Hello & happy Monday! Let's great right to it.

Today's headlines:

• Barcelona proptech PSquared announces €2M investment

• Sharing economy auto provider Amovens gets a €7.3M boost

• Catalonia attracts €480M in foreign direct investment in 2020

Have a great week and see you out there!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Commercial real estate startup Psquared raises a €2M funding round

• Car insurance and micro-mobility startup Gocleer raises a €930K funding round

• Blockchain-enabled business process automation startup Caelum Labs raises a €500K funding round

• Circular economy startup Renty secures a €200K funding round

Barcelona Startup news

• Financial services firm GVC Gaesco collaborates with London-based FinTech securities lending platform Sharegain to maximize profitability for investors

• foodStories lands in Barcelona and has served over 15K meals

• Mutter Ventures launches online pawnbroaker Fiara

• Sharify, which started as a local event discovery platform in Barcelona, expands to 50 new cities

• Glovo teams up with Aldi to help them deliver online purchases in 30 minutes

Spanish investment news

• Spanish energy company Enagás participates in Bizkaia-based microsatellite startup Satlantis’ €14M funding round

• Madrid-based collaborative mobility startup Amovens raises a €7.3M funding round

• Málaga-based big data analysis platform Shapelets secures a €1M investment from Inveready

• Madrid-based software platform for personal trainers DudyFit raises a €700K funding round

• Madrid-based digital marketing software development startup Privacycloud receives a €300K investment from the SRP

• Madrid-based VC BeAble Capital makes €183K early stage investment in the glass manufacturing startup Glasskin

• Huelva-based smart labelling startup Naturcode raises a 90K funding round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• The Madrid-based Global Social Impact Fund (GSI) launches 2nd fund of €60M

• Madrid-based VC K Fund participates in Silicon Valley-based SME financial planning startup Abacum’s €7M funding round

• Boston-based PE house PSG acquires a majority stake in Madrid-based supply chain document management startup Nalanda

• Madrid-based Portobello Capital named by CFI as 2020’s best Iberian mid-market PE investor

• Talde and KCE acquire a stake in Álava-based eyecare medical devices manufacturer AJL Ophthalmic SA

• Global VC Cathay Innovation takes a minority stake in Madrid-based Seaya Ventures to fuel co-investment and startup growth in Europe and Latin America

• Telefónica’s Wayra has invested in 800 startups and done over €285M of business with entrepreneurs over the past 10 years   

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• The Cervera 2020 open call allocates an additional €15M taking it to a total of €35M

• Ufounders opens its 2nd funding round and announces the creation of a venture capital fund

• Spanish aviation company Aena launches its own international accelerator program Aena Ventures with Barcelona El Prat Airport

• The José Manuel Entrecanales Foundation and CSR and sustainability software startup APlaent collaborate on a sustainability accelerator for SMEs

• The Biscayan cybersecurity geolocation startup Ironchip Teclo wins the EmprendedorXXI awards

• TrenLab, Renfe’s accelerator opens its 4th call in search of mobility startups

• The Chamber of Commerce for Sabadell and Connector work on an accelerator program for technology companies

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Vanwoow: a new way of travelling

• Carlos Guerrero Martín discusses his new alternative legal services platform Attolón

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• French payroll automation company PayFit adds 70 employees to its Barcelona workforce in 2021

• Industry 4.0 sees strong sector growth in Catalonia

• The number of companies internationalized by Catalonia Trade and Investment’s global offices increased by 12.5% in 2020

• The Catalan government attracts €480M in FDI in 2020, up 31% from 2019

Tech news in Spain:

• Masmovil’s 5G network reaches over 200 Spanish cities

• 11% Of Business In Spain Use Blockchain Technology

• Valencia-based asset manager Lanzadera creates a healthcare innovation hub to promote entrepreneurship in the growing sector

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spanish government announces Moves III, a new €800M incentive scheme to boost sustainable mobility

• The Spanish Startup ecosystem sees continued record investment in Q1 2021

Good Reads

• Valencia-based augmented reality startup ShoreView protects boats in the Mediterranean

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with Mike Counihan, Managing Director at Transcend Partners (Part 2)]

• Interview with Francisco Morán, founder at Aquí tu reforma & many more

Great Events

This week:

• 20 Apr: PWN Barcelona & Women Techmakers present: Women in Tech Week

• 21 Apr: Go Big or Go Home! Secrets to Silicon Valley Success

• 22 Apr: Startup Grind Mataró: Jonàs Sala (Co-founder & Partner @ Verkami)

• 22 Apr: Rethink Advertising: La experiencia disruptiva con las marcas

• 22 Apr: DeepTech Talks 3: Nueva tecnologías para el sector agroalimentario

Upcoming:

• 6-7 May: Automobile Barcelona

• 28 Jun - 1 Jul: MWC 2021

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

Jobs

• Netcentric is recruiting a Marketing and Communications Manager

• Almirall is hiring a Marketing Director Spain

• Factorial is looking for a Customer Engagement Executive

• Wallbox is recruiting a Product Owner OCPP products

• Whisbi is hiring a Digital Marketer B2B

• TripAdvisor is looking for a Global Operations Strategy Director

• Glovo is recruiting a Brand Marketing Services Director

• Kantox is hiring a Head of Marketing

• TechBuddy is looking for a Swedish-Speaking Customer Success Specialist

• FlexiDAO is recruiting an Energy & Sustainability Services Manager