Hello and happy Monday!

In case you missed it, there's a great recap of last week's Startup Grind Conference right here.

This Wednesday, there's a unique event taking place called Winefulness - featuring the principles behind the mindfulness movement, complimented by a fresh take on wine tasting led by Blend & Bottled, a BCN-based wine studio. Register here (seats are limited)

Next up is the European Blockchain Convention on November 29th held at the 5* hotel NH Collection Tower! The convention will gather 500+ attendees from all over Europe and 50+ experts will discuss the present and future of Blockchain technology, its main use cases and the latest regulation. Save 35% with the code BARCINNO-MEMBERS 

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

Startup & Investment News

• Spanish company AlgaEnergy secures a €10M investment

• Spain-based firm Clerhp gets €1.5M from Inveready

• Spanish startup Streamloots closes a €500K investment round

• Spain-based SP Control Technologies raises €350K

• Barcelona startup Brickbro receive a €116K investment

• Barcelona startup Dreivip was acquired by Paco Macías y Octavi Puyol & schedule a €1M investment round

• Barcelona chatbot startup Hubtype looks to raise €1M

• Wallapop's estimated value increases by 7% according to Vostok

• Glovo maps out their strategy for the next two years: more expansion, more engineers and global profitability

• Barcelona proptech startup Housfy signs Habitaclia's former CEO as its new commercial manager

• The founders of Barcelona startup Privalia step aside, two years after selling the it to Vente Privee for €441M

• Uber triples the demand in Barcelona and extends its service to new cities in Catalonia

• Spanish VC Everwood closes a €90M fund aimed at investment into renewable energy

• InnoCells , the digital business hub of Banco Sabadell, invests €8.8M in the Base10 fund

• FC Barcelona & OMT create the world's first competition for sports tourism startups

• Ashoka Spain presents the local entrepreneurs chosen to be part of its global network of social innovators

• Eneko Knörr crowned business angel of the year by AEBAN

• Spain ranked 5th country in the world with the best-rated startups, Barcelona ranked #1 in Spain

• Red Capital Partners, which has offices in Spain, launches a new fund aimed at investing into female-led startups

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - BeChallenge: challenge-based learning platform to empower 21st century skills

• - Glovo: watch CEO Oscar Pierre pitch at NOAH18 London

• - Pangea Aerospace: building a mini rocket is possible

Tech News

• Spain was ranked as the fifth-best place to live according Human Life Indicator (HLI)

• Barcelona is in the European scientific elite, according to the Nature Index 2018 Science Cities

• Barcelona is the 30th most high-tech city in the world, a drop of 17 places compared to 2017, according to 2thinknow

• Economic outlook for Spain has been downgraded for the next two years

• Spain loses two spots in the World Bank's latest ranking for the ease of doing business

• Catalan pharma company Euromed has been sold for €300M by US VC Riverside to German firm Dermapharm

• Spanish bank BBVA and Red Eléctrica sign the world's first loan based on blockchain

• Spanish company Endesa plans to install 108K electric charging points by 2023 to promote electric mobility

• Renfe managers explain that startups are key to reinventing the present and future business of the company

• Aigües de Barcelona's uses immersive extreme technology to show people the effects of climate change on Barcelona

• Latest study shows that WhatsApp is by far the most popular option for instant messaging and calls amongst Spaniards

• Amazon is bracing themselves for Christmas business by hiring over 2200 additional employees

• Tesla achieves €33M in sales in its first full year of operation in Spain

Good Reads

• Review: Startup Grind Barcelona 2018

• More marketing than mentoring? An interesting look at local accelerators here in Spain

• Main priority of Spanish startups? New clients, not investment

• The new generation of CTOs of Spanish companies

• Fintech in Spain: in search of the balance between the regulator and the opportunity

Great Events This Week

• Mon-Fri, 19-23 Nov: Data Week

• Mon, 19 Nov @16:00: Keiretsu Forum - Get investment for your startup

• Tue, 20 Nov @8:30: VC & investment trends in digital health

• Wed, 21 Nov @18:00: Keys to sustainable & responsible growth

• Wed, 21 Nov @18:30: Wtf is JavaScript?

• Thu, 22 Nov @8:00: V Ship2B Impact Forum: Purpose and Disruption

• Fri, 23 Nov @11:00: How the communication technology has evolved in the Automotion sector

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Auvik is recruiting a:

• - DevOps Developer

• - Software Developer

• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer

• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is looking for a Freelance Tech Writer (Native English)

• Prestalo is recruiting a Management Trainee

• HPS GesundheitsCloud is hiring a:

• - Sr. Android Developer

• - Sr. iOS Developer

• OneCoWork is looking for a:

• - Community Associate

See the full job board here.