The IE Venture Network is a forum for early stage entrepreneurs to engage with the local startup ecosystem, test their projects, and introduce themselves to local investors and advisors. At Venture Lab’s headquarters, in the basement of the IE Business School in Madrid, this translates into a weekly pitch slam held every Thursday night. They have created a welcoming and … [Read more...]
Want To Work For A Barcelona Startup?
This afternoon, Jobfluent will host the 2013 Barcelona Startup Fair featuring 30 Spanish startups seeking the best talent they can get their hands on. It’s a call to action for developers, designers, SEO experts, and social media gurus seeking a new opportunity with a high-growth Barcelona startup. Barcelona Activa and Jobfluent are teaming up to host the event at the … [Read more...]
Featured Event: TEDxBarcelona Change – April 2013
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." A quote of Mahatma Gandhi is the core message of this TedxBarcelona Change evening. The main theme is healthcare. Together with 200+ people, I sit down in the Col-legi Official d'Odontólegs, hoping to hear about the future and get a glimpse on how we preserve our health 40-50 years from now. Will it be similar to the science … [Read more...]
TEDxChange 2013 Comes To Barcelona Armed With Positive Disruption
For those of you living in a cave the last 30 years or so, the TED event series is a global set of conferences formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading.” TED has rapidly expanded in both scope and geography over the last decade and now includes 6 events in Barcelona alone that are meant to disrupt the status quo and provoke innovation. Tonight’s event, TEDxChange, … [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...]
“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...]