Good morning, we hope you had a nice weekend.

While this lockdown seems to continue, a growing number of local startups have announced significant funding rounds. Let's get right into it.

Have a great week and take care of yourselves.

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona startup Onna closes €25M investment round

• Catalan startup Wallbox completes second tranche of €23M series A investment

• Barcelona-based CUBIQ FOODS gets €5M for its sustainable fat alternatives

• Catalan startup ZeCardio raises €800K via Capital Cell

• Barcelona startup Droplite opens €600K funding round 

Barcelona Startup news

• Catalan startup Validated ID offers free digital signatures during lockdown period

• Barcelona-based Novameat has entered the pork alternative space with a 3D printed plant-based pork muscle cut

• Catalan startup Sharify pivots during lockdown to connect Spaniards through online events

• Barcelona energy startup Holaluz grows revenues by 28% to reach €58.9M, triples EBITDA loss in Q4 2019

• Barcelona startup Scytl continue to struggle financially, with possible sale or liquidation bankruptcy on the table

Spanish investment news

• Madrid accounting tech startup Anfix gets €4M+

• Valencian-based SaaS startup Sales Layer raises €3.5M

• Madrid firm Corify Care lands €1M

• Zaragoza startup TUUP closes a €150K investment round

• Madrid fintech Ninty Nine, a zero-commission online broker, closes a undisclosed seed round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Target Global has a €1M ‘super seed’ pot incoming to switch on laid off tech talent in Spain during COVID-19

• Juan Roig increases support for startups by doubling investmetn in Lanzadera to €10M per year

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• ICEX' Rising UP in Spain supports the development of innovative projects of 15 international startups

• B-Value announces 11 finalists, including 5 Catalan projects, for 4th edition of its innovation program aimed at social sector

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Doctoralia: online medical consultation platform with over 180K affiliated health professionals

• Sycai Technologies: artificial intelligence at the service of medicine

Tech News

• Barcelona asks Spanish Government to move to a ‘partial’ phase 1

• Nissan Motor to close its plant in Catalonia

• T-Systems and IBM secure €95M contract to provide service for Center for Telecommunication and Information Technology of the Generalitat

Tech news in Spain:

• Itete Conecta and Citibox to install 36K smart mailboxes in Barelona and Madrid

• Vodafone Spain’s 5G coverage already reaches 21 cities

• BBVA donates 400K masks to coronavirus fight in Spain

Politics & Economics

• Spanish economy minister calls for common EU response to airline crisis

Good Reads

• A look at Catalan startups that have raised money during the pandemic

• European fintechs: where are your female execs?

• Common sense in Venture Capital

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Luis Cabiedes from Cabiedes & Partners

• Interview with Spanish VC firms (Nauta, Inveready, Encomenda and Lanai Partners) about the current status of the market

• Interview with David Martin from TradeInn (by Marketing4Ecommerce)

Great Events

This Week:

• Tue, 19 May @13:00: IQS Tech Factory Talk Series with Simone Van Neerven, Innovation Catalyst at Chanel & Founder of reBella

• Tue, 19 May @17:00: DXC Live: Product Stories from Spotify and SpareBank 1

• Tue, 19 May @18:00: Startup Grind BCN hosts Scott Eddy

Next Week:

• Tue, 26 May @17:00: DXC Live. Product Stories from N26 and Tourlane

• Tue, 26 May @18:00: Leadership & strategy to navigate the international market, with Malin Holmberg (Partner @ Target Global)

• Tue, 26 May @19:30: PitchSLAP – Get your pitch checked!

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

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Vocdoni is hiring a remote Front-End Developer (Flutter Development)

• Bourbon Creative is looking for an English-language freelance writer for tech industry topics

See the full job board here & add your job post here.