Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello & happy San Juan,

Startup Snapshot research: contribute to GenAI’s role in building & scaling startups 🦄

Last year, we (and you) supported Startup Snapshot's ecosystem research on the impact of stress on Founders’ well-being.

Now they’re working on an equally interesting and relevant study–how Generative AI is transforming the way startups are built and scaled. This is the largest and first-of-its-kind research initiative.

So if you’re a Founder or C-level startup executive, take a minute to fill out this short survey–you'll be contributing to a comprehensive understanding of AI's role in the startup world, helping shape the future of innovation. And like before, you’ll also get early access to the data, insights, and trends. 

👉 Survey link here

If you’re not a Founder or C-level, please share it with any relevant individuals you know! 

Thanks and have a great week ☀️

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• TravelPerk acquires AmTrav to accelerate US expansion & announces new $135M backing from Blackstone and Blue Owl

Barcelona startup news

• Glovo launches PowerUp tech conference to boost Ukraine’s economic recovery & startups

• Factorial aims to generate €1B revenue in 5 years by scaling efficiently in the short term

• Asset tokenization startup Brickken selected to participate in the European Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox

• Healthtech Autoderm’s AI-powered device identifies 5% of all UK melanoma cases

• Proptech Payli will serve more than 5,000 real estate professionals in its first year on the market

Spanish investment news

• Tinybird snaps €28M Series B

• Neuro rehabilitation platform NeuronUP gets €10M from Moira Capital

• IoT satellite startup FOSSA Systems raises €6.3M

• Mental health startup Sincrolab closes €1.7M

• Madrid-based Argilla acquired by French NLP startup Hugging Face

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Barcelona Activa will quadruple its funds to finance startups

• Back Fund closes its first investment vehicle with a portfolio of 16 startups; 7 are from Barcelona

• Kfund raises €70M for AI and cloud startups

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• LALIGA & SportBoost open call: tech solutions that break down the barriers between physical and digital, boost fan engagement, etc; deadline 19 Aug

• BStartup launches 4th BStartup Green call to invest in startups facilitating the transition to a more sustainable world

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• L’economic’s ten hidden gems of the ecosystem

• Vitaance: The startup that takes care of your employees

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• IAG (owner of Iberia, British Airways, Vueling, Aer Lingus & Level) to open an AI lab in Barcelona

• Catalonia receives 3.5% of the European Union's innovation funds

• The edtech sector in Catalonia is growing, with triple the companies pre-pandemic at 319

• Parlem buys Pinergia's telco business after recent €4M capital increase

Tech & big company news in Spain

• Santander launches Buy Now Pay Later platform Zinia for tests in Spain

• Capchase expands into Ireland, its 7th European market

• Telefónica Tech and IBM combine on AI for enterprises in Spain

• TaxDown launches free AI tax return chatbot

Good Reads

• Digital nomads: A ranking of the most expensive cities for expats (Barcelona actually comes in 66th)

• From Panels to Parties: What to Expect at EBC10 in Barcelona (Barcinno 😁) 

• The 12 new European startups selected for the Clean Cities Spain ClimAccelerator program (some super innovative solutions) 

Good Videos & Podcasts

• #001 BCN FinTech Podcast: Funding rounds, BBVA hostile takeover, Revolut doubling down on Barcelona & more (EN)

• Syra Coffee, the startup leading Barcelona’s speciality coffee boom (ES)

• Invoicing €230M after a global crisis: Luis Osorio, Co-founder of BCN’s Stayforlong (Itnig, ES)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 25 June @10:30: Startup/Investor Open Coffee

• Tue, 25 June @17:00: Coming out at work: How we can make life easier for LGBTQ+ people (online event by Oliva)

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

• Wed, 26 June @18:00: Pride Celebration w/ CodeWomen+ & CodeOp

• Thu, 27 June @18:00: Tech Barcelona Afterwork Pier01

• 28–30 Jun: HackBCN AI Hackathon

Upcoming:

• Tue, 2 July @18:30: Attico Startup Talks: Inbound recruiting: Attract talent to your project

• Wed, 10 July @18:30: BCN FinTech X Barcinno #015: Viktoria Soltesz (CEO of PSP Angels Group) → 50% Barcinno discount applied!

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

Startup Jobs:

• Powens Group is looking for a Golang Software Engineer

• Suntransfers is hiring a Head of Growth

• Qilimanjaro needs a Senior Measurement Quantum Engineer

• bsport is hiring a UX Writer

• INCAPTO is looking for a Senior Developer - Tech Lead