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Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update
By Scott From Barcinno • Issue #546
Hello and happy Monday,
This week, we report on over €500M (!) worth of funding 🚀 for Barcelona-based firms, celebrate CleanTech and BlueTech additions in the city, and look into Spain’s most promising travel tech startups – with some super interesting innovations.
Happy reading & have a great week! 👌
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Startup & Investment News
Barcelona investment news
Orthodontic chain Impress secures over €110M
Biorce closes €3.5M to transform clinical trials through AI
Barcelona startup news
Former Typeform founder’s firm Float released the demo of its new Supercut product
TravelPerk surpasses $200M in annualized sales & considers more acquisitions
Marine biodiversity startup Ocean Ecostructures is the first to set up shop in the new BlueTechPort innovation hub
Spanish investment news
Green chemistry startup Catalyxx secures €5.3M
Madrid foodtech pleez raises €3M
Malagan football app BeSoccer acquired 100% by Czech company Livesport
VC, investment & crowdfunding news
Juan Roig’s entrepreneurship hub Marina de Empresas launches platform with €25M direct aid for startups, SMEs & self-employed affected by DANA
Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories
Take part in Boehringer Ingelheim’s 6th Hackathon, 'Committed to healthcare professionals'; online 22–24 Nov
Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews
011h Co-Founder Lucas Carné: The construction sector is about to go digital
FisioReact: Bringing physiotherapy to the office – a new trend?
Tech & Business News
Tech news in Barcelona
MWC will run a new developer-focused event called Talent Arena in parallel, with Apple Co-Founder among its debut speakers
Colombian initiative Cleantech Hub opens its first European climate innovation center in BCN, connecting the 2 ecosystems
GovTech on the up: Now 350 tech companies improving public services in Catalonia
Tech, big company & legal news in Spain
Good Reads
From BNPL plane tickets to day trips abroad: El Referente’s top traveltechs 2024
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X – followed by La Vanguardia
And on that: How to use Bluesky
Good Videos & Podcasts
Interview with Sophia Velastegui, former Chief AI Officer @ Microsoft on working in big tech, women in tech, etc (EN)
Great Events
This week:
Mon, 18–Thu, 21 Nov: StrongHer: Female entrepreneur week by Qonto
Tue, 19 Nov @19:00: PM, Product & Design Barcelona Networking
Sat, 23 Nov @15:00: International Global VR Day Barcelona
Upcoming:
Wed, 27 Nov @18:30: BCN FinTech X Barcinno #017: Wealth Tech: Reinventing Investment → discount applied :)
Thu, 28 Nov: FutureTravel Summit
Wed, 4 Dec @18:30: Fuckup Nights Barcelona
Thu, 5 Dec @16:00: Trans Atlantic Angel Conference 6: Final Demo Day Event
Wed, 11 & Thu, 12 Dec: Tech Spirit Barcelona 2024
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Startup Jobs:
European Blockchain Convention needs a Content Specialist (Crypto)
Barcelona Supercomputing Center is hiring a Project Assistant
+767 current Barcelona-based job openings in the fintech sector