Barcelona Startup News 25 November

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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

Investment News

• Spanish HR startup Jobantalent raises €70M
  
• Barcelona startup Xceed closes a €2.3M funding round
  
• Barcelona VR-tech company Broomx lands €2M
  
• Spanish firm Openbravo, with HQ in Barcelona, gets €1.4M
  
• Barcelona digital fitness startup Volava receives €750K from Inveready
  
• Spanish startup Hemper closes a €280K funding round via La Bolsa Social
  
• Barcelona energy startup Holaluz is about to go public on the MAB within the next few weeks and plans to raise €30M at a €130M valuation

Startup M&S

• Tibidabo Ventures acquires 100% of Barcelona biotech startup ABAC Therapeutics, which raised €16M last year
  
• Barcelona startup Avizorex Pharma, a portfolio company of
• Inveready, has been acquired by US firm Aerie Pharmaceuticals

Startups News

• Barcelona cybersecurity startup Blueliv records €5M in revenues, an 80% YOY increase; only 15% of customers are from Spain
  
• Catalan startup Glovo improves health insurance coverage for its riders
  
• First Derm joins Digital Garden powered by Almirall at the Barcelona Health Hub
  
• Banco Sabadell reaches an partnership agreement with Barcelona fintech Nemuru to provide instant loans for renovations

VC, Investment & Crowdfunding News

• Spanish women-led startups get access to more VC cash
  
• EU launches €2B AI & blockchain fund to help Europe catch up
  
• Dídac Lee crowned business angel of the year by AEBAN
  
• Javies Megias named new Startups Program Director at Fundacion Innovacion Bankinter
  
• European VCs increase presence in Spain & are looking for opportunities to invest in Spanish tech startups
  
• US investment fund KKR highlights the “attractive” investment possibilities in the Spanish tech sector

Open Calls, Accelerator News & Incubator Stories

• The Port of Barcelona announces seven finalists of Open Port that aim to optimize port logistics

Barcelona Startup & Entrepreneur Profiles & Interviews

• Filmin: the Netflix for independent movies that aims to capture €6M in revenues this year
  
• Goin: a money-saving app that uses crowdlending and cryptocurrencies to improve your bank balance
  
• Miguel Vicente: cofounder of Barcelona Tech City & Antai Venture Builders

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Tech News

• The Institut Català de Finances (ICF) and the Spanish Development
• Finance Institution (COFIDES) to provide €100M for the internationalization of Catalan companies
  
• Barcelona City Council, via the Municipal Data Office (OMD) and i.lab, announced that it is renewing its collaboration with DataCity
  
• Southern Europe’s first digital arts centre opens in Barcelona

Telco News

• Telefonica COO supports consolidation in Spanish telecom crowd
  
• Telefonica signs agreement with AT&T to use its network in Mexico, which could lead to €230M in savings
  
• Orange España acquires Spanish unit of SUMA Mobile

Tech News in Spain

• El Corte Ingles implements WeChat Pay in all of its stores in order to facilitate the payment process for Chinese tourists
  
• Endesa launches blockchain pilot project to streamline information and improve work in social services
  
• Uber launches taxi service in Madrid
  
• Carlos Rodríguez and Joaquín Mencía, the two Spanish partners that brought dark kitchen startup Keatz to Spain have left the company

Political, Economic & Legal News in Spain

• Spanish fintech companies call for update and relaxation of financial regulations in the country
  
• Spanish newspapers would have to pay €2.7M in additional taxes per year if Google tax is approved by the Government

Good Reads

• Overview of the E-mobility sector in Barcelona
  Overview of & insights into the classified sector in Spain
  Overview of the chaotic legal landscape in Spain for e-scooters and e-bikes

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

Job of the week: Choco is an exceptional team that collaborates across the world to build the future of global food systems. If you’re ready to embark on the journey to reshape the food industry, or if you’re simply a foodie, then apply here for the Business Development Representative role.

• Choco is recruiting a Business Development Representative
  
• Cien is looking for a Sales Performance Consultant
  
• Arbolus is hiring a Community Associate
  
• OneCoWork is recruiting a Junior Accountant & a Community Associate

See the full Job Board here

Barcelona Startup News November 25 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from November 25th 2019 until December 1st 2019. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.