Barcelona and Catalonia are renowned for its powerful life sciences research and the quality of the healthcare system. The country has produced world-leading scientists in the fields of cancer, HIV and other diseases. A powerful research network encouraged and supported by the Government – From 2000 to 2008, public funding of research grew around 10% a year-; a strong presence … [Read more...]
Why Barcelona Is One Of The Best Cities For Startups Right Now
The following is a guest post by Spencer Coon, Barcelona entrepreneur and founder of Hibox. Nearly every person that comes to Barcelona, will go to see the Sagrada Familia, the famed cathedral that sits as Antoni Gaudí’s magnum opus in the southern part of the city. When Gaudí took over the project in 1883, he envisioned a soaring visual narrative of Christ's life. For … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Verse Raises $20M Series B Just 6 Months After Their $8M Series A
Mobile payment platform Verse, which operates from Barcelona and San Francisco, just announced the closure of a $20M investment round. The Series B funding comes just half a year after the company raised over $8M. The fresh financing round was led by the Spark Capital, a venture capital group from the USA that has previously invested in high-growth companies such as Twitter, … [Read more...]
SEAT Accelerator by Conector: The First Batch
Last week we followed the theme of Automobile Barcelona and took a closer look at the urban transport tech industry in Barcelona. Today we continue this trend by giving you an insight on SEAT Accelerator by Conector and their latest automobile startup graduates. Many Barcinno readers will probably have noticed that SEAT has been quite active in the Catalan startup and tech … [Read more...]
Barcelona AI startup Restb.ai closes €1,2M investment round for international expansion
Good news today! Our friends at Restb.ai, an image recognition AI startup from Barcelona, just announced that they have secured a €1,2M investment round. The funding comes from US-based investor Court Westcott LLC and Spanish VC’s Capitana Venture Partners, Lanta Capital, Athos Capital and Tandem Capital. Founded in the final months of 2015 and running through the … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup News May 15, 2017
Hello and happy Monday! Well summer has definitely arrived - we hope you had a great weekend! With Automobile Barcelona in town right now, we thought it was a fine time to update you on the state of Barcelona’s Urban Mobility ecosystem, read up here. Speaking of AutoTech - a quick shout to our friends at Restb.ai for closing their seed round led by Barcelona’s Lanta … [Read more...]
Automobile Barcelona – A Look At The City’s Urban Transport Tech Landscape
With the car exhibition Automobile Barcelona arriving in town, Cabify closing a $100M investment round a few days ago, and Uber awaiting it's EU fate this week, it’s a good moment to step back and take a look at the major urban transport tech players in the city. Locals, 'Barcelonian’s by Choice' and attentive visitors are probably familiar with the uptick of … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup News May 8, 2017
Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend! This Thursday, a series of high-level monthly events kicks off at OneCoWork. Don’t miss Design as a Language with Matthew Waldman, founder of Nooka. Don’t forget to complete Barcelona Global’s International Talent Monitor to make Barcelona even better for Barcelonian’sby choice. Please complete this survey to make … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup News May 1, 2017
Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had (another) nice, long holiday weekend! A couple of items to mention before we dive in: First, there are a couple spots left for the hottest coding contest in Barcelona this Thursday: Code In The Dark (Star Wars Edition) hosted by itnig. Showcase your skills and be crowned BCN’s best front-ender! Next, Barcinno has partnered with … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup News April 24, 2017
Hello and happy Monday! Like our new look? After about 5 seconds of deliberation, we moved from MailChimp to Revue. We hope you like it! (feedback welcome by hitting ‘reply’) Aaand since we’re being all introspective and nostalgic this morning, I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for reading and supporting Barcinno - we sent our first newsletter … [Read more...]