Barcelona Startup News December 10 2018 – Barcinno

• First, ForceManager hosts Millenials In Tech, a networking event and panel discussion about talent acquisition in the digital era.
• Then head over to the CCCB for MobileTalks – a high-level talk on Blockchain, AI and its impact on all levels of the public sector.

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

• Barcelona-based startup Hosco lands a €5.4M investment
• Catalan hub Innocells, part of Banco Sabadell, invests €5.2M in Mexican startup UnDosTres
• Spanish SaaS startup Bewe raises €2M to expand to the US
• Barcelona startup AbilityPharma closes a €1.2M investment round
• Catalan firm BuildAir receives a €1M investment from ICF
• Barcelona startup Drivinapp secures additional funding from Eneko Knörr
• Catalan startup LEXGOApp launches the first directory of lawyers in Spain and Latin America
• eDreams records a €16.9M loss for the first half of 2018
• Glovo and Papa John’s sign an exclusive agreement for deliveries
• Catalan startup Tradeinn records 80K orders worth €7,5M during Black Friday
• Swedish serial entrepreneur launches Apply Digital Systems in Barcelona
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
• – Sadako: AI technology to disrupt the waste recycling industry
• – MoreApp: digitize your forms & create a paperless office

Tech News

• Barcelona will be the European capital of urban mobility
• Barcelona ranked in top 3 of best cities for digital nomads
• Rakuten plans to move its European headquarters from Luxembourg to Barcelona
• Hempel opens new R&D Centre of Excellence in Barcelona
• Catalan firm Cellnex to build 88 data centers for French company Bouygues Telecom in €250M deal
• From Badi to Social Point: Barcelona Global association has identified 130+ mature startups in the Catalan capital
• Barcelona has already handed out 3.000 fines to electric scooter users this year
• 90%+ of the funds invested in technology startups in Spain go to companies launched by men
• The Spanish developer community is the fastest growing in Western Europe
• Spanish Government announces an injection of €100M into R&D and science
• Spain’s investment into R&D & innovation increased marginally from 1.19% of GDP to 1.2% in 2017
• The Spanish Ministry of Justice continues its digitalization process, announces new tenders worth up to €9M
• Spain loses €90B per year due to corruption, the fourth highest figure in the EU & which amounts to 8% of its GDP
• Amazon to follow Netflix’ strategy and install its own audiovisual production center in Spain, location TBD
• Telefonica launches chatbot that uses big data & AI to help you land your dream job or refocus your career
• A look back at The Next Society’s Cluster Booster Track that took place in Barcelona (Video)

Good Reads

• Barcelona and the international expansion of its startups
• Overview of different cybersecurity firms in Spain
• Overview of Spanish technology that is being exported abroad
• Why this VC puts efficiency above unicorns, Carles Ferrer from Nauta Capital

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 10 Dec @17:30: BBVA Open Talks | Barcelona
• Tue, 11 Dec @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Timo Buetefisch
• Wed, 12 Dec @18:30: FlossBcn December
• Wed, 12 Dec @19:00: Customer Experience en el sector turístico
• Thu, 13 Dec @10:00: Millennials in Tech

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Auvik is recruiting a:
• – DevOps Developer
• – Software Developer
• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer
• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is looking for a Freelance Tech Writer (Native English)
• Prestalo is recruiting a Management Trainee
• HPS GesundheitsCloud is hiring a:
• – Sr. Android Developer
• – Sr. iOS Developer
• OneCoWork is looking for a:
• – Community Associate