It's time out for HallStreet. The deal is an acquisition -for-hire, according to Reuters. Founder and CEO of HallStreet Alfredo Ouro Villaraviz has been appointed Time Out's senior vice president of product. Also the former CTO Antonio Rodríguez de la Torre will join Time Out as senior vice president of product and director of technology for travel. The size of the … [Read more...]
Datumize Closed A Round Of €1 Million – And Kampoos Got Crowdfunded
Datumize, the Barcelona startup that helps company analyze and process 99 percent of their dark operating data, recently closed a round of €1 million. The round was led by Inveready, and was participated by Caixa Capital Risc and other private investors. It's around a year since Datumize went through the Startupbootcamp IoT and Data program in Barcelona, and they've come … [Read more...]
Barcelona AI Startup Inbenta To Close €10 Million Series B
Inbenta offers support features to businesses that want to make search better and smarter on their website. They do this through semantic search and artificial intelligence, and according to themselves decrease support costs and increase conversion rates. They will soon close a B-round between €9 and €11 million from American VC's, Chilean Inversur, and Amerigo Venture Fund … [Read more...]
Barcelona Tech Investments Recap: Q1 2016 – Over €38.000.000 In 10 Companies
The first quarter of 2016 was not a crazy period of investment for Barcelona (nor for Spain), but there were some highlights making the winter months a bit warmer as we're heading into Spring. The big winner was Aelix Therapeutics - an innovative Catalan drug development company which is known for their advanced HIV medicine. They closed an A-series of €12.500.000 from … [Read more...]
Meet the 9 Newest Startups To Enter Conector Accelerator in Spain
Gearing up for their sixth edition, Conector accelerator in Spain is presenting the newest members of their startup class. The nine startups were chosen from more than 120 nominations according to Conector. Dating back to their launch in 2014, several well-known and now well-funded startups have graduated from the program, such as Glovo, Heygo, Kompyte and … [Read more...]
Belron & L Marks Are Seeking Startups From Spain To Join Their UK Accelerator
Global auto and glass expert Belron, together with the startup investment fund L Marks, is launching a new UK accelerator program called Drive. The globally-oriented program is designed to validate innovative new business models in international markets. Each startup chosen for the Drive Accelerator will be partnered directly with one of Belron's participating countries - USA, … [Read more...]
Deliberry Has Raised €3 Million Since Launching In May
Deliberry, the online grocery store that delivers your food to your doorstep within one hour, have received €3 million in funding over the last ten months. The startup is part of the Antai Venture Builder based in Barcelona, which is known for companies like Wallapop, Glovo, Chicplace and latest Cornerjob, a blue-collar jobs marketplace which closed an A-round of $10 million … [Read more...]
Sónar + D Is Looking For Companies For Their “Startup Garden”
We're getting closer to the third annual Sónar + D edition in Barcelona, gathering creatives, entrepreneurs, artists and many more for the conference that celebrates the relationship between creativity and technology and the digital transformation of cultural industries. New for this year is something called the "Startup garden", where national and international companies … [Read more...]
Barcelona-based Cornerjob Closes A $10 Million Series A
Barcelona-based Cornerjob is the startup that promises to get you in contact with an employer within 24 hours. They recently closed a series A-round of $10 million from several business angels and VC's, such as Antai Business Angels and Mediaset España (Ad4Ventures), La Caixa Capital Risc, Media Digital Ventures, Banc Sabadell Capital,Cube Investments, Ithaca Investment, … [Read more...]
Pixoneye Takes Home The Digital Media Award At 4YFN 2016
Pixoneye is a startup from Israel which gathers pictures from your phone and turns your personal memories and moments into a treasurechest for marketers and brands. Hold on, it's not as scary to the invasion of your privacy as it sounds... The startup had a fantastic pitch, making the audience laugh and at the same time making some very valid points about their business. … [Read more...]