Barcelona Startup News March 5 2018 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a successful MWC week and were able to recover a bit over the weekend.

First, we’d like to thank everyone who attended the 2nd edition of TECHICONS! Over the next few days we’ll be sharing all the news and content from the participating startups and investors!

As usual, 4YFN brought together an amazing batch of new startups, including some even Barcinno didn’t know about. Here are 5 exciting Barcelona startups we discovered at 4YFN 2018.

It’s official! OneCoWork is now taking applications for their newest coworking space, set to launch in Plaça Catalunya this Spring. Barcinno readers get an exclusive discount.

Lastly, the 2018 EU Startups Summit is coming up in April! Come learn from the best or pitch your startup with the discount code: BARCINNO.

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

• Barcelona-based Eliport launches equity crowdfunding campaign to build autonomous delivery robots 
• Barcelona startup Parlem closes €810K investment round
• Spanish events platform Fiestify receives a €450K investment
• Barcelona adtech startup ADman Media acquired for €13.7M
• Catalan startup Boxmotions wins 4YFN 2018 Award
• Barcelona startup Wisar wins Hack D Gap challenge at 4YFN
• Catalan firm eDreams increases profits by 37%
• Barcelona e-voting startup Scytl hires new manager for their change of strategy: to focus on private voting processes
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Manzaning: boosting local stores against the backdrop of globalization
  • Wisar: tech startup promotes flexible work, representation and gender equality
  • Sharify: real-time maps to show you what’s going on around you
  • Las Gafas de Biel: smart glasses to improve the visual perception of people with low vision

Tech News

• 4YFN 2018 raised the bar: 20.000+ attendees, 600+ startups 
• Woman in Mobile unites 300 people to talk about AI in apps in Barcelona
• BROOMX’s immersive VR technology was featured on Discovery Channel last week
• Acciona and 4YFN sign partnership to promote industrial startups internationally
• Catalan aluminium packaging producer Covit sold by PHI industrial to French group Albea
• Catalan platform accelerates R&D of drugs for minority diseases
• Firms backed by private capital between 2005-2015 recorded 30% employment increase according to new report by ASCRI
• El Corte Ingles enters a partnership with Alipay, China’s largest mobile payment provider
• Spanish firm Carbures expands partnership with Hyperloop: it’s set to build the tunnel for Dubai-Adu Dabi connection
• Spanish tax agency forces Airbnb & co to deliver information about landlords starting October this year
• Orange to deploy 5G network in four cities in Spain in 2019
• Seat launches Xmoba to sell mobility services
• Telefonica launches its AI platform Aura in 6 countries
• Banco Sabadell invest in 52 technology startups

Good Reads

• 5 Exciting Barcelona Startups We Discovered At 4YFN 2018
• 4YFN at the MWC: a good place for a start-up
• Most interesting gadgets from MWC 2018

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 6 Mar @ 9:30: Payment Innovation Hub
• Tue, 6 Mar @ 18:00: Corporate Bridge: Connecting entreprneurs with future projects
• Wed, 7 Mar @ 19:00: What’s out there for women curious about the world of tech
• Thu, 8 Mar @ 9:00: Git Merge Barcelona 2018
• Thu, 8 Mar @ 18:30: Blockchain: Adapting Business Models
• Fri, 9 Mar @ 8:30: femtalent Forum 2018
• Sat, 10 Mar @ 9:00: EIT Alumni Startup Days 2018

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Flylancer is looking for two co-founders to join their team as CEO/CFO or CMO
• ElectricFeel is hiring a:
  • Technical Customer Support Representative
  • Android Developer