Hello and happy Monday! Before we begin, a big congrats to our friends at Drivinapp on securing a new investment from Eneko Knörr!

Now some great events as we head into the holidays:

On Tuesday, Timo Buetefisch, founder of Cooltra, sits down for a fireside chat at December's Startup Grind event.

Then on Wednesday, FlossBCN meets up to tackle the challenges facing our city and our businesses with new scalable solutions.

Finally on Thursday, we have two events which feature some impressive speakers:

• First, ForceManager hosts Millenials In Tech, a networking event and panel discussion about talent acquisition in the digital era.

• Then head over to the CCCB for MobileTalks - a high-level talk on Blockchain, AI and its impact on all levels of the public sector.

Ok, that's it from me. Have a great week and we'll see you out there!

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona-based startup Hosco lands a €5.4M investment

• Catalan hub Innocells, part of Banco Sabadell, invests €5.2M in Mexican startup UnDosTres

• Spanish SaaS startup Bewe raises €2M to expand to the US

• Barcelona startup AbilityPharma closes a €1.2M investment round

• Catalan firm BuildAir receives a €1M investment from ICF

• Barcelona startup Drivinapp secures additional funding from Eneko Knörr

• Catalan startup LEXGOApp launches the first directory of lawyers in Spain and Latin America

• eDreams records a €16.9M loss for the first half of 2018

• Glovo and Papa John's sign an exclusive agreement for deliveries

• Catalan startup Tradeinn records 80K orders worth €7,5M during Black Friday

• Swedish serial entrepreneur launches Apply Digital Systems in Barcelona

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Sadako: AI technology to disrupt the waste recycling industry

• - MoreApp: digitize your forms & create a paperless office

Tech News

• Barcelona will be the European capital of urban mobility

• Barcelona ranked in top 3 of best cities for digital nomads

• Rakuten plans to move its European headquarters from Luxembourg to Barcelona

• Hempel opens new R&D Centre of Excellence in Barcelona

• Catalan firm Cellnex to build 88 data centers for French company Bouygues Telecom in €250M deal

• From Badi to Social Point: Barcelona Global association has identified 130+ mature startups in the Catalan capital

• Barcelona has already handed out 3.000 fines to electric scooter users this year

• 90%+ of the funds invested in technology startups in Spain go to companies launched by men

• The Spanish developer community is the fastest growing in Western Europe

• Spanish Government announces an injection of €100M into R&D and science

• Spain's investment into R&D & innovation increased marginally from 1.19% of GDP to 1.2% in 2017

• The Spanish Ministry of Justice continues its digitalization process, announces new tenders worth up to €9M

• Spain loses €90B per year due to corruption, the fourth highest figure in the EU & which amounts to 8% of its GDP

• Amazon to follow Netflix' strategy and install its own audiovisual production center in Spain, location TBD

• Telefonica launches chatbot that uses big data & AI to help you land your dream job or refocus your career

• A look back at The Next Society's Cluster Booster Track that took place in Barcelona (Video)

Good Reads

• Barcelona and the international expansion of its startups

• Overview of different cybersecurity firms in Spain

• Overview of Spanish technology that is being exported abroad

• Why this VC puts efficiency above unicorns, Carles Ferrer from Nauta Capital

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 10 Dec @17:30: BBVA Open Talks | Barcelona

• Tue, 11 Dec @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Timo Buetefisch

• Wed, 12 Dec @18:30: FlossBcn December

• Wed, 12 Dec @19:00: Customer Experience en el sector turístico

• Thu, 13 Dec @10:00: Millennials in Tech

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Auvik is recruiting a:

• - DevOps Developer

• - Software Developer

• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer

• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is looking for a Freelance Tech Writer (Native English)

• Prestalo is recruiting a Management Trainee

• HPS GesundheitsCloud is hiring a:

• - Sr. Android Developer

• - Sr. iOS Developer

• OneCoWork is looking for a:

• - Community Associate

See the full job board here.