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...]
Best Of May: 3 Barcelona Startup Jobs Not To Miss Out On
Barcelona is growing! New startups are getting founded, and many existing ones are expanding. This is great news for the city, and good news for those who are looking for an exciting startup job. Summer is closing up on Barcelona, but before you go on vacation, check out the the best startup jobs we've selected for you, from the startup capital of the … [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...]
Barcelona Marketplace Merger: Wallapop + Letgo = Letgo
UPDATED: MAY 12, 2016 On Tuesday, we reported on rumors concerning a merger between Wallapop and Letgo, the Barcelona-based marketplaces. The merger is now a fact, and as the rumors said, its only for the US market. The two second-hand marketplaces will now go under Letgo's name. In addition to the merger, €100 million in funding will be injected by existing shareholders, … [Read more...]
Sneak Preview of Ironhack’s Brand New Bootcamp in Barcelona
If you asked a linguist what language to learn 10 years ago he might have said Chinese, Spanish or Arabic, but today that's all changing. Due to our digitalized world increasingly intertwined with rapidly advancing technology, the most effective way to truly communicate as broadly as possible is through the ability to both understand and write code. HTML, CSS, Javascript, … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Thingthing Keyboard App Closed €350.000
Thingthing is the keyboard app that wants to boost your productivity, letting you attach documents, photos, calendar availabilities and more while chatting and emailing - all of it inside your keyboard. The company just closed a round of €350.000 from VC's such as Saatchinvest, Pioneers Ventures, Seedcamp and Simile Venture Partners, but also from several angel … [Read more...]
Bootstrapping TutoTOONS Has 100 Million Reasons To Be Happy
The Barcelona-based game house TutoTOONS has reached their biggest milestone so far - 100 million downloads of their games. The startup has bootstrapped its way from the start in Lithuania, where they launched (and have their HQ), and now two and half years later, they're still without funding, but still going strong. Since early 2014 the game house has released over 200 … [Read more...]
Why This Vice President Left J.P. Morgan To Build Fluttr: “LinkedIn With A Heart”
Most of us have dreams or adventures we hope to carry out during our lifetime, but often times the responsibilities of our daily life and current career track gets in our way. But some ideas are just too good to let go, too exciting to put off doing any longer. Amleto Montinari had an idea like this, and left his jet-setting life as Vice President of Strategy at J.P. … [Read more...]
Barcelona CleanTech Camp Calls for Startups
Barcelona is yet again striving to make the city smarter and cleaner with the use of technology, this time with the launch of a CleanTech Camp to support ideas, entrepreneurs and startups that work within the field of clean energy and sustainable cities. So if you have an idea or a startup making the world a greener place, this might be your chance. The camp is a … [Read more...]
Ambitious in Barcelona? Take A Look At Our 3 Latest Startup Jobs
Lavalocker - backend developer: Do you want to be part of developing the future of lockers, and push the boundaries of smart devices? Lavalocker is adding a new tech element to the laundry and dry cleaning industry. With a recent injection of funding they're ready to expand their team. If you have excellent understanding of PHP and associated MVC frameworks, and want to … [Read more...]