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...]
Now Is The Time To Invest In Spanish Entrepreneurs (video)
In an effort to promote the Spanish startup ecosystem, a somewhat anonymous video produced by New York City's IBL Studios has quietly been released on YouTube. Complete with a booming narrative and overly dramatic soundtrack, the 6 minute video reviews some of Spain's recent entrepreneurial success stories. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDQyDFRNtQ&w=640&h=360 … [Read more...]
Recap: Mini Seedcamp Barcelona 2013 At Mobile World Centre
In May 2007, a group of 30 European investors founded Seedcamp as a pan-European London-based accelerator to provide startups with seed money, mentorship, office space and support over a yearlong program. In 2013, they took to the road in their new mini Seedcamp model to find the most promising startups across Europe and grow their portfolio. Yesterday, Seedcamp came to … [Read more...]
Lanzadera, The Mercadona-backed Incubator, Announces The First 15 Projects
Back in January, Juan Roig Alfonso, owner of the Valencia retail giant Mercadona, announced his plans to launch a new incubator and investment fund for Spanish startups. Over the last 5 months, the program, titled “Lanzadera”, received more than 4,200 applications from entrepreneurs and innovators across the country. Applicants had to submit an innovative business project … [Read more...]
5 Red Flags That Scare Away Venture Capital
While it may be best to bootstrap our startups, some ideas are just too big for our bank accounts and we need big money to scale them globally as fast as possible. In the cases when a giant bankroll is the only thing stopping us from world domination, we turn to VCs to fund our ventures. On the flipside, VCs are approached daily, perhaps hourly, with the next … [Read more...]
Barcelona Among The Top 30 Most Active Startup Cities Worldwide
As the entrepreneurial wave continues to rise around the world, various groups are trying to organize relevant data to paint a clearer picture of which global cities host the most active startup ecosystems. The various methodologies include open-source methods like Startup Genome, wiki models such as CrunchBase, and tapping into the data from active entrepreneurial platforms … [Read more...]
Taking a different approach to financing: Revolving Funds
Money makes the world go round, and even the brightest ideas need investment. One way is finding a venture capitalist, business angels or incubator to generate seed fund for your enterprise in the make. Another less practiced option is taking part in a revolving fund. Well, it's time to pay extra attention to this last mechanism. In these times of fewer options for subsidy, … [Read more...]
LaSalle Tech Demo Day Shows Off Barcelona Innovation
Tomorrow LaSalle University will be hosting their 4th edition of Tech Demo Day featuring 100 of Barcelona’s fastest-growing tech startups, 55+ investors, and more than 500 attendees catching a preview of the next wave of tech innovation to come out of Barcelona. This year’s event promises to surpass last year’s turnout as LaSalle has partnered with the popular monthly meetup … [Read more...]
Microjob Platform Geniuzz Raises €200k from Cabiedes & Mola
Cabiedes & Partners has teamed up with the Mallorca-based accelerator Mola to inject €200k in seed capital into Geniuzz, the Spanish startup connecting freelancers to SMEs. The microjob platform (formerly MyntMarket) was founded in 2011 by Pepe Cabestany and Gregorio Martin-Montalvo and incubated in Mola. The platform has produced more than 15.000 transactions or "gigs" … [Read more...]
Spain Startup & Investor Summit: The Future Belongs To Entrepreneurs
Spain Startup & Investor Summit is a platform that raises awareness about innovative entrepreneurial initiatives in Spain. To accomplish their goals, they have created a network for knowledge sharing and a climate of optimism around Spanish technology and innovation development. But even more than a platform, they position themselves as a mind-set. In times of crisis, … [Read more...]