The Barcelona-based startup Doctoralia, an online booking platform for healthcare appointments, has merged with the Warsaw-based company DocPlanner. The two startups provide more or less the same type of services through their solutions, which also includes asking anonymous questions to medical personal and reviews of different doctors. In Spain they're market leaders … [Read more...]
Sara Berbel Is The New CEO Of Barcelona Activa
Barcelona Activa, the governmental arm that helps entrepreneurs and startups in the city have appointed a new leader. The new CEO, Sara Berbel, was appointed yesterday after the board of directors approved the decision. The new director has been praised by many in social media the last two days, and it's safe to say that many are pleased with having a woman at this … [Read more...]
Want A Sneak Peak At The New BCN Tech Hub Pier 01?
As we disclosed a couple of weeks ago, the new tech hub in Barcelona located in Palau De Mar, is planned to open in July. The contractors are working day and night to paint, tear down walls, and wire the place up. All so 80 tech companies can house the 10.000m2 building at the beautiful waterfront in Barcelona. We asked the CEO Miquel Marti if we could give you a … [Read more...]
Garage Beer Crowdfunded Half A Million Through Their Customers
The young, but already well-known Barcelona brewer Garage Beer recently closed a round of €500.000. Even though crowdfunding by principle is a startups closing round of investment from a wide range of small-time investors, Garage Beer have taken it to the next level. In most crowdfunding rounds there are several angels or individuals behind an amount of large investments. … [Read more...]
The Worlds First Medium Heeled Shoe Funded By Prominent Barcelona Business Angels
Ursulitas, the Barcelona e-commerce startup making the first medium heeled shoe, recently got funded. I got to admit that I've never worn a high-heeled shoe, and probably never will, but you don't need a PhD to understand that walking on high heeles every day from 09.00-18.00 is everything but comfortable. The company has gone through the Connector accelerator, and it is … [Read more...]
Geenapp Closed €500K To Keep Giving You Money For Trying New Apps
Barcelona-based Geenapp recently closed a round of €500.000 from investors such as Kima Ventures, Caixa Capital and Wayra. The startup connects your apps and your ad-campaigns with users, and gives you the tools to analyze the traffic from 4000 different sources. As a publisher or a network, Geenapp lets you earn money, while using and sharing apps in your network. This … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Chicplace Acquired By eShop Ventures
The Barcelona-based e-commerce startup Chicplace is acquired by eShop Ventures, often referred to as the Amazon of Spain. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed. Chicplace is a marketplace selling products from small shops all over southern Europe, and is a product of the Barcelona Venture Builder Antai, known for companies such as Wallapop and … [Read more...]
Pier 01, Barcelona’s New Startup Headquarters, Will House 1000 People
The new entrepreneurial headquarters in Barcelona has a name: Pier 01. The building which until now has been home to the Historical Museum of Catalunya, will be filled with around 70 cutting edge startups - counting around 1000 workers in total. Well-known companies such as Holaluz, Letgo, Tiendeo and Byhours are already working inside the 10.000 square … [Read more...]
How Subasta de Ocio Became Spain’s Fastest Growing Startup (Almost) By Coincidence
Subasta de Ocio has taken the Spanish love for good bargains and the lottery, and made it into a rapid growing business, serving not only the people, but businesses in the country as well. The company was founded in Barcelona in 2012 by two Dutch guys, Marc Zinck Stagno and Mark Knapen, and the current board also include Julian Gardner and Roel Spee. Subasta de Ocio have … [Read more...]
Agroptima Closed €700.000 To Develop Their Farm-Management App
It's not the most mainstream app, but Agroptima has developed a service that help farmers manage their work easier. The app records the farmers daily work like planting, apply pesticides, harvesting, etc, and does this without the need for coverage. The Barcelona startup hopes to reach a nationwide customer base with this recent funding of €700.000 from investors like … [Read more...]