August is here and Barcelona has officially slowed to a halt. The startup and tech scene is on a month-long siesta escaping the heat and preparing for the fall. Those not on a holiday of their own are left hiding from tourists and squeezing in some quiet work while they can. If you're watching the August clock tick by like us, pull out your planner and map out the rest of the … [Read more...]
From Cassettes To Cutting Edge Technology – ABA English Raises €10.5 Mil And Goes To China
In Barcelona you can easily survive only speaking English, or at least Spanglish, but if you move out of the big cities your life will suddenly get a bit harder. ABA English wants to change this through their interactive language learning app, where they combine videos, personal teachers, and listen-record-compare technology, so everybody can connect through English. They … [Read more...]
Bigle Legal Wants Your Startup To Stop Worrying About Legal Forms
The legal industry is one of the markets that is yet to be disrupted by technology. Even though many companies have made the effort to make lawyers' work more digital and easier through technology, it's still very traditional in its operations. For startups, legal service is expensive and many can't afford a lawyer the first years. Bigle Legal is a Barcelona legaltech … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: The Book of Everyone
Company: The Book of Everyone Area: Design, Books, Personalisation Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Welcome to "THE BOOK OF EVERYONE"..... To make a book like no one’s ever seen before, you need a tech team that can tackle problems no one’s ever solved before. Are you a passionate developer interested in solving extremely interesting problems? We’re … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Gym for less
Company: Gym for less Area: Ecommerce Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Job description: We're looking for a Senior Backend/Frontend Engineer to join our product team! You should be a proactive professional, with a can-do-attitude and communicative skills. Ability to coordinate, plan and manage complex technical solutions. Technical Skills (Must have): * … [Read more...]
If Smart Cities Had IQ’s, Barcelona Would Be A Genius
Imagine your city with a 50 percent reduction in obesity, a 60 percent reduction in commute times, a 90 percent reduction in carbon emissions, and greatly enhanced innovation and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Sound too good to be true? Think again. “Smart Cities” save time, reduce pollution, provide economic advantages and improve overall quality of life. It is time to … [Read more...]
Barcelona-based Travelperk Closes $7 Million To Reinvent Corporate Travel
The fairly young startup Travelperk, founded last year, have closed an A-round of 7 million led by Spark capital. "The problems associated with business travel management are both longstanding and universal," says Alex Finkelstein, Spark Capital General Partner. The Barcelona-based company lets you book, budget and manage your business travel, all in one platform. … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Imersivo
Company: Imersivo Area: Software Location: Barcelona Job type: Software Developer Job description: WE ARE LOOKING FOR: A Software Developer to deliver a number of exciting and innovative projects, which will incorporate mobile and gestural interaction. This is an opportunity for a visionary thinker with an inquisitive mind, eager to learn new technologies. The … [Read more...]
Agroptima Closed €700.000 To Develop Their Farm-Management App
It's not the most mainstream app, but Agroptima has developed a service that help farmers manage their work easier. The app records the farmers daily work like planting, apply pesticides, harvesting, etc, and does this without the need for coverage. The Barcelona startup hopes to reach a nationwide customer base with this recent funding of €700.000 from investors like … [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...]