Barcelona Startup News April 23 2018 – Barcinno

Hola i feliç Sant Jordi! We hope you’re having a great day full of love, roses and books!

BIG-UPS:

First up, a big congratulations to our friends at Barcelona-born startup ClubKviar for their recent exit to US-based Resy!

JOBS:

Don’t miss these great new opportunities with local startups like Payfit, Scoot, Chilliprinting, LoveToKnow, ShoeSize.Me and more!

EVENTS:

The EU Startup Summit arrives tomorrow (Tuesday). You can see the final speaker line-up and attendee list here. 

CALL FOR STARTUPS

MWC Barcelona is looking for 12 promising startups in the building industry for the upcoming BBTalks event in Barcelona. Apply until the 30th April here.

Barcelona Ventures is looking for 8 companies in Catalonia to accelerate in Silicon Valley between May and June. Apply by April 25th here.

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

• US firm Resy acquires Barcelona startup ClubKviar
• Catalan startup Populetic closes €400K investment round
• Barcelona startup Dental Residency raises €300K
• Open Cosmos, a British space startup launched by an alumni of Polytechnic University of Catalonia raises €5,6M
• Barcelona-based startup Glovo prepares for fresh €80M investment round to boost their expansion plans
• Eventbrite acquires Spanish ticketing platform Ticketea
• Barcelona VC firm ABAC Capital acquires food chain Tommy Mel’s for €10M
• Barcelona-based VC firm Inveready invests in VozTelecom
• Revolut introduces a new feature for saving money, with similar functionality to Barcelona startup Saveboost
• Barcelona Tech City forms yet another partnership, this time with social crowdfunding platform Migranodearena
• Kenko Health Accelerator launches its programme with 5 digital health startups from Catalonia
• Nuclio Weekend is launching its 4th edition in Barcelona at the end of May & is looking for entrepreneurs to join
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • GOIN: save automatically & invest easily with one app
  • StudioBricks: selling recording studios in a box
  • Geever: new model for last-mile deliveries in Barcelona
  • FarmaOffice: communication software for pharmacies

Tech News

• Spain was ranked amongst leading countries in terms of density of robot workers
• Smart roads could reduce accidents by 90%: Catalonia is set to run a pilot project on the AP-7 highway
• Spain continues its economic recovery, surpasses Italy in GDP per capita
• Where have Catalan companies moved their registered offices since the start of the political crisis?  
• Tourism industry demands more governmental action to promote the city of Barcelona
  • How the number of Spanish tourists coming to Barcelona has decreased since the October referendum 
  • New cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona is ready
  • Another summer of long queues at Barcelona Airport? Airport staff announce a repeat of last year’s strikes
• Catalan Cava producer Codorniu could be valued at around €225M as they consider opening up to external investors
• Might Barcelona lose its Formula 1 event after 2019?
• BBVA to invest $50M into Chinese venture capital fund focused on AI
• Infojobs now allows users to apply via Twitter using specific hashtags
• In anticipation of a possible Tribunal Supremo ruling that could favour Uber & co, the Government passes a new law to protect taxi industry
  • The price of a VTC license has trebled since the end of 2015 to reach €60K  

Good Reads

• How TravelPerk Raised $21M Round B
• How to find great content marketing writers for tech startups
• “We want to develop Madrid’s entrepreneurship ecosystem to the same level as Barcelona’s”, J. Esteban, CEO of THECUBE

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 23 Apr @ 19:00: Scaling Your Data Architecture
• Tue, 24 Apr: EU Startups Summit 2018 
• Tue, 24 Apr @ 9:30: Hackathon #GoDesign Barcelona
• Wed, 25 Apr @ 18:30: Workshop on Elevator Pitch
• Thu, 26 Apr @ 19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs
• Thu, 26 Apr @ 19:00: Mobile Perspectives

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Chilliprinting is hiring a Digital & Social Media Manager
• Scoot Networks is recruiting a:
  • QA / Technical Support Engineer
  • Engineering R&D Technician
• LoveToKnow Media is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer
• PayFit Espana is hiring a:
  • Business Developer
  • Product Builder
• ShoeSize.Me is seeking a Content Marketing Manager