We know finding a decent hotel to a good price is a hassle coming to a new city during a big event like MWC 2016 and 4YFN. That's why Barcinno want to make the process a bit easier for our readers. HotelsCombined has more than 4,800 accommodations in Barcelona and they're offering the best MWC hotel discounts for 2016. Their technology cuts through availability and prices … [Read more...]
Cyber Security Innovation: An Urgent Call For Cyber Heroes at 4YFN @MWC16
This article was written by Carlos Valderrama, VP of Engineering of a UK Cyber Intelligence firm and one of the foremost cyber security experts in the world with over 15 years experience in Computer Forensics, Incident Response, Malware Analysis and Cyber Intelligence. The original post in Spanish can be found here. Cyber Security Innovation: an urgent call for cyber … [Read more...]
WeGo CITY Will Disprove The Theory of Relativity at 4YFN 2016
Have you ever spent hours preparing your itinerary for a vacation, only to find out later that you visited all the same touristic places as everybody else? WeGo|CITY wants you travel to cities like Barcelona without any preparation at all, as they guide your leisure time and serve up truly personalized experiences. The Barcelona-based startup recently closed a round of €2.4 … [Read more...]
MyTwinPlace Offers Free Housing To Entrepreneurs Worldwide
MyTwinPlace, the global community of 35.000 travelers that share their homes with each other, is now adding another feature to their platform: they're going to house entrepreneurs. Through their new program "MyTwinPlace For Entrepreneurs" they want to provide free housing for entrepreneurs when they're out on the road, traveling to meet with investors, prospects and … [Read more...]
Barcelona Investment News: Startup BoatBureau closed a round of €700.000
The boat rental platform BoatBureau now has the wind at it's back. The Barcelona startup just closed a round of €700.000 from business angels connected to the IESE investment fund for business ideas. Prior to this funding round, BoatBureau had received only public investment from Enisa, ICO and the regional fund IFEM. Did you read? Barcelona Investment News: Startup … [Read more...]
Crowdcube in Spain: €3 Million in Funding for 20 Startups
Looking back at their numbers after only one and a half years in business, Crowdcube Spain has already managed to fund 20 companies through their crowdfunding platform. These 20 investments equal a total of €2,973,130. Their largest single crowdfunding event included 73 investors over three days investing over €450.000 in Hemav Drones located in Barcelona in late … [Read more...]
Amazon Is Building a New Logistics Center and Creating 2000 Jobs in Barcelona
Amazon has put €30 million on the table and bought a 150,000 m2 property in the industrial area of Mas Blau II of El Prat de Llobregat in Barcelona. According to LaVanguardia, this property will become the tech giant's largest logistics center for southern Europe. The center will be approximately 210.000 square meters and create around 2.000 jobs in Barcelona. Amazon already … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Caravelo is Recruiting With Free Beer To Test Team Chemistry
Caravelo recently switched out their office with a microbrewery, and pen and paper with beers in the hunt for new employees. Barcinno tagged along on Caravelos first beercruit in Barcelona. Many companies struggle to find good people (especially engineers and developers) through the normal channels of employment, and they wanted to try something … [Read more...]
The Crowd Angel Has Raised €2.8 Million for Spanish Startups
For three years The Crowd Angel (TCA) has made business angels out of ordinary people online, through their crowdfunding platform. This week they announced that they have raised a total of €2.8 million for Spanish startups, including the Barcelona-based startup Glovo, which also recently acquired Justbell. According to Eleconomista, their largest investment rounds came at … [Read more...]
On-Demand Delivery Startup Glovo Aquired Personal Assistant App Justbell
Glovo, the delivery app that promises to deliver anything (legal) you want in under an hour at, has acquired the personal assistant startup Justbell, writes Loogic. Justbell is one of many new startups focusing on personal assistant-services through apps or Whatsapp, and is founded by Miguel Vicente, Zaryn Dentzel, Gerard Olivé, all well-recognizable names in the Spanish … [Read more...]