Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello and happy Monday,

🗓️ April’s shaping up to be an eventful month — literally. As well as the BCN FinTech X Barcinno event this week, there’s networking for German-speaking entrepreneurs, the IESE Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, webinars, job fairs, and tons more.

And as always, we spotlight startups and interesting funding rounds, robot dog sightings, and everything else you need to know about the ecosystem.

Happy reading & have a great week! 🌞

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Sateliot gets €13.8M from the Spanish government to boost its satellite constellation

• VR staff training startup Kiin secures €500K from CDTI & Nolabey

• Web-to-app monetization platform web2wave raises €330K Seed funding

• BCN fund Icosium joins the board of Holaluz, now controlling 14% of the company

Barcelona startup news

• FlamAid’s pocket-sized self-defense alarm hits the market 

• M&A and investment platform Deale celebrates over 100 SME transactions totaling over €400M

• NiaLafoz, based in TecnoCampus' incubator, opens its first physical store to sell its inclusive clothing for those with reduced mobility

Spanish investment news

• Madrid-based ‘Second Chance Law’ debt service Deudafix gets €25M from BBVA Spark

• Salamanca-based Gaiarooms raises €10M to expand its network of tech-powered accommodation

• Valencia-based Cuatroochenta gets €2M investment from French fund manager Eiffel

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• COFIDES launches €200M Kuali Fund, a pioneering Spanish impact investment fund focused on climate mitigation and adaptation

• IAGi Ventures to invest €200M in high-potential aviation companies, set to be one of the largest of its kind globally

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• CleantechHUB launches its 5th accelerator edition, supporting climate startups with mentorship, access to investment, & connections in LATAM; deadline 6 April

• DonaTIC Awards: Nominations for one of 12 awards, aiming to boost women’s presence in digital fields; deadline 30 April 

• Grow Impact For Tech (GIFT) launches 2nd international pitch contest: 8 startups will be selected to connect with European funding from Belgium, Finland, France & Spain

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Interview with Jaume Sanpera, 9x founder and CEO & Founder of Sateliot

• Flanks in El País: Using AI to help brokers avoid mistakes

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• A robot dog has been meeting the BCN public to help society spread assistive technology

• Penguin Random House invests €36M in Europe's most advanced book distribution center in Barcelona

• Barcelona hospital presents first surgical robot in operation in public healthcare system

• Deporvillage struggles with profits, supposedly after JD Sports acquisition

Tech & big company news in Spain

• Mahou San Miguel teams up with McWin Food Tech Fund to drive F&B innovation through open collaboration and digital transformation

• LEVEL Airlines soars with over 625,000 seats between Barcelona and America

• Revolut goes head-to-head with traditional banking as it prepares to launch its first payroll account at 2.25%

Good Reads & Watches

• Barcinno Startup Interview: 4YFN25 Award Winners Bankuish by Natasha :)

• What Fira and the Montjuïc trade venues will look like in 2029

• YCombinator: What young founders in their 20s should focus on (EN podcast)

• Factorial on their recent €120M funding (ES podcast)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 1 Apr: Fractional CFOs: The smart solution to optimize your company's financial management

• Wed, 2 Apr @18:30: BCN FinTech X Barcinno #019: The Tech behind FinTech - Barcinno discount included 💥

• Thu, 3 Apr @18:00: NeDeNa Networking event for German-speaking professionals

• Fri, 4 Apr: IESE Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference 2025

• Fri, 4 Apr @18:00: Barcelona AI Music Meetup v2.0

• Sun, 6 Apr @18:00: Barcelona Tech Job Fair Spring 2025

Upcoming:

• Tue, 8 Apr @09:30: Founders Fundamentals: The Power of Networking 

• Tue, 8 Apr @17:00: Webinar - Automation in Action: Real-life Cases of CFOs Who Have Already Taken the Plunge

• Thu, 1 May @18:00: THE Product Marketers Meetup Barcelona

• Thu, 8 May: Future Finance Day 2025

• May 21–22: SaaS on the Beach

• Fri, 23 May @16:00: Fuckup Nights Barcelona 7th Anniversary | Failure, Psychological Safety & Growth

• Wed, 28 May @18:00: StartupMat Tech Summit 2025

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Startup Jobs:

• Powens is hiring a Marketing Intern

• Moonpay needs a Senior Content Designer

• M47 is looking for a Data Curator - Native Spanish 

• INBRAIN Neuroelectronics is hiring a Product Designer

• Mind the Bridge needs an Innovation Consultant Intern