Like much of the rest of the world, Europe is facing a number of major transformations in several social areas driven by factors including climate and demography. The public sector is facing huge demands due to these challenges in many areas of its responsibility, like environmental protection, healthcare, elder care, and education. A huge element of digitalization, new … [Read more...]
WGES In Barcelona Will Discuss Blockchain, AI & ICO’s
Barcelona has been known for fantastic weather, beautiful beaches, breathtaking architecture, mouth-watering tapas and a world-class football team. However, it is now also known for its embracement of innovation and technology, its reputation as a tech startup hub, the location of Spain’s new blockchain centre, and also as the host of global tech events such as the Mobile World … [Read more...]
Barcelona-Based TravelPerk Announces $21m Series B Funding to Disrupt Business Travel Industry
Today, Barcelona-based business travel booking and management platform TravelPerk are announcing they’ve raised a massive $21m (£15m) in a Series B funding round. This latest announcement brings the disruptive SaaS travel platform’s Series B round to a total of $30m. The funding will be used to rapidly scale the business that’s already making waves in the ever-growing industry … [Read more...]
How Blockchain Technology Will Enable Mobility As A Service
The following is a guest post by Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., an urban strategist & co-founder of IoMob.net. In January of this year, Francesca Bria, Barcelona’s Commissioner for Technology and Digital Innovation, announced the City’s plan to transform the government to open source software and open data. As the smart cities movement shifts from a technology-driven top-down … [Read more...]
Barcelona Sets Its Sights On Becoming a European 5G Open Lab
On January 9th, 2018, an agreement was announced promoting the 5GBarcelona initiative - a project with its sights set on converting Barcelona, and Catalonia as a whole, into a digital innovation hub within the 5G field. The agreement brings together the Regional Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Hall, the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation, the i2CAT Foundation, … [Read more...]
What Does It Mean To Be A Chief Technology Officer? (Infographic)
The following is a guest article by Alberto Betella, a Web & Mobile Solutions Architect, currently serving as the CTO of @Badiapp. He holds a PhD in Affective Computing & Adaptive Systems (ICT) and organizes the CTOs & Co Meetup group in Barcelona. Last month, Albert conducted a study of CTOs in Barcelona. Since then, 50 Barcelona-based Chief Technology Officers … [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...]
How Startups Can Ride The Chatbot Wave At APIdays Mediterranea
APIdays Mediterranea returns to Barcelona for its 3rd annual event on November 22 & 23, at the Mobile World Centre at Plaça Catalunya. APIdays events — which take place in 7 cities around the world each year — are aimed at developers and businesses that make use of application programming interfaces (APIs) for internal integration or to build a developer community of … [Read more...]
4YFN is expanding to Asia with Mobile World Congress Shanghai
After a record-breaking 3rd edition, 4YFN is expanding its boundaries with a new adventure, now in Asia at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai from June 29th to July 1st, the premier event for mobile industry leaders in Asia. Situated within the heart of Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the 4YFN area will house the latest startup innovations, networking areas, workshops, … [Read more...]
Datumize Closed A Round Of €1 Million – And Kampoos Got Crowdfunded
Datumize, the Barcelona startup that helps company analyze and process 99 percent of their dark operating data, recently closed a round of €1 million. The round was led by Inveready, and was participated by Caixa Capital Risc and other private investors. It's around a year since Datumize went through the Startupbootcamp IoT and Data program in Barcelona, and they've come … [Read more...]