Hello and happy Monday, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! This week we're going to jump right into it:

Startup Grind Tech Conference - Apr 8-9

The third edition of the Startup Grind Tech Conference is taking place on April 8-9. Here’s how Startup Grind is shaping the Barcelona startup and tech ecosystem. Don’t forget to secure your ticket now at a 40% discount by using our exclusive code: BarcinnoRocks

When data becomes a key resource to tackle urban challenges

DataCity and Barcelona City Council present the results of their urban innovation projects on March 19th. Discover the results when corporates and tech companies join forces using data science to find solution to mobility challenges raised by the city. Save your seat here. 

Last Call: Nominate your favorite startup, program or space in BCN

Know an inspiring startup, founder, space, school or program in Barcelona? Make sure they can be featured in the upcoming Startup Guide Barcelona handbook by nominating them here!

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona biopharmaceutical firm SOM Biotech raises €7M

• Spanish startup Streamloots secures a €800K funding

• Spain-based startup DNActive receives a €370K investment

• Catalan music tech startup Acqustic lands a €250K investment

• - Read more about Acqustic & the Barcelona music tech startup scene here

• Barcelona startup Badi hires former Google senior engineer as new CTO

• Catalan startu Glovo is now available in 100+ cities worldwide

• Barcelona mobility startup Iomob selected for the Arcadis City of 2030 Accelerator program in Amsterdam

• Portuguese startup Infraspeak is set to open an office in Barcelona

• Meet the 7 startups developed at 3Day Startup Barcelona 2019

• VC & investment news:

• - FC Barcelona seek €100M for startup investment fund

• - Samaipata plans to raises €100M for its second fund

• - Banco Sabadell launches Sabadell Asabys Health Innovation Investments, a €30M biomedicine-focused VC fund

• - South Summit launches South Summit Fund to invest €6M per year in the best startups of its competition

• - Lluís Pareras and Albert Ferrer launch Invivo Capital Partners, a new biotech-focused VC fund

• -  ILP Abogados and la Fundación ViCe launch 400k, a new VC fund aimed at investing in startups

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Gymforless: the self-proclaimed 'Netflix of fitness'

• - Prontopiso: changing the way we buy and sell property 

• - Inveready: director Carlos Conti talks about Inveready, Venture Debt and Diversification

• - Youcheck: the 'tinder' for journalists

Tech News

• Barcelona goes gaga over 5G

• - FC Barcelona to Connect Camp Nou Stadium With 5G Tech

• - The Catalonian government has partnered with Juniper and Vodafone to fit its ambulances with 5G connectivity

• Cabify is back in Barcelona

• - Cabify returns to Barcelona, but under new restrictions

• - Here is how Cabify sneakily adapts to the new VTC regulations in Catalonia while the Government stays silent

• - Taxi drivers are not happy of coures, although they plan to give the Government a few days to make a statement

• Long overdue but finally here: AVE train route connecting Barcelona and Madrid will finally offer Wifi starting in April

• Banco Sabadell's CIO explains how his company is building a digital platform to fight economic, regulatory & tech threats

• Banco Santander to open a new cybersecurity center in Spain which will host 170 employees

• The Spanish Government shares its AI strategy for the future

• Spain is predicted to enjoy the highest growth in private equity M&A activites amongst EU countries this year

Good Reads

• Five women who have triumphed in the tech sector of Barcelona reflect on equality

• Overview of Tech Hubs in Barcelona

• Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Startups in Spain

• 10 tips to turn your startup board into a secret weapon

• Mark Zukerberg And The Tech World Still Do Not Understand Ethics

Great Events This Week

• Wed, 13 Mar @18:30: #CMOTalks by Seakting

• Wed, 13 Mar @19:00: Future-proof jobs: workshop for new relevant careers in the age of digitalization

• Thu, 14 Mar @19:00: Google for Startups Talks: “How I sold my startup to Google”, with Eduardo Tinoco

• Sat, 16 Mar @9:00: Women’s Coding Day with Le Wagon and OneRagtime

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)

• Chilliprinting is recruiting an Online Marketing & Business Development Intern

• Iomob is looking for a:

• - Blockchain Engineer

• - Software Engineer - Backend

• - React Native Mobile Software Engineer

See the full job board here.