Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello and happy Monday,

We’re well and truly back in the September swing with over €22M raised for BCN startups, healthy financial reports, and the city securing its status as a top hub for attracting foreign AI investment.

👇 And more great events – this one is a can’t miss for fintech marketing leaders:

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Gene therapy biotech Integra Therapeutics raises €10.7M pre-Series A 

• Sales compensation platform Remuner gets €5.5M 

• Energy solution marketplace Solfy closes €4M with Bonsai Partners & Ona Capital

• Agent-native software platform Altan raises €2.1M

• Proptech Floorfy acquires Italian startup Realistico & launches first hardware

Barcelona startup news

• Hoop Carpool rebrands as Tribbu & will now be available to all drivers, not just corporates and universities

• Heura heads toward positive EBITDA after €25M revenue & €7M losses in 2024

• Terrassa startup WindowSight partners with LG to bring art to 100 million TV screens

• Wallapop reaches profitability for the first time in the Spanish market, with a turnover of €101M (+13%)

Spanish investment news

• eVoost, the Spanish startup based in Abu Dhabi using motion AI for real estate marketing, raises €1.4M

• Alicante-based FlexMyRoom acquired by leading travel insurance firm Atlantigo

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Lakestar’s $265M European Deeptech Continuation Fund: extending capital beyond traditional 10-year VC timelines

• Vireo Ventures closes €50M Electrification Fund I for early-stage founders driving the all-electrified future

• GoHubVentures invests in German digital health startup OpenHealth

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Antena TrenLab Awards 2025: Innovation Challenges for more sustainable, smart, and inclusive mobility

• Adecco Adventure program looks for projects changing the future of work with AI; deadline 8 Oct

• Lanzadera incorporates 120 new companies, 80% of which are already invoicing

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• EMC Barcelona: From telecoms to spacetech for the electromagnetic compatibility startup 

• Medidedalia: the first AI development company led by doctors and AI experts

• Outvise: the online marketplace for the next generation of tech freelancers

Tech news in Barcelona

• Barcelona ranked 3rd worldwide by IBM for attracting foreign AI investment

• Catalonia to launch Europe’s first 6G Low Earth Orbit satellite lab

• Hong Kong University opens its first European campus in the 22@ district

• Catalonia & Spain pledge €926M for ALBA II particle accelerator to develop new medicines and tools to tackle climate change

Politics, legal & economics

• Congress rejects reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours, requiring a law change before it returns to the chamber

Good Reads & Watches

• Forbes on digital nomads: How Spain has become a magnet for global digital talent

• ICYMI: Everything Apple announced 

• The best first-time founder communities to join in Europe

• ElevenLabs: The Untold Story of Europe’s Fastest Growing AI Startup (20VC, EN)

• The $2B SaaS Playbook: Ignacio ‘Guli’ Moreno, Co-founder ‪@Capchase‬ (Startup Riders, EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Mon, 15 Sep @18:00: IoT BCN Hands-On Edge AI Workshop with free hardware

• Tue, 16 Sep @18:30: ReactJS September Meetup

• Tue, 16 Sep @18:30: Angel Investing Made Simple: Why It’s Worth It and How to Begin

• Wed, 17 Sep @18:30: BCN FinTech X Barcinno #022: PropTech - Building the Future of Real Estate – Barcinno discount applied 🤝 

• Thu, 18 – Fri, 19 Sep: Fin- & RegTech Mission to Barcelona

Upcoming:

• Fri, 3 Oct @09:30: Free FinTech B2B Marketing Leaders Breakfast

• Thu, 2 Oct @18:00: Barcelona Tech Job Fair Autumn 2025

• Wed, 15 – Thu, 16 Oct: Women in Tech Job Fair and Career Summit

• Thu, 16 – Fri, 17 Oct: European Blockchain Convention 2025

• Thu, 30 Oct: FutureTravel Summit

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Startup Jobs

• Ship2B Ventures is hiring an Investor Relations & Business Development Associate

• PayFit needs a Product Builder

• Rever is looking for a Junior Software Engineer

• +892 Current Barcelona job openings in the fintech sector