Hello and happy Monday!

Today's main headlines:

• Psquared gets €40M

• LaLiga sells 10% stake for $3B

• Enisa launches €98.5M loan scheme for SMEs

Barcinno Special: Are incubators worth it? - Part V: Marketing & Networking

In order to achieve success with developing a noteworthy startup, you must consider all parts of the puzzle.

In the fifth part of this series, Elliot Locke debriefs about his startup’s incubator journey, but more specifically the topics of content marketing, building trust and growing your network. He also walks you through how to prepare for a demo day and what it’s like pitching to a new audience.

Read more here.

To explore the other parts of his journey, use the links below.

• Part I: Great Expectations

• Part II: Back to School

• Part III: Design Thinking

• Part IV: Legal and Fundraising

Have a great week and see you out there!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona Proptech Psquared closes a €40M investment

• Sharing economy platform Biboss lands €200K to expand

• Music tech startup Odisei Music raises €100K+ via crowdfunding on Indiegogo

Barcelona startup news

• Foodtech Glovo announced plans to hire up to 2,000 riders as employees

• Sharify partners with Revel to collaborate in the reopening of New York City

• Online entrepreneurship school Founderz welcomes Oryon Universal as lead investor

Spanish startup news

• Madrid-based startup Qlip lands €3.5M

• Spanish MaaS startup Meep gets €3M

• Madrid video game startup UnusuAll gets €3M

• Madrid-based firm Gstock receives €600K

• Valencian firm Wonderfood Bio nets €80K via Startupxplore

• Madrid company BITSPHI Diagnosis secures an undisclosed funding round with Bullnet Capital 

• Spanish startup MissCar close €300K financing round to accelerate its growth

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Enisa launches Líneas 2021 with €98.5M available to finance SMEs & innovative firms; companies can get loans of €25K-€1.5M

• LaLiga agreed to sell a 10% stake to CVC Capital Partners for $3B

• BBVA participates in the €190M round of embedded finance provider Solarisbank

• VC firm Portobello capital acquires Legálitas

• Castilla y Leon investment firm Sodical has formalized 6 new investments

• Ex-managers of Miura partners launch Workerbee, a new venture capital fund

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Registration period for the 3rd edition of the Porcinnova program extended; apply until 31 Aug

• TIS opens the call for the Tourism Innovation Awards 2021; apply until 30 Sep

• Repsol announced the name of seven new startup that will join its corporate accelerator program

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• The Predictive Company: making ACs smart & saving up to 50%

• Chiara Fraser: making a startup in Barcelona 

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• Barcelona Tech City gradually increases its presence in different parts of the city with headquarters and thematic 'hubs'

• Catalan bank Caixabank revises up costs savings from Bankia acquisition

• Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water according to a study by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya·BarcelonaTech

Tech news in Spain:

• Telco firm Másmóvil successfully achieved the takeover bid for Euskaltel

• Mutua Madrileña purchases mobility platforms ElParking and Imbric

• Checktobuild wins the Entrepreneurship World Cup in Spain

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spain's Supreme Court accepted an appeal made by Cabify in latest edition of ‘taxi wars’

Good Reads

• Top 10 hottest startups in Barcelona (by Wired)

• Barcelona paving the way: are solar sidewalks a viable way to decarbonise our cities?

• 2021 Summer Reading List on Open Banking

• State of change: How AI, automation, and algorithms are reshaping e-commerce logistics

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Is it easy to raise money? (Itnig podcast)

• Interview with Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit, founder & cEO at MarsBased

Great Events

This week:

• Summer ☀️

Upcoming:

• 16-18 Nov: Smart City Expo World Congress

• 24-26 Nov: VIII S2B Impact Forum

See the full event calendar here & add your event here.

Jobs

• Bigle Legal is looking for a Marketing Manager

• Ethikos 3.0 is hiring a Marketing Director

• Colvin is recruiting a Product Manager - B2B Marketplace

• Red Points is hiring a Product Marketing Manager

• algofy is looking for a Google Ads Specialist

• Netcentric is recruiting several IT positions

• Verse is hiring a Product Manager