Barcelona Startup News April 24, 2017

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You don’t need me to tell you that Barcelona’s startup scene is growing faster than ever and we are SO happy to be along for this ride with all of you!
There are a TON of great things coming up for Barcelona and Barcinno this summer so stay tuned!

Do you have some news to share? Get in touch here.

Now, let’s see what’s new in Barcelona’s startup scene this week!

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona-based Nauta Capital closes out third VC fund at $170M
• Barcelona’s online flower shop Colvin raises €700k to expand business to France & Italy
• Catalan startup UnSheeping receives €280k investment and teams up with Trivago
• Barcelona-based online real estate agency Propertista secured a €120k investment round
• Catalan startup Zero 2 Infinity launched its first rocket test, plans to send satellites into orbit
• Take-two takes control of Social Point after record take-over, but keeps brand
• Barcelona startup Doctoralia reaches 140 users, becomes EU leader
• Spain’s Aragon joins Etherum startups eyeing token sale glory
• Catalonia’s latest startup Shoppiday lets you earn money when buying online and offline
• Barcelona-based fashion startup 21 Buttons sets up board of directors, including La Nevera Roja co-founder
• New real estate startup from Barcelona, Housfy, puts an end to commissions
• Cabify aims to close €500M investment round, apparantly already secured about half of it
• InstaVet has arrived in Barcelona, let’s you book a veterinarian online
• Barcelona startups closed 30 investment rounds worth €240M in Q1 2017

Tech News

• Miami AI company Cien elects Barcelona as new R&D center, plans to hire 100 talents in the city (apply here)
• Bosch is set to launch ‘electric motorcycle sharing platform’ in Barcelona and Madrid
• Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) backed 1441 companies with a total amount of €570M in 2016
• Barcelona to boost the use of renewable energies in the region with latest initiative
• Spain’s economy is growing 1 percentage point faster than the Eurozone
• Spanish scientists are angry about R&D cuts, bad politics and uncertain future
• The beginning of the end of traditional Kiosks in Spain? El País signs agreement with Amazon for home delivery
• BBVA’s test with blockchain based intercontinental transfer a success
• CNMV to set up ‘sandbox’ to boost fintech firms in Spain by allowing them to test their product and services
• CNMV also hired 50 employees that will try to attract ‘Brexit companies’ to Spain
• Paypal and Ebay paid less than €1M in combined taxes in Spain in the past 10 years

Good Reads

• Jaime Novoa: From writing tech news to writing checks
• How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else
• Building Your Startup Brand

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 24 Apr @17:00: IMPACT-Growth Info Session
• Mon, 24 Apr @19:00: Money 2020 on tour in Barcelona
• Wed, 26 Apr @ 18:00: Tech Experience: Conversando con Miguel Sanz
• Wed, 26 Apr @ 19:00: PostMortem Battle Fury Arena
• Wed, 26 Apr @ 19:00: Afterwork con cerveza gratis de técnicas de comunicación
• Thu, 27 Apr @ 19:00:  Emprendedores por una buena causa
• Thu, 27 Apr @ 19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs Barcelona #21 – April
• Fri, 28 Apr @ 10:00: BRAGI Recruiting – Hackathon

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• OneCoWork is recruiting a Community Manager and Junior Accountant
• ElectricFeel is hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer to change the way people move in cities
• Online media company LoveToKnow is looking for a Sr Frontend & Sr Web Engineer
• Research design and tech firm L&R is hiring a Software Engineer & a Mobile Engineer
• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is recruiting a Marketing Editor
• AI SaaS Startup Cien is looking for a Node.JS Full Stack Developer to join their team
• Platformable is recruiting a Research Assistant / Jr. Business Development Officer
• Kompyte is hiring a Front-end Developer for its competitor tracking software