Hello and happy Monday, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

With spring & sunshine officially taking over, Barcelona is kicking off a busy event season. Here is a brief round up of the best events coming up in the few months:

April 8-9: Startup Grind Tech Conference

Startup Grind Tech Conference is easily one of our favorite startup events every year! If you're not convinced by a 5-star speaker line-up featuring the leaders of the hottest BCN startups such as TravelPerk, Holaluz and RedPoints, then check out our latest article here for even more reasons why must attend. Grab your ticket at a 40% discount now by using our exclusive code: BarcinnoRocks

March 28: Conector's Judgement Day

Conector’s Judgement Day is an afterwork event for people who dream about becoming an entrepreneur. Put your idea to test in front of the experienced judges Marc Borrell, Albert Bosch and Elisabeth Martínez or simply get inspired by other aspiring founders. I'll be the Master of Ceremonies so I hope to see you there this Thursday at OneCoWork Plaça Cataluña. Register for free here.

April 2: SaaStock Local Launch Event In Barcelona

SaaStock, the global event conference dedicated exclusively to the SaaS industry, is launching their local event series in Barcelona next week. Check our latest article to find out all the details about the opening event and future plans. There are only a few tickets left so secure your place now at a 40% discount with our code: barcinno40

May 2: EU-Startups Summit 2019

EU-Startups Summit 2019 is returning to Barcelona as this year's edition will unite 1,200 of Europe's best startup founders and investors in our beloved city. Get inspired and take your startup to the next level by attending this amazing event. Save 20% off your ticket with the code: Barcinno

June 7: Applause 2019 - Mobile Growth Conference

Applause is a leading App Marketing & Mobile Growth Conference organized by TheTool, PickASO and AppsFlyer that takes place on June 7 in the W Hotel. Learn from the best app marketing experts through master classes, workshops, panels and fireside chats and network with ease through their brand-new meeting app. Secure your ticket at a 20% discount with our exclusive code: Barcinno_20

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

Startup & Investment News

• Spanish biotech startup Algenex closes a €4M investment round

• Catalan biotech startup ADmit Therapeutics raises €200K to continue developing a test for the early detection of Alzheimer

• Barcelona-based OneCoWork invests €5.5M in a new 3.700m² coworking space in Barcelona, plans to open two additional space in Spain by 2020 and 40 overall across Europe by 2022

• Spanish startup AIUDO launches a €150K funding round

• Barcelona startup Typeform launches video contact form feature called Videoask

• Catalan startup Chartok wins TravelTech Startup Competition

• Barcelona startup Wallapop distributes €140M+ in dividents to its shareholders following the sale of their stake in Letgo

• Catalan proptech Housfy is now offering a renovation service

• Barcelona startup Boolino wins prestigious Education Resources Awards 2019

• Rakuten has a 47% stake in Cabify after investing close to €270M over the past few years

• Escooter sharing company Reby fighting the law:

• - Reby has been fined multiple times by the Government for not complying with regulations

• - Reby founder Pep Gómez also posted a tweetstorm talking about the escooter industry, regulations and more

• VC & investment news:

• - The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Axis launch a new investment fund called Business Angels Fund - EAF Spain II with a volume of €40M aimed at Spanish investors

• - European startups get a boost with new €300M fund from OMERS Ventures

• - Starbucks sets up $100 million fund to invest in food and retail startups

• - Ardian raises €6.100M for its infrastructure fund

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - eCooltra: from startup to EU motosharing leader with 4.6K bikes, 600K users & operations in 3 countries in just 3 years

• - El CoCo: free app that aims to encourage more conscious & sustainable consumption

• - Unblur: AI assistant for first responders by first responders

• - Sailing Technologies: the sticker that was worth a podium at the BCN World Race

Tech News

• Maltese firm Blexr opens office in Barcelona & creates 40 jobs

• Barcelona aspires to host the fastest supercomputer in Europe

• The popular Barcelona bikesharing-service Bicing has finally completed the replacement of old bikes with their new model

• Catalonia approves a municipal ordinance model to promote photovoltaic self-consumption at the local level

• Estrella Damm opens a space dedicated to innovation in Barcelona Tech City Pier01

• Spanish firm Indra uses e-sports to train their youngest staff members

• Correos and Amazon sign strategic agreement to offer faster and more reliable deliveries

• The amount of physical bank offices has dropped by 43% in Spain and 57,5% in Barcelona since 2008

• Half of jobs in Spain are at risk in light of rising automation

• Renfe hopes to get the green light to launch a €2.000M tender aimed at acquiring 221 new trains, mainly to be used in Madrid & Barcelona

• Various institutions in Spain are studying the creation a new type of freelancer called "TRADE Digital", which could cover people working for digital platforms like Glovo or Deliveroo

Good Reads

• Visions of the Future of Tech: Startup Grind Barcelona 2019

• 5 Takeaways From IESE’s Doing Good Doing Well Conference

• How Barcelona's 22@ inspires 80 districts around the world

• An overview & debate about mobility in Barcelona

• Biotechnology has great potential in Spain

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 25 Mar @19:00: Patent Wars? A debate about the role of patents for entrepreneurs

• Tue, 26 Mar @18:30: Facebook & Instagram Ads MasterClass (save 50% with the code: Barcinno)

• Tue, 26 Mar @19:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs #34

• Wed, 27 Mar @10:00: Innovation Playground: How PSD2 is transforming the payments landscape

• Thu, 28 Mar @18:30: Conector’s Judgement Day

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Junior Digital Marketer

• Zinc is looking for an Office Manager

• OneCoWork is hiring a Performance Marketing Specialist

• Stuart is recruiting a Front-end Engineer

• Sage Corps is hiring a Barcelona City Manager (English/Spanish)

See the full job board here.