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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Onna Technologies acquired by US AI-powered eDiscovery platform Reveal

• PayRetailers acquires Transfeera, a leading regulated payment institution in Brazil

• Suma Capital welcomes US-based AMG as a minority shareholder

Barcelona startup news

• Brickken joins the first-ever PwC Scale Tokenization & Digital Assets Program

• Travel platform Stayforlong celebrates +61% turnover & exceeds €230M

• Proptech Brickbro closes sales of €30M in the first quarter, up 80%

Spanish investment news

• Capchase secures €105M credit facility from Deutsche Bank

• Solares-based AI startup RaiderChip closes €1M seed funding

• No-code business platform Zinkee raises €1.9M

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Barcelona manager 4Founders Capital begins attracting capital for its 3rd fund, which aims to raise €65M

• Maria Rotilu, Europe’s first Black solo GP, announces first close of $10M fund for operator-led startups

• Columbus VP closes its fourth €150M fund aimed at developing biotech startups

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• The Catalan Institute of Finance (ICF) opens a new call for applications for the ICF Eurocredit facility endowed with €320M 

• GovTech4All Startup Challenge: Collaborate with 6 EU municipalities to tackle real-world challenges in energy efficiency

• Zinemaldia Startup Challenge: An initiative for new Spanish/European entrepreneurial projects based on new tech in the audiovisual field; deadline 31 May

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• The 11 Catalan startups being accelerated by IMPACT’s program 

• Business Padel League: The first Spanish inter-company padel league

• Avi Meir, CEO of TravelPerk: "There’s a lot of money for companies with real customers and a clear path"

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• Port of Barcelona allocates €50M to new blue economy hub; the first installation will be the BlueTechPort incubator

• BSC creates digital twin virtual city to anticipate solutions to BCN’s urban challenges

• New proptech player STYX lands its Urban Living Lab in Barcelona helped by its Venture Partner Josep R. Novell and Inlea

• Catalonia on course to build sustainable electric boats for the America's Cup

Tech & big company news in Spain

• Cabify places 200 suitcases at the entrance of Sants train station to protest the city's "mobility problems”

• Amazon Web Services to make its largest tech investment in Spain at €15.7B

• Ryanair versus eDreams: the battle intensifies

Good Reads

• 15 Spanish AI startups to have on your radar in 2024

• Philippe Gelis: Managing talent, from hiring to coaching: 13 years of mistakes and learnings at Kantox

• What do women working at startups want? It’s not better parental leave

Good Videos & Podcasts

• This will be the future of medicine: Quibim (Itnig, ES)

• Carlos Alonso-Torras (Fintech Collective): fintech investing in Latin America, Africa & more (Kfund, EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 28–Wed, 29 May: TheNTWKSummit24

• Wed, 29 May @18:30: Fuckup Nights Barcelona 6th Anniversary

• Wed, 29 May @18:30: Startup Grind Tech Summit 2024: Human Intelligence

• Thu, 30 May: Itnig Thursdays: Tertulia | Pitch to investors (multiple dates)

• Thu, 30 May @15:00: 3rd Congress: Women with Entrepreneurial DNA

• Thu, 30 May @18:30: Attico Startup Talks: How AI is revolutionizing the business world

Upcoming:

• Tue, 4 June @15:00: Trans Atlantic Angel Conference Final Demo Day

• Wed, 5 June @18:30: Attico Talks: Nourish Your Mind: Food & Biohacking

• Tue, 11 June @18:30: Business Speed Dating Barcelona

• Thu, 13 June @09:00: Hired!BCN Talent Acquisition Conference

• Tue, 25 June @18:00: Global Unveiling of the Official 2023 FoodTech 500

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

Startup Jobs:

• Novicap is hiring for several roles (finance, strategy, sales, etc.)

• Powens is looking for an Engineering Manager

• Cooltra needs a Communications Manager

• Antai Ventures is looking for a Co-Founder - GenAI