Hello and happy Monday, we hope you had a great weekend!

Clemens here, bringing you this week’s update whilst Scott’s away on paternity leave. Congratulations to the Mackins!

A couple of things before we dive in:

Our friends at IQS Tech Factory - Barcelona's first accelerator for the industrial sector - have opened their call for 10 new startups to join their immersive program. Learn more and apply here.

Want to embark on a new project? The 4th edition of Nuclio Weekend is coming up on May 18-20. Get involved here.

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

Startup & Investment News

• Spanish digital classified ads group Mitula is acquired for €120M 

• Barcelona SaaS startup Red Points secures €10M investment

• Barcelona startup Elma Care receives a €1M investment after launching with support from Antai Venture Builder

• Spanish energy startup Aerox gets €1M from EU's H2020 

• Barcelona sustainable shoe startup Wado raises €480K

• Barcelona startup Yugo raises €402K via The Crowd Angel

• Spanish startup Lemonkey lands €283K through Crowdcube

• Spanish startup Streamloots receives €200K & lands in USA

• Barcelona startup Red Points is exploring Asia expansion

• Barcelona startup PAL Robotics takes part in Co4Robots, an international project focused on human-robot collaboration

• Deliveroo offers free accident insurance to all its 'riders' in Spain

• Spanish VC Belerofonte Capital launch new €25M fund aimed at startups & SMEs

• Byld & Hotusa launch Travel Challenge in Barcelona

• Sónar + D: from creativity to technological start-ups 

• Catalan creative crowdfunding platform Verkami celebrates its 7-year anniversary - here's a look at how they've performed

• Business Angels Network de Cataluña celebrates its 15-year anniversary; it's invested €11,8M in 69 projects since its inception

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

Tech News

• ICF, the Catalan public financial entity, invested a total amount of €644M in 1,195 firms in 2017

• Catalan advanced forging solutions provider Comforsa receives a €10M investment from the Generalitat

• Barcelona Tech City to add a new business space before the summer

• Avancar reaches a fleet of 340 vehicles in Barcelona ahead of potential new car sharing regulation

• Barcelona-based take-away food chain Nostrum postpones closure of its ICO until September

• MásMóvil joins forces with Ericsson to modernize their network before 5G arrival

• What Spain needs to do to lead 5G revolution

• US VC Blackstone is considering the acquisition of Spanish betting company Luckia

• Hyperloop One explores building a test centre in Spain

• Orange switched from sponsoring the Spanish basketball league to investing in e-sports - did the move pay off?

• The percentage of people in Spain without internet access or smartphone drops from over 24% to less than 15%

• El Confidencial highlights the real winners of car-sharing: the owners of the VTC licenses Cabify, Uber & co need to operate in Spain

Good Reads

• Best Free Digital Marketing Tools For Startups: Barcinno and the Bourbon Creative team asked experts and enthusiasts to share with you the tools that make their businesses tick

• Sun, sea and success: in emerging startup destinations such as Barcelona, the biggest innovation of all is quality of life

• Overview of the most active business angels in Spain in 2018

• How the internet & technologies are affecting businesses; by Antonio González-Barros (Grupo Intercom)

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 14 May @ 18:00: React Native – English Workshop

• Mon-Tue, 14-15 Apr: 1st European Conference on Architecture & The Media

• Wed, 16 May @ 17:30: MASTEAM talks: video, virtual reality & the future of media

• Wed, 16 May @ 19:00: The Future of Tech is Female

• Thu, 17 May @ 9:00: Congreso Tiempo de Mujeres en Barcelona

• Thu, 17 May @ 18:30: EDUCATION Talks ‘Innovación en la Educación’

• Sat, 19 May @ 9:00: International Conference on Engineering & Technology; Computer, Basic and Applied Sciences

See the full event calendar

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Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Ideal Credit is recruiting a Jr. PhP developer

• Dorna Digital - MotoGP is hiring a Platform Product Owner

• Chilliprinting is looking for a Digital & Social Media Manager

• Scoot Networks is recruiting a:

• LoveToKnow Media is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer

• PayFit Espana is looking for a Business Developer

See the full job board here.