👉 Click here for our latest guide: 2024 MWC & 4YFN Parties & Events Guide For the 4th year in a row, Barcinno is your guide to the Mobile World Congress after parties and events for 2017! In a few short weeks, over 110,000 mobile elites and enthusiasts will arrive in Barcelona for #MWC17 on February 27th, 2017. By day, we walk the halls of Fira Gran Via on the lookout … [Read more...]
What I Learned In Vegas: A Recap of CES 2017 (by Broomx Technologies)
The international CES Las Vegas, is one of these events which, as a tech passionate and as a member of the startup community, I always dreamed of attending. Finally, I made it into this massive, 100% all-American show, and what follows is my experience after 3 days of endless walks, a thousand “wowwwws” and even a few “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” moments… First … [Read more...]
What’s The Story With Barcelona’s Drone Startup HEMAV?
As you may have seen in the headlines the last few days, a Barcelona startup HEMAV closed a €3M funding round led by Scranton Enterprises from Amsterdam. HEMAV is a drone startup from Spain, but let’s take a closer look at what this team of engineers and innovators have built: What is HEMAV exactly, how did it start, where is it headed and what does it mean for Barcelona's … [Read more...]
Meet The 10 New Startups Selected For Startupbootcamp IoT & Data
In the wake of highly successful editions in 2014 and 2015, Startupbootcamp reopened their doors in Barcelona last week for its 3rd year and select the 10 winning startups to enter their data and internet of things acceleration program. After spending almost half a year reviewing hundreds of applications from IoT and Data Tech industry firms, only the 17 best startups made the … [Read more...]
Ask The VC: Interview With Charles-Antoine Morand From Newfund
The third installment in the ‘Ask the VC’ series goes to Charles-Antoine Morand, Partner at Newfund. As a brief introduction, how did you make your way into Newfund and how would you describe yourself? I joined Newfund in 2009 as the third man in the team. The fund had been founded a year earlier by F. Véron and P. Malka. I have a financial background and have been working … [Read more...]
Ask The VC: Interview With Boris Golden From Partech Ventures
We are reviving the 'Ask the VC' series with the first installment going to Principal Boris Golden from Partech Ventures. Thanks for your time Boris! 1. As a brief introduction, how did you make your way into Partech Ventures and how would you describe yourself? That’s a long & random path that brought me to the VC world and to Partech! Here goes the reasonably short … [Read more...]
Ditch Your Cubicle And See The World With Coworkation
Much has been said, written about and postulated when it comes to the amazing startup life. The freedom, flexible work hours, the freedom, the atmosphere…, but let’s be honest, only some of that is true. The rest is hype. Most of us working on the startup world still go to an office and spend the majority of our time sitting behind a desk and mostly interacting with people … [Read more...]
Behind The Deal: Airbnb Acquires Barcelona Startup Trip4real
Sometimes things fall perfectly into place. News broke over the weekend that the apartment rental giant Airbnb acquired Trip4real, a Barcelona startup formed in 2014 by Gloria Molins. Trip4real holds a special place in the fabric of Barcelona's emerging tech ecosystem - a charismatic Catalan female founder and her merry band of startuppers have built a meaningful community of … [Read more...]
Boolino Acquires UK-based Startup Fiction Express
We got great news for the Spanish Startup Ecosystem. Boolino, the leading online platform for promotion, sale and recommendation of children's books in Spain acquired UK-based Fiction Express to accelerate their growth in the English Market and expand their international model. A Growth Strategy Fiction Express, an award winning company for innovation was owned by Discovery … [Read more...]
Halftime Report: Official List of 2016 Barcelona Tech Events
August is here and Barcelona has officially slowed to a halt. The startup and tech scene is on a month-long siesta escaping the heat and preparing for the fall. Those not on a holiday of their own are left hiding from tourists and squeezing in some quiet work while they can. If you're watching the August clock tick by like us, pull out your planner and map out the rest of the … [Read more...]