Barcelona Startup News June 4 2018 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday, we hope you had a great weekend!

It’s certainly been a good week for the Barcelona tech ecosystem:

First off, congratulations to our friends at Restb.ai for beating a field of over 1.600 entries to be crowned the winners of the European Innovation Council pilot and securing €1.7M in funding!

Next, Barcelona continues to attract international investment as firms like Siemens, Allianz and Nestlé bet big on the region.

Finally, right after announcing the launch of a blockchain hub last week, Barcelona Tech City revealed plans for a new digital health hub!

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

• Spanish logistic startup OnTruck closes €25M investment round
• Barcelona startup Restb.ai wins €1.7M funding through EU Horizon 2020 programme
• Spanish startup Wave receives a €1M investment
• Barcelona fintech startup Goin secures a €625K investment
• Spanish startup Frontity closes a €400K investment round
• Barcelona startup WeGarage opens €600K investment round
• Catalan startup Tiendeo acquires French startup Pubeco
• Barcelona fintech startup Saveboost runs out of money and has to stop operating
• Local firm Adsmurai plans to exceed €40M in sales in 2018
• SocialPoint has not met revenue expectations from Take Two and might miss out on $25M bonus payment
• US motosharing firm Scoot launches in Barcelona with a fleet of 500 electric scooters and 1000 electric bicycles
  • Of course, you can still apply to join their European hub:
    • Apply as QA / Technical Support Engineer
    • Apply as Engineering R&D Technician
• French startup Energisme lands in Spain and opens office in Barcelona
• Barcelona startup Cuït & Beans wins ‘Innofood’ prize
• La Salle Technova Barcelona launches a program to accelerate startups in the logistics market
• Catalonia’s entrepreneurial activity increases to more than 8% and stays above the European average
• 2017 was a record-breaking year for venture capital and private equity in Spain according to ASCRI
• Spanish startups have raised €333M so far this year, 30% less than at the same point last
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • B-wom: erasing the stigma surrounding women’s health
  • Nektria: making e-commerce logistics sustainable
  • Ofertia: the startup that helps you save from your home

Tech News

• Barcelona Tech City creates new digital health hub in the city
• Technology is pulling Barcelona’s economy:
  • German financial group Allianz plans to set up a technology center in Barcelona
  • German tech group Siemens sets up a new digital innovation hub in Catalonia
  • Nestlé announces it will strengthen its international digital hub in Barcelona while downsizing Swiss HQ
  • Russian gaming firm Zeptolab moves 22@ in Barcelona
• Spain introduces innovation-aimed crypto regulation
  • Spain gets tough with cryptocurrencies: if you exchange cryptocurrencies, you have to pay taxes
  • Chairman of the Spanish Central Bank believes that cryptocurrencies present more risks than benefits
  • The Spanish Government is looking for feedback from the public on the design of its fintech ‘sandbox’
• Catalonia registered 37.6% of all patents in Spain in 2017
• Barcelona is leading the fightback against smart city surveillance
• The Government of Barcelona presents a list of over 2,500 illegal tourist flats that Airbnb has to remove
• Spain was ranked in top 10 of the Digital Economy and Society Index for the first time in five years, beats GER & FRA
• Amazon Spain still didn’t fix their bad relationship with employees who now threaten to strike on Amazon Prime Day
• La Liga is thinking about launching own eSports competition

Good Reads

• “Investment in Barcelona-based startups has NOT disappeared”, Carlos Blanco
• What it takes for Barcelona to become a leading R&D hub
• “The money from ICO is not being invested wisely”
• “Looking for funding is like going out every night to flirt and being told no”, Óscar Pierre, CEO of Glovo
• A detailed look at Catalonia’s 3DHUB

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 5 Jun @ 19:30: Barcelona Design Week: Opening Party
• Wed, 6 Jun @ 19:00: How to sell more with Neurosales
• Thu, 7 Jun @ 19:00: Email Marketing: The Good, the Bad, and the WOW
• Thu, 7 Jun @ 19:00: XING UX: How to set up a test culture in a B2B Environment
• Fri, 8 Jun @ 9:30: MoJo BCN 2018
• Fri, 8 Jun @ 19:30: Punktalks: “Emprender es un engaño” 
• Fri-Sun, 8-10 Jun: Travel Challenge 

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• OneCoWork is looking for a Junior Accountant
• Tropic is hiring a Social & Brand Manager
• Ideal Credit is recruiting a Jr. PhP developer
• Dorna Digital – MotoGP is hiring a Platform Product Owner
• Scoot Networks is recruiting a:
  • QA / Technical Support Engineer
  • Engineering R&D Technician
• LoveToKnow Media is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer