Good morning, we hope you had a nice weekend.

Before we dive in, some good news for Spanish startups this week: Enisa has apparently returned March loan repayments to startups and extended the amortization period of current loans in this difficult time.

Have a great week and take care of yourselves.

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• German fintech N26, which has a major hub in Barcelona, raises €92M

• Barcelona pet food e-commerce startup Mascoteras gets €1M

• Catalan vegan meat startup Heura receives investment via a convertible note round; records 450% YOY growth in 2019

Barcelona Startup news

• Wallbox acquires Intelligent Solutions to strengthen its position in the Nordics

• Glovo trebles revenues in 2019 to reach €216M, but losses double to €190M

• Barcelona saving app Goin becomes most downloaded app in Spain

Spanish investment news

• Madrid-based startup Cuidkers raises €300K

• Madrid remote cardiology startup Idoven receives an investment from Iker Casillas

• Spanish startups raised €37M across 20 investment rounds in April according to El Referente

• Bankinter published a Q1 report on investment activity in Spain; main takeaways: startup investment activity remained strong, but total volume decreased; series A investment remained stable while all others fell, fintech startups raised the most money

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• CDTI to support innovative companies with close to €2B

• The Valley launches The Valley Venture Capital, a new VC firm with €15M that wants to invest in seed rounds

• Genesis Biomed raises its fund to €2.5M

• Oryon Universal and WA4STEAM to invest €1M in disruptive projects led by women

• Samaipata makes an investment in UK industry 4.0 startup Geomiq

• The Basque Country passes legislation that allows VC firms and managers 'carry' lowers taxes

• - El Confidencial reports that Barcelona-based Inveready has moved its tax residence to the region as a result

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• La Bolsa Social is looking to invest in impact startups that offer solutions related to COVID-19; apply until 15th of May

• SmartCatalonia and the Association of Rural Initiatives of Catalonia (ARCA) launch a competition to transform the rural world with tech; apply until 22nd of May

• The Collider opens Call for Technologies for its 2020 edition; apply until 31st of May

• Level20.org and Kibo Ventures launch an initiative to support women entrepreneurs

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Medical Admin: the Airbnb of medical centers

• Peptomyc: the quest for a ‘universal’ cancer treatment

• RheoDx: interview with their CSO María Cabello

Tech News

• Hutchison to expand Barcelona reefer container services

• Catalonia will hold European researchers’ Night in November

Tech news in Spain:

• Telefónica and Liberty Group in talks about a possible merger of operations in the UK

• - As a result of merger tals, Telefonica shares went up

• Telemedicine in Spain is on the rise amidst COVID-19

• Iberdrola buys French renewables company Aalto Power

• Oil and gas business Repsol has launched Solmatch, the nation’s first large solar community

Politics & Economics

• The GDP of Catalonia falls 4.6% quarter-to-quarter between January and March

• Spain industrial output falls 12.2% YOY in March

• The Spaish Government reaches a principle agreement with employers and unions to extend ERTE scheme

Good Reads

• How Spanish startups manage to attract top talent form abroad

• Overview of how companies in Spain are helping to fight COVID-19

• Robotics will eat the world - an overview of the robotics tech space, by Georg Stockinger from Paua Ventures

• Online food startups sizzling — but for how long? (by Sifted)

• Cambridge Phenomenon: High-Tech in a Town — Technology & Entrepreneurship, by Pere Condom-Vilà

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Video of online panel discussing 'Accelerating change in uncertain times', by ChangeNOW

• Video about Industrial Innovators Dialogues with Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV (By IQS Tech Factory)

• Interview with Daniel Peris, CEO of The Tool & PickASO (by En.digital)

• Interview with Josep Casas from Naturitas (by Itnig)

Great Events

This Week:

• Wed, 13 May @18:30: Achieve Sustainable Growth with 3 Fundamentals

• Thu, 14 May @18:00: Startup Grind BCN hosts Antonio Giménez de Córdoba (Seaya Ventures)

Next Week:

• Tue, 19 May @13:00: IQS Tech Factory Talk Series with Simone Van Neerven, Innovation Catalyst at Chanel & Founder of reBella

• Tue, 19 May @17:00: DXC Live: Product Stories from Spotify and SpareBank 1

• Tue, 19 May @18:00: Startup Grind BCN hosts Scott Eddy

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

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Vocdoni is hiring a remote Front-End Developer (Flutter Development)

• Wallbox is recruiting a Content Writer

• Hector Kitchen is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer

• Unnax is recruiting a Digital Designer

• Bourbon Creative is looking for an English-language freelance writer for tech industry topics

See the full job board here & add your job post here.