The following is a guest post by Albert Pereta. Albert is a creative entrepreneur based in Barcelona and the co-founder of Iceber.gs and WiseList. Learn more about Albert's product design skills and contact him here. One thing you learn very quickly when building a start-up is that you know nothing. Unless you're a serial entrepreneur with a few success stories and … [Read more...]
Inlea Foundation Names Its Top 4 Startups From LinktoStart 2013
The top four start-ups who have been through the training and support program linktoStart in 2013 were chosen last week by a jury of experts and personalities from the world of entrepreneurship. This is the 5th edition of the INLEA Foundation training series, created to train and support future technology-based entrepreneurs throughout Spain during the creation of their … [Read more...]
Don’t Miss The Next Web Barcelona Summer Extravaganza 2013
Get yer popcorn ready for The Next Web Barcelona Summer 2013 Extravaganza next Thursday at the amazing Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm venue near the Sagrada Família. Somehow, some way, they keep coming up with funky new speakers like every single day. Seriously though, anyone interested in catching the pulse of the Barcelona startup scene should not miss this event. Did I … [Read more...]
CL3VER Closes €625k Seed Round From Wayra, Caixa Capital Risc And Angels
CL3VER, the Barcelona startup dedicated to real-time 3D technology for mobile and web design, has closed a €625k seed round investment with Wayra, Caixa Capital Risc and a group of Business Angels including Jordi Priu, Robert Vilaseca, 101 Startups, John Mark, and Narcis Griful, and Jordi Clavell. Part of Wayra's summer 2012 startup class, CL3VER aims to democratize … [Read more...]
Barcelona Global Unites ‘Barcelonians By Birth’ and ‘Barcelonians By Choice’
Last night, 400 of Barcelona’s most committed professionals gathered at the Palauet Albéniz on Montjuic for an “inspiring cocktail” to not only celebrate what this city has to offer, but more importantly, to identify Barcelona’s biggest weaknesses and set a course to improve them. The Barcel-Hola event was presented by Barcelona Global, the independent, not-for-profit civil … [Read more...]
Mozilla & Telefonica Bet Big On HTML5, Low-Cost Smartphones, And The Death Of The App Store
In what may be remembered as a historic occasion, the first Firefox OS smartphones go on sale today in Spain to rival the market-leading Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems. For the first time, consumers will have the option to support a philosophy of open web standards, free of closed ecosystems and overcrowded app stores. Perhaps more importantly, today’s launch … [Read more...]
Barcelona Mini Maker Faire Tomorrow (event)
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning. Tomorrow, it arrives in Barcelona. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to … [Read more...]
Lanta Digital Ventures Makes Its First Investment in Traity
Lanta Digital Ventures, the Barcelona-based early stage venture capital fund, has made its inaugural investment into Traity along with Horizon Ventures and Bertelsmann Group (BDMI). With more than 800k users already profiled, Traity is pushing the boundaries of online reputation by building the biggest map of people’s personalities. Traity was born in 2012 with … [Read more...]
Dublin Web Summit 2013 Is Seeking 10 Spanish Startups
Each week, Web Summit is selecting 10 early stage startups from different countries around the world to receive a free exhibition table (€9950 value) at this year’s Dublin Web Summit event in late October. This week is Spain and there's less than 66 hours left to apply. The Dublin Web Summit is now in it’s 4th year and, with over 4,200 attendees in 2012, it’s now officially … [Read more...]
Private Screening of ‘Something Ventured’ With Producer Molly Davis (event)
Tomorrow evening, at the the new MediaTIC building, there will be a private screening of Something Ventured: the story behind the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley. The film features the original entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from Silicon Valley mainstays such as Apple, Intel, Genentech, PowerPoint, Cisco Systems and … [Read more...]