With the car exhibition Automobile Barcelona arriving in town, Cabify closing a $100M investment round a few days ago, and Uber awaiting it's EU fate this week, it’s a good moment to step back and take a look at the major urban transport tech players in the city. Locals, 'Barcelonian’s by Choice' and attentive visitors are probably familiar with the uptick of … [Read more...]
What’s Next? The Uncertain Future Of Startupbootcamp Barcelona
Walk into the offices of Startupbootcamp Barcelona and you'll find little evidence that a leading global accelerator used to call the space home less than 3 weeks ago. Even during the final month of this year's program, the office felt eerily quiet and empty. It was a such drastic change from the excitement and clamour of the first year when mentor meetings and expert workshops … [Read more...]
What Does It Mean To Be A Chief Technology Officer? (Infographic)
The following is a guest article by Alberto Betella, a Web & Mobile Solutions Architect, currently serving as the CTO of @Badiapp. He holds a PhD in Affective Computing & Adaptive Systems (ICT) and organizes the CTOs & Co Meetup group in Barcelona. Last month, Albert conducted a study of CTOs in Barcelona. Since then, 50 Barcelona-based Chief Technology Officers … [Read more...]
4YFN 2017 Review: Bigger And More Corporate Than Ever Before
As the biggest startup event in Spain closed their doors this year, a total of 19,523 attendants were counted, which means the fastest growing tech event in Europe, grew more than 60% from last year’s event. What started as a small local event with a couple of thousand Spaniards, is now turning into something global, and that’s exciting. Trade show or tech show As 4YFN … [Read more...]
Barcelona’s Competitive Intelligence Startup Kompyte Is Spying On Every Company At The Mobile World Congress
Kompyte, a SaaS startup from Barcelona that enables marketers to gather competitor intelligence in real-time through an automated monitoring software, announced today that it will release the latest product version, Kompyte 3. The firm will official unveil the latest version at the 2017 Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona next week by tracking every participating … [Read more...]
The 2017 Mobile World Congress Parties and Events Guide
👉 Click here for our latest guide: 2024 MWC & 4YFN Parties & Events Guide For the 4th year in a row, Barcinno is your guide to the Mobile World Congress after parties and events for 2017! In a few short weeks, over 110,000 mobile elites and enthusiasts will arrive in Barcelona for #MWC17 on February 27th, 2017. By day, we walk the halls of Fira Gran Via on the lookout … [Read more...]
What I Learned In Vegas: A Recap of CES 2017 (by Broomx Technologies)
The international CES Las Vegas, is one of these events which, as a tech passionate and as a member of the startup community, I always dreamed of attending. Finally, I made it into this massive, 100% all-American show, and what follows is my experience after 3 days of endless walks, a thousand “wowwwws” and even a few “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” moments… First … [Read more...]
Ask The VC: Interview With Charles-Antoine Morand From Newfund
The third installment in the ‘Ask the VC’ series goes to Charles-Antoine Morand, Partner at Newfund. As a brief introduction, how did you make your way into Newfund and how would you describe yourself? I joined Newfund in 2009 as the third man in the team. The fund had been founded a year earlier by F. Véron and P. Malka. I have a financial background and have been working … [Read more...]
Behind The Deal: Olapic acquired by Monotype for $130M
Last week news broke of the $130 million acquisition of Spanish-founded Olapic by Monotype, an American font mogul. This comes just a few months after Olapic announced their acquisition of Piqora and one month after the relaunching of their brand, website, and company focus. Olapic has continuously climbed the ladder to success since the 3 Spanish founders (Jose de Cabo, Pau … [Read more...]
Airbnb’s New User-Generated Guidebooks Challenges (but may also help) Barcelona Startups
It's been a fact for a while that Airbnb is testing the waters for offering services, and not only accommodation through their $25.5 billion (current value) P2P marketplace. For Barcelona, one of Europe's hottest tourist destinations, this means new challenges (or possibilities) for homegrown startups in the city offering experiences to visitors, such as Trip4real and … [Read more...]