Barcelona Startup News September 3 2018 – Barcinno

Hello and welcome back! We hope you had a nice, relaxing summer holiday and are ready for a big September!

If you haven’t checked Barcinno’s event calendar for the second half of the year here’s a brief update:

Tomorrow, on the 4th of September, local FB-Ads-guru Patrick Wind will host an eCommerce MasterClass on High ROAS Facebook Ads in OneCoWork Plaça Catalunya. Sign up now and save 50% on tickets by using the following code: barcinno

Additionally, don’t miss the European Blockchain Conventionon November 29th held at the 5* hotel NH Collection Tower! The convention will gather more than 500 attendees from all over Europe and more than 50 experts will discuss the present and future of Blockchain technology, its main use cases and the latest regulation. Barcinno readers can save 30% on top of the early-bird discount with the code BARCINNO-MEMBERS

Finally, we recorded a lot of recent activity in the BCN job market so make sure to check the latest Barcelona startup jobs.

Ok, let’s take a look at the latest Barcelona startup news from this week: 

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS:

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BARCELONA STARTUP NEWS

Startup & Investment News

• Barcelona-based LetGo, the 2nd-hand shopping app, raised €431M at a €1.29B valuation
• Barcelona-based AI startup Inbenta raises €5,6M
• Spanish company Wattio secures a €2M investment
• Barcelona firm Bigle Legal lands a €400K investment round
• Spanish startup Tripotare closes a €266K funding round
• Barcelona-based guitar manufacturer Miil raises €160K
• Barcelona-based Fleksy, the world’s independent and 100% private keyboard for phones, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube
• German firm Delivery Hero became Glovo’s biggest shareholder after investing €50M in the latest funding round
• Why Naspers just committed another $500 million to Barcelona-based Letgo
• Barcelona startup Subasta de Ocio changes name to Ubeo as they expand internationally
• Barcelona startup iomob & Centrality announce joint venture
• The founders of Spanish clothing sales platform Chicfy leave their management role following latest investment round
• Repsol launches a new €85M VC fund to invest in startups
• Demium Startups opens a new funding round to raise €2,5M
• No summer break – Spanish startups raised €524M in August
• Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:
• – ForceManager: How to hit $1.4 million in MRR with less than 1% churn
• – GameBCN: the videogame specialized incubator program

Tech News

• The president of Spain plans to carry out “a referendum for self-government, not for self-determination” in Catalonia
• UK company Frank Recruitment Group will open a new office in Barcelona’s 22@ & plans to create 100 new jobs this year
• French firm Criteo moves from Torre Mapfre to @22 as they plan to double their workforce in Barcelona from 350 to 700
• Barcelona-based D-Factory Incubator is Europe’s first incubator focused on 3D printing technology
• Spanish tax agency plans to raise income taxes for highest incomes and savings
• Overnight stays in Catalonia fell this summer
• Several Spanish banks rolled out a service that allows immediate bank transfers – here are all the details
• Catalan Bank CaixaBank strengthens its ties with Booking.com as part of its ‘open banking’ strategy
• VIRGIN are testing their new Hyperloop One in Malaga after striking a deal with ADIF to build a €432M facility in Spain
• Facebook to stream La Liga’s matches in eight Asian countries after paying €90M to secure rights
• Amazon just raised the price for Prime memberships in Spain
• – Amazon launched the new wireless doorbell Ring in Spain

Good Reads

• What Barcelona can do to become a leader in tech innovation
• Interview with Barcelona-based Business Angel Carlos Blanco (El Pais)

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GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Tue, 4 Sep @ 18:45: eCommerce MasterClass on High ROAS Facebook Ads
• Wed, 5 Sep @ 18:30: Founder Institute: Cómo identificar nuevas oportunidades de crecimiento para tu negocio
• Thu, 6 Sep @ 19:00: The SDG Meetup: The sustainable development networking & flashtalks
• Fri, 7 Sep @ 19:00: Le Wagon Barcelona: Demo Day & Networking Party

See the full Event Calendar here

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STARTUP JOBS IN BARCELONA

• Santiago Ways is recruiting an SEO Specialist
• OneCoWork is looking for a:
• – Interior & 3D Designer
• – IT Technician
• Reloadly is hiring a Front-end Web Developer
• Prestalo is recruiting a Lead Developer
• Coinweb is looking for Blockchain Engineers
• My1Min is hiring a Front- and Back-End Web Developer
• IoMob is recruiting a Backend & Blockchchain Engineer
• US cybersecurity startup AttackIQ is looking for:
• – Senior Software Engineer – Integrations (Python)
• – Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Python)
• – Senior Software Engineer – Endpoint Agent
• – QA Automation Engineer
• – Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
• NY-based startup Resy is recruiting an Account Manager