Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

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Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Used vehicle leasing startup Drenting gets €5M from Inveready 

• Tendios secures €2M to streamline tendering processes with AI

• E-learning startup 3ipunt acquired by Castellón IT firm Cuatroochenta

Barcelona startup news

• VivaTech’s 2025 Top 100 Rising European Startups: 5/6 from Spain are BCN’s bsport, Olistic, Payflow, Titan OS & Ukio

• Paack integrates with Shopify and PrestaShop to simplify eCommerce logistics

• 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D has initiated bankruptcy proceedings

• Tech device startup Sterna introduces its innovative wheelchair loan system to Catalan hospitals

Spanish investment news

• Blockchain & AI agent platform Crossmint closes €20.7M

• Electromobility battery spinoff Floatech gets €1M

• Valencia-based Zenith Sports (prev. Construyendo Fútbol) gets new strategic investment from Eoniq.fund

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Meet Masia: New €20M angel fund launched to boost Barcelona’s tech ecosystem

  • VC Carlos Trenchs Sainz de la Maza also shared why they created it

• ERIA launches the 2nd edition of its acceleration program with the participation of four energy startups

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Sage Corps will send a cohort of 30 top US university students to intern with local startups from June 10 to August 1; register your startup now

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Copailot: The Catalan Google Maps of internationalization for SMEs

• Interview with Laura Urquizu, CEO of Red Points, on digital fraud: "We're also starting to see fake information on Google Maps."

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• North American AI leader CoreWeave opens new data center in Barcelona

• The University of Barcelona Science Park ecosystem holds steady with €124M investment in 2024, a substantial rise on the €85.4M in 2023

• eDreams earns €45.1M in its last fiscal year, +39%

Tech & big company news in Spain

• The European Commission launches a comprehensive EU Startup & Scaleup Strategy 

  • More digestible breakdown here

• Cecabank & Bit2Me ready their joint solution to enable banks to enter the crypto world

• Gig ticketing company Wegow announces preliminary bankruptcy proceedings

• EU could pause AI Act rollout amid industry backlash: ‘It’s really toxic’

Good Reads & Watches

• Will marketers be replaced by AI? The reality behind the hype - by Clemens

• Not just science fiction: This startup has preserved 20 people and 10 pets for future revival

• No More TechCrunch Europe? Here’s Where to Pitch Instead

• Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome (Verge, EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Mon, 2 Jun @19:00: AI, Retail & Marketing: Rooftop Insights @Semrush HQ

• Tue, 3 Jun @18:30: Data & AI Product Management Barcelona meetup @Travelperk

• Wed, 4 June @11:00: seQura from Anywhere: Online Open Office

Upcoming:

• Tue, 10 June @18:30: Discovering Angel Investing: What It Is and Why It Matters

• Tue, 10 June @18:30: Norrsken Session #5: The truth after the Deporvillage exit, with Co-founder Xavier Pladellorens

• Wed, 11 Jun @13:00: Women Investors' Lunch by SIA

• Thu, 12 Jun @10:00: Barcelona CoWorking Days at La Fabrica & Co

• Thu, 12 Jun @10:00: 22@ Innovation Day

• Thu, 12 Jun @12:00: Trans Atlantic Angel Conference (TAAC) #7 Final Demo Day Event

• Thu, 12 Jun @18:30: Fintech Vermut & Networking by BCN FinTech (Tech edition)

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Startup Jobs

• Titan OS is hiring a Director of Communications & PR

• Honest Greens needs a Head of L&D

• Unnax/Powens Group is hiring a Marketing Intern

• +771 BCN-based job openings in the fintech sector