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• Wallapop raises €157M

• Universal Robots builds industrial automation hub in Barcelona

• F10 launches fintech incubator in Barcelona

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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Virtual marketplace Wallapop closes a €157M funding round

• Artisanal furniture startup Hannun closes a €3M funding round

Barcelona Startup news

• Video on demand platform Filmin’s sales exceeded €15M last year despite the pandemic

• TravelPerk grows client base by 60% amidst pandemic

• ValidatedID & UAP (Urban Air Purifier) are amongst 6 startups elected to join Start4big, the first multisector open innovation initiative

• Heura Foods to eyes Italy expansion

Spanish investment news

• PE house Apax Partners buys back 17% of Idealista for €250M

• Madrid-based Salesforce platform builder Copado raises €79M in Series B funding round

• Madrid-based car underwriting marketplace Bipi lands a €6M funding round

• Madrid-based fintech startup Card-Dynamics closes a €2.5M funding round

• Madrid-based HR tech startup Mind Facilities Management gets €400K

• Navarra-based energy storage startup Bee Planet Factory signs a €150K participative loan

• Elche-based telco operator Aire Networks acquires Portuguese competitor AR Telecom

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Barcelona F.C. legend Gerard Piqué participates in Parisian fantasy football startup Sorare’s €40M funding round

• IVACE allocates €20M to financing collaboration between tech centers and companies

• Nuclio Venture Builder launches a €12M fund to invest in startups

• Nauta Capital invests €4.64M in London-based last-mile delivery startup Gophr

• Wayra bets on video games: organizes a meeting with 14 funds to co-invest up to €2M per startup

• Capitana Venture Partners and Athos Capital lead Spain’s first VC merger and launch new fund

• The Minerva Program prepares for its second investor day

• Alternative asset manager Net de Gerrers launches the ACTA Venture Capital fund  

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• F10 launches first incubation program for fintechs and insurtechs in Barcelona

• Aigües de Barcelona, CaixaBank, Naturgy, SEAT and Telefónica choose 6 startups to launch new innovation projects

• Red.es and ICEX open call to be part of the Spanish delegation in 4YFN 2021

• 5 Spanish companies will take part in the New Accelerator open call

• Ceuta Open Future launches its own startup accelerator program

• Ship2B’s Rezinkers4Impact accelerator program closes its first edition having promoted two social impact ventures

• The GoHub accelerator program launches its 2nd edition with 6 startups promoting sustainable industrial digitization

• The Start4big multisector European open innovation initiative selects 6 startups to launch new projects

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• MatchTrial: the first mobile solution to locate clinical trials for cancer patients

• Ship2B: boosting to the impact economy from Barcelona

• Social Diabetes: integral management for diabetes control

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• Catalan high-tech exports increased by 3.4% in 2020

• Universal Robots chose Barcelona for the creation of the first industrial automation hub outside of Denmark

• Barcelona mobility and logistics companies collaborate on sustainability commitment

• A collaboration between the University of Barcelona and a Russian university opens the way for reducing emissions of automotive pollutants

• 13 MENA-based clusters join a mentoring program led by Catalonia Trade & Investment

Tech news in Spain:

• Idealista to accept bitcoin as payment for an apartment in Barcelona

• Seat says Spain needs a battery plant as it eyes EV production

• - Seat announces Cupra Born to release in second half of 2021

• Madrid-based Fellow Funders and Nowture form an alliance to promote the biotech and life sciences sectors

• Ilunion and Enagás join forces to create Llewo, a socially and environmentally sustainable logistics operator

• Telefonica, Orange secure additional 5G spectrum in Spain

• Telefónica sells 60% of its Chilean fibre business InfraCo to KKR

• Driverless bus hits streets of Malaga in southern Spain

Politics, Legal & Economics

• New legal tech business in town as Inlea launches Inlea Legal to support to startups, scale-ups and corporations that want to internationalize their business

• Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

• Spain readies €11B package to help pandemic-hit firms

• Spain fined €15M for breaching data protection laws 

Good Reads

• What to expect from Spain’s Startup Law, with Francisco Polo

• Barcelona Digital Talent’s Jord Arrufí attributes Catalonia’s resilience during the pandemic to its thriving tech ecosystem

• 5 reasons why you’ll find the tech talent you need in Barcelona-Catalonia

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Albert Colmenero, Co-founder & COO at Komypte

• Interview with Pau Ramon, CTO at Factorial

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 2 Mar @ 18:30: Product Growth Mapping

• Wed, 3 Mar @ 18:30: Women who have Transitioned to Tech: Fireside Chat and Q&A

• Thu-Fri, 4-5 Mar: Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. 2021

Upcoming:

• 12-16 Apr: 5th European Blockchain Convention

• 6-7 May: Automobile Barcelona

• 28 Jun - 1 Jul: MWC

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

Jobs

• OneCoWork is hiring a Community Associate

• Bourbon Creative is looking for freelance German, French & English B2B tech content writers; apply per email here

• FlexiDAO is hiring a Renewable Energy Marketing Specialist 

• Colvin is looking for a Senior Paid Social Manager

• Amenitiz is hiring a Sales Operations Manager

• Signaturit is recruiting a Head Of Partnerships

• Typeform is looking for a Head of SEO

• Unnax is recruiting a:

• - Client Support Engineer

• - Deputy Technology Director