UBER recently announced that they'll shut down UberEats in Barcelona and move over to the VTC-model (private transportation with a driver). Exactly when they will start driving with this new model is unclear, but in an interview with El Español the general manager of UBER in Spain, Carles Loret admitted that they had moved too fast in the spanish market. The biggest player … [Read more...]
Spain’s Fintech Startups Kantox and NoviCap To Join Forces
Monday, two Barcelona-based fintech startups Kantox and NoviCap announced that they will unite in a partnership to be able to offer their customers a stronger financial service. Kantox is a currency management company which offers companies an integrated solution based on transparency, efficiency and savings. With a total volume of $2B exchanged via their platform since … [Read more...]
10 Barcelona Adventures to Boost Morale at Your Startup
The summer is over, the days are going by faster, and it's getting darker earlier and earlier. Autumn can be a little somber, but luckily you are living in Barcelona - a city full of activities to boost your autumn-mood and the morale at your startup. Together with Trip4real, we found 10 great Barcelona adventures to do if the autumn-gloom of dark clouds hits the offices of … [Read more...]
Barcelona Tech Factory: Our Own Version of the Cambridge Innovation Center
Barcelona is about to take a major step towards becoming one of Europe's main startup-cities, with the new tech-cluster space initiated by Barcelona Tech City (BTC). Barcelona Tech City is about to get their first major milestone, as LaVanguardia reported earlier this week. After negotiating for a long time, they now reveal that their new headquarters most likely will be at … [Read more...]
5 New Startups Join the 4th Edition of Banco Sabadell’s BStartup Program
This is the fourth edition of the BStartup program that Banco Sabadell has supported since their launch in November 2013. The BStartup initiative aims to support early-stave Spanish tech companies with capital and mentoring as they develop their innovative projects and enter the market. Each startup that joins the program receives €100.000 to boost development and … [Read more...]
The Food Waste Epidemic And How One Barcelona Startup Aims to Solve It
Keeping a close eye on how our society becomes more conscientious about food waste and taking a look at the various solutions startups work out to hack the flawed system gives us an early glimpse into how positive shifts happen in the world. Food waste is a fascinating topic, and only partly because the current numbers and existing processes are outrageous. Until 2009, there … [Read more...]
Teambox Founder Pablo Villalba’s New Startup 8fit Raises $200k
If you’re anything like me, you want to work out, you want to be in shape, but you aren’t quite out of shape enough to convince yourself you need major lifestyle changes. After all, that bag of chips is right next to you, but the gym is so very far. People like us inspired Barcelona local Pablo Villalba’s mobile app, 8fit, which just raised $200,000 in seed funding from … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startups Kigo and Hotel Ninjas Get Acquired On The Same Day
Yesterday was payday in Barcelona for two homegrown startups in the fast-paced vacation rental and hotel management software space. The rumors were swirling two weeks ago of a Kigo acquisition by RealPage, the US software company that also recently snatched up Instamanager. The announcement was made official yesterday when RealPages dropped $32 million to become the proud new … [Read more...]
Barcelona Ventures Wants To Take Your Startup Stateside
It's no secret that the most successful location for launching tech startups is Silicon Valley. For international companies, the idea of taking their own ideas and attempting to compete with the Silicon success can be daunting. However, thanks to this exact booming success in Silicon Valley, there's an over-abundance of investors eager to finance the next great … [Read more...]
Final Days To Apply To Wayra’s Accelerator Programs in Barcelona and Madrid
Entrepreneurs and tech startups have until June 8th to apply for a place within Wayra's Barcelona and Madrid accelerator programs. In addition to Barcelona and Madrid, six other academies offering places in this call for projects including Dublin and Munich in Europe; and Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Lima and Santiago in Latin America. The priorities of this … [Read more...]