Gearing up for their sixth edition, Conector accelerator in Spain is presenting the newest members of their startup class. The nine startups were chosen from more than 120 nominations according to Conector. Dating back to their launch in 2014, several well-known and now well-funded startups have graduated from the program, such as Glovo, Heygo, Kompyte and … [Read more...]
Barcelona Funding News: Burret opens shop thanks to Crowdcube; Vudoir closes its first round
The Barcelona-based crowd-funding platform Crowdcube has helped the restaurant Burrets Barcelona close a round of €182,000. This was the second round of funding for the company that wants to launch a tex-mex restaurant-chain with healthy and ecological food. In their first round in August they raised € 77,100. Through crowd-funding, a total of 50 private investors, with an … [Read more...]
Conector is Looking for New Startups for Their 2016 Program
The startup accelerator Conector is looking for new startups for their 2016 program. With 12 startups in their accelerator right now, Conector is not wasting time, and is looking for early stage startups to enter the 6 months program in the beginning of 2016. The startups have to fall under Conector's TIME classification of projects (Telecommunications, Internet, Media and … [Read more...]
Meet the 10 Barcelona Startups That Pitched Investors At #YachtPitch
Sunshine, the ocean, a huge yacht, several of Barcelona's most influential investors and 10 hopeful startups. That was the recipie for Conector's newest and most creative pitching platform of 2015. It all started around the lunch table, as it often does in Spain. The Conector team had lunch with the company Charter&Dreams, and the idea of doing a startup-related … [Read more...]