Barcelona Startup News July 17, 2017

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

Are you into visual design?

This Thursday, Joshua Davis, an interactive design visionary, hosts Painting With Sound – an exploration of modern visual installations at concerts. Joshua has worked with artists such as Pharrell, Taylor Swift and even had his work appear at the Super Bowl half-time show. Don’t miss this event at OneCoWork!

Ok, let’s take a look at the latest Barcelona startup news from this week: 

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona IoT startup Worldsensing closes a round of €8.3M
• Spain-based startup Fever confirms $5M investment round
• Spanish fintech company Finizens secures €4M funding
• Barcelona startup Nektria gets €500k from Digital Tech Fund
• Spain’s vegetarian community app Vegaffinity lands €160k
• Catalan startups Sparsity & Zero 2 Infinity win Neptune accelerator program
• Barcelona-based energy startup AEInnova wins ACCIO 2017 Investment Forum Award
• Catalan startup Sheekr wins Reimagine Textile award
• Barcelona startup Quipu adds new feature for reading and managing tickets and invoices
• Catalan firm Deporvillage is set to launch its own brand to depend less on third-party products & accelerate growth
• Ethereum co-founder joins Spanish blockchain firm Aragon
• Catalan startups shine at Barcelona Fashion Investor Day
• Barcelona VC firms Nauta Capital & Inveready crowned best in Spain at 10th edition of Private Capital Spain Awards
• A look at Rising Startup Spain, a ICEX-led program that partners with Barcelona Activa & Madrid International hub
• 4YFN selected 12 digital health startups for ESC congress
• Barcelona startup profiles & interviews:
  • Netcentric, from startup to global firm in 5 years
  • Glovo, Oscar Pierre Miquel, co-founder & CEO
  • Kantox, the evolution of its business model
  • ERIC Sports, transforming the global sports industry
  • Aquapioneers, open source kit & 3D printing
  • CorreYvuela, book flights with 3 WhatsApp messages
  • Showea, Catalan firm challenging Amazon Wardrobe
  • Deliverea, making small e-commerce firms competitive

Tech News

• Pier 01 gets its own ‘payment innovation hub’
  • Spanish fintech industry comes into its own
• Airbnb looking to make peace with Government of Barcelona
• SEAT comes to the heart of Barcelona
• Barcelona researchers discover that ‘Microbes could have evolved to feed on plastic’ & why it might not be good news
• Catalan exports grew by 2.0%  to €65B in 2016 – new record
• Catalan SMEs gain ground over large companies
• Meridia Capital buys 43.400m² space in 22@ to create new offices and appartments
• The Boreas is a hypercar from Spain
• Correos & Sigfox join forces to launch geolocalization service

Good Reads

• (Catalan) Robocops are on the beat: But here’s why they’re no match for your average criminal
• Verse CMO Juan Carlos on launching a product in 27 countries in the same year
• How one European smart city gives back power to its citizens
• The Coolest & Most Fun Office: Desigual’s HQ In Barcelona

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 17 July @ 10:00: Workshop: Intro to Data Analytics
• Tue, 18 July @ 19:00: 3rd ethereum µ training workshop
• Wed, 19 July @ 08:30: Esmorzar de Finançament: “Direct lending, préstecs que no són del banc”
• Wed, 19 July @ 09:00: Taller SEO, optimiza tu web en un día
• Wed, 19 July @ 19:00: Machine Learning Series II
• Thu, 20 July @ 17:00: Demo Day IQS Next Tech 2017
• Thu, 20 July @ 19:00: Painting With Sound: Joshua Davis
• Thu, 20 July @ 19:00: Barcelona Blockchain Summer Meetup

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Typeform is looking for a Paid Search Specialist (PPC/SEM)
• TravelPerk is recruiting a Content Marketer (native English)
• Wide Eyes Technologies is hiring a Business Developer
• The Barcelona Code School is looking for a:
  • Growth Hacker
  • JavaScript Intern
• Printsome is recruiting an Inside Sales Executive (English)