Hello and happy Monday!

A few interesting events to take note of this week:

On Tuesday, learn how to survive and thrive in the next financial downturn at this wealth workshop by Noah Laith, founder of Riereta Equities.

On Wednesday, come test your next big idea at the NOBA Ventures Idea Roast. Validate your startup initiative and get a head start on market penetration with their unique methodology.

Then on Thursday, entrepreneurial, political and industry leaders in Blockchain space are meet up in Barcelona at the European Blockchain Convention. If you want to meet us at the event, feel free to send us quick message here. You can still secure your ticket and save 35% with the code BARCINNO-MEMBERS.

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona startup Vitcord receives a €1,75M investment

• Catalan social startup Qida closes a €1,2M investment round

• Barcelona nanotechnology startup Nanusense raises €1M on Crowdcube

• Barcelona startup Fotawa secures a €800K investment round

• Spanish startup Airhopping receives €271K from Juan Roig

• Spanish startup Tuvalum closes a €257K invesatment round

• Barcelona startup Badi is rumoured to be negotiating a new investment round of ~€20M, albeit they didn't confirm it

• Barcelona startup Eliport builds mechanical prototype & opens a €1M seed funding round

• Catalan startup Airning helped passangers to recover over €170K in claims from airlines this year

• Local startup Glovo announces plans to open an online supermarket - new competion for Amazon & Corte Ingles?

• Barcelona gaming startup Social Point works on new 10 mobile games to lower dependence on Dragon City

• Catalan startup Vadecity will install 500 smart bicycle parking spaces in Barcelona this year to boost sustainable mobility

• Barcelona startup TopDoctors crowned best health app in Spain by The Awards 2018

• Barcelona startup Recyclers amongst 7 startups selected to participate in the Bankia Accelerator by Conector program

• FIFA & FC Barcelona's Innovation Hub partner on new initiative to improve VAR player performance

• Local acceleration and incubation startup program ESADECREAPOLIS opens the call for new projects

• Barcelona social impact accelarator Ship2B crowned #2 best accelarator in Spain according to a ranking by Funcas

• Barcelona-based incubator Nuclio has just celebrated the succesful launch of if its #5 edition, here is a brief review

• Wayra invested €1M in 19 female-led startups in 2018

• Overview of the energy startup ecosystem in Spain

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Kasaz: a real alternative to traditional real estate portals

• - Hallfy: mobile marketplace for second-hand & new furniture

• - Atrápalo: "If we had to start again, we wouldn't complicate things as much", Nacho Sala, co-founder

Tech News

• Catalonia has 1,300 startups that generate 13,800 jobs

• Catalan banks take the lead on offering virtual assistents:

• - CaixaBank becomes the first Spanish bank to offer a virtual assist on Amazon Alexa

• - Banco Sabadell also offeres a consultation service on Amazon Alexa

• The 'university' of entrepreneurs Habour.Space will open campus in Vila Olímpica in Barcelona

• The Thinx 5GBarcelona hosts the first tests with 5G technology

• Barcelona heats up engines for the European Blockchain Convention this week

• As the Spanish "Tech Tax" looms, the Spanish subsidiaries of Apple, Amazon, Google & co sold €630M worth of services to their other branches in the EU and reduced their tax bill

• Telefónica moves its debt from London to Dublin due to Brexit uncertainty

• Amancio Ortega is reportedly buying part of Amazon's HQ in Seattle for €655M

• Spanish citizens are the most likely EU population group to credit cards for online shopping

Good Reads

• A tale of two scooter cities: Barcelona vs Madrid

• A list of 109 international VC firms that have invested in Spanish startups

• List of journalists who cover entrepreneurship in Spain 

• Smart cities: needing more public-private investment and data crossing to break silos

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 26 Nov @18:30: Technology Radar Vol. 19 Presentation

• Tue, 27 Nov @9:00: Kid's innovation day

• Tue, 27 Nov @18:30: Survive & Thrive in the next Financial Crisis

• Wed, 28 Nov @10:00: Planeta Chatbot Day

• Wed, 28 Nov @19:00: Blockchain Gaming Meetup

• *Thu, 29 Nov @8:00: European Blockchain Convention*

• Fri, 30 Nov @16:00: TEDxBarcelonaWomen

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Auvik is recruiting a:

• - DevOps Developer

• - Software Developer

• Touchstream is hiring a Python Developer

• 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.