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Reduce energy poverty in Barcelona: DataCity Lab's new challenge opened until Sep 30

DataCity Lab is looking for technological companies that have expertise in data analytics related to the energy sector to work on a new challenge: reduce energy poverty in the city through solar energy generation. The project's objective is to estimate the viability, on a district scale, of supplying the surplus of solar energy generated from public equipment, public spaces, offices, commercial and industrial buildings, to the vulnerable groups of the aforementioned district. To find out more or apply, click here.

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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona fintech Nemuru raises €2.6M via Innocells and Bankia Fintech Venture

• Catalan food marketplace platform Exum lands €500K

• Barcelona fintech BNC10 raises over €300K on Crowdcube

• Barcelona-based biotech Splice Bio gets investment from Ysios Capital, Asabys Partners & Caixa Capital Risk

Barcelona Startup news

• Glovo sells Latin American operations to Delivery Hero in a deal worth up to €230M

• Signaturit will handle e-signatures for the HR tool of German startup Personio

• Second hand fashion marketplace GoTrendier to grow by 150% this year

• Barcelona trade marketing agency Caher acquires a 75% stake in Madrid firm Windchannel

Spanish investment news

• Madrid and Boston-based data analytics & security firm Devo Technology gets €50M

• Elche-based aero space firm PLD Space closes €7M investment round

• Bilbao startup APlanet gets €1.7M from Iron Venture, BStartup, DraperB1 & business angels

• Madrid firm Dolnai Technology lands €800K for expansion

• Madrid-based electric scooter firm Velca receives €750K via Crowdcube

• Madrid startup Adtuo gets €300K

• Bilbao-based startup Berba closes a €250K investment round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Spanish VC Ysios takes part in €71M investment round in Dutch bitoech LAVA Therapeutics

• Spanish VC Nauta Capital and Vendep Capital lead €4.7M investment in Finnish firm HappySignals

• Santander spins out investment arm to get in on the best deals

• Telefonica continues with the internal reorganization of it's venture arm: after renaming Telefonica Open Future into Telefonica Innovation Ventures early this year, the latter has now been absorbed by Wayra Investigación y Desarrollo

• Social & environmental impact investments in Spain reached €229M in 2019 according to SpainNAB

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• DataCity Lab is looking for tech firms that have expertise in data analytics related to the energy sector; apply until 30 Sep

• KM ZERO launches a call to crown the best foodtechs in Ftalks'20; apply until 30 Sep

• Telefónica invites startups to develop their Living App for Movistar +; register until 4 Oct

• Telefónica Open Future opens call for tech entrepreneurs; apply until 15 Oct

• Overview of the 11 projects selected for the finals of the 4th edition of B-Value Demo Day

• 30 startups that made it to the finals of Premio everis 2020 

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Allread: deep learning-based information spotting technology able to read in a single shot

• Saye: the sustainable shoe that helps to grow trees

Tech News

• Swiss medtech company Ypsomed opens digital hub in Barcelona and plans to create 40 jobs

• International firm CI Games opens videogame development studio in Barcelona

• Barcelona to create a Fintech Hub at the Barcelona Stock Exchange

• Telefonica has invested €1.12B in Catalonia since 2015 and will bring 5G to 80% of the population by the end of this year

Tech news in Spain:

• Spanish cloud computing firm Gigas acquires Irish firm Ignitar for €2.2M

• Zara launches new app that allows users to book fitting rooms and pay without going to the cash register

• 69% of Spanish firms have accelerated their digital transformation in response to the pandemic

• Automotive industry slams autonomous communities for delaying Moves II roll-out, a scheme that aims to boost the electric vehicle industry and sustainable mobility

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spain aims to begin the legislative process of the 'Ley de Startups' this December, few details are now regarding its content so far

• Spain's Minister of Labor Yolanda Díaz is optimistic about signing the extension of the ERTE "in a few days"

• The new teleworking regulation is expected to be approved tomorrow by the Government; employers will have to sign an agreement with the employees to reimburse them for work-related home expanses

Good Reads

• Three ways Covid-19 is re-shaping the retail experience, by Sacha Michaud, Co-Founder at Glovo

• Overview of 400 fintech startups in Spain

• 'Is the “classic” SaaS VP Sales model broken in mainland Europe?

• Not all European travel startups are totally screwed

Good Videos & Podcasts

• No-code: what, why, when and more, with Ben Tossell (Founder @ Makerpad)

• P2P streaming & video compression with Teltoo

Great Events

Upcoming:

• Mon-Tue, 21-22 Sep: European Blockchain Convention Virtual

• Tue, 22 Sep @08:30: WIRED Health:Tech

• Tue, 29 Sep @ 18:30: How to get the media to talk about your startup (ES)

• Tue, 29 Sep: LogisticsDay by Digital 1to1

• Wed, 30 Sep @18:30: Ecommerce 2021: What has changed and what is yet to come (ES)

See the full event calendar here & add your event here.