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...]
Featured Event: TEDxBarcelona Change – April 2013
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." A quote of Mahatma Gandhi is the core message of this TedxBarcelona Change evening. The main theme is healthcare. Together with 200+ people, I sit down in the Col-legi Official d'Odontólegs, hoping to hear about the future and get a glimpse on how we preserve our health 40-50 years from now. Will it be similar to the science … [Read more...]
Calling Barcelona’s Next Entrepreneurs: The Founder Institute Wants YOU!
In the last 4 years, the Founder Institute has helped launch more than 650 companies in over 40 cities to become the largest incubator in the world. Their mission is to “globalize” the Silicon Valley ecosystem to successfully launch 1.000 companies per year in 75 cities worldwide. After a successful first round in Spain, they are currently accepting applications into the 2nd … [Read more...]
“IESE Meets The Valley” Sends Barcelona MBAs To Silicon Valley Next Week
Back by popular demand, IESE is sending 25 of their future-MBAs off to Silicon Valley in the second annual edition of IESE Meets The Valley. Initiated last year by Jeroen Kemperman, the purpose of the trip is to expose students to the Silicon Valley ecosystem and deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship. From March 25th to April 1st, students will drop in on … [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...]
Can Barcelona Create A Start-Up Common?
Peter Cohan, Boston-based Venture Capitalist, professor, and author, will be in Barcelona this week for EADA Business School’s annual International Week. Peter has an extensive entrepreneurial background and currently writes weekly columns for both Forbes and Inc. His most recent book, Hungry Startup Strategy, focuses on creating a successful start-up with limited … [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...]
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...]