Hello and happy Monday! Another short week ahead - here's what you need to know:

May 2-3: EU-Startups Summit 2019

EU-Startups Summit 2019 kicks-off this week as Europe’s leading startup founders and investors arrive in Barcelona. Get inspired and take your startup to the next level by attending this amazing event. Only a few tickets are left so be quick! Save 20% off your ticket with the code: Barcinno

May 4-5: #Hack4Refugees by Techfugees Barcelona

Techfugees hackathons bring together the tech community, refugees and NGOs to solve the real challenges of refugees through technology. This weekend, #Hack4Refugees by Techfugees Barcelona will focus on developing tech solutions to help with the refugee journey and settlement. Join here & help making a difference.

May 17-19: Startup Weekend Barcelona is back!

Startup Weekend Barcelona has been the birthplace of several multi-million dollar companies. This time the objective is to disrupt the maritime logistics industry in just 54 hours. Are you up for the challenge? Register Here

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

Startup & Investment News

• Spanish startup & Cabify’s e-scooter subsidiary MOVO lands €20M

• Barcelona startup Holded, the business operating system for SMEs, gets €6M in Series A funding led by Lakestar

• Spanish startup Playtomic receives a €6M investment round

• Barcelona vacation rental software startup Rentals United raises €3.8M

• Catalan startup decelerator program Decelera closes a €1M investment round

• Spanish startup Bdeo secures a €1M funding round

• Comercia Global Payments, the joint venture of CaixaBank and Global Payments, acquired a 28% stake in Barcelona startup Shoppiday

• Catalan startup Tradeinn was ranked amongst the fastest growing firms in Europe according to the Financial Times

• Barcelona startup MonkingMe triples number of active users/month in one year and reaches 1M in downloads

• Catalan startup Glovo recorded losses of €90M in 2018

• 4115 startups were formed in Spain last year and the volume of investment in Spanish startup reached €1.3B+ in 2018

• VC & investment news:

• - Spanish company Alantra launches Alteralia II, its second investment fund

• Accelerator programs & open calls:

• - Nuclio Venture Builder opens call for VI Edition of the Nuclio Weekend; registrations are open until the 10th of May

• - Conector launches its 4th acceleration program in Madrid

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Billage: client managing platform to create invoices and organise tasks

• - Datumize: converting dark data into information that companies actually really need

• - iSalud: find the best health insurance quickly and easily

Tech News

• Spain's governing Socialists won the country's third election in four years, but have fallen short of a majority

• Metro strikes are taking place again in Barcelona this Monday

• Taxi Wars - Episode X:

• - Cabify launches its first collaboration project with taxis in Spain

• - Barcelona startup Socialcar reported scratches and acts of vandalism on its cars just two weeks after starting to operate in Barcelona

• Spain wants to impose limits on FDI stemming from outside Europe and going into local firms from strategic sectors

• Lawyers in Spain call the Government to develop labour regulations that reflect digital platform jobs

• Telefónica sells its data center subsidiary for €600M

• Spanish integrated logistics company Ontime receives a €20M private debt investment from Alantria

• GFT teams up with Spanish company Electronic IDentification to improve digital onboarding in the financial industry

• 8 out of 10 stores in Spain already accept contactless payment

Good Reads

• Tech exits in Spain in the 2017 and 2018 period: more and bigger but huge outliers are still hard to find

• The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

• How Does Interior Design Affect Productivity

Great Events This Week

• Tue, 30 Apr @18:00: Digital Therapeutics: Current status, Opportunities and Challenges

• Tue, 30 Apr @18:00: The B-Table

• Tue, 30 Apr @19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs #35

• *Wed-Thu, 1-2 May: EU-Startups Summit 2019*

• *Sat-Sun, 4-5 May: #Hack4Refugees by Techfugees Barcelona*

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• L+R is looking for a Mobile Engineer

• Tropicfeel is recruiting a Head of Digital Growth

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Junior Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.