Barcelona Startup News June 11 2018 – Barcinno

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

This week, Sónar Festival of music, creativity and technology comes to Barcelona, as well as the international Sonar +D congress. Barcinno will be in attendance at the Startup Garden and we look forward to catching a glimpse into the future of the creative technology ecosystem!

On Monday, June 18th, World Women’s Web, Barcinno, UAL Futures and Futurefunded have come together to bring you an inspiring night on “How to create a feminist internet” at One Co Work, Marina Port Vell. The evening features special guests Dr. Charlotte Webb, Dr Mara Balestrini, Laura Fernandez and Marta Ros. Register here!

Lastly, our good friends at OneCoWork are opening their new Plaça Catalunya location later this month!  Barcinno readers get a 30% discount on membership, so if you want a sneak peak at Barcelona’s new 5-star coworking space, book your free tour here.

OneCoWork is also hiring a Social Media Manager, Community Managers and a Junior Accountant.

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 firm Spotahome closes a €34M investment round
• Spanish startup Logtrust raises €21M, changes name to Devo and completes its move to USA
• Barcelona travel startup Exoticca lands a €3,5M investment
• Spanish startup Pompeii closes a €1M investment round
• Spanish company Mission Box secures a €1M investment
• Barcelona startup Thunder Glasses gets a €300K investment
• Spanish startup ONiAd secures €250K investment round
• Barcelona startup IoMob receives an investment from Block Asset for their blockchain-powered urban mobility platform
• Barcelona startup Holaluz teams up with Tesla to boost battery business
• Ship2B opens call for startups with social impact
• Startupexplore is looking for interesting projects to invest in
• Conector & Bloomium launch blockchain accelerator program
• JLL Spark announces $100 million fund for proptech firms
• Banco Sabadell invested in 52 startups in the last four years
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Wallapop: being known by all users creates humility
  • Housfy: proptech firm that sells two apartments per day
  • ByHours: €7,2M raised & 40+ talents in their team

Tech News

• A look at the promises Spain’s new president Pedro Sánchez has made in the past to entrepreneurs
• Barcelona’s Guardia Urbana moves to hybrid cars
• Barcelona to promote a bid to incorporate drone technology in city administration
• What Sónar + D will bring to Barcelona
• Chamber of Barcelona becomes the institutional partner of Barcelona Tech City
• Siemens plans to complete 10 digital projects in their new hub in Barcelona
• US software company Dynatrace to move its Barcelona offices to Torre Glòries
• The best bet for the future of Barcelona? Promoting successful local companies
• Barcelona company Softonic completes turnaround as they return to profits after years of losses and troubles
• Spain demands “maximum ambition” from the EU to relaunch renewables and climate action
• TecnoCampus – a forum that seeks to form a bridge between companies and universities
• Healthio conference comes to Barcelona in October to present the latest technological advances in the health sector
• Banco Sabadell ramps up investment into fintech startups and strengthens digital financial products
• Amazon Echo is now available in Spain
• Spain continues to lag behind as the country’s R&D spending reaches only 0,64% of GDPR, less than half the EU average

Good Reads

• Barcelona’s Thriving MusicTech Scene
• Tomorrow’s Cities: How Barcelona shushed noise-makers with sensors – BBC News
• No One Reads My Blog – How To Get More Organic Traffic

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 12 Jun @ 19:00: DEX & Token Roundtable with Waves Blockchain platform at OneCoWork
• Wed, 13 Jun @ 9:15: TECH4GOOD Congress: Food & BioTech
• Wed, 13 Jun @ 9:30: Los desafíos digitales de la energía del s.XXI
• Wed, 13 Jun @ 18:30: Conferencia: El futuro del e-commerce
• Thu, 14 Jun @ 9:00: E-Commerce Tour Barcelona 2018
• Thu, 14 Jun @ 18:00: After work Data – Barcelona
• Thu, 14 Jun @ 19:00: Bcn Video Tech
• Fri, 15 Jun @ 10:30: Women Entrepreneur & Investors Day
• Sat, 16 Jun @ 9:30: 4Sessions Barcelona – JUNIO 2018

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Reactivation Group is hiring a Technical Project Manager/ System Architect
• OneCoWork is seeking a: 
  • Social Media Manager
  • Junior Accountant
• Tropic is looking for a Social & Brand Manager
• Ideal Credit is looking for a Jr. PhP developer
• Dorna Digital – MotoGP is hiring a Platform Product Owner
• Scoot Networks is hiring a QA / Technical Support Engineer
• LoveToKnow Media is recruiting a Senior Backend Engineer