Hello and happy Monday!
The event season is heating up with some great workshops, conferences and network opportunities coming up in October.
The Barcelona International Community Day offers visitors the opportunity to find information and services that are useful when a person arrives and settles down in Barcelona. It features workshops, conferences, networking sessions and all kind of leisure activities for children and families. Sign up for free here.
SaaStock Local is back following a brief summer break and this edition will focus on how to successfully scale your tech business. A stellar line-up featuring the CEOs of Typeform, ForceManager, Holded and ABA English will meet up in the Movistar Centre to share their experience & advice on how to scale beyond product-market fit. Read this article for more details & get 40% off your ticket with this link here (code BARC40).
Next week on Wednesday (Oct 9th) Startup Grind is hosting Elisenda Bou, the CTO & co-founder of Vilynx. Discover the secrets of their success during the fireside chat and, of course, you’ll enjoy the typical open-mic session & networking opportunities too to make friends as well as business connections. Get 40% off your ticket with this exclusive link here (code: barcinnorocks)
Ok, that’s it from me. Have a great week and we’ll see you out there!
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
Investment News
- Barcelona startup Kosmos Tennis, which was founded by FC
- Barcelona player Piqué, gets €60M from Caixabank
- Spanish startup Smart Protection secures a €5.2M investment
- Catalonia’s surgical robotics company Rob Surgical raises €5M
- Barcelona insurtech startup ELMA receives a €3M investment
- Catalan sports platform Racetick closes a €600K investment round
- Barcelona startups Reloadly & Acquistic get €350K from EAE
M&A News
- Barcelona startup Innroute was acquired by German firm sennder
Startup News
- Barcelona social startup Boolino launches Fiction Express to encourage reading through co-creation
- – 10 Inspiring Social Startups From Barcelona
- Catalan startup Scytl and Indra in price-war to win the deal to manage and diffuse vote count of the upcoming general elections in Spain
- Black Toro Capital and KTM create a joint venture for global launch of Catalan motorcycle manufacturer GASGAS
- Why Barcelona startup Brokoli didn’t take off and had to shut down
VC, Investment and Crowdfunding News
- German VC firm Target Global opens office in Barcelona
- – They plan to make 1-3 investments of up to €15M every year
- Barcelona health-sector-focused VC firm Healthequity takes part in €16M investment in Swiss startup Versantis
- Santander InnoVentures takes part in €52M seed round of Mexican startup Klar & in €13M investment round of US firm Securitize
- Wayra and TheVentureCity sign a global deal to co-invest in Latin-American startups focused on deep tech
Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories
- Cooperate with a Catalan firm for your R&D project (Nuclis Programme); you can apply until the 10th of Oct
- Iberdrola is looking for innovative solution for cleaning photovoltaic panels; startups can apply until the 18th of Oct
- Telefónica opens the call for Open Future 2019 program; startups can apply until the 31st of October
- Spanish energy-focused association AVAESEN launches €2.5M accelerator; EU startups can apply until the 20th of December
Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories
- ABLE Human Motion: Innovative technology to walk again
- Heura: plant-based chicken that is causing a vegan revolution
- Nid-O: premium furniture design made of circular new materials
- Tropicfeel: the perfect shoe for travelers looking to lighten their load on their next trip
- Spitche: Turning Customers Into Ambassadors; interview with CEO Kevin Markwoski
Tech News
- Swiss company ERNI opens IoT tech hub in Barcelona & plans to create 100 jobs in the next two years
- Catalonia and Scotland allocate up to €1.5M to promote innovation projects between companies in both territories
- Leaders of IoT will meet in Barcelona at the IoT Solutions World Congress
- Barcelona to host the most important seafood fair in the world
- Catalan Government approves ‘National Plan for the 2030 Agenda’ which includes 900+ commitments for sustainable development
Barcelona’s ‘Superblock’ mobility model is making waves
- Barcelona’s car-free ‘superblocks’ could save hundreds of lives
- Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’
- What are Superblocks? This video by the BBC explains it
Tech news affecting Spanish companies
- Telefónica and unions sign a leave plan that affects 4,500 employees
- Over 1000 employees of Banco Santander have already left the company under their redundancy program
- El Corte Ingles to plans to reach €1B in online sales next year
- The number of Spanish students opting for STEM degrees is falling, despite a growing demand on the labour market
- – Why fewer people are studying STEM degrees in Spain
Economic news
- House prices in Barcelona drop for the first time since 2013 after a 1% decrease in Q3
- Spain’s GDP continues to slow down with Q2 2019 recording a mere 0.4% growth, according to the INE
- Spain’s inflation is falling dramatically with the consumer price index hitting 0.1% this month
Good Reads
- Overview of the successful biotech sector in Catalonia
- The Evolution of the Startup Ecosystem in Spain
- Why FM radio has experienced a slow death everywhere around Europe except in Spain
- “The startup bubble will burst”, Pep Gomez, CEO of Reby
- Overview of the Valencian Tech Ecosystem
Good Videos & Podcasts
- Investing in venture capital funds – with Oscar Farres, Head of Unit at EIF
- Itnig interviewed Oscar Pierre, CEO of Glovo
GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK
This week:
- Tue, 1 Oct @09:00: Breakout Growth Workshop with Sean Ellis & Itamar Gilad
- Wed-Thu, 2-3 Oct: Data Council Barcelona Conference 2019
- Wed-Thu, 2-3 Oct: Escuela de Business Angels
- Wed-Fri, 2-4 Oct: South Summit (Madrid)
- Thu, 3 Oct @08:30: Barcelona Health Hub Summit
- Thu, 3 Oct @18:30: Imagine Silicon Valley 2019 – Final Event
- Sat-Sun, 5-6 Oct: Maker Faire Barcelona
Next week:
- Mon, 7 Oct @08:30: Dream BIG Circular Economy
- Mon, 7 Oct @10:30: Conference: Engaging with the Start-up Scene
- Mon-Tue, 7-8 Oct: Clinic Summit 2019 – Digital Marketing Congress
- Tue, 8 Oct @18:00: SaaStock Local Barcelona – How to Take Your SaaS to the Next Level
- Tue, 8 Oct @18:00: WomenHack
- Tue, 8 Oct @18:30: Gala Premis Dona TIC
- Wed, 9 Oct @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Elisenda Bou (Vilynx)
- Wed, 9 Oct @18:30: Founders in Barcelona
- Thu, 10 Oct @08:00: Global Software Architecture Summit
- Thu, 10 Oct @19:00: Tech Bloom: Sustainable Innovation
- Fri-Sun, 11-13 Oct: HackUPC
See the full Event Calendar here
STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA
- Be.Green is looking for a Chief Executive Officer
- Global Elite Pay is recruiting a Personal Assistant (Bilingual)
- Chimpy is hiring a Business Developer
- Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer
See the full Job Board here
Barcelona Startup News February 5 2018 cover all the latest stories about Barcelona’s Tech & Startup scene from January 29th 2018 until February 5th, 2018. If you want to read more stories about the city’s startup, tech and innovation scene, check out all Barcelona startup news here.
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