Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a nice weekend, amidst some major happenings in our fair city.

Barcelona's mayor lost her reelection bid by just a few thousand votes and Glovo, one of Europe's fastest growing delivery startups, is facing severe backlash as one of their deliver riders was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend. More info below on these events that will have repercussions both here and abroad in the months and years to come.

iStack Training: The Ecommerce Event You Can’t Miss

Ecommerce Mastery Live comes to Barcelona on July 10-11. Featuring a star-studded lineup of expert speakers, the iStack team delivers unparalleled ecommerce training to help you take your ecommerce business to the next level. Find out all details in our article here and secure your ticket at a 25% discount with our exclusive code: barcinno25

DataBeers Barcelona 19th Edition

Join hundreds of tech and data enthusiasts for an all-star speakers lineup at the 19th edition of DataBeers BCN next Monday, June 3rd. Tickets always sell out so sign up now and show up early to get a seat. 

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Nemuru lands a €1.9M investment round

• Barcelona biotech startup Ona Therapeutics gets €1.5M

• Catalan online wine club Wineissocial secures €1M investment

• Barcelona-based startup Carts Guru, which offers an abandoned cart solution for ecommerce firms, raises €900K

• Two founders of Catalan firm Nice People At Work acquire Axon's 20% stake in the company for €10M

• Catalan startup Agile Content looks to raise €5M on the MAB

• Barcelona startup Marfeel plans to increase its workforce from 150 to 200 employees

• Catalan telco firm Parlem on track to close 2019 with profits for the first time

• Barcelona firm Infaimon Group was acquired by German company Stemmer Imaging

Glovo rider suffers tragic accident in Barcelona

• A Glovo rider in Barcelona was run over by garbage truck on the weekend, details of the tragic accident aren't known yet

• In response, riders staged a protest in front of Glovo's HQ and set some Glovo backpacks on fire

• Glovo states regrets and vows to activate private insurance of the rider

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• FC Barcelona launches Barça Ventures, a new €120M fund aimed at health, sleep and sports performance projects

• Spanish startups raised €159M via crowdfunding in 2018, a 57% increase compared to 2017

• Local VC Alta Life Sciences aims to raise a new €175M fund and move its HQ from Pier01 to Paseo de Gracia

• Sabadell, Alantra, GED and Everwood are among the funds selected by Fond-ICO

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Banco Santander is looking for startups to help SMEs accelerate their digital transformation; startup can apply until the 27th of June

• Ship2B opens new call to invest and accelerate impact startups

• Barcelona's Kenko Health featured amongst top health tech accelerators in Europe

• Conector opens call for programs in Barcelona, Madrid & Galicia; startup can apply until the 7th of July

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Bebeaway: the startup that helps families traveling with young children

• Badi: the startup that revolutionized the flat rental market

• Deporvillage: from selling clothes in their spare time to invoicing €45M in 200 countries

• Two Barcelona startups helping to save the planet

Tech News

• Barcelona Tech City opens Pier03, a new tech hub located in Barceloneta which includes a blockchain-tech-focused venue

• Barcelona cements its place as an attractive destination for tech talent, with latest report showing it's the fifth-favorite city in the world according to tech professionals

• The connected vehicle sector in Catalonia generates a total turnover of €4,152M and employs 9,720 workers

• Barcelona and Hong Kong strengthen business synergies at Catalonia’s main Investment Forum

• Barcelona launches the third edition of 'Llança't', a program that offers financial support to entrepreneurs and self-employed people; you can apply until 21st of June

• Ranking of highest-paid executives in Catalonia shows a dire picture for women as no female leaders make the top 30

• Rising hotel prices in Barcelona push less-wealthy tourists to the outskirts and to other cities around the Catalan capital

• Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain continues to rise and the gender gap keeps closing according to the in-depth Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for Spain

• Correos launches Correos Market, a marketplace for local vendors that comes with free shipping

• BioEnGas, a startup owned by Spanish gas grid operator Enagas and Barcelona VC firm Suma Capital join forces to develop biogas projects in Spain

• Banco Sabadell launches Blink, a new brand that allows the bank to sell home and car insurance online

Mobility in Barcelona

• Barcelona will limit the circulation of commercial personal mobility vehicles in Ciutat Vella this summer

• Movo's motorcycles will disembark in Barcelona in a few weeks

• Due to a strike, FGC trains are running at only 50% capacity at rush hours (7-9 & 17-19) today

Good Reads

• Beyond unicorns: the ponies and centaurs that Barcelona hides

• Why a Swedish company chose to set up its business in Catalonia

• Top 8 Tips to Set Up a Successful Remote Office

• "If you don't have talent that is prepared, flexible and has an international vision, you won't get very far", Miquel Martí

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 27 May @ 19:00: The perfect post

• Tue, 28 May @ 18:30: The B-Table Event

• Wed, 29 May @18:30: Founders in Barcelona

• Wed, 29 May @18:30: How to invest better thanks to technology

• Fri, 31 May @9:30: Designing the Future of Gastronomy

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Carts Guru is hiring a:

• - Social Media & Content Specialist

• - Community & Growth Hacker

• L+R is looking for a Mobile Engineer

• Tropicfeel is recruiting a Head of Digital Growth

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.