Barcelona startup Icebergs has been acquired by Pinterest. The founders, Cesar Isern and Albert Pereta, launched Icebergs last year to enable creative professionals to organize, share and collaborate on their projects in the cloud. As an acquihire, the details of the transaction are a secret, however it does mean that Icerbergs as we know it will cease to exist on September … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startups Kigo and Hotel Ninjas Get Acquired On The Same Day
Yesterday was payday in Barcelona for two homegrown startups in the fast-paced vacation rental and hotel management software space. The rumors were swirling two weeks ago of a Kigo acquisition by RealPage, the US software company that also recently snatched up Instamanager. The announcement was made official yesterday when RealPages dropped $32 million to become the proud new … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Fashion Pills Is Back With €520K In the Bank
Catalan startup Fashion Pills has re-opened following a fundraising round of more than half a million euros with the help of Barcelona accelerator Intelectium and a group of business angels from the IESE network. Founded in 2011 by Nuria Nicolás and Maxi Urnezius, Fashion Pills is no stranger to the e-commerce game. From June 2011 to July 2013, Fashion Pills grew a … [Read more...]
Fest-UP May 2014: Barcelona’s Startup Festival Press Coverage
Fest-UP Press Coverage Barcelona’s first-ever, crowdsourced startup festival – an open platform for the entire Barcelona Startup Ecosystem to share their knowledge, showcase their projects and make new connections within our vibrant entrepreneurial community. All in all, more than 3.000 people attended at least one of the 45 events held in 22 locations across Barcelona – all … [Read more...]
Foundum and White Bull Join Forces To Connect Global Startup Ecosystems
Foundum, the first online platform that matches innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs with relevant investors, advisors and startup supporters; and White Bull Summits, renowned for its intimate, high-caliber events, connecting top entrepreneurs with global investment have announced their partnership. The mission: to create the world’s most comprehensive platform for global … [Read more...]
Startup Weekend Barcelona 2014: How It Went Down
Startup Weekend is a 54-hour beast designed to offer a hands-on, experimental education to technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. It starts on a Friday night with brainstorming, recruiting and splitting up into teams. The rest of the weekend is an all out sprint to create a business plan and make a prototype before the judges show up on Sunday at 5pm. Mentors come and go … [Read more...]
Ferran Adria And Trip4real Are Searching For 1000 Micro-Entrepreneurs
Following their launch in February and their subsequent success, Trip4real – the online platform for discovering Spain through unique activities curated by the locals – and Ferran Adrià (I don’t think he needs an introduction), new partner in the startup, have embarked on a new voyage: to get together 1000 entrepreneurs from all over Spain from within the tourism and lifestyle … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Treeveo Closes A New Type Of Angel Round
It’s no secret that raising money for high-growth ventures in Spain is a monumental task, especially at the seed level. Whether from the lack of experienced angel investors or the competition from the explosion of new startups in a down economy, getting that crucial angel investment can sometimes seem like mission impossible. That’s why Barcelona startup Treeveo decided to … [Read more...]
Knok Launches The Ultimate Travel Hack
Knok, the travel community, has once again set itself apart from the home exchange pack by being the first platform ever to release the ultimate travel hack: Knok Days. Knok Days is an alternative to direct home swapping, allowing Knok to offer its members unlimited flat-rate accommodation worldwide. It's like booking a hotel, but without the cost! The invention of this … [Read more...]
Meet The 3 Barcelona Startups That Dominated Startupbootcamp HighTechXL
Last week, Startupbootcamp HighTech XL held their final selection in Eindhoven with some fantastic startups from all over the world. Having to whittle a selection of 5000 startups down to 10 is no easy feat and with such high-caliber teams, they ultimately decided to make room for eleven. We are feeling proud as Barcelona is home to 3 of the 11 chosen finalists to enter the … [Read more...]