Hello and happy Wednesday...Hope you don't mind us appearing in your inbox mid-week. Here's a quick rundown of what you need to know:

2-3 May: EU-Startups Summit 2019

EU-Startups Summit 2019 is returning to Barcelona next week & 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

4 May: #Hack4Refugees by Techfugees Barcelona

Techfugees hackathons bring together the tech community, refugees and NGOs to solve the real challenges of refugees through technology. #Hack4Refugees by Techfugees Barcelona is the first hackathon of its kind in Spain & it will focus on developing tech solutions to help with the refugee journey and settlement as well as welcoming refugees into our local tech community. Anyone, techie or not, can join here & help makeíng a difference.

OneCoWork Gótic has officially opened!

Looking for a new workspace in the heart of Barcelona? OneCoWork just opened a brand new 5-star coworking space next to la Catedral de Barcelona in the Gothic Quarter. Book a tour today!

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

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona-based Kantox obtains €5M venture debt loan

• Spain-based startup InnoUp Farma lands a €600K investment

• Spanish startup Cobee closes a €375K investment round

• Barça manager participates in round of €300K funding of the Gamestry platform

• Barcelona-based Glovo creates 20% stock option plan for its directors and employees

• Barcelona-based startup LactApp named one of Europe’s coolest femtech companies 2019

• Spanish cannabis startup Cafina acquired by Canopy Growth

• British private equity manager Apax Partners, prepares the sale of Barcelona-based Electro Stocks

• eDreams simplifies the flight experience with free automatic check-in

• Deliveroo apparantly contributed €100B to the Spanish economy in 2018

• VC & investment news:

• - €15m Tech Transfer Agrifood fund receives approval

• - Spanish VC firm Taiga Mistral welcomes new shareholders

• - Spanish accelerator ViaGalicia receives 190 proposals from entrepreneurs

• - Spanish private equity firm Abac agrees to capital increase for expansion

• - 27 projects presented by Innovation and Development Foundation FIDBAN are available to potential investors

• - Spain-based Indexa Capital manages more than €180 million from clients

• Accelerator programs & open calls:

• - 15 accelerator and incubation programs looking for Spanish startups right now

• - eDelivery Barcelona Startup Innovation Hub looks for start-up companies

• - Spanish MentorDay dedicates Acceleration Week to functional diversity projects

• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• - Factorial: the high-growth & popular HR software for SMBs

• - Fleksy: BCN-based app that won Guinness world record for the fastest keyboard

• - MusicList: take a selfie and get recommendations on what music to listen to based on your mood

• - Mr. Wonderful: from 0 to €30M in revenues in 5 years

Tech News

• Zapata Computing expands into Barcelona to attract top European talent

• The New Yorker talks about the effects of Airbnb on Barcelona

• El Prat airport grows as Barcelona adds routes to Latin America

• Major events coming to Barcelona:

• - Global Software Architecture Summit will be held in Barcelona in 2019

• - EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona to gather top accelerators in Europe next week

• Grove, a European design studio in Barcelona, makes fuel cell vehicles its core business

• Avuxi, owned by Wayra Barcelona, to be integrated into the new portal of Amadeus Travel API, the largest travel booking processor

• Mar Alcarcón, one of the leaders of the startup ecosystem in Spain, enters the VTC license market in Barcelona

• Sevilla beats Barcelona and Madrid for most Startup Weekends held in Spain

• Spain leads the ranking of women researchers in AI, but the figures show a gender gap

• Spanish Telefonica set to close sale of data centre

• Spanish COFIDES signs new initiative led by IFC

• EU Parliament approves granting minimum labor rights to Uber, Deliveroo or Glovo workers

• CEMEX Ventures announces an investment in Spanish software company LINKX

• Former managing director of eBay Spain, named Global Vicepresident of Restaurants at Deliveroo

Good Reads

• In-depth overview of Barcelona's startup ecosystem published by Itnig

• Spanish millennials creating fashion brands share their stories with Business Insider

• The 10 hottest travel tech startups from Spain to watch out in 2019

• Spanish Ontruck COO Rika Christanto is bringing digital innovation into the logistics and supply chain industries

• Work less and charge the same: What do you prefer, a four-day week or shorter days?

Great Events This Week

• Wed, 24 Apr @17:00: How to grow without losing agility

• Thu 25 Apr @18:00: Digital Sapiens- Crunching the Culture Code

• Thu 25 Apr @18:30: 22@Afterwork + GFT

• Thu 25 Apr @19:00: The Future of: Sports & Health

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

• Zinc is looking for an Office Manager

See the full job board here.