Wayra has quickly developed into the most sought-after incubator in Spain. Each year their admission process becomes more competitive and as a result they are producing higher quality startups. Attesting to this is the most recent fundraising completed by Wayra Barcelona’s 2012 class of startups. The class of 2013 is no different. After pouring over hundreds of … [Read more...]
Calling Barcelona’s Next Entrepreneurs: The Founder Institute Wants YOU!
In the last 4 years, the Founder Institute has helped launch more than 650 companies in over 40 cities to become the largest incubator in the world. Their mission is to “globalize” the Silicon Valley ecosystem to successfully launch 1.000 companies per year in 75 cities worldwide. After a successful first round in Spain, they are currently accepting applications into the 2nd … [Read more...]
The Mayors of Barcelona and Paris Discuss a Partnership Between The Two Cities
Barcelona Mayor Xavier Trias is in Paris today to celebrate the kick off of the annual Salon du Livre, where Barcelona is the featured city guest, and meet with Parisian Mayor Bertrand Delanoë. The meeting will focus on a partnership between the two European capitals to increase the quality of life for their citizens. First on the agenda, is the effort both capitals are … [Read more...]
Health 2.0 Barcelona Holds Their 5th Meetup Thursday Night
Health 2.0 BCN celebrates the movers and shakers in the health technology sector by meeting every 2 months to promote Barcelona’s health startups and discuss the implications of advancing new technologies. This month’s meetup will feature speakers from Spanish health industry startups including: Tomas Garcia, of Personas Que, will present the digital platform created to … [Read more...]
Wayra Announces New Partnership With Enternships To Create 130 Paid Internships Across Europe
Wayra announced today their newest partnership with London-based Enternships, a platform that connects students and graduates with opportunities working at a startup. The program will begin by opening up 130 paid internship opportunities among Wayra startups starting in UK and Germany, and quickly expanding to include Spain, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. The … [Read more...]
“IESE Meets The Valley” Sends Barcelona MBAs To Silicon Valley Next Week
Back by popular demand, IESE is sending 25 of their future-MBAs off to Silicon Valley in the second annual edition of IESE Meets The Valley. Initiated last year by Jeroen Kemperman, the purpose of the trip is to expose students to the Silicon Valley ecosystem and deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship. From March 25th to April 1st, students will drop in on … [Read more...]
Investor Heads Up: SeedRocket Hosts Their 6th Investors Day On March 19th
Since 2008, SeedRocket has been incubating some of the most successful startups in the Spanish Ecosystem. Co-founded by Vicente Arias and Jesus Monleón and run by the talented Jane-of-all-trades, Pamela de la Munoza, SeedRocket follows the proven accelerator model akin to Y-Combinator and TechStars in the US. The entrepreneurs accepted into the program have access to one of … [Read more...]
Hands-On E-Business Evolution At eShow Barcelona 2013
La Fira de Barelona Montjuic will be back in the limelight this week as it readies itself for eShow Barcelona 2013. The first of the annual 4-event series is expected to draw more than 12.000 attendees as the top names in e-commerce, Online Marketing, Hosting & Cloud technology, and Social Media roll into town to share their knowledge and learn from the best. Industry … [Read more...]
As Mobile Exits, Bio-Tech Enters as Barcelona Hosts The 2013 Bio-Europe Spring Conference
Just as the last of the tablet, phablet and smartphone connoisseurs head to the airport, Barcelona welcomes an influx of the biggest biotech names the industry has to offer. Right on the heels of the Mobile World Congress, the Catalonia capital plays host to more than 1.300 biomedical companies in the 2013 Bio-Europe Spring conference. This will be the second time Barcelona … [Read more...]
Barcelona and Hong Kong Team Up to Enable Global Innovation With A Smart City Collaboration
Barcelona took another step forward on Friday to become a global smart city leader. Antoni Vives, the head of Hábitat Urbano together with Nicholas Brooke, chairman of the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, announced the agreement to promote accelerated entry for Catalan companies into the Chinese market. The newest Smart City initiative will create a … [Read more...]