Hello and happy Monday!

We have some BIG events taking place around the city and thanks to Barcinno you can grab exclusive discounts on tickets:

STARTUP WEEKEND BARCELONA - NOV 16-18

Have a great idea for a new company that you've been itching test? Startup Weekend Barcelona could connect you with the right team, expert guidance and investment to make it a reality. Don't believe me, just ask Kantox how Startup Weekend worked out for them. Secure your ticket at a 20% discount with the code: Barcinno. Still not convinced? You can read more about the event here.

STARTUP GRIND BARCELONA - NOV 14

This week also brings the ever-popular Startup Grind Barcelona Conference. Connect with key players in the startup ecosystem and learn from the best by securing your ticket with a 50% discount using the exclusive Barcinno members code: BarcinnoRocks 

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Beezy closes a €1,5M investment round

• Spanish startup Woom Fertility raises €900K

• Spain-based startup NuMat Medtech lands €530K

• Catalan startup FreeOx Biotech receives a €500K investment

• Barcelona startup Hireflix secures a €300K investment round

• Catalan startup Kasaz opens a €250K crowdfunding round

• Barcelona firm Boxmotions opens €240K crowdfunding round

• Catalan company MPM Software has been acquired by Italian firm Kirey

• Barcelona innovation consulting firm Ideafoster is acquired by Latin American firm Canvia

• Startup university Harbour.Space to open new campus in Port Olimpic Barcelona

• Typeform appoints current COO Kim Lecha as new CEO while cofounders Robert Muñoz & David Okuniev step down

• Catalan startup Holded rents a new office in Barcelona

• Innomads, part of Barcelona firm Forcadell, plans to invest €50-250K in 30 proptech startups in the next five years

• Euroleague Basketball opens call for their Tech Challenge and is looking for startups with sports industry solutions

• Spanish VC & accelerator program TheVentureCity updates their conditions (investment of €100,000 for a 6% stake)

• Barcelona VC Inveready is ranked amongst the 5% best risk capital managers in Europe by return generated

• The 58 companies selected to participate in the MWC 2019 within the Spanish Pavilion

• Spanish Start-up Ecosystem Analysis — October 2018

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Sinmaletas: the startup that takes luggage worries off your plate

• - Takhys: reducing incident response time by 80%

• - Ulabox: CEO Jaume Gomà gives some insight into their success

Tech News

• The Barcelona SciTech DiploHub was launched last week, and here's all you need to know about the project

• Barcelona strengthens it's position as a global tech center:

• - Videogame giant Ubisoft, which already employs 130+ employees in the region, is to open a new development centre in Catalonia

• - Spanish fashion brand Mango is set to launch a new digital innovation centre in Barcelona that will house 800 employees

• - Airbnb set to launch new office in Barcelona to house their 800 person customer service team that will be run by CPM

• Several investors are looking into acquiring Catalan pharma company Euromed, valued at €200M, from US VC Riverside

• Spanish firm SEAT reveals new e-scooter designed with Segway

• CEMEX Ventures and NEINOR team up to improve the construction & real estate development industries

• Zara goes online in 100+ countries and the share price soars

• El Corte Inglés opens Aliexpress popup store in their shopping center

• Spanish regulator CNMC demands the Spanish Government and the Bank of Spain to cut down on excessive legal barriers to make it easier for new fintech startups to launch

• Best ranked Spanish bank apps according to Google Playstore

Good Reads

• 16 brilliant Barcelona start-ups to watch in 2018, by Silicon Republic

• Looking at the Spanish tech ecosystem from an international perspective, by Peter Specht from VC Creandum

• Spain would benefit from a sunnier view of tech

• 'When to sell your startup? Better to worry if it's too early than regret having done it too late', Lucas Carné, CEO Privalia

• How to measure user engagement and growth

• Europe’s most influential women in the startup & VC space

Great Events This Week

• Tue, 13 Nov @9:00: Día del Emprendedor en Deporte

• Tue, 13 Nov @17:30: Tableau Event: Party With Your Data

• Tue-Thu, 13-15 Nov: Smart Mobility Congress

• Tue-Thu, 13-15 Nov: SwitchMed Connect 2018

• *Wed, 14 Nov @8:00: Startup Grind Barcelona Conference 2018*

• Thu, 15 Nov @19:00: How Design Can Improve Patient Engagement and Behavior Change

• *Fri-Sun, 16-18 Nov: Barcelona Startup Weekend*

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Digital marketing agency Bourbon Creative is looking for a Freelance Tech Writer (Native English)

• Prestalo is recruiting a Management Trainee

• HPS GesundheitsCloud is hiring a:

• - Sr. Android Developer

• - Sr. iOS Developer

• OneCoWork is looking for a:

• - Community Associate

See the full job board here.