in Barcelona
• Big decision looms in Spanish courts for Uber, Cabify & co
• Strikes continue at Amazon Spain as employees seek better working conditions
  • Amazon made almost €300M in revenues in 2017
  • Detailed breakdown of Amazon’s financial figures
• Banco Santander launches the first blockchain-based international money transfer service across four countries
• Spanish research receives a budget boost, but scientists say it will be of little help
• Video surveillance system on Barcelona’s metro set for an upgrade 
• Spanish bank BBVA has one year to decide whether to purchase fintech startup Atom Bank

Good Reads

• 2018 Business Angels Report by IESE
• Overview of most active Business Angels in Spain
• The pros and cons of corporate VC investment in your startup
• What are the most in-demand professional skills Spanish startups are looking for?

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 16 Apr @ 16:00: SEO como modelo de negocio
• Tue, 17 Apr @ 8:30: Esmorzar de finançament: Empreses que menteixen
• Tue, 17 Apr @ 19:00: Overview of the BCN Startup Ecosystem
• Wed, 18 Apr @ 17:00: Your Bridge from Catalonia to Silicon Valley – Program Presentation
• Wed, 18 Apr @ 18:00: Think Tank Intelligent Community Forum
• Thu, 19 Apr @ 18:30: Blockchain, ICO´s and health
• Thu, 19 Apr @ 18:30: Startup Grind Barcelona 4th Anniversary Party
• Fri, 20 Apr @ 10:00: BAM Barcelona: Maternidad, empresa y culpa

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Scoot Networks is recruiting an Engineering R&D Technician
• PayFit Espana is hiring a:
  • Business Developer
  • Product Builder
• ShoeSize.Me is seeking a Content Marketing Manager
• Flylancer is looking for two co-founders (CEO/CFO & CMO)