Barcelona Startup News October 14

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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

Investment News

• Barcelona startup Whisbi Technologies raises €5M
  
• Catalan startup World Mastery close a €3M investment round
  
• Spanish startup SamyRoad secures a €2M loan that can be extended up to €15M
  
• Spain-based startup Mondobets gets a €1M investment
  
• Spanish food startup ApetEat lands a €1M investment round
  
• Barcelona-based startup Reloadly secures a €680K investment
  
• Spanish startup Erudit AI receives a €455K investment

Startup News

• Barcelona startup Holaluz initiates IPO process and is set to join the alternative equity market MAB in November to secure up to €40M
  
• Barcelona-based fintech ID Finance launches crowdfunding campaign after 100% YoY revenue growth
  
• Citi’s Commercial Bank taps Barcelona startup Kantox for customised payments tech
  
• Catalan proptech startup Housfy to sell 2000 houses this year

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• VC firm JME Ventures is finalizing the launch of its third fund and opens an office in Barcelona
  
• Spanish private equity group GED Capital launches new fund Conexo Ventures and invests in three startups
  
• Telefónica restructures Wayra in Latin America and closes 4 centres in Chile, Peru, Mexico and Venezuela

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Digital Garden is looking for interesting startups to join their 9-month acceleration program at Barcelona Health Hub
  
• The pre-seed startup accelerator Founder Institute is now accepting applications for the Barcelona Fall 2019 program
  
• Ship2B announces the 10 startups selected for the 8th edition of its social impact startup acceleration program
  
• Cuatrecasas Acelera announces the 6 startups selected for its legal tech accelerator program
  
• ABANCA and Launcher join forces to accelerate fintech and insurtech startups
  
• Google launches Growth Lab in Spain, a program aimed at supporting mature tech startups in the region
  
• Google opens an accelerator program in Malaga focused on security startups

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories

• Animal Hero: a therapeutic video game for children with cognitive difficulties
  
• BNC10: the Barcelona neobank without commissions
  
• Mayordomo: smart points for free collection and delivery of goods
  
• BStartup: interview with Yolanda Perez, head of BStartup, the accelerator program of Banco Sabadell

Tech News

• German company Paccor acquires 80% of Catalan firm EDV Packaging and announces it will move production from France and Germany to Barcelona
  
• PortAventura World is the resort with the largest photovoltaic plant in Europe
  
• Barcelona acquires 42 high-efficiency trains for Metro lines 1 & 3
  
• The mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau wants to limit flights on journeys that can be made by train
  
• El Prat delays are the fault of air traffic control management and the situation improved this summer according to IAG executive Willie Walsh

Interesting events coming to Barcelona

• Barcelona will be the European capital of blockchain technology in January 2020 as the city will host major players and leaders at the European Blockchain Convention
  
• Barcelona International Community Day 2019: Meet new talent and get inspired
  
• El Salón Náutico was once a big success as 57.000 visitors attended the boat show in Barcelona last week

Tech news in Spain

• Three Hills Capital Partners invests €45M in Spanish firm Goal Systems
  
• Renfe announces the first details of Renfe as a Service, a new urban mobility platform

Political news in Spain

• Catalonia leaders jailed for sedition by Spanish court (BBC)
  
• Protests in Barcelona are already underway in response to the court ruling

Good Reads

• The artificial intelligence in Catalonia: Technology report (created by the Government of Catalonia)
  
• Is Spain ready to face another economic crisis?

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Sergi Garcia, head of Product Marketing at Red Points
  
• Interview with Juanjo Mata, Co-founder of Microverse & investor

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

Job of the week: Are you a plant enthusiast looking for a new opportunity? Green lifestyle eCommerce startup Be.Green is hiring a Chief Executive Officer

• Arbolus is hiring a Community Associate
  
• OneCoWork is recruiting a Junior Accountant and a Community Associate
  
• Be.Green is looking for a Chief Executive Officer
  
• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full Job Board here

Barcelona Startup News October 14, 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from October 14th, 2019 until October 20th, 2019. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.