Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello and happy Monday,

Some impressive ecosystem stats this week – a new report has logged that a record 430,000+ people are now part of Catalonia’s entrepreneurial community. This edition also shares €12M of BCN startup funding, 25 years of 22@, and a big local player debuting on the stock market. Let’s get into it 💥

As always, have a great week!

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• AI healthtech Biorce secures €5M from Norrsken VC, 7 months after its first €3.5M round

• The Blue Box secures €3M for clinical trial to fight breast cancer

• Deeptech YPlasma closes €2.1M 

• Digital accessibility startup QualiBooth raises €2M

• RAG-as-a-Service startup Nuclia snapped up by AI tool supplier Progress Software

Barcelona startup news

• Mathew, the startup that offers the benefits of AI without screens, named one of Europe's most promising education companies

• The Sabadell Chamber of Commerce will accelerate 10 tech startups: Find out who they are

• ATENEA, the AI revolutionizing senior care, takes a giant step toward expanding to Europe

Spanish investment news

• Proptech Huspy raises €50M to accelerate its expansion in Spain

• Second-hand book & media marketplace Hamelyn raises €2M

• Valencia-based agritech ODOS gets €680K

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• New Spanish venture studio Vivid Vision is born to connect companies & scaleups to transform corporate innovation

• Ethical finance platform Goparity exceeds €50M in impact project investments

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• #SheTechs Scholarships with Epitech & Michael Page: promoting female tech talent to train in Data Science & AI

• The European Commission has opened two major consultations that will directly influence how startups & scaleups operate across the EU – have your say

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Artiso: New startup launches AI tool to streamline fashion’s creative engine

• Interview with Tether: How a parked EV, a cable, and a late-night idea sparked its name

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• New record figure for the Catalan ecosystem: Entrepreneurial activity exceeds 430,000 people

• 22@ celebrates 25 years with a series of articles

• The Logistics 4.0 incubator celebrates its 2nd year with impressive results: 59 projects exceeding €46M

• Catalan casino group Cirsa debuts on stock market with €2.52B valuation

Tech & big company news in Spain

• BBVA has now launched its crypto services in Spain

• WhatsApp to roll out ads and subscription models in 2026

• Intersport is running out of time: 2 months to save its business in Spain

• Poland's InPost takes over Spanish delivery companies to boost European expansion

Good Reads & Watches

• LinkedIn with a purpose: 10 (+1) keys to standing out

• Is Barcelona becoming the EU’s neobank capital?

• #002 BCN FinTech Live: Game of Thrones in Banking, Revolut & Funding 

  • Audio-only version on Spotify (EN)

• The price of being a CTO (and why it's worth it) with Jordi Miró (ES)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue, 15 July @10:30: Startup/Investor Open Coffee

• Wed, 16 July @18:00: Capitole Tech Talks: The AI Side of Things

• Wed, 16 July @19:00: Fintech Vermut & Networking by BCN FinTech 🍸

• Wed, 16 July @20:00: Angels & Beers (For Investors)

• Wed, 16 July: Invoice, reconcile, and get paid effortlessly: the new standard in AR

• Thu, 17 July @18:00: Backing the Future of Health: Angel Investing in Medtech & Biotech (online)

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