A lot has been said about Pokemon GO this year after its initial release back in July. The game was referred as a “social media phenomenon” and had 231 million people engaged in 1.1 billion interactions in their first month! Still dozens of people are congregating at the emblematic places of the Barcelona like Sagrada Familia, Arc de Triomf , FC Barcelona Miniestadi and … [Read more...]
Becoming an Effective Communicator
As an executive coach one of the questions I repeatedly get is how can I improve my communication skills? How can I convey my message in the best possible way as not to incur backlash from the other party? Being an effective communicator is challenging yet it’s something that if practiced and honed can differentiate you from being a great leader to an extremely successful … [Read more...]
Job App Wars: Cornerjob Raises $25M To Go All In Against Jobandtalent and JobToday
The blue collar jobs app, Cornerjob, closed another round of funding recently, this time they received €22.5 million led by VC firm Northzone. In addition, E.ventures and previous investors in the startup also participated in the latest funding round. Only few months ago, Cornerjob boxed €9 million in their series A, making their total funding this year €31.5 … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Clintu
Company: Clintu Area: Cleaning Marketplace Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Job description: ¿Cómo será mi trabajo y responsabilidades? Serás el primer developer “in house” Trabajar, codo con codo, con nuestro equipo tecnológico en el desarrollo de nuestra plataforma según el roadmap de producto Definir los siguientes pasos en el roadmap de producto Fichar en los … [Read more...]
Explosion In New Spanish Business Angels
A new report on the business angel environment in Spain was just released by The Spanish Association For Business Angels (AEBAN) and IESE business school. The report sheds new light on a group of people that gives life to the startup ecosystem in Barcelona and Spain. More than 200 business angels in the network participated, which for Spain may be a representative selection … [Read more...]
Subasta de Ocio Is Spain’s Fastest Growing Startup
Subasta de Ocio, the company that lets you bid on the over-capacity of hotels, restaurants, and other leisure activities, was awarded last night as the fastest growing company in Spain. For the past 3 years Ayden and The Next web have partnered up to make one of the most secretive but interesting events in Europe. The Tech5 event that celebrates the fastest growing companies … [Read more...]
Belron & L Marks Are Seeking Startups From Spain To Join Their UK Accelerator
Global auto and glass expert Belron, together with the startup investment fund L Marks, is launching a new UK accelerator program called Drive. The globally-oriented program is designed to validate innovative new business models in international markets. Each startup chosen for the Drive Accelerator will be partnered directly with one of Belron's participating countries - USA, … [Read more...]
Barcelona VC Active Venture Partners Injects €1M Into Madrid Startup Percentil
The Barcelona venture capital firm Active Venture Partners has confirmed a €1.000.000 investment in the Madrid startup Percentil that brings the age-old trend of "hand-me-down" clothing to scale. The platform is on pace for €800k in revenue for 2014 across Spain, Germany and France and will undoubtedly continue to expand operations throughout Europe. Active Venture Partners … [Read more...]
Meet The 5 Fastest Growing Spanish Startups
Last week, The Next Web announced the results of their Tech5 online competition including the 5 fastest growing Spanish startups. High-growth startups that make it to the highly visible and prestigious Tech5 list in their country receive press attention and the winners get a speaking slot at TNW Conference. In order to qualify, the startup must meet the following … [Read more...]
Voz.io, Browser-based Call Center Picks Up $150K From Kima Ventures
Our friends over at Voz.io have just picked up a seed round from Kima Ventures to the tune of $150K. "Closing this round of seed funding will allow us to vigorously pursue business development and user acquisition strategies" says Summann Gandham, co-founder and CEO, Voz.io. Voz.io is a scalable browser-based call center & CRM solution targeted to SMEs that doesn’t … [Read more...]