Uber has more than often been connected with controversy and trouble in Barcelona. Even though most people, at least in the startup ecosystem, most are waiting for the black cars to return. Now, eight months after Uber EATS was shut down in Barcelona, it looks like they're trying again. Right now, the company has five vacant positions in the city, and they're all by … [Read more...]
JobsBCN Merges With Jobfluent To Help Startups Hire Developers
As most startups have already experienced, hiring developers is hard. And the better the developer you need, the harder they are to find. JobsBCN.com has grown massively within the startup jobs arena in Spain over the last year trying to solve that exact problem, and they are now expanding even further as they're merging with Jobfluent. The two companies will join … [Read more...]
Job App Wars: Cornerjob Raises $25M To Go All In Against Jobandtalent and JobToday
The blue collar jobs app, Cornerjob, closed another round of funding recently, this time they received €22.5 million led by VC firm Northzone. In addition, E.ventures and previous investors in the startup also participated in the latest funding round. Only few months ago, Cornerjob boxed €9 million in their series A, making their total funding this year €31.5 … [Read more...]
The 12 Steps To Happiness: Why Happiness is Not Happenstance
When’s the last time you thought about what makes you happy? What makes you tick? What makes you excited to get out of bed in the morning? For me, the first thing that ‘ignites my fire’ everyday, is sipping a cup of coffee while reading the latest version of the Economist. It’s something that takes between 15-25 minutes and it’s a habit that I carve out time for because I … [Read more...]
Barcelona Tech Investments Recap: Q2 2016 – more than €30 million over 18 companies
The second quarter of tech investments in Barcelona was overshadowed by the merger between Wallapop and Letgo in the US market that resulted in Letgo raising a round of €90 million. However, there have been other encouraging examples from Barcelona, such as ABA English which raised 12 million from Nauta Capital and Kennet Partners. Other multimillion startup rounds include … [Read more...]
8 Reasons Barcelona Startups Should Be On Snapchat
If you’ve ever been at a concert, national monument, grand opening, or any popular event in a large crowd, chances are you’ve been featured on someone’s Snapchat story. When hop on hop off tour buses cruise the streets, the top deck is filled to the brim with anxious tourists Snapchatting the first glimpse of the Gothic Quarter, Barceloneta beach and Sagrada Familia. Snapchat … [Read more...]
Bigle Legal Wants Your Startup To Stop Worrying About Legal Forms
The legal industry is one of the markets that is yet to be disrupted by technology. Even though many companies have made the effort to make lawyers' work more digital and easier through technology, it's still very traditional in its operations. For startups, legal service is expensive and many can't afford a lawyer the first years. Bigle Legal is a Barcelona legaltech … [Read more...]
Can Barcelona Be A Front Runner As The European Startup Capital After The #Brexit ?
So much has been said about who is going to take the crown of the European startup capital list after London’s unexpected #Brexit. Top hubs like Berlin, Dublin and Amsterdam are vying for first place as the European startup leader, but it's not outside the realm of possibility for Barcelona to step up and attract the lion share of Brexiting companies. Within hours of the … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: The Book of Everyone
Company: The Book of Everyone Area: Design, Books, Personalisation Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Welcome to "THE BOOK OF EVERYONE"..... To make a book like no one’s ever seen before, you need a tech team that can tackle problems no one’s ever solved before. Are you a passionate developer interested in solving extremely interesting problems? We’re … [Read more...]
Bidaway Closed 1.5 Million To Take Their Bids Out Of Spain
Barcelona based Bidaway, a bidding startup that offers untraditional prizes such as signed Messi football shoes or what they call unrepeatable experiences, just closed a round of 1.5 million. The latest round was led by Mundi Ventures. Several business angels invested in this last round including ex-basketball player gone investor Ferrán Martínez. Bidaway started out … [Read more...]