Hello and happy Monday!

The local startup ecosystem is picking up steam: Glovo raised €150M, Cabify is rumoured to close in on a €300M round and Spanish startups recorded a record-month in funding in April!

Here's what you else need to know this week:

Bootcamp on Outbound Sales

The Saas Institute helps B2B startups implement scalable, measurable, and predictable sales processes. On Thursday, May the 30th, they will organize a Bootcamp on Outbound Sales in Barcelona in which they will give the tips and tricks to build a process that will allow you to generate quality business opportunities. If you are interested in attending, you can find all the information here. The event will be also in Madrid on Thursday 13th of June for which you can sign up here. Save 30% on any of the two events with the code: BAR2019

May 17-19: Startup Weekend Barcelona is back!

Startup Weekend Barcelona has been the birthplace of several multi-million dollar companies. This time the objective is to disrupt the maritime logistics industry in just 54 hours. Are you up for the challenge? Register Here

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Glovo raises €150M Series D

• - Glovo is also seemingly exiting its Egypt & Chile markets

• Catalan VR platform Psious secures a €6M investment round

• Spanish startup Cabify is rumoured to be negotiating a new €100-300M investment round with Rakuten

• Spanish startups raised €280M in record month in April

• VC & investment news:

• - Endeavor has raised a total of €425M in 5 years of activity in Spain

• - Mutualidad de la Abogacía prepares a new line of investment with €50M to invest in emerging technology companies

• Open calls & accelerator news:

• - IQS Next Tech opens call for science-based startups; interested firms can apply until 31st of May here

• - SeedRocket announces the 10 startups selected to take part in the upcoming XXI Campus de Emprendedores in Barcelona

• - The first edition of Aon Innovation Lab ends with the celebration of Demo Day

• - Pau Gasol’s Dream Big Challenge hosts first innovation event in Latin America

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - App&Town: improving the accessibility & mobility of people with disabilities

• - Boxmotions: working on new strategies that make people's lives more comfortable and easy

• - PiSlow: a flat rate to renew your wardrobe each month

Tech News

• Spain’s largest stock exchange to introduce Blockchain system

• WAYRA joins the Venture Capital Academy Program as a main partner

• After launching their digital store, Mango online sales now make up 20% of total turnover, expected to reach 30% by 2020

• Carrefour launches the first blockchain food traceability system for fresh fish

• Electric scooter rental company Bird announces monthly rental service in Barcelona

• As the tourism season begins, unemployment fell by 14K in Catalonia (91K in Spain) in April and social security memberships reach highest level since 2008

• Almost 50% of self-employed people in Spain see the bureaucratic burden as their biggest obstacle

Good Reads

• "What seven years at Airbnb taught me about building a business", by Lenny Rachitsky, Ex-PM-lead at Airnbnb

• The new time and attendance law will kill innovation in Spain and Europe

• This is how law firms seduce startups

• How does interior design affect productivity

Great Events This Week

• Tue, 7 May @ 9:30: Employee Experience & Talent Analytics

• Wed, 8 May @ 8:30: Investment Forum 2019 - the best of Catalonia's startup ecosystem alongside local & intern. VCs

• Wed, 8 May @17:30: Looking for the IoT’s perfect recipe for success in the B2C space, Víctor N. García (Nestlé)

• Wed, 8 May @18:30: DataCouncil.ai Meetup with CodeOp

• Thu, 9 May @19:00: From idea to product - defining digital products

• Fri, 10 May @13:30: Keys to boosting loyalty of your IT team: innovation as a differential value

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• L+R is looking for a Mobile Engineer

• Tropicfeel is recruiting a Head of Digital Growth

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Junior Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.