For three years The Crowd Angel (TCA) has made business angels out of ordinary people online, through their crowdfunding platform. This week they announced that they have raised a total of €2.8 million for Spanish startups, including the Barcelona-based startup Glovo, which also recently acquired Justbell. According to Eleconomista, their largest investment rounds came at … [Read more...]
On-Demand Delivery Startup Glovo Aquired Personal Assistant App Justbell
Glovo, the delivery app that promises to deliver anything (legal) you want in under an hour at, has acquired the personal assistant startup Justbell, writes Loogic. Justbell is one of many new startups focusing on personal assistant-services through apps or Whatsapp, and is founded by Miguel Vicente, Zaryn Dentzel, Gerard Olivé, all well-recognizable names in the Spanish … [Read more...]
Meet the 10 Barcelona Startups That Pitched Investors At #YachtPitch
Sunshine, the ocean, a huge yacht, several of Barcelona's most influential investors and 10 hopeful startups. That was the recipie for Conector's newest and most creative pitching platform of 2015. It all started around the lunch table, as it often does in Spain. The Conector team had lunch with the company Charter&Dreams, and the idea of doing a startup-related … [Read more...]
Glovo Picks Up €2 Million in Funding While The Secret’s Out On Stuart
Glovo, the Barcelona-based urban delivery marketplace that promises to connect you with ANYTHING you want in 60 minutes or less, has picked up funding. The relatively new startup was founded in january 2015 and began taking orders in march. Glovo has recently gone through the Conector acceleration program and with €2 millions in funding, they are ready to compete with … [Read more...]
Meet the 11 New Startups Ready for Startupbootcamp Barcelona
It has taken five months, but this week it got clear which teams that´s ready for Startupbootcamp´s next IoT & Data program in Barcelona. After taking a good look at around 300 startups from a base of 1500 businesses, the experts at Startupbootcamp narrowed it down to the 19 best teams which have sacrificed blood, sweat and tears at the "Selection days" this … [Read more...]
Barcelona Tech Factory: Our Own Version of the Cambridge Innovation Center
Barcelona is about to take a major step towards becoming one of Europe's main startup-cities, with the new tech-cluster space initiated by Barcelona Tech City (BTC). Barcelona Tech City is about to get their first major milestone, as LaVanguardia reported earlier this week. After negotiating for a long time, they now reveal that their new headquarters most likely will be at … [Read more...]
5 New Startups Join the 4th Edition of Banco Sabadell’s BStartup Program
This is the fourth edition of the BStartup program that Banco Sabadell has supported since their launch in November 2013. The BStartup initiative aims to support early-stave Spanish tech companies with capital and mentoring as they develop their innovative projects and enter the market. Each startup that joins the program receives €100.000 to boost development and … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Quipu Plans Expansion After €340K Seed Round
Last year we got to know Quipu, the Barcelona-based company that want to cure your billing and accounting-headaches with their simple and affordable online management tools. This week they closed their second investment round which raised 340.000 euros from a group of business angels, Loogic reported. Their new funds will be used to keep growing its expansion in Europe … [Read more...]
Competitive Intelligence Startup Kompyte Sets Its Sights On The US Market
After several months developing their technology, Kompyte, a Barcelona-based company providing software to track and analyze competitors in real-time, has taken a big step in their international expansion by officially launching in the United States. Backed by NYC-based VC Rose Tech Ventures, Kompyte aims to capitalize on the world's largest and most mature tech … [Read more...]
Next Bank & BBVA Bring Europe’s Finest Fintech Startups To Barcelona
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Barcelona will host the European stop of the Next Bank world tour. In partnership with BBVA Open Talent, Next Bank is scouring the planet for the most promising and disruptive fintech startups to compete for cash prizes and long-term partnerships with the global banking giant. Next Tuesday, they arrive in Barcelona along with Europe's foremost … [Read more...]