As our phones gets smarter every month, so do our watches, and the old watch industry struggles (with a few exceptions) in the fight against all of the super smart watches hitting the market these days. MainTool has the answer to the incumbents' hardship, and have a solution for all watch brands which don't yet consider themselves smart. They have made a smart watch … [Read more...]
Startup Builder Antai On 2016, And How They Don’t Like The Rocket Internet Of Spain Stamp
The number of startup accelerators and incubators in Spain keeps growing every year, but venture builders are somewhat more rare. People outside Barcelona, know Antai mainly from Wallapop, in Barcelona however, the venture builder is known for several companies including Deliberry, Glovo (merger between JustBell and Glovo), Shopery and CornerJob. We sat down with Marc … [Read more...]
Barcelona’s Digital Nomads: Launching A Startup From Different Continents
The concept of digital nomads is an increasingly well-known phenomenon in tech-circles. Freelancers take their laptops across the world, and code their way into the Caribbean sunset, without worrying about a boss hanging over their shoulder or counting their vacation days. Shadi Halloun and his team, have taken it to the next level. For about a year, they have been working … [Read more...]
WeGo CITY Will Disprove The Theory of Relativity at 4YFN 2016
Have you ever spent hours preparing your itinerary for a vacation, only to find out later that you visited all the same touristic places as everybody else? WeGo|CITY wants you travel to cities like Barcelona without any preparation at all, as they guide your leisure time and serve up truly personalized experiences. The Barcelona-based startup recently closed a round of €2.4 … [Read more...]
Barcelona Investment News: Startup BoatBureau closed a round of €700.000
The boat rental platform BoatBureau now has the wind at it's back. The Barcelona startup just closed a round of €700.000 from business angels connected to the IESE investment fund for business ideas. Prior to this funding round, BoatBureau had received only public investment from Enisa, ICO and the regional fund IFEM. Did you read? Barcelona Investment News: Startup … [Read more...]
Barcelona Investment News: Startup Quizlyse Raised €175.000
Quizlyse, the Barcelona startup that transforms content on your website into an engaging quiz, recently raised a round of €150.000 from VentureCap through their Venturcap II fund, according to Expansion. The rest of the round, €25.000, came from angel investor Byron Pastor. He is not only playing a role as an investor in the startup going forward, Byron will continue to work … [Read more...]
On-Demand Delivery Startup Glovo Aquired Personal Assistant App Justbell
Glovo, the delivery app that promises to deliver anything (legal) you want in under an hour at, has acquired the personal assistant startup Justbell, writes Loogic. Justbell is one of many new startups focusing on personal assistant-services through apps or Whatsapp, and is founded by Miguel Vicente, Zaryn Dentzel, Gerard Olivé, all well-recognizable names in the Spanish … [Read more...]
The Future of Software Analytics at New Relic’s FutureStack Conference
There was a time when software performance and business decisions belonged to different worlds. There was nothing tangible that connected them and brought them together. That is no longer the situation in software business. New Relic is what is changing the tides. In 2008, a former Apple employee, set out to change how software performance was tracked. Looking at the … [Read more...]
Barcelona Gaming Startup TutoTOONS Celebrates 50 Million Downloads
TutuTOONS, the drag-and-drop game-builder can finally announce that they have crossed 50 million games downloads the last 10 months, an impressing number looking at last years download-numbers, which were ten times as low. Based in Lithuania and Barcelona, TutoTOONS started its activities in early 2014. Since then, the team has released over 150 games, available on App … [Read more...]
Why Barcelona Talent Often Grows Away (and Why They Should Stay)
Barcelona's entrepreneurial ecosystem is growing, and it's growing fast. The city attracts talent from all over the world and new accelerator-programs and investment vehicles are popping up all over the city. Barcelona is home to some of Europe's best business schools and graduate hundreds of talented professionals each year. The city also hosts a growing number of … [Read more...]