Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

Hello and happy Monday,

​After three successful Tech Marketing Leaders Breakfast editions in Barcelona, we’re (Hello Operator & Kunoichi Growth) introducing a new, more relaxed & accessible format: an after-work vermut 🍸 for senior marketing leaders in tech.

​This free gathering brings together CMOs, Heads of Marketing, Growth leaders, and other senior marketing professionals from Barcelona’s tech ecosystem for an informal evening of conversation, connection, and knowledge-sharing.

• ​Date: 2 July, from 18:00

• Location: Barcelona – venue to be announced soon

• Sign up here!

Meanwhile, it’s been a megaweek for Barcelona – find out why below ☄️

Startup & Investment News

Barcelona investment news

• Perk secures $300M (€260M) credit facility

• Factorial closes $150M (€129M) Series D, reaching €2.1B valuation

• Ona Therapeutics raises $86.6M (€75.5M) Series B

• Rental management platform Zazume raises €2.5M

• B2B travel startup Moca Traveltech Group acquired by Entravel Group

Barcelona startup news

• GoodNews coffee expands into travel retail starting with El Prat & into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport 

• HolaCamp partners with Hungarian group Indotek to invest in new €100M campsite platform

• Inbrain Neuroelectronics could be BCN’s next unicorn

Spanish investment news

• Dutch-Spanish fintech Twinco Capital gets €165M 

• Retail intelligence solution Flipflow closes €3M

• Madrid AI fashion platform Modelia raises €1.03M

VC, investment & crowdfunding news

• Aticco & All Out Partners launch a fund to invest €180M in flexible office spaces

• The Government reinforces its commitment to the audiovisual sector with €98M to boost investment, productions & filming in Spain 

• Ispania Growth Fund launches, a new €300M fund to support the green & digital transition in Spain

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

• Participate in SKOLAE Formación’s barometer on tech training & AI in Spain

• Science and Innovation Missions call, grant promoted by CDTI; deadline 12 Jun

• Contribute to Norrsken’s European Impact Index 2026 survey

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

• Sennia: The Catalan platform that wants to end teacher burnout

• The 3 methods I use to invest in startups: Francesc Font, Incapto Co-Founder & Co-CEO

• Entrepreneurship is also knowing how to build with others: Marta Rodríguez-Tobalo, BlindStairs CEO and Co-founder

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

• BSC inaugurates its third quantum computer by Qilimanjaro

• Catalonia strengthens its leadership in Europe’s semiconductor sector through new Chips Act 2.0 framework

• UK neobank Monzo’s profits soar amid European expansion, with recent BCN offices announced

Tech & big company news in Spain

• The Government plans €600-800M contribution to Spain’s European AI gigafactory

• Prosus considering raising Glovo owner Delivery Hero stake in bid to thwart Uber’s takeover pursuit

• Elche-based PLD Space announces €35M investment to advance European launch capacity

Good Reads & Watches

• Forbes List: The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Spain 2026

  • And from a Catalonia perspective

• Meet the 25 startups actively seeking investment in Spain

• Why the AI slop problem is getting worse: Typeform & Supercut Co-founder David Okuniev (EN)

• Oxford AI ethicist Carissa Véliz on the dangers of predictive AI (EN)

Great Events

This week:

• Tue 9 Jun @18:30: Security lighting talks + Networking

• Tue 9 Jun @18:30: Cloud and AI. In production

• Wed 10 Jun @12:00: Structured Finance Hackathon 2026

• Thu 11 Jun @18:30: Offline Internet Afterwork Poblenou

• Thu 11 Jun @19:00: Women in Cleantech & Sustainability gathering

• Sun 14 Jun @17:00: App Growth, Pizza & Cava

Upcoming:

• Mon 15 Jun: The Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition) at PG Connects 

• Tue 16 Jun @09:30: Attico: Build a Shared AI Brain with Claude

• Mon 22 Jun @18:00: CTO Networking Barcelona

• Tue 30 Jun @20:00: Tech Founder Hang - June

• Thu 2 Jul @18:00: Hello Operator & Kunoichi Growth Tech Marketing Leaders Vermut & Networking 🍸

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