Barcelona Startup News November 2017 – Barcinno

Hello and happy Monday!

We’ll dive right in this week with some great events on the horizon. Next week, the 3rd annual Ouishare Fest BCN kicks off next week connecting global leaders in the sharing economy. Today’s the last day to submit your startup or project.

Thinking about moving your company to the US? Barcelona Ventures hosts Migrating Your Startup To The US In The Era Of Trump featuring prominent American attorneys at the Hard Rock Cafe tomorrow night (7th).

Then, on December 5th, Jeff Gothelf from Krymson Global will talk about “Lean, agile & design thinking”. Get a discount on your tickets by registering with the following promo code: Barcinno

Last but not least, today is my beautiful wife Karianne’s birthday and we’re celebrating in Cadaqués!

Cheers and have a great week!

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

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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Startup & Investment News

• Spanish startup Gaming Experience receives €600k
• Tech startup Appentra closes a €400k investment round
• Barcelona-based recruiting startup Workkola gets €250k
• Fashion e-commerce startup The Brubaker raises €217k
• Spanish firm Sanae secures a €150k investment
• eDreams share prices increase by 23% amidst sale talks
• Catalan startup Vox Prima selected for Ashoka program 
• Barcelona startup ByHours enters Argentina & Colombia
  • And the firm also launched a new app
• Catalan startup Biwel to expand to Basque Country & Navarra
• Barcelona-based music tech startup Oval Sound seeks €500k
• Catalan energy startup flexiDAO amongst EDP Open Innovation finalists
• OpCapita acquires Barcelona-based shoe brand Merkal
• €89M has been invested in Spanish startup sector in October, up from €84,6M in the previous month
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
  • Curler: revolutionizing the beauty & wellness sector
  • Natural Machines: 3D food printing – future of cooking?

Tech News

• Amazon plans to hire 2.700 workers in Spain to handle Christmas business, most of the jobs will probably be based in Catalonia where the firm has five logistic centers
• Barcelona-based Schibsted Spain, owners of Fotocasa, Infojobs & Vibbo, increases revenues by 23,4%
• SEAT to establish technology scouting operation in Israel
• The Spanish government approved a new €98.4M investment to finance Spanish entrepreneurs and small businesses
• Amidst policial turmoil, Catalonia recorded a 3.67% increase in unemployment, the highest rate in Spain for October

Good Reads

• 16 brilliant Barcelona start-ups to watch in 2018
• How are Catalan startups doing amidst political crisis?
• Can telecoms giant Telefonica collaborate successfully with entrepreneurs?
• The bitcoin bubble – greater fool theory
• Guesstimating the value of Bitcoin

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 7 Nov @ 18:30: Readable Acceptance Testing & Code Your Future
• Tue, 7 Nov @ 19:00: Migrating Startups to the US in the Era of Trump
• Wed, 8 Nov @ 9:30: XVI TIG-SIG Forum: Open Geo Data
• Thu, 9 Nov @ 19:00: SportTechie at FC Barcelona Sports Tech Symposium
• Thu, 9 Nov @ 19:45: UX Book Club Meeting at BCS
• Fri, 10 Nov @ 9:00: DVUX Workshop
• Sat, 11 Nov @ 10:30: Pitching Workshop

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Translation.com is looking for a:
  • Front End Software Engineer
  • Back End Software Engineer
• Totally Communications is hiring a WordPress Developer
• MarsBased is looking for a Full-stack Developer