Hello & happy Monday! We hope you're all recharged after a nice holiday weekend. Let's dive right in:

2020 State of European Tech report survey:

Atomico, in partnership with Slush and Orrick, are running the largest survey of European tech. They want to hear from entrepreneurs, investors and people across Europe’s biggest startup hubs. Results will be published on December 8th. Please 5 mins to fill out the survey here (you'll also be entered to win an all-access pass to Slush’s virtual platform, Node).

GreyGlasses opens €200K equity crowdfunding round

Our friends at GreyGlasses are raising their second investment round to scale in the national market. GreyGlasses is a project that aims to digitize the optical sector. They aim to make life easier for users of prescription glasses by offering them a digital, affordable and quality product. To find out more visit this page or connect with CEO Marta Frenna on Linkedin.

European Blockchain Convention Virtual - September 21-22nd

European Blockchain Convention Virtual becomes the meeting point of the blockchain industry this year in Europe. Learn from 100 world-class speakers and connect with 1.500 attendees. Save 30% by using the code BARCINNOEBC at the check-out (valid until 16th of September) 

WIRED Health:Tech - September 22nd

WIRED Health: Tech explores the most compelling technological advances driving the future of patient care. This virtual conference unites fascinating disruptors in health, medicine and science to investigate the direct impact of COVID-19, as well as the trends that the pandemic has accelerated. It covers artificial intelligence, telehealth, surgical robotics and next-gen systems, and addresses the need for smarter supply chains, remote friendly surgical systems and self-tracking software. Get 10% off your ticket with the code: BARCINNO10

Have a great week and take care of yourselves!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Barcelona robo advisor inbestMe closes €1M funding round

Barcelona Startup news

• Wallbox‌ acquires ‌Electromaps, the leading public charge platform in Southern Europe

• Hedyla creates a platform that reduces the time spent on logistics routes by 30%

Spanish investment news

• Madrid startup idealista gets acquired by Swedish fund EQT for €1.3B

• Madrid biotech firm Algenex closes a €7.4M investment round

• Cadiz startup Humanox Soccer lands over €1M in its first investment round

• Navarra-based startup Ikan Biotech gets €750K

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Banco Santander doubles down on fintech startups by launching Mouro Capital, a new fund with €200M that will invest into fintech projects (on top of the the €200M InnoVentures fund)

• BBVA takes part in €250M Series C of Brazilian firm Neon Pagamentos

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• Swiss group Six to bring its fintech incubator & accelerator F10 to Spain, with installations in Barcelona

• Aena extends call for its acceleration program until 14 Oct; apply here

• La Nave launches 3rd edition of its acceleration program; apply until 8 Nov here

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Beamagine: solid state lidar and sensor fusion for all autonomous vehicles

• Yamnaya: the legal Spanish cannabis e-commerce business that aims to conquer Europe

• Eighty4: Catalan studio specialized in post-production that has won the award for best special effects at the MTV awards

Tech News

• US dating app Bumble employs first CTO and opens ‘tech hub’ in Barcelona

• Barcelona hosts the first post-Covid Barcelona fair and congress as the building sector event Rebuild comes to town

• Barcelona firm Grifols to buy US-based geriatric pharma startup Alkahest

Tech news in Spain:

• Telefonica acquires cybersecurity firm iHackLabs

• Orange Spain launches 5G in Barcelona and Madrid

• CaixaBank and Bankia outline their new corporate governance structure amidst planned merger; will aim for 30% of the board members to be women

• Netherlands-based micro-investing app Peaks expands to Spain

• Spain invests €181M into solar projects

• Spain to begin clinical trials of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine today

Politics, Legal & Economics

• Spanish government plans new law to make firms offering telco services without a phone number (i.e. WhatsApp, Telegram, FB) to pay the same tax as telco firms

• Spain to extend furlough scheme into 2021

• Spanish congress rejects remnants decree

• Why Spain's COVID problem is worse than in the rest of Europe (FT)

• Catalan economy falls by 17% due to COVID-19

Good Reads

• Overview of the Barcelona video gaming industry

• The 25 major exits by Spanish startups

• 5 Spanish startups that focus on sustainable fashion

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Avi Meir from TravelPerk talks about "Ambition, Values and Global Pandemics"

• How to transition from senior developer to CTO, with Rob De Feo (AWS)

• Introducción a la computación cuántica, con Sergio Gago (EVP @ Naviga Global)

Great Events

Upcoming:

• Thu-Fri, 17-18 Sep: BASE Conference 2020

• Mon-Tue, 21-22 Sep: European Blockchain Convention Virtual

• Tue, 22 Sep @08:30: WIRED Health:Tech

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