Innovation does not often occur by an individual acting on their own. You need a team effort to push an idea through the innovation funnel and turn it into an implemented product or service. The team does not necessarily have to be the same throughout the entire process, but a good balance in technological, business and user-experience skills are key. Team up to innovate and … [Read more...]
Foundum Unplugged Is Matching Europe’s Hottest Startups With €5B
For the second time in as many years, Foundum Unplugged will be playing matchmaker in Barcelona on November 26th & 27th as they unite Europe’s most promising startups with top VCs and investors managing more than €5 billion in funds. Foundum is the global startup ecosystem platform that connects entrepreneurs with all relevant stakeholders they need to create … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Teambox Raises $5M And Moves Their HQ’s To The US
“Good to start, bad to grow.” That’s becoming the unfortunate modus operandi of Spain, at least when it comes to building companies. Barcelona startup Teambox, a cloud-based collaboration and communications company, just closed a $5 million Series A round, and in the process moved their headquarters from Spain to the United States. As of this week, Teambox is officially a … [Read more...]
Barcelona KEY: Creating The Right Ecosystem For Our City
Right now in Barcelona, there are several programs focused on creating the right ecosystem for business, technology, education and consequently innovation and economic growth. Just to name a few: Barcelona Growth, Barcelona Global and Barcelona KEY. The first one, Growth, wants to promote economic growth by making Barcelona the ideal environment for businesses. How? By … [Read more...]
ReviewPro Closes €3M Round With Active VP To Expand Internationally
ReviewPro, the leading customer intelligence tool for hotels, has received a €3 million venture capital investment from Barcelona’s ACTIVE Venture Partners. Founded in Barcelona in 2008, ReviewPro allows hotels to increase their guest satisfaction ratings by monitoring online reviews and actively managing their online reputation. Headquarted in Barcelona, ReviewPro already has … [Read more...]
How To Get Funding From 4 EU Programs Accelerating Economic Growth
Being member country of the European Union has long list of benefits. Of course, we all know about the ease of traveling between EU countries and the ability to pay with our shared currency, but part of the deal is that we can also choose to work from the city that offers us the most opportunity or just happens to be the hometown of our international love. However, it’s not … [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...]
Smadex Raises €1 Million From Cabiedes, Trovit, 101 Startups & Various Biz Angels
Smadex, the innvotaive platform that uses artificial intelligence to optimize the way that advertisers and agencies create and distribute rich media advertising on smartphones or tablets, has just raised a €1 Million round from Cabiedes, Trovit, 101 Startups, various Business Angels and public funds. This follows the previous round of €600.000 euros from Highgrowth in … [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...]