After a record-breaking 3rd edition, 4YFN is expanding its boundaries with a new adventure, now in Asia at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai from June 29th to July 1st, the premier event for mobile industry leaders in Asia. Situated within the heart of Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the 4YFN area will house the latest startup innovations, networking areas, workshops, … [Read more...]
Wayra Accelerator Calls For New Startups In Barcelona
There's yet another chance to grow you startup in hyper speed together with Wayra, Telefónica's (Telefonica Open Future_) accelerator here in Barcelona. The program has a special emphasis on IT-based projects based on the Internet of Things, Cloud technology, network infrastructure and Big Data The deadline to apply is 8th of May. Wayra's director Julian Vinué … [Read more...]
Watly Is Crowdfunding To Put Europe On The Global Tech Map
Watly is the Barcelona startup that (among several features) creates electricity, purifies water and connects you to the internet, all through their solar powered Watly computer. Just months before they start selling the first Watly's, they’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. The founder and CEO of Watly, Marco Attisani explains to Barcinno that the … [Read more...]
10 Barcelona Startup Experts That You Should Be Following On Twitter
It can be hard stay on what's happening in Barcelona's startup ecosystem, especially if you're new in town or your Spanish is not that good yet. That's why we've gathered the key people to follow on Twitter that (often) tweets in English, so you can stay on top of things at all times: Adriana Freitas @adrianafreitas : must have a time machine. At least it seems … [Read more...]
Reimaging Barcelona Through Technology
Reimaging Barcelona Through Technology The travel apps that are ripping up the rule book Change in the travel industry is often vivid in retrospect, imperceptible in the moment. Mass tourism in the late 20th and early 21st century can be loosely grouped into three main periods: discovery, familiarity, and now boredom. Barcelona is heading towards the … [Read more...]
Check Out This Week’s Hottest Startup Jobs In Barcelona
There are tons of interesting jobs in the Barcelona startup ecosystem. That's why every week we want to feature the three different jobs in our own database, to inspire you to get in touch with the companies in need for fresh talent. XING Spain is growing and we need a talented Ruby Backend Developer! You may or may not now Xing, but you probably should! It's a … [Read more...]
Subasta de Ocio Is Spain’s Fastest Growing Startup
Subasta de Ocio, the company that lets you bid on the over-capacity of hotels, restaurants, and other leisure activities, was awarded last night as the fastest growing company in Spain. For the past 3 years Ayden and The Next web have partnered up to make one of the most secretive but interesting events in Europe. The Tech5 event that celebrates the fastest growing companies … [Read more...]
Barcelona Tech Investments Recap: Q1 2016 – Over €38.000.000 In 10 Companies
The first quarter of 2016 was not a crazy period of investment for Barcelona (nor for Spain), but there were some highlights making the winter months a bit warmer as we're heading into Spring. The big winner was Aelix Therapeutics - an innovative Catalan drug development company which is known for their advanced HIV medicine. They closed an A-series of €12.500.000 from … [Read more...]
Glovo Has Opened Up Shop In Italy And Acquired Foodinho
The on demand delivery garden has been growing constantly over the last years, with Glovo as one of the biggest players in Barcelona, promising to deliver anything to your doorstep within an hour. The last time we talked about Glovo, they had just picked up €2 million in funding, and now they're expanding. According to Techcrunch, Glovo acquired Italian food-delivery … [Read more...]
Meet the 9 Newest Startups To Enter Conector Accelerator in Spain
Gearing up for their sixth edition, Conector accelerator in Spain is presenting the newest members of their startup class. The nine startups were chosen from more than 120 nominations according to Conector. Dating back to their launch in 2014, several well-known and now well-funded startups have graduated from the program, such as Glovo, Heygo, Kompyte and … [Read more...]