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Hello and happy Monday,
Firstly, a big thanks 🙏 to all our readers and collaborators – old, new, and everywhere in between – for being part of the Barcinno community for another year. Your support makes the newsletter what it is, and it couldn’t continue (and keep growing) without it.
Apparently, the May 27 edition was the most-read this year, with top stories about Cabify’s protest in BCN, Ryanair battling with eDreams, and a ranking of Spain’s best AI startups.
This will be the last newsletter of 2024, but we’ll be back with what’s sure to be a packed edition in the New Year.
So, have a great holiday season and see you in 2025! 🎊
Startup & Investment News
Barcelona investment news
At-home car service marketplace Cafler gets €3M from BBVA Spark
Parc Taulí & Vall d’Hebron medtech spinoff Tesai Care raises €2.8M
E-commerce chargeback solution Kloutit closes first €540K
Tech consulting firm IN2 acquired by Altia to boost presence in Catalonia
Barcelona startup news
Red Points & RepScan Founder Josep Coll launches mentoring project for entrepreneurs in rural Spanish towns
VICIO plans 12 new stores & its first international one in Portugal, thanks to an expected €55M turnover
Worldcoo exceeds €20M raised for social projects with its micro-donation system, offered in 5000 stores & online
Google Maps review tracker Localboss wins Fastest Growing App at the Berlin ‘App Oscars’
Spanish investment news
Navarran EV battery firm BeePlanet Factory gets €5M
Valencia-based Maisa raises €4.7M to develop agentic AI system
Madrid travel agency SaaS MOGU lands €2.2M
Agribusiness auction platform Abastores closes €750K led by Encomenda
VC, investment & crowdfunding news
Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories
Barcelona Activa Pre-incubation Program: Helping seed-phase startups launch their business; deadline 12 Jan
Speak at the Tech.eu Summit London 2025: be heard by Europe's tech leaders
Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews
eDreams Co-Founder Mauricio Prieto wrote From Zero to IPO: Building eDreams Before the Playbooks (Our Journey Building Spain's First Unicorn)
Virmedex: Second AI video game to help healthcare professionals improve their techniques
Tech & Business News
Tech news in Barcelona
Tradeinn rejects Decathlon's offer to acquire part of its capital & is apparently still looking for a partner
GENESIS Biomed strengthens its role in driving Spain's health innovation ecosystem, helping create 50 spinoffs & startups and mobilizing €80M+ over 21 funding rounds
Tech & big company news in Spain
Another neobank competes: UK-based Monzo takes its “mission into Europe in 2025”
Countdown to free instant bank transfers: the new regulations coming in 2025
Good Reads
A journey into the history of Mango following founder Isak Andic’s tragic passing
Criteria VC Aleix Pérez made a cool map of 115 high-growth Barcelona startups
VC salaries in Europe, shared by Luis Llorens from Plug and Play Tech Center
Kfund VC Jorge Campo listed his 24 rising stars from Barcelona & the city’s promising future
EU-Startups’ ultimate startup gift guide: 10 books that will help you sharpen your mind and inspire action
Good Videos & Podcasts
Great Events
Upcoming:
Thu, 3 Jan @18:30: LinkedIn + ChatGPT: The Secret Formula to Break Through in the Professional Network
Tue, 28 Jan: Speed Dating: Take your digital career to the next level! (Mobile World Capital)
Thu, 30 Jan @18:00: Tech Barcelona Pier01 Afterwork
Thu, 30 Jan @18:30: Entrepreneurship through science: the new opportunity of the deeptech ecosystem
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Startup Jobs:
Qonto is hiring a Fullstack Team Manager - Remote Friendly
Layers of Reality is looking for an Executive Assistant
Cognizant Netcentric needs a Junior System Engineer
Ship2B Ventures is hiring a Quality of Life Investment Associate (mat cover)