Barcelona Startup News March 25 2019

Hello and happy Monday, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

With spring & sunshine officially taking over, Barcelona is kicking off a busy event season. Here is a brief round up of the best events coming up in the few months:

April 8-9: Startup Grind Tech Conference

Startup Grind Tech Conference is easily one of our favorite startup events every year! If you’re not convinced by a 5-star speaker line-up featuring the leaders of the hottest BCN startups such as TravelPerk, Holaluz and RedPoints, then check out our latest article here for even more reasons why must attend. Grab your ticket at a 40% discount now by using our exclusive code: BarcinnoRocks

March 28: Conector’s Judgement Day

Conector’s Judgement Day is an afterwork event for people who dream about becoming an entrepreneur. Put your idea to test in front of the experienced judges Marc Borrell, Albert Bosch and Elisabeth Martínez or simply get inspired by other aspiring founders. I’ll be the Master of Ceremonies so I hope to see you there this Thursday at OneCoWork Plaça Cataluña. Register for free here.

April 2: SaaStock Local Launch Event In Barcelona

SaaStock, the global event conference dedicated exclusively to the SaaS industry, is launching their local event series in Barcelona next week. Check our latest article to find out all the details about the opening event and future plans. There are only a few tickets left so secure your place now at a 40% discount with our code: barcinno40

May 2: EU-Startups Summit 2019

EU-Startups Summit 2019 is returning to Barcelona as this year’s edition will unite 1,200 of Europe’s best startup founders and investors in our beloved city. Get inspired and take your startup to the next level by attending this amazing event. Save 20% off your ticket with the code: Barcinno

June 7: Applause 2019 – Mobile Growth Conference

Applause is a leading App Marketing & Mobile Growth Conference organized by TheTool, PickASO and AppsFlyer that takes place on June 7 in the W Hotel. Learn from the best app marketing experts through master classes, workshops, panels and fireside chats and network with ease through their brand-new meeting app. Secure your ticket at a 20% discount with our exclusive code: Barcinno_20

Get 40% off your Startup Grind Tech Conference tickets by using our exclusive code: BarcinnoRocks

Ok, let’s take a look at the latest Barcelona startup news from this week:

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

Spanish biotech startup Algenex closes a €4M investment round
Catalan biotech startup ADmit Therapeutics raises €200K to continue developing a test for the early detection of Alzheimer
Barcelona-based OneCoWork invests €5.5M in a new 3.700m² coworking space in Barcelona, plans to open two additional space in Spain by 2020 and 40 overall across Europe by 2022
Spanish startup AIUDO launches a €150K funding round
Barcelona startup Typeform launches video contact form feature called Videoask
Catalan startup Chartok wins TravelTech Startup Competition
Barcelona startup Wallapop distributes €140M+ in dividents to its shareholders following the sale of their stake in Letgo
Catalan proptech Housfy is now offering a renovation service
Barcelona startup Boolino wins prestigious Education Resources Awards 2019
Rakuten has a 47% stake in Cabify after investing close to €270M over the past few years
Escooter sharing company Reby fighting the law:
– Reby has been fined multiple times by the Government for not complying with regulations
– Reby founder Pep Gómez also posted a tweetstorm talking about the escooter industry, regulations and more
VC & investment news:
– The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Axis launch a new investment fund called Business Angels Fund – EAF Spain II with a volume of €40M aimed at Spanish investors
– European startups get a boost with new €300M fund from OMERS Ventures
– Starbucks sets up $100 million fund to invest in food and retail startups
– Ardian raises €6.100M for its infrastructure fund
Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
– eCooltra: from startup to EU motosharing leader with 4.6K bikes, 600K users & operations in 3 countries in just 3 years
– El CoCo: free app that aims to encourage more conscious & sustainable consumption
– Unblur: AI assistant for first responders by first responders
– Sailing Technologies: the sticker that was worth a podium at the BCN World Race

Tech News

Good Reads

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

Mon, 25 Mar @19:00: Patent Wars? A debate about the role of patents for entrepreneurs
Tue, 26 Mar @18:30: Facebook & Instagram Ads MasterClass (save 50% with the code: Barcinno)
Tue, 26 Mar @19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs #34
Wed, 27 Mar @10:00: Innovation Playground: How PSD2 is transforming the payments landscape
Thu, 28 Mar @18:30: Conector’s Judgement Day

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

Bourbon Creative is hiring a Junior Digital Marketer
Zinc is looking for an Office Manager
OneCoWork is hiring a Performance Marketing Specialist
Stuart is recruiting a Front-end Engineer
Sage Corps is hiring a Barcelona City Manager (English/Spanish)

See the full Job Board here

Barcelona Startup News March 25 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from March 18th 2019 until March 25th, 2019. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.