Hello and happy Monday! It's a short September week with la Diada around the corner. Here's what you need to know to make the most of it!

Startup Grind BCN hosts Chad West (Revolut)

Next Tuesday (Sept 17th) Startup Grind is hosting Chad West, the CMO of hyper-growth fintech startup Revolut. Discover the secrets of their success during the fireside chat and, of course, you’ll enjoy the typical open-mic session & networking opportunities too to make friends as well as business connections. Secure your ticket now with a 40% discount by using the code: barcinnorocks

European Blockchain Convention Barcelona

Don’t miss the 3rd European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona on Jan 20-21! The convention has secured its place on the European tech calendar as the leading blockchain conference gathering 600+ attendees from all over Europe and 50+ world-class speakers to discuss real use cases, the present and the future of Blockchain. Save 20% with the code BARCINNO-MEMBERS - valid until 15th of September.

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

Startup & Investment News

Investment news

• US network routing firm Volta Networks, which has a development office in Barcelona, lands a $5M investment

• Barcelona startup Aquí tu Reforma raises €650K

• Catalan startup Typs receives a €600K investment from Banco Sabadell, EncomendaSmart Capital and the ICF

• Basque pension fund entity acquires stake in Barcelona startup Holaluz

M&A news

• Barcelona startup weSAVEeat, an app working to prevent food waste, has been acquired by Danish startup Too Good To Go for an undisclosed fee

Startups news

• Catalan startup Glovo boosted revenues by 268% to €52M in 2018, but also operated at a €47M loss during rapid expansion

• Barcelona startup Novameat is developing equipment capable of 3D printing meatless steaks

• Catalan startup Indianes creates biodegradables shoes made of banana fibre

• Catalan startup Scytl might get selected by Spanish Government to manage electoral counts again

• Executives of Spanish startups Housers and Simyo launch Fundsy, a new neobank

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Spanish VC Axon Partners Group to close Aurora fund in October, they have raised €100M so far and want to reach €150M

• Spanish equity crowdfunding platform SociosInversores raised €3M for 10 firms in 2019, set to reach €6M by end of year

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Catalonia Trade & Investment opens call for Road To Barcelona, a 6-month program aimed at foreign startups

• Spanish incubator & accelerator Lanzadera has just welcomed 49 new companies across its different programs

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• BitPhy: automated advisory service for the retail sector via big data & ML tools

• Burüburan: the world's first flip flop dryer

• DiHola: the API that connects devices with just one gesture

• Hireflix: the startup that automates video interviews to save time and money

• Reby: the kicksharing startup launched by the former Fever-founder

• SAALG Geomechanics: the software that reduces the cost of public work by up to 50%

Tech News

• French marketplace ManoMano is set to hire 60 talents for its Barcelona office which currently employs around 20 people

• Barcelona - ​​a magnet for the health entrepreneurs around the world

• Barcelona is building 12 shipping container flats for the poor to help tackle its social housing crisis

• Schneider Electric announces top teams that will go to Barcelona for Go Green Finals

• A Tale Of Two Smart-Ish Cities (One is Barcelona)

Newsworthy tech stories affecting all of Spain:

• Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona hires 200 IT engineers and plans to contract 200 more

• Atlético Madrid is launching a fan token 

Good Reads

• Barcelona and the GovTech hype. A winning combination?

• How 21 Buttons works, the best example of Fashion Social Selling (Podcast)

• How to succeed in crowdfunding, according to the Catalan maker of the world’s most crowdfunded shoe

Good Videos

• Origins of Hawkers and ByHours

Great Events

This Week

• Tue, 10 Sep @19:00: #OpenUXER: Service Design Executive Barcelona

• Wed-Fri, 11-13 Sep: Future Music Forum

• Thu, 12 Sep @18:30: Proven strategies to get customers for your startup

• Thu, 12 Sep @19:00: Fuckup Nights Barcelona | September 2019 (Vol. XXII)

• Thu-Fri, 12-13 Sep: API Days Barcelona

• Fri, 13 Sep @13:30: How to select IT candidates in a competitive market

Next Week

• Tue, 17 Sep @15:00: Hacking Health: Artificial Pancreas Meet-up in Barcelona

• Tue, 17 Sep @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Chad West (Revolut)

• Wed, 18 Sep @09:00: European Funds And Programs For Social Enterprises

• Wed, 18 Sep @18:30: Barcelona Global 7th Hola Barcelona! Cocktail

• Thu, 19 Sep @19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs #37 With Demium

• Thu-Fri, 19-20 Sep: Finance 4.0

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

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.