Barcelona Startup News September 12, 2017

Hello and happy…Tuesday!

We hope you had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed the La Diada festivities. As everyone returns to work, the final stretch of the year truly ramps up! There are some great events this week and next including the 5th edition of the Hola Barcelona Cocktail on Thursday and the next edition of Online Geniuses on September 20th.

Also, if you’re an auto buff, SEAT is about to announce the final list of Spanish places that could become the name of their new large SUV. Spanish actor Maxi Iglesias and yours truly will be live-streaming the event at from the Frankfurt Motorshow today at 12:15pm CET here.

Ok, on with the good stuff. Here’s what you need to know about the Spanish startup ecosystem this week:

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Typeform closes a $35M investment round
• Catalan biotech firm Peptomyc receives €4.2M investment
• Spain’s Runator, a runner community startup, lands €390k
• Barcelona digital health startup Devicare gets €133k
• The ICF invests €1.4M in 8 Catalan startups
• Catalan e-commerce firm Tradeinn hits 10 million orders
• Glovo CEO expects to close new investment round this year
• Trovit hits speed bump as revenue growth figures stagnate
• LetsBonus searches new new shareholders to stay in business
• E-voting startup Scytl won’t manage Catalonia’s referendum
• UOC launches Invergy, a new Barcelona-based investment fund aimed at boosting tech startups with social impact
• 20 startups with social impact join Catalan Ship2B LABs
• Spanish startups raised over €45M in July & August
• 2 Spanish startups selected for New Energy Challenge finals
• Nuclio Weekend looks to launch new startups in Barcelona
• Insights into Spain’s mobility sector (from Cabify to Car2Go)
  • More info on Barcelona’s transport tech landscape
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Quipu: a cloud based accounting software
  • Parlam: a new marketplace for translators
  • Apiumhub: video interview with the CEO & Co-founder

Tech News

• Amazon plans to build its artificial intelligence center in Barcelona and hire 100 scientists
• US video gaming giant Riot Games opens office in Barcelona
• Israeli startup Sweet Inn opens main office in Catalonia
• Uber has no plans to launch in Barcelona right now as it can’t meet user demand under current regulations
• Ferrovial & Renault to launch carsharing service in Spain
• Banco Santander invests €1,3B in AI, IoT, blockchain & more

Good Reads

• Barcelona makes it to the top 5 of innovation hubs
• 10 hottest startups in Barcelona according to Wired
• Spanish Entrepreneurship Map (by South Summit)
• Deeper Tech is Sexy, Again (by Rodrigo Martinez, Point Nine Capital)
• Aragon Network: Why Transparency Matters

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 12 Sep @ 18:00: AI: IBM Watson & Health Care
• Wed, 13 Sep @ 09:15: NGI Forum 2017
• Wed, 13 Sep @ 18:00: Design & Prototype Thinking
• Thu, 14 Sep @ 11:30: Digitalización en el sector turístico 
• Thu, 14 Sep @ 18:30: Startup Grind BCN: Carlos Blanco

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• MarsBased is looking for a Full-stack Developer