Hello and happy Monday - we hope you had a great weekend! A quick note before we dive it: It's the end of an era - after nearly 8 years, Julián Vinué is stepping down as the MD of Wayra Barcelona to support the digital transformation of enterprise clients at Telefonica. It also means a dynamic new opportunity has just opened up for the right candidate. Learn more about the role of Hub Manager @Wayra here.

Catalunya Emprèn - Program For Local Entrepreneurs

Catalunya Emprèn is a program run by the Government of Catalonia that promotes public and private actions of value for entrepreneurs. The initiative focuses on the promotion of entrepreneurship by boosting the creation, growth and success of new companies. This includes a kind of businesses, including SMEs, social startups, science-based company, creative firms as well as corporates. Find out how they can help your company here.

12 Nov - Sports Innovation Day by INDESUP!

INDESCAT has everything ready for the Sports Innovation Day (3rd edition of the Entrepreneur Day in Sports by INDESUP!), which will be held on Tue, Nov 12 at the Auditorium of the Barcelona School of Management at UPF. The event will also feature a Sports Investment Forum, a matchmaking between entrepreneurs and already established companies and a startup fair. Learn more and register here.

14 Nov - Startup Grind BCN hosts Signaturit's CEO

Next week Startup Grind is featuring the CEO of high-growth startup Signaturit. Discover the secrets of their success during the fireside chat and take advantage of the open-mic & networking opportunities. Get 40% off your ticket with the code: barcinnorocks

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

Startup & Investment News

Investment news

• Barcelona fintech startup ID Finance has raised €5M on Crowdcube so far & already exceed their funding target by 2x - the campaign is still open

• Catalan startup Ulabox get a €1M participatory loan

• Cledara, a UK-based startup launched by Catalan entrepreneur Cristina Vila Vives, lands €835K

• Catalan startup Volava secures a €750K funding round

• Barcelona-based startup Able Human Motion receives €700K

• Spanish startup Neki closes a €230K funding round

Startups news

• Barcelona-based logistics company Method Logistics set to reach €18M in revenues in 2019

• Glovo to invest €5M in Egypt as they aim to reach a 50% market share in the country within 18 months

• Catalan food tech startup Natural Machines selected for Japanese acceleration program Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka

• Barcelona-based proptech startup Housfy to create a spin-off to provide mortgages

• Catalan firm WeSmartPark introduces its app in 85 parking stations in Latin America

• Popular marketplace app Wallapop might have been hacked as the company asks all users to change their passwords amidst 'suspicious activity'

• Homelike expects to have over 5,000 apartments available for companies to rent in Spain

• Chimpy launches power-bank-renting service in Barcelona so you never run out of smartphone battery again

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Spanish group AXIS launches twelfth edition of Fond-ICO & opens call

• Banco Santander increases capital in Santander InnoVentures by €27M

• Overview of the startups that Mercadona & Lanzadera president Juan Roig has invested in

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• DayOne Caixabank opens call for 13th edition of ‘Premios Emprendedor XXI’; startups can apply until 4th of Dec

• Julian Vinue is leaving Warya after 8 years at the helm

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Holaluz: the €100M startup helping people & firms to save money while switching to green energy providers

• Novameat: a food tech startup that 3D-prints vegan steaks

• Sens Solutions: IoT technology to track air quality in hospitals

Tech News

• Videogame company King opens new headquarters in Barcelona with 600 employees and capacity to increase workforce by 10%

• - Here is a look behind the scenes of the new office

• American company Printful opens new fulfillment center in Barcelona and creates 60 new jobs

• Port of Barcelona to invest €60M+ in the electrification of piers

• FIFA turns FC Barcelona’s Nou Camp Stadium into a Football Laboratory

• The Hermitage of Barcelona's future is still up in the air as the plans for this new museum await three independent reports by the city before getting any potential green-light

• Catalonia attracts the most tourists in Spain once again with 15,6M people visiting the region in the first nine months of the year, a 0.6% increase

Telco news in Spain:

• Telefónica plans to centralize HR to become more efficient

• MasMovil increases revenues by 17% to €1.2B in first three quarters of the year

• - MasMovil is also considering to shut down some of its cheapest low cost brands after rising competition

• Orange revenues in Spain fell by 2.5% in the third quarter of the year due to increased price competition

Tech news in Spain:

• Spanish airline group IAG acquires Air Europe for €1B

• AWS to open new infrastructure region consisting of multiple data centers in Spain

• - Amazon CTO Werner Vogels provides more details here

• Cabify appeals VTC regulation ruling once again

• The European Investment Bank Group and Banco Santander to provide €1.9B to small businesses in Spain

• US investment firm HIG Capital joins race to purchase El Corte Inglés' IT branch

• LaLiga TV revenues set to pass €2B this year amidst a 10% growth

• Microsoft's GitHub blocks Catalan protest app

Political & economic news in Spain:

• Barcelona suspends licenses to open new gambling and betting premises

• The Catalan economy is estimated to grow by 1.8% this year, less than Spain's average (1.9%) and Madrid's figures (2.6%)

• AICCP warns that Spain needs to invest €18.3B per year to revamp public infrastructure to ensure safety

Good Reads

• 5 reasons why Barcelona is one of the world’s leading smart cities

• Women in management positions in Spain - still a long way to go to reach equality

• "MDPs have “commoditised” corporate FX & crushed profit margins. It’s time to leverage new automation technology to recapture value", Philippe Gelis, Kantox CEO

• Avoid These 38 SEO Fails to Increase Your Chances of Ranking

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Video interview by Itnig with Factorial Product Director Cesar Migueláñez

• Podcast with Alex Huertas, co-founder at Northweek on Lunes Inspiradores

Great Events

This Week

• Mon-Thu, 4-7 Dec: VMworld 2019

• Tue, 5 Dec @18:30: Barcelona Startup Office Hours: Get Business Advice from Experts EN + ES

• Tue-Sat, 5-9 Dec: MIRA ¤ SON Estrella Galicia Digital Arts Festival

• Wed, 6 Nov @19:00: How to go back to the office with a black belt in growth - with Adelina Peltea, VP of Growth at Holded

• Thu, 7 Dec @18:30: Information Session of the Founder Institute Barcelona

• Fri-Sat, 8-9 Dec: 6th ADCE European Creativity Festival: 'People for Tomorrow'

• Sat, 9 Dec @09:00: We Code

Next Week

• Mon-Fri, 11-15 Nov: Iberomericano Congress in Cyberpsychology

• Tue, 12 Nov @09:30: Sports Innovation Day

• Wed, 13 Nov @18:30: B-Boost: the 7 keys to financial success

• Thu, 14 Nov @09:00: Soft Skills Summit

• Thu, 14 Nov @18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Juan Zamora (Signaturit)

• Thu, 14 Nov @18:00: RecruITech Barcelona

• Thu, 14 Nov @19:00: Wild Code School Opening Party

• Fri, 15 Nov @19:30: TALK IT ALPHA #1: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

See the full event calendar here.

Thu, 14 Nov @09:00: Soft Skills Summit

Soft Skills Summit

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Cien is looking for a Sales Performance Consultant

• Arbolus is hiring a Community Associate

• OneCoWork is recruiting a Junior Accountant and a Community Associate

• Be.Green is looking for a Chief Executive Officer

See the full job board here.