Barcelona Startup News January 21 2019 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing weekend.

Before tapping into the latest news, I’d like to introduce a brand new project called Talent Pill – a free weekly newsletter that sends two high-performing candidates right to your inbox. (note: we’re just getting started with this so any and all feedback is welcome).

Now, onto this week’s can’t miss events:

On Wednesday, Startup Grind is hosts the first of many top-notch events this year (stay tuned for more news!). Javier Suárez, CPO & co-founder of TravelPerk, Barcelona’s fastest growing SaaS startup, will be live on stage for a fireside chat and, of course, you’ll enjoy the typical open-mic session & networking opportunities too. Secure your ticket now with a 40% discount by using the code: BarcinnoRocks

On Thursday, IQS Tech Fest will shoot for the moon as they will bring together leading startups, founders, investors and experts from the industrial entrepreneurship spaces. Get your ticket and save 40% by using the code: BarcinnoTechFest

In other news, blockchain-powered mobility startup Iomob is on fire lately and hiring multiple engineers in Barcelona so make sure to check our job board to find out more about this exciting new company!

Finally, if you’re still scrambling to find a location to host your event during MWC week, there is still some space available in the stunning OneCoWork Plaza Catalunya office in the heart of Barcelona. If you’re interested, get in touch here (mention Barcinno for a special discount).

Learn more about the success from TravelPerk from their CPO this Wednesday at the Startup Grind event. Save 40% with the code: BarcinnoRocks

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

• Catalan startup Whisbi receives a €5M investment
• Barcelona startup MyPoppins gets €1M to accelerate expansion
• Spain-based ecommerce firm Howlanders raises €250K
• Spanish firm Kerionics closed a €200K investment round
• Spanish ecological farming firm Alboris Mancha lands €100K
• Glovo is closing in on yet another huge investment round
• Wallapop increases its revenues by 70%, cuts losses by €18M
  • Wallapop might also be preparing itself to sell the company
• Barcelona startup Iomob steams past 240 startups to score Renfe Trenlab Accelerator
• Catalan startup Gymforless looks to expand Corporate Wellness business to new markets
• Barcelona startup Pangea AeroSpace reaches Sustainability in Space final at WFES
• Catalan nightlife concierge startup Xceed surpasses 3.5M users
• Barcelona proptech startup Housfy grew by 678% in 2018 and sold over 1.000 houses
• Barcelona startup builder Itnig announces €2M fund to invest tickets of €100,000 in 20 startups in the next two years
• Spanish telco MásMóvil launches their own accelerator
• Wayra Spain invested €1.3M in 13 startups in 2018
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Billage: billing, CRM & project management in one app
  • SoftDoit: the €1M comparison platform for enterprise software
  • Atrápalo: how meeting for a coffee turned into a €335M firm

Tech News

• Indra opens a technology center in Barcelona with more than 1500 employees
• Barcelona Activa opens the UXLab laboratory for SMEs and startups to test products and services
• Google Tax in Spain:
  • Spain takes another step towards ‘Google tax’
  • El Corte Ingles & Zara will not be included under the tax
  • More details about the 3% tax can be found in this article
• Taxi Wars: Episode V
  • Barcelona’s taxi drivers vow to maintain strike in spite of Generalitat offering to further expand regulations against VTCs
  • In fact, the strike has now been expanded to all of Catalonia
  • Besides taxi drivers blocking the Gran Via in Barcelona, VTCs are now staging a strike of their own by blocking the Diagonal
  • Meanwhile, Uber & Cabify cars were attacked in Barcelona
• Private capital investment in Spain totalled close to €6.000M in 2018
• The most downloaded apps in Spain in 2018

Good Reads

• The Worst SEO Mistake You Can Make: Ignoring Content Distribution
• The magnetic power of a meaningful mission – Carlos Pierre
• Who’s who in the Barcelona startup scene
• The 75 Spanish innovators under 30
• “Spain has a huge opportunity to attract foreign investment”, Miguel Zurita, President of Ascri

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 21 Jan @9:30: From Human Resources to People: Agility for and from talent areas
• Tue, 22 Jan @18:30: Blockchain regulation in Spain. What’s new?
• Wed, 23 Jan @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Javier Suarez (CPO & Co-Founder of TravelPerk)
• Thu, 24 Jan @9:00: IQS Tech Fest 2019 – Europe’s First Festival of Industrial Startups
• Thu, 24 Jan @19:00: Tedx: A Distracted Mind: How Memory & Learning Change in the Digital Age
• Fri, 25 Jan @17:00: Barcelona Women with Ambition MOTIVATION Event

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Iomob is looking for a:
  • Blockchain Engineer
  • Software Engineer – Backend
  • React Native Mobile Software Engineer
• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer
• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is looking for a Freelance Tech Writer (Native English)

Looking for talent? We got you covered.