Hello and happy Monday!

Today's main headlines:

• Wallbox debuts on NYSE with €1.26B valuation

• Glovo to go public with €2B+ in 2022?

• Hyperloop getting real?

This week is a short one with 12 Oct (Tue) being a bank holiday so a good time to do some planning 📅. Tech events are slowly picking up post-summer so make sure to check the event section at the end of this newsletter and plan your calendar to not miss out and cry later... (we have warned you!)

Amongst our favorites, Startup Grind is rolling out their ever-popular events in both Mataro (14 Oct) & Barcelona (20 Oct) this month. These events usually sell-out fast so I'd recommend to book now!

And if you haven't heard yet, Barcelona International Community Day on 23 Oct (Saturday) is the must-see event for all you expats and internationals out there. It's free, so no excuses not to come! If you're still undecided, then check our summary on why it's a big deal here. ➡️ Save your date & space now!

Have a great week!

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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Wallbox goes public on the NYSE with a €1.26B valuation

• Corporate e-learning platform Homuork gets acquired by Canadian company LCI Education

• Medtech firm Mediktor gets €11M

• Fruit and vegetable online trade platform Consentio gets €4.5M

• Fintech company Flanks receives €2.3M

• Legal-operations software startup Bigle Legal nets €2M

• SaaS startup Taclia closes a pre-series A investment round of €1M

• Music edtech platform Aulart closes a €800K investment round

• NaaS firm Neutroon lands €530K to boost 5G and private LTE connection

Barcelona startup news

• Glovo is apparently exploring going public next year with a €2B+ valuation

• Glovo & Colvin join forces for flower delivery

• TravelPerk acquired travel sustainability consultancy firm Susterra & aims to integrate their tech in the next months

• Weecover wins fintech and insurtech category at South Summit 2021

• Red Points co-founder launches RepScan, a tool that helps users improve their online reputation by enhancing the positive and removing the negative

• 44 segundos launches the first smart neighborhood communities in Spain

• Catalan startups Deep Detection winners and Indu-Eye second at Santander X Spain Award 2021

• Overview of the fintech startups from the first batch of Barcelona-based F10 Spain Incubation Program

Spanish investment news

• Spanish startups have raised a total of €3B this year; a new record

• Madrid-based apartment rental platform Spotahome closes €25M financing round

• Madrid corporate meeting & events platform Troop gets €6.8M

• Madrid energy startup Ezzing solar closes €4.6M round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• FOND-ICO launches €750M budget & new call for applications for funds to promote the investment in Spanish companies

• ENISA's Digital Entrepreneurs Line will allocate up to €51M to promote female digital entrepreneurship

• Javier Rubió, co-founder of Nauta Capital, launches €6M Barlon Capital to invest in new companies

• Startupxplore launches a new vertical that focuses on investment in technology transfer projects related to universities

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• South Summit 2021 rewards the most innovative startups in nine verticals

• Catalan town Sabadell opens call for Cafè Aventura: IX Fòrum d'Emprenedoria; apply until 15 Oct

• Talavera Open Future is a new program that aims to select 6 ideas with a view to turn them into future companies that will be based in Castilla-La-Mancha; apply until 15 Oct

• BIHUB and Allianz launch Alliannz startup challenge to foster innovation in sports performance; apply until 25 Oct

• Climbspot is a new Madrid-based "work for equity" incubator

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Laura Urquizu: president and CEO of Red Points

• SolarMente: renewable and solar energy company

• Ukio: turnkey apartment rentals for nomads

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• Catalonia drops two places and is now ranked the 6th city in Spain in terms of numbers of companies per 1.000 citizens

• Estonian tech company Veriff opens Barcelona Tech Hub

• Barcelona Supercomputing Center inaugurates its new corporate HQ

• BCN3D launches new 3D printer cloud management technology

Tech news in Spain:

• Iberdrola launches Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub in Spain

• Scaleups in Spain created 8.8K jobs directly and 285K indirectly according to latest report

• Vodafone follows its competitors in launching launch its own energy product

• Cabify bolts on grocery deliveries in Spain with Lola Market tie-up

• Repsol targets rapid 1.9GW hydrogen rollout by 2030

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spanish tax authorities have only collected 10% of their expected tax income from the “Google Tax” so far this year

• Spanish government greenlights draft budget with record public spending

• Spain approves COVID booster shot for over 70s

• Spain to give 250€ monthly bonus to help young people pay rent

Good Reads

• “Barcelona is very attractive to startups because of its talent pool”, Alexander Osterwalder

• Report: Economic impact of scaleups in Spain

• Top 10 most attractive Spanish startups to work at according to Linkedin

• Spanish startup Zeleros details how Elon Musk's global hyperloop network could work & how much it would cost

• 3 Spanish entrepreneurs who created successful startups in LA, NY & Singapore share thoughts on what it takes to make Spain a better place for startups

• The future of mobility: technology, accessibility and sustainability; by Ship2B [ES]

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Rosa Siles, director at Andalucía Emprende

• Interview with Sergio Barrio, CEO at Meeting Doctors

• Video: Alex Huertas (Co-founder @ Northweek) at Startup Grind Mataró

• Video: Catalonia’s Clusters Day: Jay Coen and the B Corp movement

Great Events

This wek:

• Wed, 13 Oct @18:30: SEAT Esports Talks: Opportunities and challenges of a new ecosystem [ES]

• Thu , 14 Oct @18:30: Startup Grind Mataró hosts Ricard Bonastre (CEO & Co-founder @ ByRatings) [ES]

• Thu , 14 Oct @18:00: Technology, communication & business [ES]

Upcoming:

• 18 Oct: Mobility Institute Talks: Mobility Leaders

• 20 Oct: Startup Grind BCN hosts Netta Gilon (ex-COO @ Playtika)

• 21 Oct: TDD4FUTURE

• 23 Oct: Barcelona International Community Day 2021

• 25 Oct: Afterwork CASA SEAT: present and future of the electric car

• 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

• eDreams is hiring a Strategy Director

• Unnax is recruiting a Client Support Engineer

• TravelPerk is looking for a CRM Marketing Manager

• GetWith is hiring a Head of Design

• CodeOp is recruiting several instructor & IT roles

• Finch & Beak is hiring a Business Consultant Sustainability

• Opticks is looking for a Customer Success Manager

• Camaloon is recruiting a Marketing Manager

• Revolut is hiring a Senior Recruiter - Product

• Netcentric is looking for several IT positions