The round was closed through the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, and went better than the founders expected. The startups goal was to raise €300.000. Mammoth Hunters offers a personal trainer through their app, which is especially designed for people that have little or no time to go to the gym. This last round is the second of two funding rounds for the startup, … [Read more...]
MyTwinPlace Closes €750.000 From BlaBlaCar Founder And Other VC’s
MyTwinPlace is a global community of home owners who exchange nights with other members of the community. There is no money exchanged between the home-owners, but you get points for renting your home to others, which you later use to rent other homes around the globe. The startup recently closed a round of €750.000 from big VC's such as Inveready and Sabadell Venture … [Read more...]
Car Sharing Platform Drivy Raises €31 Million
Drivy, one of Europe's leading P2P car rental companies have closed a series C of €31 million. The fresh investment will go to further expansion in Europe and the rest of the world, but also to develop their technology. The latest round was mainly led by Cathay Innovation and Nokia Growth Partner, but also already existing shareholders have participated, such as Index … [Read more...]
Airbnb’s New User-Generated Guidebooks Challenges (but may also help) Barcelona Startups
It's been a fact for a while that Airbnb is testing the waters for offering services, and not only accommodation through their $25.5 billion (current value) P2P marketplace. For Barcelona, one of Europe's hottest tourist destinations, this means new challenges (or possibilities) for homegrown startups in the city offering experiences to visitors, such as Trip4real and … [Read more...]
Startup Grind Celebrated Two Years In Barcelona
The Estrellan Damm venue in Barcelona was so full it left people standing on the sides, all of them there to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Startup Grind. The monthly event has been growing steadily over the two years, and gathered well over 200 people Thursday evening, where Trovit founder Iñaki Ecenarro spoke on his experiences and the €80 million sale of Trovit in … [Read more...]
The Crowded Boat Rental Market – CEO: “someone will die”
A market that has been growing more and more crowded the last years in is the on demand marketplace for boat-rentals. There is a long history for yacht rentals in southern Spain, and there are hundreds of small companies controlling a small amount of boats. However, the last years there has been big changes in the sector, and startups as Boatbureau and Nautal has totally … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Lodgify Closes A Round Of €1.4 Million
Lodgify, the Vacation Rental Startup that offers a software solution that drives direct bookings for vacation rental, just recently closed a round of 1.4 million. The round was led by local VC Nauta Capital, but investors from prior rounds, including Chris Hitchen, HOWZAT Partners and Roland Zeller, also participated. The last time we wrote about Lodgify was back in … [Read more...]
Wayra Accelerator Calls For New Startups In Barcelona
There's yet another chance to grow you startup in hyper speed together with Wayra, Telefónica's (Telefonica Open Future_) accelerator here in Barcelona. The program has a special emphasis on IT-based projects based on the Internet of Things, Cloud technology, network infrastructure and Big Data The deadline to apply is 8th of May. Wayra's director Julian Vinué … [Read more...]
Watly Is Crowdfunding To Put Europe On The Global Tech Map
Watly is the Barcelona startup that (among several features) creates electricity, purifies water and connects you to the internet, all through their solar powered Watly computer. Just months before they start selling the first Watly's, they’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. The founder and CEO of Watly, Marco Attisani explains to Barcinno that the … [Read more...]
Privalia Acquired for ~€500M – Barcelona’s Biggest Exit Of The Century
The buyer is the French e-commerce giant Vente-Privee, which has taken full control of the Barcelona-based ecommerce giant Privalia. The rumors have been spinning for some time, but according to Novobrief, the employees of Privalia got the official news of the acquisition this week. It’s not known how much Venter-Privee had to put on the table, and rumors were swirling … [Read more...]