Hello and Happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!

Are you into visual design?

This Thursday, Joshua Davis, an interactive design visionary, hosts Painting With Sound - an exploration of modern visual installations at concerts. Joshua has worked with artists such as Pharrell, Taylor Swift and even had his work appear at the Super Bowl half-time show. Don't miss this event at OneCoWork!

Ok, let's get into it! Have a great week and we'll see you out there!

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Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona IoT startup Worldsensing closes a round of €8.3M

• Spain-based startup Fever confirms $5M investment round

• Spanish fintech company Finizens secures €4M funding

• Barcelona startup Nektria gets €500k from Digital Tech Fund

• Spain's vegetarian community app Vegaffinity lands €160k

• Catalan startups Sparsity & Zero 2 Infinity win Neptune accelerator program

• Barcelona-based energy startup AEInnova wins ACCIO 2017 Investment Forum Award

• Catalan startup Sheekr wins Reimagine Textile award

• Barcelona startup Quipu adds new feature for reading and managing tickets and invoices

• Catalan firm Deporvillage is set to launch its own brand to depend less on third-party products & accelerate growth

• Ethereum co-founder joins Spanish blockchain firm Aragon

• Catalan startups shine at Barcelona Fashion Investor Day

• Barcelona VC firms Nauta Capital & Inveready crowned best in Spain at 10th edition of Private Capital Spain Awards

• A look at Rising Startup Spain, a ICEX-led program that partners with Barcelona Activa & Madrid International hub

• 4YFN selected 12 digital health startups for ESC congress

• Barcelona startup profiles & interviews:

Tech News

• Pier 01 gets its own 'payment innovation hub'

• Airbnb looking to make peace with Government of Barcelona

• SEAT comes to the heart of Barcelona

• Barcelona researchers discover that 'Microbes could have evolved to feed on plastic' & why it might not be good news

• Catalan exports grew by 2.0% to €65B in 2016 - new record

• Catalan SMEs gain ground over large companies

• Meridia Capital buys 43.400m² space in 22@ to create new offices and appartments

• The Boreas is a hypercar from Spain

• Correos & Sigfox join forces to launch geolocalization service

Good Reads

• (Catalan) Robocops are on the beat: But here's why they're no match for your average criminal

• Verse CMO Juan Carlos on launching a product in 27 countries in the same year

• How one European smart city gives back power to its citizens

• The Coolest & Most Fun Office: Desigual's HQ In Barcelona

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 17 July @ 10:00: Workshop: Intro to Data Analytics

• Tue, 18 July @ 19:00: 3rd ethereum µ training workshop

• Wed, 19 July @ 08:30: Esmorzar de Finançament: “Direct lending, préstecs que no són del banc”

• Wed, 19 July @ 09:00: Taller SEO, optimiza tu web en un día

• Wed, 19 July @ 19:00: Machine Learning Series II

• Thu, 20 July @ 17:00: Demo Day IQS Next Tech 2017

• Thu, 20 July @ 19:00: Painting With Sound: Joshua Davis

• Thu, 20 July @ 19:00: Barcelona Blockchain Summer Meetup

See the full event calendar here

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Typeform is looking for a Paid Search Specialist (PPC/SEM)

• TravelPerk is recruiting a Content Marketer (native English)

• Wide Eyes Technologies is hiring a Business Developer

• The Barcelona Code School is looking for a:

• Printsome is recruiting an Inside Sales Executive (English)

See the full job board here