Barcelona Startup News April 3 2018

Hello and happy Tuesday! We hope you had a very happy, healthy and relaxing Easter break!

Spring is finally here and with it comes some great new opportunities and events:

Tomorrow is the final day to apply for the 2nd edition of Barcelona Activa’s Programa de Preacceleració. 

Time flies! The 4th anniversary party of Startup Grind Barcelona is on April 19th at Fabrica Estrella Damm. Barcinno readers save 40% on tickets here.

Don’t miss the EU Startup Summit on Tuesday, April 24th – exciting speakers, valuable new contacts and the first time this event has ever been held in BCN! Save 15% with the code BARCINNO.

Join 500+ innovators, investors and influencers of European´s startup ecosystem!

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

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona chatbot startup Hutoma raises €1.2M
• Catalan drink startup Umaicha receives €700K investment
• Barcelona fintech company PayPro says it lost the €450K investment that it raised in an ICO
• Catalan sensor startup Nanusens is raising money
• Barcelona online supermarket Ulabox plans to stop selling fresh goods in Madrid and focus on Barcelona instead
• Barcelona AI startup Gestoos crowned Open Innovation Contest Champion by NTT DATA
• Catalan startup Heygo shut down its website and app after filing for bankruptcy a few weeks ago
• New Born Solutions has created the first medical device to detect childhood meningitis in three seconds
• Former MWC Barcelona CEO Aleix Valls launches new startup incubator
• Catalan VC Galdana plans to launch a 2nd fund worth €350M
• Fundación ONCE offers up to €18K for young entrepreneurs with disabilities
• According to El Referente, €15M was invested in Spanish startups last month, less than the €55M of March 2017
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Typeform: featured startup of the week by Forbes
  • Citibeats: disrupting social with AI
  • eDreams: disrupting the travel industry

Tech News

• Barcelona hospital incorporates binaural audio into training
• BStartup and Metricson form partnership to support startups
• 36% of jobs in Spain are at risk of automation
• How the city governments of Madrid and Barcelona respond to similar problems with different strategies
• The Easter Week helped Spain reach the lowest unemployment level in 9 years

Good Reads

• A new wave of innovation hubs sweeping the world (by Forbes & featuring Barcelona Tech City)
• “We’re wrong to think that everybody should become an entrepreneur”, Fernando Zallo, Director of ESADE Ban
• What is a social startup?
• How blockchain could make zoning work for people

GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 3 Apr @ 18:00: Cyber Security & Web Performance
• Tue, 3 Apr @ 20:00: GinChain Barcelona
• Wed, 4 Apr @ 19:00: StartupBlink Barcelona
• Thu, 5 Apr @ 12:30: Presentación de sheleader, plataforma digital para empoderar a las mujeres
• Fri, 6 Apr @ 10:00: ¿Es Bitcoin una Burbuja?
• Fri-Sat, 6-7 Apr: WARMI Design Thinking

See the full Event Calendar here

STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• PayFit Espana is hiring a:
  • Business Developer
  • Product Builder
• ShoeSize.Me is seeking a Content Marketing Manager
• Flylancer is looking for two co-founders (CEO/CFO & CMO)
• ElectricFeel is hiring a:
  • Technical Customer Support Representative
  • Android Developer