Ever been in need of a good place to work for couple of hours, and even after trailing Google and TripAdvisor, not being able to find a suitable place? Two French founders in Barcelona had the same problem, and recently launched Daysk, the platform that lets you book a workspace by the hour. It also lets co-working spaces and cafés add free space on the platform, for … [Read more...]
Percentil Makes The Final Round Of The EmprendorXXI Program
Thursday, La Caixa's executive growth program EmprendorXXI, announced that Percentil would be one of the finalists in their program, which has a goal of identifying the start-ups with the greatest potential for growth in Spain. The program is run by ESADE and IESE and has 22 companies contending. It is also in collaboration with the Industry, Energy and Tourism … [Read more...]
Last Days To Apply For The Wayra Accelerator Program
The new call for companies will be open until the 25th of October. It is the third global call for Telefonica-connected accelerator Wayra, and director of Wayra in Barcelona Julián Vinué has high expectations. "There are many good accelerators in both Barcelona and Madrid, but nothing like us. We are different because every customer of Telefonica, could be a potential … [Read more...]
Barcelona mHealth Start-ups Take Lead In Healthcare Technology
There’s no doubt that Barcelona is making a name for itself as the Mobile World Capital. And Spain has been making news at the forefront of certain healthcare, including standing as the example for the world in organ transplants and being home to performed the world’s first Google Glass surgery, performed by knee replacement prodigy Dr. Pedro Guillen. It only makes sense that … [Read more...]