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...]
4YFN 2016 Recap – The Best And Biggest So Far
The week came and went in a second, the event we all had been looking forward to for a year, is now only a memory, and we have to start looking forward to next year. 12,000 visitors, 450 startups and tons of great keynotes, competitions, party's and so much more! To those of you that were not lucky enough to participate, here is a review of the three days. Monday - … [Read more...]
This Startup Wants To Make Your Stupid Watch Smart
As our phones gets smarter every month, so do our watches, and the old watch industry struggles (with a few exceptions) in the fight against all of the super smart watches hitting the market these days. MainTool has the answer to the incumbents' hardship, and have a solution for all watch brands which don't yet consider themselves smart. They have made a smart watch … [Read more...]
Slock.it Is The BIG IoT Winner At 4YFN
Rent, sell or share anything - without middlemen. That's how Slock.it want to disrupt the world through their IoT-system - an ethereum-based locking system opened with money. The owner of a Slock sets a deposit amount and a price for using the item. Users can find the Slock using the app and then make a payment on the Ethereum blockchain, gaining permission to open or close … [Read more...]
Nuclio – The Latest Spanish Venture Builder
Serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Conector accelerator, Carlos Blanco, this week launched a new venture builder called Nuclio. Venture builders are still pretty rare in Spain, and Nuclio is the second one in Barcelona and the fourth in Spain. Some venture builders dont use the ideas of external entrepreneurs, but Nuclio is open to anyone with a great idea, … [Read more...]
Barcelona’s Digital Nomads: Launching A Startup From Different Continents
The concept of digital nomads is an increasingly well-known phenomenon in tech-circles. Freelancers take their laptops across the world, and code their way into the Caribbean sunset, without worrying about a boss hanging over their shoulder or counting their vacation days. Shadi Halloun and his team, have taken it to the next level. For about a year, they have been working … [Read more...]
Catalan NGO Hope Projects is Funding Super Early Stage Startups …On One Condition
The NGO called Hope Projects is looking for new startups for its program in Barcelona. It's a relatively new program started in 2013 with it's main focus on creating jobs for people with all kinds of backgrounds, either you hold a Phd, or holding a hammer, your the kind of person their aiming on helping. They already have four startups in their program, and Mireia Castaner, … [Read more...]
Recapping The Third Edition of the Google Launchpad Program for Startups in Barcelona
For the third time, Google Launchpad hosted a successful program for entrepreneurs and startups in Barcelona. Together with local incubators and accelerators, 13 startups have been developed to launch or have been pre-accelerated in the famous global event. This year was different as Incubio was the main partner of the event, last time in april Itnig had that role. The … [Read more...]
GSMA CEO: “The Barcelona Startup Ecosystem is On The Right Path, But They Need to Embrace Failure”
As the 2016 Mobile World Congress creeps ever closer, Barcelona readies itself for the busiest time of the year. During an intimate event organized by Barcleona Tech City, general manager of Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Aleix Valls sat down with John Hoffman, the CEO and Director of GSMA Ltd, to talk about the state of the Barcelona startup ecosystem and its future. For … [Read more...]