Hello and happy Monday,

Today's main headlines:

• Mundimoto gets €20M 🏍️ ​

• # of BCN startups grow by 11% to 1,900 📈

• Unnax & Onyze join forces to offer crypto solutions 🏦

Spread love, take care & have a great week :)

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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Motorbike trading platform Mundimoto secure €20M for international expansion

• Biotech firm Nanoligent raise €1M in its first funding round for its development of metastatic cancer treatments

• eHealth platform FisioReact acquires its first funding round of €400K

• AI-powered SaaS creator DOST also closes its first round of €430K, led by Draper B1

• Buy-now-pay-later solution SeQura receive investment from Swedish financing institution Svea to expand into Europe 

• Renewable energy startup X1 Wind gets acquired by French firm Technip Energies

Barcelona startup news

• Fintech firm Unnax joins forces with Onyze to offer crypto solutions with a regulated infrastructure

• Delivery Hero wants to fast-track their Glovo acquisition but could pay up to €75M in shares if the sale is delayed

• Glovo has acquired 100% of WinDelivery, the first Italian home delivery service for alcohol and soft drinks 

• Edtech startup Vilma has launched thanks to Antai Venture Builder; they provide an online class platform for those aged 55-75

• Holded increases its commitment to the Spanish market 7 months after being acquired by Norway’s Visma for €120M

• 3 of 5 Spanish fintechs to keep an eye on in 2022 are from BCN

• Money-saving deal & coupon app Tiendeo increases turnover by 24% and aims to exceed €17M in 2022

• Proptech firm Brickbro triples revenue and team size, netting €14.5M in 2021

Spanish investment news

• Madrid-founded Clikalia close a €75M Series C

• Valencian senior fitness app founders Rosita Longevity lock in a €2.4M round & announce American expansion 

• Madrid natural & plant-based ice cream creators Pink Albatross raise €1.2M 

• Madrid-based crypto startup Oubita secure €1M in 2 rounds of Series B funding

• Malagan-Swiss climate tech startup Wegaw receive €1M with Banco Sabadell’s BStartup participating 

• ​​Bilbao-based translator crowdsourcing platform Berba Translations also raised €1M

• Madrid sportstech startup Clupik has acquired Basque-formed Esportter to ensure greater reach in Spain and Latin America

• Asturian ‘no code’ augmented reality startup Onirix land €700K from deep tech investors GoHub

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Clave launches an €80M fund to invest in technology transfer projects in the health field

• BCN’s ​​ActioGlobal establishes its VC Actio.Ventures to promote startups in pre-seed, seed, and early stages

• Esade Business Angels Network closes the year with €4.1M invested in startups

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Barcelona will launch its first incubator for sports tech firms, located in Montjuïc Olympic Stadium

• Elewit selects 8 startups to develop innovation pilots for 5G, AI, digital twin, IoT & edge computing

• Cajamar Innova put out a second call to incorporate innovative water management projects into its incubator; apply until March 11th

• The Collider’s Call for Technologies launch their annual invitation for projects by deeptech researchers; apply until Feb 27th

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews:

• Mercé Tell: co-founder of Nekko Capital

• Goin: fintech building on their crypto success by moving into the stablecoin sphere

• Genís Roca: founder of RocaSalvatella & president of Fundació puntCAT

Tech News

Tech news in Barcelona:

• New study shows there have been 1,900 startups in Catalonia last year, 11% more than in 2020

• Barcelona comes out on top in EasyPark Group’s study of cities around the world adopting the most advanced and cleanest transport infrastructure solutions

• Guest intelligence solution Review Pro has been named one of the top 5 innovators of the industry

• Catalan weight loss treatment specialists Pronokal acquired by Swiss giant Nestlé

• SEAT CODE exports its BCN-made mobility software Giravolta to six countries

• RENFE to install 110 AI-powered cameras for €8.7M at Catalan train stations

Tech news in Spain:

• Enisa stats from 2021: 560 operations of over €93.4M approved in their mission to reinforce the ecosystem and the growth of startups & SMEs

• Spanish space tourism company EOS-X Space is under investigation for being a fictitious operation set up to attract investment funds

• Naturgy stocks plummet 10% after analysts' doubts about Operation Gemini spin-off

• Spanish biotech expert César de la Fuente is developing a cellphone COVID test

Politics, Legal & Economics

• 70% of Spaniards aged 65+ say their biggest problem in the digital age is public administration

• Spain’s minimum wage has risen to exactly €14K a year 

Good Reads

• The top 15 Spanish constructech startups who are modernizing the sector

• Is there really a VC boom in Spain? Opinions from 4 fund managers

• Santander’s new BNPL scheme Zinia “risks being the Bing to Klarna’s Google”

• Meet the startups creating the soundscapes of the metaverse

• CommerzVentures’s February report shows that Europe is way ahead of the US re: climate fintechs with 4x the companies & €35M more in investments 

• 10 European logistics startups to watch in 2022

• Where to learn UX/UI design in 2022 (online and in Spain)

Good Videos & Podcasts

• Interview with 3 VCs (including Siso Escrigas from BCM’s Dozen) on the startup investment situation in Spain (ES)

• Interview with Dimitris Bountolos, CIIO of Ferrovial and expert in technology, digitalisation and infrastructures (ES)

• VC Sunday school: how to be a venture capitalist (EN)

• Discussing Peloton’s new CEO & interview with ​​Cake Ventures’ Monique Woodard (EN)

• How to pick the right incubator or accelerator (EN)

• Is there too much SaaS? Oversaturation & advice for founders looking to start a SaaS company (EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 15 Feb @18:30: Online Workshop: UX & UI Design for Entrepreneurs

• Wed, 16 Feb @09:30: Multicultural Talent Management: Recruiting and onboarding culturally diverse talent

• Wed, 16 Feb @17:00: How to become an Angel investor or a Board member?

Upcoming:

• Wed, 23 Feb @18:00: From Developer to Tech Lead: How to make the leap to leadership roles (ES)

• Thu, 24 Feb @10:00: Conoce y recomienda el Barcelona International Welcome Desk

• Thu, 24 Feb @17:00: Bcombinator’s Bcapital Day for incubated & other early-stage startups to pitch in front of Bcapital and other investors

• Thu, 24 Feb @19:00: Meet the Funders. Who are the investors in the Barcelona ecosystem?

• Mon, Feb 28 @17:30: Networking and guest talk at MWC by Startup Grind and @4YFN

• Mon-Thu, 28 Feb - 3 Mar: Mobile World Congress 2022

• Mon-Thu, 28 Feb - 3 Mar: 4YFN

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

Jobs

• Bourbon Creative is looking for a:

• - Freelance Tech Writer (Native Spanish)

• - Freelance Tech Editor (Native Spanish)

• Freeverse is hiring a Head of Marketing

• Riverbed is recruiting a:

• - Digital Sales Representative (Dutch/Swedish/Danish)

• - Digital Sales Representative (French)

• INARI.IO is looking for the following:

• - Brand and Content Marketing Manager

• - Head of People & Culture

• - Customer Success Manager

• Opticks is hiring an Account Executive (Spanish Market)

• Mouters is recruiting a Director of Operations

• UserActive is recruiting a Senior Product Designer (UI/UX)

• Oliva is hiring a:

• - Senior Full-Stack Engineer

• - Senior DevOps Engineer

• Netcentric is looking for several IT positions