Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

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Hello and happy Monday! Here’s this week’s breakdown of all the latest startup and tech news in Barcelona and Spain 👇

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Flexible electronics spinoff FlexilC raises €2M led by Bullnet Capital 

• Hirevoice closes €900K led by Draper B1 to transform job interviews with AI

• French firm Le Fourgon acquires Re-pot, a plastic-free online supermarket with fully returnable packaging

Barcelona startup news

• DiCaprio-backed photovoltaic startup SolarMente enters bankruptcy proceedings 

• Wallbox closes a partnership with Slate Auto, Jeff Bezos’ EV company

  • And gets the court’s green light for its €169.6M restructuring plan

• The Logistics 4.0 Incubator incorporates 19 new projects to drive the sector’s tech transformation

Spanish investment news

• Madrid hospital ops solution TietAI closes €2.5M Seed round

• Galician recycling & waste software Humara gets €1.2M

• Navarra-based robotics startup DARWIN Biomed raises €1M

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Kompas VC closes €160M Fund II for industrial tech startups

• Ship2B-managed Montana raises €37M first close, becoming Europe’s first venture fund dedicated entirely to children's health

• Yellow participates in $5.5M pre-seed round in Paris-based Davis AI

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• The first edition of the BSC AI Factory Acceleration Programme is now open

• Bcombinator establishes partnership with Globalfy to facilitate international tech startup expansion

• Nominations are open for Sifted's 100 Women in Tech in Europe 2026

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• TB interview Alejandro Martí, CEO & co-founder of climate risk firm Mitiga Solutions

• The startups redefining the future recognized at 22@’s Barcelona Innovation Awards

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• Catalonia submits bid to host the world's most important space congress

• SID develops 2 new life sciences buildings after record absorption in Barcelona park

• Catalonia doubles the number of robotics companies in the last 5 years

• The Catalan government, Fira 2000 & 5 other entities sign €220M loan to expand Fira

Tech & big company news in Spain

• AI voice unicorn ElevenLabs opens Madrid office & expands into Spain

• VivaGym dominates the low-cost market with acquisition of Synergym España 

• Ebury, Santander’s international payments fintech, secures ~€640M to accelerate growth and global expansion

Good Reads & Watches

• What’s behind OpenAI’s mega funding round? Carlos Blanco analysis 

• Founder associate: The vague job title catapulting young tech workers to the top 

• Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch (incl. BCN’s Cala AI & Theker)

• How to find your thing: My First Million (EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue 12 May @13:00: Women Investors’ Lunch by SIA

• Tue 12 May @19:00: App Owner Meetup

• Wed 13 May @09:30 HER/O Day women in tech conference 

• Thu 14 May @11:00: Month-End at Speed: Cutting AP Cycle Time While Improving Audit Readiness

• Fri 15 May @17:30: Barcelona Tech Mixer and Social

Upcoming:

• Wed 20 May @18:00: Lovable Founder Series Barcelona

• Wed 27 May @18:00: Strive Tech and Business Networking

• Thu 28 May: StartupMat Tech Summit 2026

• Thu 28–Sat 30 May: Esade Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 

• Thu 30 May @17:00: Workshop | Connecting Applications Across Your Business Landscape

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Startup Jobs

• Supersonik is hiring for several Engineering roles 

• MIPU Predictive Hub needs a Co-founder – Spain

• Timbal AI is looking for an SDR

• Enginy is hiring a Head of Marketing