Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello and happy Monday,

This week’s update is a packed one, with over €10M for BCN startups, more new hubs in the city, and plenty of open calls to check out if you’re building something (spoiler: AI is involved in all of the above 🔥).

Talking of which: Our AI Marketing Workshop (by Hello Operator & Cloudworks) has been postponed. Thanks to those who reached out – we’ll keep you updated with a new date soon. In the meantime, don’t forget our Free FinTech B2B Marketing Leaders Breakfast is this week. Hope to see you there! 🥐

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Recruiter marketplace Workfully closes €4M+ oversubscribed seed round

• Berlin-BCN agent startup Konvo AI gets €3.5M led by Samaipata

• Immunotherapy biotech Gyala Therapeutics raises €3M

Barcelona startup news

• Metarina recieves Scaleup Award at the Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous Awards

• EBC launches Europe’s largest meetings program for the crypto industry 

• Catalan startup Optigen develops a groundbreaking offshore wind power generator

Spanish investment news

• AI video automation startup Vidext raises €6M

• Cofrai secures €2M to modernize fire protection industry

• Peer-to-peer motorcycle rental platform Momoven raises €850K

• Former NBA player joins Valencian sports sock startup Podoks as strategic partner

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Shapers launches $75M fintech fund I as Finary hits €25M Series B

• BNVT Capital launches $150M debut fund to tackle humanity’s biggest challenges

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Banco Sabadell launches the 8th edition of BStartup Health with up to €200K per company; deadline 30 Sep

• The Women Startup Awards opens applications for its 4th edition; deadline 1 Oct

• Husqvarna Group (Sweden) Open Innovation Challenge: AI Sales Assistant for consumers and small businesses; deadline 5 Oct

• CIMALSA at SCEWC 2025: Seeking technological solutions; Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Management, Safety & Inclusion in Service Areas

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Wepleia: Combating remote work loneliness with corporate retreats

• Interview with Marta P. Estarellas (Qilimanjaro): “Money can't buy you a 'eureka' moment”

• From Barcelona to the set of El 47: Keynema revolutionizes the audiovisual industry

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• CaixaBank and 8 other banks to issue own euro-based stablecoin 

• UK Alzheimer’s company Punto Health opens a subsidiary in Barcelona

• US firm Digital Realty invests €230M in new Barcelona data center

• The BSC AI Factory expands to TB’s Pier07 innovation ecosystem

Tech & big company news in Spain

• Revolut is on the hunt for a new Spanish CEO after the departure of Eduardo Pérez

• Booking prepares for up to 20% of workforce layoffs, with Barcelona being the hardest hit

• German classifieds firm Scout24 acquires Spanish property giants Fotocasa and Habitaclia for €153M

• Tarragona e-commerce company Beself Brands prepares IPO for H1 2026

Good Reads & Watches

• Startup Oasis’ hottest seed startups in Spain Part II 

• Time Out’s world’s coolest neighborhoods 2025 for your next trip

• Adlanter made a free mini-guide on equal pay for Spanish companies

• Interview with Sergio González, CEO & Co-founder of Remuner (BCN startup with recent €5.5M funding)

• New Life on Mars series: How to Build an Agency

Great Events

This week:

• Wed, 1 Oct @18:00: CTO Networking BCN

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

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

• Thu, 2 Oct @16:30: Wine & Wealth #004 - Financial wellbeing for freelancers in Spain by abroaden

Upcoming:

• Fri, 10 – Sun, 12 Oct: BCN Game Fest

• Wed, 15 Oct: AI Summit Barcelona – use code AISUM20 for 20% off 🔥

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

• Thu, 16 Oct: Google Cloud Day ‘25 Barcelona: Developers Lab

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

• Thu, 30 Oct: FutureTravel Summit 

• Tue, 11 Nov @17:30: eWorks Accelerator 25 - Demo Day
  

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Startup Jobs

• EU-Startups is looking for an Event Manager

• Unnax/Powens Group is hiring a Lead AI Engineer, Senior Content Manager & more 

• Joko is recruiting a Machine Learning Research Intern

• Clarity AI needs a Senior Product Manager

• Kantox is hiring an Account Manager - French Market