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Hello and happy International Women’s Week,

Hope everyone enjoyed the networking & robot frenzy, whether you’re planning a slower week or you’re already back to business. You can check out Clemens’ MWC/4YFN recap here.

Have a great one! 🚀

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Corporate accommodation firm Apartool closes €1.8M

Barcelona startup news

• Healthtech Biorce crowned winner of the 4YFN26 Awards

• ATOM H2 wins the EmprènXXI Awards as the Catalan startup with the most potential

• Made of Genes collaborates with football giants on how to prepare the athletes of the future

• Emily.AI wins the AI ​​for Good Innovation Factory Catalonia & will compete in the international final

Spanish investment news

• PLD Space secures €180M Series C to accelerate global space access

• Fintech TaxDown gets €4M from BBVA Spark

• GEO startup EchoWi closes €750K seed round

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Decelera Ventures increases initial ticket from €150K to €1M per company

• The founders of Sherpa Capital launch Vecta with a €260M fund

• LUMO Labs fund receives €6M from SETT to accelerate ES & EU deeptech startups

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• imaginPlanet: A challenge for young people aged 16+ with bold ideas to improve the planet

• ENISA Digital Entrepreneurs: Financing line to promote female entrepreneurship

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Balance Phone: blocks addictive mobile apps to reduce screen time

• Xiuxiuejar is born: The first social network entirely in Catalan 

• Amphora, Payflow & Brickbro: Catalonia leads the fastest-growing tech companies in Spain, says Deloitte

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• Barcelona ranked 5th as a leading European hub for business, innovation & talent

• Mango achieves record sales year at almost €3.8B, up 13%

• BCN is getting a 100% green-powered data center thanks to Milan-based Mediterra

• Cupra’s new model becomes first European car with Catalan language infotainment

Tech & big company news in Spain

• N26 strengthens pan-European operations with new center of excellence in Madrid

• Banco Santander says it will generate €1B business value from investments in AI

• Revolut applies for US banking licence & recruits ex-Visa exec as new US CEO

Good Reads & Watches

• Top 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup & VC space in 2026

• Steve Aoki at 4YFN Talent Arena: “AI is not a threat; the real threat is a world without rules.”

• Troy Hunt: 12 years of Have I Been Pwned & the truth about AI scams (EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue 10 Mar @19:30: Barcelona Entrepreneurs Tuesday Meetup

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

• Thu 12 Mar @13:15: Tech Lunch Club BCN – Casual lunches for digital pros

• Sat 14 Mar @09:45: Software Crafters Barcelona – Open Space at 42 Barcelona

Upcoming:

• Wed 18 Mar @19:00: Fintech Vermut & Networking - by BCN FinTech

• Thu 19 Mar @18:00: Glovo Women in Tech Conference 2026

• Thu 19 Mar @18:00: Mindstone Barcelona March AI Meetup

• Sat 21 Mar: Women Tech Makers IWD 2026: Break the Pattern

• Thu 26 Mar @18:30: Beyond the algorithm: AI, humanism and the future of talent

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Startup Jobs

• Docplanner needs a Marketing L&D Specialist

• Aistech Space is hiring a Product Manager

• HolaCamp is looking for a Scrum Master

• Powens is hiring an Engineer Apprentice & IT Admin