As we disclosed a couple of weeks ago, the new tech hub in Barcelona located in Palau De Mar, is planned to open in July. The contractors are working day and night to paint, tear down walls, and wire the place up. All so 80 tech companies can house the 10.000m2 building at the beautiful waterfront in Barcelona. We asked the CEO Miquel Marti if we could give you a … [Read more...]
Garage Beer Crowdfunded Half A Million Through Their Customers
The young, but already well-known Barcelona brewer Garage Beer recently closed a round of €500.000. Even though crowdfunding by principle is a startups closing round of investment from a wide range of small-time investors, Garage Beer have taken it to the next level. In most crowdfunding rounds there are several angels or individuals behind an amount of large investments. … [Read more...]
Looking For New Adventures? We Have 3 Fresh Startup Jobs
Even though summer is closing up on Barcelona, it's still a couple of months left of work for most of us. This means that if you're thinking about finding a new place to grow your experiences after the summer-break, now is the time to make it happen. It's always a hassle changing jobs, and equally stressful to find a job that's both challenging and interesting. Luckily … [Read more...]
The Worlds First Medium Heeled Shoe Funded By Prominent Barcelona Business Angels
Ursulitas, the Barcelona e-commerce startup making the first medium heeled shoe, recently got funded. I got to admit that I've never worn a high-heeled shoe, and probably never will, but you don't need a PhD to understand that walking on high heeles every day from 09.00-18.00 is everything but comfortable. The company has gone through the Connector accelerator, and it is … [Read more...]
Five Interesting Barcelona Startups Getting Crowdfunded Right Now
Crowdfunding is getting more and more accepted as good way to fund your startup, and now we have many praised products and companies funded this way, such as Pebble, Oculus Rift, Formlabs 3D printer, the list goes on. Also in Barcelona, many promising projects are currently undertaking crowdfunding campaigns, and we thought we would give you the chance to invest, or at least … [Read more...]
Geenapp Closed €500K To Keep Giving You Money For Trying New Apps
Barcelona-based Geenapp recently closed a round of €500.000 from investors such as Kima Ventures, Caixa Capital and Wayra. The startup connects your apps and your ad-campaigns with users, and gives you the tools to analyze the traffic from 4000 different sources. As a publisher or a network, Geenapp lets you earn money, while using and sharing apps in your network. This … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Chicplace Acquired By eShop Ventures
The Barcelona-based e-commerce startup Chicplace is acquired by eShop Ventures, often referred to as the Amazon of Spain. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed. Chicplace is a marketplace selling products from small shops all over southern Europe, and is a product of the Barcelona Venture Builder Antai, known for companies such as Wallapop and … [Read more...]
Want To Accelerate Your Career? Check Out This Week’s Startup Jobs In Barcelona
If you live in Barcelona, you know that the startup ecosystem in the city is growing faster than ever. With growth comes jobs, and it's not surprising that there's close to 900 vacant startup jobs in the city right know. Barcinno partners up with many of the most innovating, captivating companies in Barcelona, and we've selected the three latest jobs from some of these … [Read more...]
Pier 01, Barcelona’s New Startup Headquarters, Will House 1000 People
The new entrepreneurial headquarters in Barcelona has a name: Pier 01. The building which until now has been home to the Historical Museum of Catalunya, will be filled with around 70 cutting edge startups - counting around 1000 workers in total. Well-known companies such as Holaluz, Letgo, Tiendeo and Byhours are already working inside the 10.000 square … [Read more...]
How Subasta de Ocio Became Spain’s Fastest Growing Startup (Almost) By Coincidence
Subasta de Ocio has taken the Spanish love for good bargains and the lottery, and made it into a rapid growing business, serving not only the people, but businesses in the country as well. The company was founded in Barcelona in 2012 by two Dutch guys, Marc Zinck Stagno and Mark Knapen, and the current board also include Julian Gardner and Roel Spee. Subasta de Ocio have … [Read more...]