Hello and welcome to the final Barcinno update of 2018. We'll take a short hiatus over the holiday break and be back in January. Here are some things to keep an eye on while you're sipping your mulled wine:

IQS Fest 2019 is back on January 24th with an entire day-long conference devoted to industrial startups. Check out their teaser video here.

OneCoWork is opening their 3rd location in the Gótico, directly next to La Catedral de Barcelona, in Spring. Come work alongside Tesla and N26 in Barcelona's fastest growing coworking community. Anyone seeking new office space, event venues or corporate partnerships is encouraged to get in touch.

The Bourbon & Barcinno team is seeking a new content creator / proofreader for both client work and internal projects. Both full-time and freelance candidates are encouraged to apply here.

Ok, that's it from me. Have a healthy and happy holiday break and we'll see you in the new year!

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Ledmotive closes a €1.85M investment round

• Spanish luxury watch marketplace Chronoexpert raises €800K

• Barcelona startup Wayalia receives a €500K investment

• Spanish fintech firm Afterbanks gets a €360K investment

• Barcelona startup Catevering secures a €100K investment

• Catalan startup Housfy and Tinsa join forces to offer a digital valuation services for homes

• Barcelona startup Glovo lures talent from Uber to build up their engineering team

• Ship2B has several open calls for 2019 acceleration programs

• Conector opens two new calls for its programs in Barcelona and Madrid

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Indianes: sustainable & ecofriendly footwear from Barcelona

• - Match Mode: first freelance marketplace in the fashion sector

• - Venvirotech: the startup that makes bioplastic with bacteria

Tech News

• Barcelona ranked fourth city in Europe in regards to attracting most investment in startups

• Barcelona ranked in 30 of the most exciting start-up cities and hubs in Europe by Silicon Republic

• Nespresso to open an ecommerce hub in Barcelona in February

• Barcelona Digital Talent:a new public-private project aimed at turning Barcelona into a digital talent capital

• Catalan entrepreneurship: Barcelona's startup concentration is 270% higher than what would correspond to their GDP

• FC Barcelona wins the 2018 SportTechie Award

• - FC Barcelona’s digital director is targeting dedicated fans with new products

• A municipal waste-picking robot is being tested in Barcelona

• Catalan entrepreneur Carlos Abellan was included in the European MIT Technology Review list of the 35 Innovators Under 35

• Bank of Spain lowers ecomic growth forecasts for 2018 to 2.5%

• Barcelona and Madrid keep Spain at the top of the global MICE industry

• Barcelona Tech City and Telefónica bring 5G closer to entrepreneurs

• Movistar launches new packages in Spain that include Netflix

Good Reads

• A city reinvented: How Barcelona is leading the smart city revolution

• Payment Innovation Hub: overview of Barcelona's fintech hub

• How Europe’s fastest-growing software startup TravelPerk hires, fires and tracks down giant monkeys

• 'The dark side of creativity', Nacho Gil, Product Designer at Ontruck

Great Events This Week

• Tue, 18 Dec @8:30: Esmorzar de Finançament: De què parlem els CFOs?

• Tue, 18 Dec @19:00: Convierte el entorno VUCA en tu ventaja competitiva

• Wed, 19 Dec @17:30: 5GBarcelona: A strategic partnership to transform Barcelona into a 5G Digital Innovation Hub

• Wed-Fri, 19-21 Dec @10:00: 2018 International Conference on Education Technology Management

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)

• OneCoWork is looking for a:

• - Community Associate

See the full job board here.