CL3VER, the Barcelona startup dedicated to real-time 3D technology for mobile and web design, has closed a €625k seed round investment with Wayra, Caixa Capital Risc and a group of Business Angels including Jordi Priu, Robert Vilaseca, 101 Startups, John Mark, and Narcis Griful, and Jordi Clavell. Part of Wayra's summer 2012 startup class, CL3VER aims to democratize … [Read more...]
Mozilla & Telefonica Bet Big On HTML5, Low-Cost Smartphones, And The Death Of The App Store
In what may be remembered as a historic occasion, the first Firefox OS smartphones go on sale today in Spain to rival the market-leading Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems. For the first time, consumers will have the option to support a philosophy of open web standards, free of closed ecosystems and overcrowded app stores. Perhaps more importantly, today’s launch … [Read more...]
Heard@ Update10: The Final Episode Of Infonomia’s Innovation Series
Yesterday in the Aribau Cinema in Barcelona, more than 600 people gathered for Update 10, Infonomia's bi-annual conference keeping pace with innovation and forward progress worldwide. In 300 slides, Alfons Cornella and Antonella Borglia presented a synthesis of their insights and discovered the newest and most powerful trends of the last 6 months. Alfons focused mostly on … [Read more...]
Sonar+D – A New Laboratory To Create The Future
Like SXSW and Burning Man before it, Sónar has added a new act to its annual throw-down in Barcelona. In it’s 20th year, Sónar becomes the next mega-festival to fuse innovation and technology to the beat of world-class musicians and DJs. Beginning today and running straight through the weekend, Sónar+D brings creativity, technology, mobility, innovation, and business to the … [Read more...]
NYC Makes Airbnb Illegal, Is Spain Next?
Every time a new, disruptive concept gains enough momentum to threaten the longstanding incumbents in any given industry we see situations like what happened yesterday in New York. New York City officials have decided that NYC resident Nigel Warren should pay $2,400 for violating the city’s hotel laws for hosting a traveler 3 days in his apartment using Airbnb last fall. The … [Read more...]
The Collaborative Economy Has Sparked The Sharing Revolution
Amid the exponential and chaotic growth of online business and mass consumption, is an ancient concept that is reemerging and gaining momentum to become the most powerful and disruptive idea in existence. The concept: Sharing. The working title: Collaborative Consumption. The time: NOW! Most of you are already participating and contributing to the collaborative consumption … [Read more...]
Digital Week Arrives in Barcelona May 13th-18th At MWC
Barcelona’s Digital Week is a celebration of online business with a dedicated week of activities, workshops, events, and after parties surrounding digital media. More than 700 people will attend the weeklong event to learn and interact with experts sharing their knowledge on the future digital technology. With more than 20 workshops, 15 speakers, and 30 global tech companies … [Read more...]
Never Alone Is Building Barcelona ‘Happy Startups Factory’
Something is rumbling on Vilamarí and Gran Via. It’s 11:30am and as I approach the frosted glass doors, I hear shouting, laughter and the Soca Boys ‘Follow the Leader blasting from within. My first visit to Never Alone, a new spin on a startup accelerator, is not going to be my typical morning meeting. Now before you roll your eyes and sigh, “Seriously, please don’t tell … [Read more...]
Wayra Barcelona Announces The Newest Startups For 2013
Wayra has quickly developed into the most sought-after incubator in Spain. Each year their admission process becomes more competitive and as a result they are producing higher quality startups. Attesting to this is the most recent fundraising completed by Wayra Barcelona’s 2012 class of startups. The class of 2013 is no different. After pouring over hundreds of … [Read more...]
Health 2.0 Barcelona Holds Their 5th Meetup Thursday Night
Health 2.0 BCN celebrates the movers and shakers in the health technology sector by meeting every 2 months to promote Barcelona’s health startups and discuss the implications of advancing new technologies. This month’s meetup will feature speakers from Spanish health industry startups including: Tomas Garcia, of Personas Que, will present the digital platform created to … [Read more...]