Hello & happy Monday! We hope you had a nice summer break are ready to crush the second half of the weirdest year ever.

We're back from our brief summer haitus as well so there is a lot to catch you up on. Before jumping into the news, let's recap some upcoming September events:

European Blockchain Convention Virtual - September 21-22nd

European Blockchain Convention Virtual becomes the meeting point of the blockchain industry this year in Europe. Learn from 100 world-class speakers and connect with 1.500 attendees. Save 30% by using the code BARCINNOEBC at the check-out (valid until 16th of September) 

WIRED Health:Tech - September 22nd

WIRED Health: Tech explores some of the most compelling technological advances driving the future of patient care. This virtual conference will gather fascinating disruptors in health, medicine and science to investigate the direct impact of COVID-19, as well as the trends that the pandemic has accelerated. The programme covers artificial intelligence, telehealth, surgical robotics and next-gen systems, and addresses the need for smarter supply chains, remote friendly surgical systems and self-tracking software. Get 10% off your ticket with the code: BARCINNO10

Have a great week and take care of yourselves!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona health tech startup IOMED raises €2M

• Barcelona proptech startup ProntoPiso gets €1.6M

• Barcelona insurtech Bulldoc, a newly launched startup, gets €150K

• Catalan firm Lleida.net is looking to get listed on the US OTCQX stock market

Barcelona Startup news

• Barcelona fintech startup Pagantis gets acquired by Australian firm Afterpay for over €50M

• Delivery Hero's stake in Glovo increases to 26% after its latest investments in the company in the past months

• Barcelona & SF startup GitDuck took part in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 demo day

• OfferUp and letgo combine marketplaces following the acquisition of the Barcelona startup

• Barcelona hotel operation platform chartOk featured amongst 8 travel innovators to watch by Travel Massive

• Barcelona startup collaboration: How Glovo uses TravelPerk to scale their global business

• South Summit announces 100 startups that will parcitipate in this year's edition, 38 firms are from Catalonia

Spanish investment news

• Basque startup Voovio Technologies gets €15M

• Madrid-based e-scooter startup Movo lands €13M

• Madrid fintech Lana raises €10.5M

• Madrid-based eSports club Wygers receives €620K

• Madrid startup idealista could be acquired from Apax Partners by KKR and EQT for up to €1.2B

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Telefonica acquires Valencia cybersecurity consultancy Govertis

• Atresmedia invested over €50M into startups up until today

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Antai Venture Builder plans to incubate 6 startups this year

• SeedRocket is looking for startups to participate in its XXIV campus; apply until 28 Sep

• Kunsen is also looking for health startups to participate in its accelerator program, which aims to invest up to €100K in five startups; apply until 1 Oct 

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Made of Genes: personalized healthcare for unique people

• Mitto Card: credit card for the conscious consumer

• Volava: fitness platform for unlimited workouts from home

Tech News

• Barcelona's local government is exploring an "Amazon tax" for ecommerce fims based on the usage of public space, traffic and pollution

• US firm Birchbox to open operations center in Barcelona

• An electric battery manufacturer is open to invest €3.5B in Nissan's plant in Catalonia which could create 3.000 direct jobs and 18.000 indirect jobs in the region

• Barcelona firm Grifols acquires remaining stake in Alkahest, a Silicon Valley-based biopharma company, for €123M

• Motorycle and e-bike sharing startup Scoot shuts down Barcelona operations, lays off 50 employees

• European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona reinvents itself to remain the benchmark blockchain congress in Europe

Tech news in Spain:

• Telefonica to roll out 5G, covering 75% of the population, before the end of this year

• 17 scooter sharing companies left the Spanish market

• Bankia and CaixaBank in €17B merger talks

Politics, Legal & Economics

• The Government and social agents will continue working this week on the closure of a new the regulations that will regulate teleworking in Spain

Good Reads

• Is Spain the most startup-y country in the world?

• Overview of the Spanish edtech market

• Summer Reading List For All Things Open Banking and PSD2

• How can blockchain make self-sovereign identities possible?

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Laura Urquizu, CEO of RedPoints

• Interview with Federico Travella, CEO at NoviCap

• Interview with Josep Navajo, CEO at Delvy

• Interview with Juan Rodríguez, CEO de Camaloon (Part 1, Part 2)

Great Events

Upcoming:

• Tue, 8 Sep @17:00: Ask me Anything” Q&A Session with with Alvaro Moya, Seasoned CTO

• Thu, 10 Sep @19:00: Pitch to Investors at Itnig

• Thu-Fri, 17-18 Sep: BASE Conference 2020

• Mon-Tue, 21-22 Sep: European Blockchain Convention Virtual

• Tue, 22 Sep @08:30: WIRED Health:Tech

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