Hello and happy Monday!

Today's main headlines:

• Wallbox achieves 300% YOY growth

• Factorial records €10M ARR & wants to hire 100 people

• Barcelona Global proposes changes to Startup Law

We're deep into Spanish summer, so naturally, the news tend to slow down. Yet, instead of filling this edition with bizarre stories about aliens (Washington Post has a strong opinion on this) or yet another doomsday prediction (that will fail), we've dug deep to uncover the most interesting stories for you below.

And if you know any young talent looking for a new challenge in the tech world, check the marketing trainee/intern job ad by our friends Bourbon Creative here.

Have a great week and see you out there!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona startup news

• EV charger producer Wallbox closes first half 2021 with over 300% YOY revenue growth, propelled by global expansion, strategic alliances and growing tailwinds

• Online florist Colvin grew at 200%, delivered over 10 million flowers and launched a new vertical in 2020; now looks to hire over 100 tech, marketing & operations talent to accelerate growth 

• HR tech Factorial claims to record €10M in ARR & looks to accelerate growth with expansion plans

• Worldsensing boosts sustainability with Naeko Logistics partnership

Spanish startup news

• Product School, a US startup founded by two Spanish entrepreneurs, raises €21M

• Valencia cryptocurrency marketplace Bit2me closes a €2.5M seed round & announces launch of its own token

• Galicia fintech startup Coinscrap closes a financing round of €2.2M

• Madrid based Revelock gets acquired by Feedzai

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• DB Schenker launches Schenker Ventures to invest in logistics startups

• Galicia VC fund Xesgalicia invest a total of €10M in several local VC funds

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Sabadell-based accelerator CambrAccelera presents details of its program (video)

• Health insurance provider DKV and Plug and Play join forces to drive innovation

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Psious: virtual reality to overcome trauma 

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• Barcelona Global, with the 13 most important law firms in the city, propose series of modifications to startup law

• TU Eindhoven students win first autonomous race in Barcelona

• Capital Energy secures €21M financing from Banco Sabadell for development of clean energy projects

• Catalan bank Caixa Bank opts to keep the investment vehicle Bankia Fintech Ventures going for now

• After the merging of Bankia and Caixa, equity in investment funds reaches €75.5K

Tech news in Spain:

• Siemens and Everis to supply MaaS platform to Renfe who predict this will create 1.8M extra journeys

• Spanish La Liga to receive €1B for new financing from Goldman Sachs after club vote gives green light

• MasMovil completes takeover of Eustakaltel and Masmovil CEO Spenger becomes CEO of new unit Euskaltel

• 16 Spanish startups have already obtained the goCircular Pass seal with 150 in total added to TheCircularLab’s circular economy business map

• Galicia positioned second in national ranking with the creation of 10 biotech companies in 2020

• Generalife acquires Ginemed and grows up to 30 clinics and close to € 90million turnover

Politics, Legal & Economics

• The Rider Law enters into force with the first complaints

• Food delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in

• PPAs to play crucial role in Spanish renewable capacity growth

Good Reads

• Spain's top startups and scaleups to watch in 2021

• "Spain has great potential for the development of emerging companies in the fintech sector", André Caçador from Uniq Ventures

• Messi receives 'large number' of crypto fan tokens as part of his PSG package

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Video talk with Monika Mikac, CBO at QEV Technologies about the EV industry

• Interview with Raimundo Burguera, co-founder & co-CEO of Ritmo

• Interview with Marc Torres, CPO & co-founder de Finteca

Great Events

This week:

• Summer ☀️

Upcoming:

• 31 Aug: Let’s help each other – Open mic online party! (Startup Grind)

• 16-18 Nov: Smart City Expo World Congress

• 24-26 Nov: VIII S2B Impact Forum

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

Jobs

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketing Intern/Trainee - Paid (Native English)

• Bigle Legal is looking for a Marketing Manager

• Ethikos 3.0 is hiring a Marketing Director

• Colvin is recruiting a Product Manager - B2B Marketplace

• Red Points is hiring a Product Marketing Manager

• Netcentric is recruiting several IT positions