Barcelona Startup News February 11 2019 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday, I hope you had a great weekend!

Bootcamp on Outbound Sales

The Saas Institute helps B2B startups implement scalable, measurable, and predictable sales processes. Next February 21st, they will organize a Bootcamp on Outbound Sales in Barcelona in which they will give the tips and tricks to build a process that will allow you to generate quality business opportunities. If you are interested in attending, you can find all the information here. 

When data becomes a key resource to tackle urban challenges

DataCity and Barcelona City Council present the results of their urban innovation projects on February 21st. Discover the results when corporates and tech companies join forces using data science to find solution to mobility challenges raised by the city. Save your seat here. 

2019: A MarsBased Odyssey

You might have noticed that we’ve formed an official partnership with MarsBased recently. And as loyal supporters of Barcinno, chances are you’ve heard of their CEO Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit who is also the man behind Startup Grind Barcelona. Anyway, to find out more about MarsBased and how they boost startups in Barcelona, check out our latest article here.

And last but not least, the very first Talent Pill launches tomorrow! If you haven’t done so already, sign up for free talent every Tuesday @10AM.

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

• Spanish startup Cabify secures a €62M loan from IDB to accelerate Latin America expansion
• Barcelona health tech startup Moowot raises €400K
• 20 Barcelona startups receive an accumulated investment totalling €1,5M from ACCÍO
• Catalan video startup Propulse is aquired by TransPerfect
• Barcelona startup Atrapalo acquires 32% stake owned by VC firm Tiger Global as owners retake control
• Barcelona neobank Bnc10 readies for their launch
• Spanish logistics statup Ontruck expands to France
• Barcelona startup Badi to start introducing monetizing strategies
• Catalan sunglasses & watch ecommerce Meller to set up brick and mortar stores
• Local HR tech startups are going strong:
  • Catalan HR tech startup Factorial amongst 5 finalists in line to win the ‘Startup of the Year’ award by 4YFN
  • Barcelona firm InfoJobs & US company Stack Overflow strike a partnership to revolutionise the hiring of IT talents in Spain
• ENISA launches new financing line of up to €75K for young entrepreneurs
• Overview of current open calls for startups in Spain
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Glovo: €150M raised, operating in 21 markets & eyeing 40
  • Place to plug: EV charging platform powered by AI & Blockchain 
  • Reby: revolutionizing urban mobility with pay-per-ride scooters

Tech News

• The ‘Digital Tax’ approved by the Government is set to cost Spanish costumers €665M due to price increases according to PwC
• Barcelona remains Europe’s fastest growing port
• IBM joins Barcelona Tech City as a global partner in order to develop AI & cloud projects
• Taxi Wars: Episode VIII:
  • Madrid taxi drivers call off strike without achieving their objectives as Madrid Government doesn’t give in to pressure
  • EU official: ‘weak politicians’ appease taxi drivers
  • 3 years ago the the National Commission on Markets and Competition drafted a white paper calling for the total liberalization of the taxi sector & removal of restrictions for VTC; ever since, it has been completly ignored and left behind
• Mobility in Spain:
  • Car sharing firm Emov states that the departure of Uber & Cabify won’t paralyze their arrival in Barcelona
  • The City Council of Barcelona says that the business of Reby’s pay-per-ride scooters is prohibited
  • Cabify & 7 other firms launch electric scooter pilot project in Madrid
  • Cabify to introduce a mobility-as-a-service model to fend off competition from Uber & co in Brazil
  • Renfe to invest €700K to revamp their website design
• Court in Madrid rules that Glovo riders are freelancers
• Video game industry:
  • Report about the state of the Spanish video gaming industry
  • The video game sector in Spain might benefit from the Brexit
• Bizum, the banking app that is run co-owned by Spain’s biggest banks, is set to offer in-store payments & its double user base in 2019
• El País to introduce a paywall for its digital content

Good Reads

• 2019: A MarsBased Odyssey
• Here are the 5 hottest startups in Spain (by The Next Web)
• How to scale your business with no money
• Routines to align squads, by Javier Escribano, CPO at Ontruck
• How to Successfully Update Your Company Vision, by David Okuniev, co-founder of Typeform

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Mon, 11 Feb @19:00: The elimination of fraud: utopia or reality?
• Tue, 12 Feb @18:00: SaaS Founders – Encomenda Capital
• Wed, 13 Feb @17:00: Workshop: How to increase business with existing clients
• Wed, 13 Feb @17:00: SheStartup, women & startups in Barcelona
• Thu, 14 Feb @19:00: Sports and Analytics

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Sage Corps is hiring a Barcelona City Manager (English/Spanish)
• Iomob is looking for a:
  • Blockchain Engineer
  • Software Engineer – Backend
  • React Native Mobile Software Engineer
• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer