Barcelona Startup News September 23

Hello and happy Monday! Another short week in Barcelona with La Mercè, so let’s jump right in:

26-27th Sep – The Future Of Work Is Coming To BCN  

On September 26-27th, OuiShare is organizing the first edition of Reshaping Work – a meeting point to discuss the future, work, and a new social contract. Get your tickets here.  

1st Oct – Growth Workshop with Sean Ellis & Itamar Gilad

Join Sean Ellis, author of Hacking Growth, and Itamar Gilad, former growth lead for Gmail, on Tuesday, October the 1st, to learn how to drive breakout growth for your business. Whether you are part of an early-stage company that has achieved product/market fit and are now looking to drive breakout growth or you are in an established business that needs to accelerate or reignite growth, this workshop is for you. Get your ticket at a 10% discount here.   Ok, that’s it from me. Have a great week and we’ll see you out there!

 Join the Breakout Growth Workshop with Sean Ellis & Itamar Gilad on October the 1st in Barcelona and learn from the best! Save 10% on tickets by using this link

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

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

Investment News

• Spanish personal shopping startup Lookiero lands €17M
  
• Catalan fintech startup Mitto receive a €2M investment
  
• Barcelona startup Outvise secures a €1.2M funding round
  
• Catalan mortgage tech startup Trioteca raises €1M
  
• Barcelona-based hospitality startup Amenitiz gets €620k
  
• Barcelona women-led coding school CodeOp closes a €320K+ seed round
  
• Catalan HR tech startup Woffu secures a €300K loan
  
• – Woffu is also on track to record 300% growth this year as they plan to reach close to €2M in sales in 2019
  
• Barcelona startup StockCrowd opens a €10M funding round for its international expansion

Startup News

• Barcelona startup Red Points appoints Lena Shishkina as CFO/COO
  
• Delivery Hero’s stake in Glovo got diluted from 15% to 13% following its last investment round
  
• Catalan startup Restb.ai signs deal to implement its image recognition technology on Homes.co.nz’ website
  
• Barcelona startup Freshly Cosmetics opens a physical store and is on track to exceed €12M in sales this year
  
• Catalan startup Lodgify announces API integration with booking sites HomeAway and Vrbo

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Spanish investment management firm Columbus Venture Partners completes a €70M fund aimed biotech and health projects
  
• Barcelona VC firm Nekko Capital and hotel chain Palladium Hotel Group join forces to invest in tourism startups
  
• Catalan VC Kalonia acquires a 10% stake in Madrid-based fintech startup Kapital100
  
• Spain-based Santander InnoVentures invests in Canadian startup Trulioo

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Barcelona Activa opens the sixth edition of their startup pre-incubation program; you can apply until the 1st of Oct
  
• Spanish firm Istobal opens call for its accelerator program; startups developing solutions around vehicle washing
  
• ABANCA opens call for the third edition of its startup program; fintech, insurtech, regtech and cybersercurity startups can apply until Nov 19
  
• Eight logistics startups participate in the second edition of the eDelivery Accelerator

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Wado: the sustainable shoe made in Europe
  
• PARC: the Airbnb for parking slots
  
• Flanks: the latest fintech company from Barcelona
  
• IOMED: applying artificial intelligence to clinical data
  
• Hashed Blocktac: stopping the forgery of degrees and certificates thanks to blockchain technology

Tech News

• Catalan government presents IdentiCAT, a decentralized digital identity project
  
• Government of Catalonia travels to Israel in search of innovation and tech alliances between the two regions
  
• Actor and former governor of California Schwarzenegger praises Barcelona’s public transport

Major stories affecting Spain’s tech industry:

• Spain heads to 4th election in 4 years after failure to form Government
  
• Delivery platforms save up to €168M in salaries and contributions by contracting riders as employees, according to Spanish trade union UGT
  
• “There is no unemployment in Mathematics” according to latest research in Spain

Big tech company news in Spain:

• Barça selected by Facebook to be the first sports club to offer its new ‘Fan Subscription’ service
  
• Telefónica acquires a 50% stake in Prosegur’s alarm business in Spain for €300M
  
• Telefónica and Atresmedia team up to compete against Netflix, HBO & co by producing TV shows and other types of content
  
• Spanish telco AHIMAS secures a €68M investment from Kartesia and Inveready
  
• Amadeus opens systems to kick-start innovation-driven ecosystem
  Glassdoor launches in Spain
  
• Spanish restaurant owner loses “toxic reviews” case against TripAdvisor following Barcelona court verdict

Good Reads

• Why Barcelona Is The Perfect Place to Scale Your Startup
  
• Catalonia’s decentralized identity system is about politics, not blockchain (according to Decrypt)
  
• The arrival of the ed tech designers
  
• The Three Rules of Freemium – Point Nine Land

Good Videos and Podcasts

• Chad West (CMO @ Revolut) at Startup Grind Barcelona
• Valuation of companies, with Mattieu Carenzo 
  
• mimOOkids: green fashion for small and independent kids

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

Barcinno Events Guide – Plan Your Event Agenda For 2019

This Week

• Wed, 25 Sep @08:30: DiadaTic 2019: Technology Empowering People
  
• Thu, 26 Sep @18:30: [LGBT+Tech] Lightning talks!
  
• Thu, 26 Sep @19:00: H/F Barcelona – Let’s talk about tech startups
  
• Thu, 26 Sep @20:00: Business Matching Party
  
• Thu, 26 Sep @09:30: Conference on Technological Innovation in the agricultural sector
  
• Thu-Fri, 26-27 Sep: Reshaping Work Barcelona
  
• Fri-Sat, 27-28 Sep: JAM Conference
  
• Fri-Sat, 27-28 Sep: Global Travel Hackathon – Barcelona edition

Next Week

• Tue, 1 Oct @09:00: Breakout Growth Workshop with Sean Ellis & Itamar Gilad
  
• Wed-Thu, 2-3 Oct: Data Council Barcelona Conference 2019
  
• Wed-Thu, 2-3 Oct: Escuela de Business Angels
  
• Wed-Fri, 2-4 Oct: South Summit (Madrid)
  
• Thu, 3 Oct @08:30: Barcelona Health Hub Summit
  
• Thu, 3 Oct @18:30: Imagine Silicon Valley 2019 – Final Event
  
• Sat-Sun, 5-6 Oct: Maker Faire Barcelona

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

Job of the Week: Business Developer at Chimpy, the leading instant battery company in Europe! Join Chimpy to help them expand to & launch in Barcelona! Apply here

• Be.Green is looking for a Chief Executive Officer
  
• Global Elite Pay is recruiting a Personal Assistant (Bilingual)
  
• Chimpy is hiring a Business Developer
  
• Marfeel is looking for a Front End Jedi
  
• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full Job Board here

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Barcelona Startup News September 23rd 2019 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from September 23rd 2019 until September 29th, 2018. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.