Hello and happy Monday,

We hope you had a nice weekend! A few BIG stories that you definitely don't want to miss this week, including:

• Apple buys Catalan startup for €42M

• Biotech firm raises €25M from EIB

• Signaturit gets acquired by US-firm

Read on to learn more!

Have a great week and take care of yourselves!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• AI startup Vilynx gets acquired by Apple for €42M

• Minoryx Therapeutics gets €25M from the EIB to develop breakthrough therapies in orphan neurodegenerative diseases

• Boston-based Providence Strategic Growth takes over Signaturit

• Travel startup Exoticca gets €5M

• Health startup Methinks raises €1.8M

• Cosmetics innovation startup Valy receives €600K

• Parallel closes a €350K investment round

Barcelona Startup news

• Online mattress vendor Marmota grows 100% during the pandemic

• Novicap calls for fintech firms to be able to access granting of ICO-backed loans

• TravelPerk launches new API to ensure safe travel during COVID times

Spanish investment news

• Madrid-based car subscription Bipi lands €10,5M

• Madrid startup Pulpomatic gets €1.8M

• Valencia-firm Gana Energía receives €950K

• Valladolid biotech startup AMADIX gets €532K

• Valencia startup Journify lands €440K

• Madrid startup DoTricks closes a €135K investment round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Asabys Partners takes part in €17M funding round of Sidekick Health

• Nauta Capital takes part in €4.3M funding round of Finish startup Appfollow

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• IQS Tech Factory launches 4th edition of its acceleration program with 10 industrial startups

• CEL announces the 20 logistics startups selected as finalists for its CEL 2020 awards

• The Galician incubator High Tech Auto launches its first edition for startups

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Psonrie: a new way to go to the psychologist

• Fidmi: restaurant comparison tool to find the cheapest and fastest

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• MediaMarkt to set up new international business center in Barcelona with 500 employees

• Catalonia breaks its record for international investment in the health sector

• Grifols' anti-SARS-CoV-2 hyperimmune globulin begins clinical trial in patients with COVID-19

• Barcelona will host the world’s largest event dedicated to urban mobility in 2023

• ICFO launches a new Quantum Technologies Hub in Catalonia

• SEAT to construct new battery test lab

Tech news in Spain:

• WeWork is reportedly trying to sell its Spanish business

• Cloud computing firm Gigas plans to raise €17M for the acquisition of three companies

• Indra is apparently looking to lay off 1.000 employees

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spain's economy posts strong 3Q rebound

Good Reads

• Spain’s space balloon race turns ugly

• How Typeform's employees thank each other — with real cash

• Basque country’s startup ecosystem analysis

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Podcast with Jordi Giménez (Co-founder @ Mobile Jazz)

• Interview with Evaristo Babe, CEO and co-founder of Pulpomatic

• Interview with Miguel Anton, CEO of Elma Care

Great Events

This Week:

• Tue, 3 Nov @19:00: Female Founders: Ask me Anything with Aimie-Sarah Carstensen

• Wed, 4 Nov @18:30: CodeOp Data Talks: Online Advertising from a Data Perspective

• Thu, 5 Nov @17:00: B-Talks: Casos de Éxito Emprendedor · Xavier Casajoana

• Thu, 5 Nov @18:30: Sesión Informativa del Founder Institute Barcelona (online)

Upcoming:

• Mon-Fr, 9-13 Nov: VII S2B Impact Forum

• Wed, 11 Nov @19:00: CodeOp Fireside Chats: Rural Innovation with Sote Hub Entrepreneurs

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

Jobs

• Harbour Space University is hiring a Marketing Specialist

• Revolut is looking for a Growth Partnership Manager

• ElectricFeel is recruiting a Head Of Marketing (remote)

• itnig is looking for a Digital Marketing Manager LATAM

• Wallbox is hiring a Head of Digital Marketing B2B