Good morning, we hope you had a nice weekend. It seems there's a glimmer of light as we start a new week. Finally, after more than 5 weeks under the strictest lockdown in Europe, Spain's 7 million children will be allowed to go oustide again.

Hopefully, we'll see further reducing of lockdown restrictions in the weeks ahead and can start slowly allowing people back to work. Nevertheless, innovation keeps marching on and it's inspiring to see so many people adapt their skills to fight the pandemic and support their fellow citizens.

Have a great week and take care of yourselves.

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona life-science startup Pulmobiotics gets €2M

• Barcelona-based fintech startup Polaroo closes a €1M investment round

Barcelona Startup news

• Glovo is looking to raise additional funds

• EV charger startup Wallbox is producing protective face shields for their team and hospitals in Barcelona

• Barcelona startups Submer NextGen Datacenters, ColorSensing, Allread Machine Learning Technologies and Dinbeat selected as finalists for Lánzate

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• CDTI approves €2.2M investment into four impact projects aimed at solving COVID-19 challenges

• Wayra invests in US SaaS firm TransparentBusiness to manage teams remotely

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Banco Sabadell launches the third edition of BStartup Health; health startups can apply until the 20th of May

• 25 Spanish startups amongst 50 finalists for Cleantech Camp

• Register your project for the 19th edition of the Everis Global Awards

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Filmarket Hub: Online marketplace for films and series in development

• Ommnio: corporate instant messaging app for internal communications and HR

• Volava: interactive fitness platform that brings the energy and benefits of studio-style workouts to your home

Tech News

• Barcelona tech company Agile Content raises €7M from the issue of convertible bonds to accelerate expansion of AgileTV

• Catalan firm VozTelecom has been acquired by London-based Gamma Communications

Tech news in Spain:

• Abac registers their new fund, Abac Sustainable Value II, with CNMV after the lockdowns were put in place, with a goal to raise €350M

Politics & Economics

• Can lockdown lessons help us build a carbon-neutral world?

• Barcelona maintains its obligation to dedicate 30% of each promotion to affordable housing

Good Reads

• How local impact startups are responding to the coronavirus crisis

• 19 European startups that have pivoted in the face of COVID-19

• Founders, don’t forget about venture debt

• How EV owners can navigate through Coronavirus period safely

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Ramón Blanco, Founder of Bewater Funds & Indexa Capital (by SEEDROCKET)

• Interview with Iñaki Arrola, Founder of KFund (by SEEDROCKET)

Great Events

• Tue, 21 Apr @16:00: How to improve virtual engagement for entrepreneurs

• Thu, 23 Apr @11:00: How to relocate the Sales department during the crisis, with Nelson Bastos Seabra (Business Development Executive @ Yuki)

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

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

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

• Wallbox is recruiting a Content Writer

• Hector Kitchen is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer

• Unnax is recruiting a Digital Designer

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