Hello and happy Monday! We hope you're enjoying these last few days of summer holidays. Let's get right to it:

TOMORROW: Startup Grind BCN Summer Party 2019

Grab a cold one and reconnect with old friends at the Startup Grind BCN Summer Party 2019 this Tuesday (27th Aug). The free tickets are no longer available, but you can still sign up here now for a mere €6.30. See you there!

Barcinno Events Guide - Plan Your Event Agenda For 2019

Take advantage of the traditionally slow weeks of August to map out the rest of the busy event year with our annual Halftime Report: Official List of 2019 Barcelona Tech Events. A big thanks to Adriana Freitas (aka Ms. Omnipresent) from Muster Ventures for compiling this list!

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

Startup & Investment News

Investment news

• Spanish food startup Wetaca lands €420K to accelerate expansion

• Barcelona home rent management platform HolaHome raises €300K

• Catalan startup Reclamadatos closes a €100K financing round

Startups news

• Barcelona startup 3D Digital Venue selected amongst 12 Sports Tech Tokyo Finalists

• The hottest startups in Barcelona according to Wired

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Barcelona-based VrTech Startup Competition reveals trio of finalists

• Venture builder The Collider, a programme of MWCapital Barcelona, is looking for CEOs & COOs to join 'Call 4 Talent' and become founders of a deeptech startup; applications are open until the 5th of September

• AMable, an EU Horizon 2020 program, announces 3rd open call grant of €450K for SMEs using 3D printing

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Dribo: app that lets get your driving license with your mobile easily, comfortably and economically

• GoPure: app that helps you have a healthier diet

• Mondo: travel insurance startup that is disrupting the market

• Stayforlong: web that allows you to travel for a longer time thanks to greater discounts when you stay more nights

• Marc Vicente: from CEO of Rakuten Spain to ABA English

Tech News

• German tech company Freudenberg to invest €10M this year into five Catalan plants and two others in Spain

• US firm Scopely is set to triple it presence in Barcelona and move to a new office in Sarria later this year

• Barcelona Blockchain Week launches the first Barcelona Blockchain Awards, with the aim of promoting blockchain culture in the world

• FC Barcelona and CUPRA join forces to foster innovation and develop projects to improve mobility

Mobility & Tourism in Barcelona

• Barcelona's main public transport operator vows to go more sustainable and convert its fleet to electric buses

• Renfe users had to show a lot of patience in Sants last Friday after a signaling system incident caused delays of more than one hour

• Overview of various strikes affecting people flying to and from Barcelona Airport

• The strike of Iberia in El Prat continues after the failure of mediation

Barcelona in international news

• Barcelona crime wave tarnishes boom in tourism (BBC story)

• Surge in violent crime in Barcelona prompts calls for legal reform (The Guardian)

Newsworthy tech stories affecting all of Spain:

• Spaniard Enrique Lores becomes the new CEO of HP

• LaLiga partners with crypto-exchange GCOX to introduce token and bring Asian football fans closer to the game

• Spanish telco Masmovil set to expand to Portugal with stake in Nowo

Good Reads

• Living and working in Spain: Why Spain is now one of the top five countries for expats

• Europe's food delivery wars are just beginning

• How 5G can save lives by aiding first responders (featuring Barcelona's 5G ambulances)

Great Events

This Week

• Tue, 27 Aug @19:00: Startup Grind BCN Summer Party!

• Wed, 28 Aug @18:30: STATIK (Systems Thinking Approach to Introduce Kanban)

• Thu, 29 Aug @18:30: #capsideLAB: Reconocimiento facial con IoT

• Fri, 30 Aug @18:30: WomenInTech Summer Picnic (3rd Edition)

• Sat-Sun, 31 Aug-1 Sep: Mini- Hackathon BSV en Barcelona – 31 Agosto 2019

Next Week

• Tue, 3 Sep @18:30: Facebook & Instagram Ads MasterClass

• Thu, 5 Sep @09:15: Marketplace of the Solutions Industry 4.0

• Thu, 5 Sep @18:30: From Inbound to Convergent Marketing - Workshop by BCombinator

• Thu, 5 Sep @19:00: Agile for Product Manager: How to constantly deliver value

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Global Elite Pay is recruiting a Personal Assistant (Bilingual)

• Chimpy is hiring a Business Developer

• Marfeel is looking for a Front End Jedi

• AL Ventures is recruiting a CTO/Co-founder

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.