Crowdfunding is getting more and more accepted as good way to fund your startup, and now we have many praised products and companies funded this way, such as Pebble, Oculus Rift, Formlabs 3D printer, the list goes on. Also in Barcelona, many promising projects are currently undertaking crowdfunding campaigns, and we thought we would give you the chance to invest, or at least … [Read more...]
Bootstrapping TutoTOONS Has 100 Million Reasons To Be Happy
The Barcelona-based game house TutoTOONS has reached their biggest milestone so far - 100 million downloads of their games. The startup has bootstrapped its way from the start in Lithuania, where they launched (and have their HQ), and now two and half years later, they're still without funding, but still going strong. Since early 2014 the game house has released over 200 … [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...]
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...]
Sónar + D Is Looking For Companies For Their “Startup Garden”
We're getting closer to the third annual Sónar + D edition in Barcelona, gathering creatives, entrepreneurs, artists and many more for the conference that celebrates the relationship between creativity and technology and the digital transformation of cultural industries. New for this year is something called the "Startup garden", where national and international companies … [Read more...]
Glovo Picks Up €2 Million in Funding While The Secret’s Out On Stuart
Glovo, the Barcelona-based urban delivery marketplace that promises to connect you with ANYTHING you want in 60 minutes or less, has picked up funding. The relatively new startup was founded in january 2015 and began taking orders in march. Glovo has recently gone through the Conector acceleration program and with €2 millions in funding, they are ready to compete with … [Read more...]
Why Corporate Venturing Is Key To Fortune 500 Survival
Creating a promising internal venture capital fund is increasingly seen by large corporations as a way to stimulate innovation and growth. While the track record of corporate VC funds has been rocky at best, in 2015, it's almost certainly a necessary initiative for the survival of Fortune 500 organizations. In order to avoid being disrupted, corporations realize they need to be … [Read more...]
The Australian Fund Barwon Partners Acquires 11.8% of Dinamia
The Australian fund Barwon Investment Partners specialized in investing in alternative investments, headquartered in Sydney, has acquired 11.78% of Dinamia, the Spanish Venture Capital Fund managed by the N+1 that is quoted on the “Mercado Continuo” in Madrid. The investment from the Australian firm, that now controls close to 2 million shares of Dinamia, represents a cost … [Read more...]
BrandCont Raises Funding from 500 Startups, Inception Capital and Angels
500 Startups, Inception Capital and a bunch of well known business angels have invested into BrandCont, the innovative marketplace for native advertising. The Spanish startup, based out of Bilbao and Madrid, has just arrived to California where the online publicity platform will offer an innovative solution to brands and media channels to develop native … [Read more...]