This afternoon, Jobfluent will host the 2013 Barcelona Startup Fair featuring 30 Spanish startups seeking the best talent they can get their hands on. It’s a call to action for developers, designers, SEO experts, and social media gurus seeking a new opportunity with a high-growth Barcelona startup. Barcelona Activa and Jobfluent are teaming up to host the event at the … [Read more...]
Language Startup Busuu Is Exploding & Why Spain Missed Out
Busuu, the London-based startup, is making a run to become the largest online language learning software in the world. With the community approaching 30 million users in over 200 countries and adding nearly 45.000 new members per day, Busuu is reaching dizzying heights. But from where I stand, I can't help thinking that this is a missed opportunity for a much-needed Spanish … [Read more...]
Meet The Entrepreneur: Stewart Masters of Kviar Groupe
Whenever possible we want to introduce our readers to the local movers and shakers of the Barcelona startup scene. These are ones making it happen on a daily basis and leading by example with innovative projects that will disrupt the status quo and alter our perception of business as usual. Stewart Masters of Kviar Groupe is one such entrepreneur in Barcelona and he is hard … [Read more...]
Wayra Announces New Partnership With Enternships To Create 130 Paid Internships Across Europe
Wayra announced today their newest partnership with London-based Enternships, a platform that connects students and graduates with opportunities working at a startup. The program will begin by opening up 130 paid internship opportunities among Wayra startups starting in UK and Germany, and quickly expanding to include Spain, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. The … [Read more...]
Investor Heads Up: SeedRocket Hosts Their 6th Investors Day On March 19th
Since 2008, SeedRocket has been incubating some of the most successful startups in the Spanish Ecosystem. Co-founded by Vicente Arias and Jesus Monleón and run by the talented Jane-of-all-trades, Pamela de la Munoza, SeedRocket follows the proven accelerator model akin to Y-Combinator and TechStars in the US. The entrepreneurs accepted into the program have access to one of … [Read more...]
Success! Wayra Barcelona Startups Collect €3.000.000 In Funding
Wayra recently announced that their most recent class of startups out of the Barcelona incubator have raised more than €3m from outside investors following their Demo Day last week. Acting as a prelude to the TechCrunch Mobile BCN event and taking advantage of the influx of industry leading investors in town for Mobile World Congress, Wayra successfully hosted their 2nd Demo … [Read more...]
Softonic Receives €82 Million Investment From Partners Group
La Vanguardia reported yesterday that the Swiss investment management conglomerate Partners Group finalized the purchase of 30% equity in Catalan startup Softonic for €82 million. The deal gave a new current valuation of the Barcelona-based download giant of €275 million. Softonic is already a global force without the recent cash infusion. With more than 350 employees … [Read more...]
Wayra Barcelona’s Fall 2012 Startups
Wayra is Telefonica's innovative startup accelerator with operations in 14 countries worldwide. The current program has 8 active startups: www.wayra.com Bevelity Design - realtime 3D in HTML5 Cognicor - automated complaint resolution Discreetic - discreetly making connections Edenes - (formerly MyBuyFriends) the origins of shopping EverybodyCar - social car … [Read more...]