20 Mentors. 100 days. 1 ship. 13 countries. 11 ventures. 1 belief that entrepreneurship will change the world. This week, a ship containing 11 groundbreaking startups, 20 world-class mentors, and an alliance of multinational organizations will disembark in Barcelona to celebrate the conclusion of the world’s first oceanic experiment in radical social entrepreneurship. Please … [Read more...]
5 Reasons You Should Share Your Startup Ideas
Houston, we have a problem. Stealth mode, seclusion, and fear as a response to people showing interest in your idea. “Thieves! Robbers! Scoundrels!” you accuse whilst keeping it all to yourself for fear of plagiarism. This is not the way. It's detrimental to your success and completely smothers creativity. Do we want that for our beloved startups? I don't think so fine … [Read more...]
Never Alone Is Building Barcelona ‘Happy Startups Factory’
Something is rumbling on Vilamarí and Gran Via. It’s 11:30am and as I approach the frosted glass doors, I hear shouting, laughter and the Soca Boys ‘Follow the Leader blasting from within. My first visit to Never Alone, a new spin on a startup accelerator, is not going to be my typical morning meeting. Now before you roll your eyes and sigh, “Seriously, please don’t tell … [Read more...]
IE Venture Network Enters The Barcelona Ecosystem
The IE Venture Network is a forum for early stage entrepreneurs to engage with the local startup ecosystem, test their projects, and introduce themselves to local investors and advisors. At Venture Lab’s headquarters, in the basement of the IE Business School in Madrid, this translates into a weekly pitch slam held every Thursday night. They have created a welcoming and … [Read more...]
Want To Work For A Barcelona Startup?
This afternoon, Jobfluent will host the 2013 Barcelona Startup Fair featuring 30 Spanish startups seeking the best talent they can get their hands on. It’s a call to action for developers, designers, SEO experts, and social media gurus seeking a new opportunity with a high-growth Barcelona startup. Barcelona Activa and Jobfluent are teaming up to host the event at the … [Read more...]
Meet The Entrepreneur: Stewart Masters of Kviar Groupe
Whenever possible we want to introduce our readers to the local movers and shakers of the Barcelona startup scene. These are ones making it happen on a daily basis and leading by example with innovative projects that will disrupt the status quo and alter our perception of business as usual. Stewart Masters of Kviar Groupe is one such entrepreneur in Barcelona and he is hard … [Read more...]
Wayra Barcelona Announces The Newest Startups For 2013
Wayra has quickly developed into the most sought-after incubator in Spain. Each year their admission process becomes more competitive and as a result they are producing higher quality startups. Attesting to this is the most recent fundraising completed by Wayra Barcelona’s 2012 class of startups. The class of 2013 is no different. After pouring over hundreds of … [Read more...]
Calling Barcelona’s Next Entrepreneurs: The Founder Institute Wants YOU!
In the last 4 years, the Founder Institute has helped launch more than 650 companies in over 40 cities to become the largest incubator in the world. Their mission is to “globalize” the Silicon Valley ecosystem to successfully launch 1.000 companies per year in 75 cities worldwide. After a successful first round in Spain, they are currently accepting applications into the 2nd … [Read more...]
Health 2.0 Barcelona Holds Their 5th Meetup Thursday Night
Health 2.0 BCN celebrates the movers and shakers in the health technology sector by meeting every 2 months to promote Barcelona’s health startups and discuss the implications of advancing new technologies. This month’s meetup will feature speakers from Spanish health industry startups including: Tomas Garcia, of Personas Que, will present the digital platform created to … [Read more...]
Investor Heads Up: SeedRocket Hosts Their 6th Investors Day On March 19th
Since 2008, SeedRocket has been incubating some of the most successful startups in the Spanish Ecosystem. Co-founded by Vicente Arias and Jesus Monleón and run by the talented Jane-of-all-trades, Pamela de la Munoza, SeedRocket follows the proven accelerator model akin to Y-Combinator and TechStars in the US. The entrepreneurs accepted into the program have access to one of … [Read more...]