There was a time when software performance and business decisions belonged to different worlds. There was nothing tangible that connected them and brought them together. That is no longer the situation in software business. New Relic is what is changing the tides. In 2008, a former Apple employee, set out to change how software performance was tracked. Looking at the … [Read more...]
Barcelona Funding News: Burret opens shop thanks to Crowdcube; Vudoir closes its first round
The Barcelona-based crowd-funding platform Crowdcube has helped the restaurant Burrets Barcelona close a round of €182,000. This was the second round of funding for the company that wants to launch a tex-mex restaurant-chain with healthy and ecological food. In their first round in August they raised € 77,100. Through crowd-funding, a total of 50 private investors, with an … [Read more...]
Why You Should Launch Your Sharing Economy Startup From Barcelona
For the first time ever, Barcelona was host to Ouishare Fest, the global event dedicated exclusively to the sharing economy. Companies and global sectors such as mobility, tourism, education, finance and health were all present and accounted for to promote this emerging model of doing business and adding value. As the world has embraced sharing economy startups like Airbnb, … [Read more...]
Meet the 10 Barcelona Startups That Pitched Investors At #YachtPitch
Sunshine, the ocean, a huge yacht, several of Barcelona's most influential investors and 10 hopeful startups. That was the recipie for Conector's newest and most creative pitching platform of 2015. It all started around the lunch table, as it often does in Spain. The Conector team had lunch with the company Charter&Dreams, and the idea of doing a startup-related … [Read more...]
Glovo Picks Up €2 Million in Funding While The Secret’s Out On Stuart
Glovo, the Barcelona-based urban delivery marketplace that promises to connect you with ANYTHING you want in 60 minutes or less, has picked up funding. The relatively new startup was founded in january 2015 and began taking orders in march. Glovo has recently gone through the Conector acceleration program and with €2 millions in funding, they are ready to compete with … [Read more...]
Despite Our Ranking – It’s Getting Better For Startups In Spain
Once again Spain ranked as one of the worst countries in OECD on which to start a business. A report by the World Bank Group states that Spain is among the bottom five counties of the 34 OECD countries, with only Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland with a worse place to start a company. The report state that entrepreneurs in Spain often face complexity in setting … [Read more...]
Fest-UP Barcelona Announces the 2014 Fall Edition Heroes
Fest-UP is Barcelona's startup community festival - an opportunity for the entire Barcelona Startup Ecosystem to share their knowledge, showcase their projects and make new connections within our vibrant entrepreneurial community. In May 2014, more than 3.000 people attended at least one of the 45 events held in 22 locations across Barcelona - all focused on one goal: … [Read more...]
Better Know A Barcelona Startup: Dribble Dots (@DribbleDots)
“Food then sex, actually sex then food, or come to think of it, how about sex and food?“ This is how Barcelona startup Dribble Dots was born. Created by CEO Jason Clevering and co-founded by U.S. twins Melissa and Michelle, aka The Twinchies, Dribble Dots is bringing fun, creativity and sexiness to their lifestyle brand with their first line of products: six gourmet cooking … [Read more...]
The Jobfluent Startup Job Fair Is Back In Barcelona
It's that time of year again. The Jobfluent Startup Job Fair is back next week for their 5th edition in Barcelona. This edition features more than 150 jobs from over 30 organizations in Barcelona - mostly high-growth tech startups. It's a great opportunity to interact directly with the decision makers of these growing companies and entrance for job seekers is free. As … [Read more...]
Airbnb: An Absolute Giant – The Sharing Economy with Jeroen Merchiers.
Talk: Airbnb, An Absolute Giant. The Sharing Economy with Jeroen Merchiers. Speaker: Jeroen Merchiers Jeroen Merchiers, Country Manager of Airbnb. He was born and raised in Belgium but has been living in Spain for 10 years. He graduated as an Industrial Engineer and has an MBA from IESE. Jeroen started his career in management and technology consulting by managing several … [Read more...]