Serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Conector accelerator, Carlos Blanco, this week launched a new venture builder called Nuclio. Venture builders are still pretty rare in Spain, and Nuclio is the second one in Barcelona and the fourth in Spain. Some venture builders dont use the ideas of external entrepreneurs, but Nuclio is open to anyone with a great idea, … [Read more...]
Startup Builder Antai On 2016, And How They Don’t Like The Rocket Internet Of Spain Stamp
The number of startup accelerators and incubators in Spain keeps growing every year, but venture builders are somewhat more rare. People outside Barcelona, know Antai mainly from Wallapop, in Barcelona however, the venture builder is known for several companies including Deliberry, Glovo (merger between JustBell and Glovo), Shopery and CornerJob. We sat down with Marc … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Geenapp Launches “Cost-per-install” Calculator for Apps
Geenapp, the Barcelona startup that let's you earn money for trying new apps, and promoting them through your blog, social media or website, has launched a CPI-calculator. The new feature is supposed to give advertisers a way to monetize the app economy and through Geenapps real-time calculator be able to know much one would need to pay to get a new user on their … [Read more...]
We Put 4 Barcelona Food Delivery Apps To The Test To Find The Best
If you're living in Barcelona, you've probably noticed the increasing presence of food delivery apps hitting the market, and in January they really stepped up their game in terms of marketing. You've seen their billboards while you're waiting for the metro and on the sides of public buses. Their ads have invaded your Facebook feed and their printed materials are likely … [Read more...]
Barcelona’s Digital Nomads: Launching A Startup From Different Continents
The concept of digital nomads is an increasingly well-known phenomenon in tech-circles. Freelancers take their laptops across the world, and code their way into the Caribbean sunset, without worrying about a boss hanging over their shoulder or counting their vacation days. Shadi Halloun and his team, have taken it to the next level. For about a year, they have been working … [Read more...]
WeGo CITY Will Disprove The Theory of Relativity at 4YFN 2016
Have you ever spent hours preparing your itinerary for a vacation, only to find out later that you visited all the same touristic places as everybody else? WeGo|CITY wants you travel to cities like Barcelona without any preparation at all, as they guide your leisure time and serve up truly personalized experiences. The Barcelona-based startup recently closed a round of €2.4 … [Read more...]
MyTwinPlace Offers Free Housing To Entrepreneurs Worldwide
MyTwinPlace, the global community of 35.000 travelers that share their homes with each other, is now adding another feature to their platform: they're going to house entrepreneurs. Through their new program "MyTwinPlace For Entrepreneurs" they want to provide free housing for entrepreneurs when they're out on the road, traveling to meet with investors, prospects and … [Read more...]
Barcelona Investment News: Startup BoatBureau closed a round of €700.000
The boat rental platform BoatBureau now has the wind at it's back. The Barcelona startup just closed a round of €700.000 from business angels connected to the IESE investment fund for business ideas. Prior to this funding round, BoatBureau had received only public investment from Enisa, ICO and the regional fund IFEM. Did you read? Barcelona Investment News: Startup … [Read more...]
Barcelona Investment News: Startup Quizlyse Raised €175.000
Quizlyse, the Barcelona startup that transforms content on your website into an engaging quiz, recently raised a round of €150.000 from VentureCap through their Venturcap II fund, according to Expansion. The rest of the round, €25.000, came from angel investor Byron Pastor. He is not only playing a role as an investor in the startup going forward, Byron will continue to work … [Read more...]
Catalan NGO Hope Projects is Funding Super Early Stage Startups …On One Condition
The NGO called Hope Projects is looking for new startups for its program in Barcelona. It's a relatively new program started in 2013 with it's main focus on creating jobs for people with all kinds of backgrounds, either you hold a Phd, or holding a hammer, your the kind of person their aiming on helping. They already have four startups in their program, and Mireia Castaner, … [Read more...]