Hello and happy Monday, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

April 8-9: Startup Grind Tech Conference

Startup Grind Tech Conference tickets are selling out fast so be quick and secure your spot before it's to late! Grab your ticket now at a 40% discount by using our exclusive code: BarcinnoRocks

This Tuesday @12:30: DataCity and Barcelona City Council present the results of their urban innovation projects. Save your seat here.

This Tuesday @18:00: Startup Grind Barcelona Meetup will feature a fireside chat with David Tomas (CEO & Founder of Cyberclick) and announce the SGBCN Conference lineup. Get your ticket here.

Big news: SaaStock Local comes to Barcelona on April 2!

SaaStock, the global event conference dedicated exclusively to the SaaS industry, is launching a local event series in Barcelona. We'll bring you more news on this over the next few days so stay tuned!

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

Startup & Investment News

• Spain-based fintech startup Pagantis lands a €65M investment

• Spanish startup Egrin Alimentación raises €646K

• Spain-based startup Apodemia receives a €440K investment

• Spanish startup Livetopic closes a €165K investment round

• Glovo and N26 join forces to offer the best food delivery perks

• Barcelona startup FlexiDao teams up with ACCIONA to help develop a blockchain tech project that will globally extend the traceability of its renewable energy

• Catalan startup Promofarma acqurired French marketplace Doctipharma last week, here are a few insights into the deal 

• Barcelona fintech startup LoanBook to shut down operations as firm runs out of funding

• VC & investment news:

• - Inderhabs Capital is a new Catalan VC fund, will invest in several industries, with particular focus on real estate

• - Spanish VC firm GED prepares the launch of its sixth fund

• - Keensight Capital launches a €1.000M fund aimed at IT & health companies in Europe, also looking at Spanish firms

• Overview of current open calls for startups in Spain

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Cooltra: sustainable urban mobility service

• NovaMeat: 3D-printed vegan steaks

• Oracle BrandVoice: creating 3D models of hearts using high-performance cloud computing

• Unnax: the fast growing fintech from Barcelona

Tech News

• Spanish stock market operator BME tests blockchain for collateral pledge

• Catalonia is once again the region with the most patent applications in Spain

• Austrian firm Dynatrace unveils their new lab in Torre Glòries in Barcelona; plans to employ 150 people in the city by 2021

• Barcelona Tech City to launch blockchain, health and mobility technology hubs in the city

• FC Barcelona co-developed its own wearable technology called Wimu

• Spanish police arrested several people for scams on Wallapop that total almost €200K

• Events in Barcelona:

• - EU-Startups Summit will gather 1,200 entrepreneurs in Barcelona

• - Barcelona welcomes startups in the retail sector in the first edition of the RBEWC

• The Spanish Tax Agency returns €700M to Telefonica as the firm paid too much taxes

• The number of international tourists coming to Barcelona grew by 4.3% in 2018, and its overall expense increased by 6.9%

• Ride-hailing wars: Why Uber, Cabify are facing a Spanish backlash

Good Reads

• 5 Startups In Barcelona Gotic That You Need To Know About

• Saving time for women and men on the go: 10 startups that help with household tasks

• The 25 most influential people in entrepreneurship in Spain

• Building Barcelona: How the technology behind the Nou Camp renovation is pushing boundaries

• Great video: Broomx shared a great video review of 4YFN

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 18 Mar @17:00: Capital Cell Demo Day #8

• Mon, 18 Mar @18:00: INDESUP! Entrepreneurship program for sports startups

• Tue, 19 Mar @08:30: Financing breakfast - Euronext: The market for technological startups

• Tue, 19 Mar @12:00: DataCity: When data becomes a key resource to tackle urban challenges

• Tue, 19 Mar @18:00: Announcement of SGBCN Conference + Fireside chat with David Tomas (CEO & Founder of Cyberclick)

• Wed, 20 Mar @19:00: Neuromarketing: measuring emotions and their impact on CX

• Thu, 21 Mar @18:30: Understanding Platform Economy: Key Points of Building Two-sided Networks

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Zinc is looking for an Office Manager

• OneCoWork is hiring a Performance Marketing Specialist

• Stuart is recruiting a Front-end Engineer

• Sage Corps is hiring a Barcelona City Manager (English/Spanish)

See the full job board here.