Subscribe to our newsletter This thingy has to be empti pwieshh Sep 25, 2018 Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update Hello and happy...Tuesday! We hope you enjoyed a great La Mercé holiday weekend! It's a big week if y Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update By Scott from Barcinno • Issue #244 • View online Hello and happy…Tuesday! We hope you enjoyed a great La Mercé holiday weekend!It’s a big week if you’re into the brave new world of blockchain technology:First, don’t miss “The Future of Blockchain” event tonight at Valkiria Hub.Then on Wednesday, Startup Grind hosts Alex Puig of Caelum Labs and founder of the annual Digital Currency Summit.Lastly, you can still save 25% on your EU Blockchain Convention passes with the code BARCINNO-MEMBERS Ok, that’s it for me. Have a great week and we’ll see you out there! Don't miss out: Only a few spaces left in the new OneCoWork Plaça Catalunya! Startup & Investment News US firm Certify acquires Catalan startup Captio for €25M Spanish startup Copado secures a €7.5M investment round Barcelona startup Tapp Water lands a €2M investment Spanish cybersecurity startup Hdiv Security raises €850K Barcelona startup Eelp! closes a €550K investment round Legaltech startup Bigle Legal secures a €400K investment Barcelona startup & new beer brand La Pirata lands €150K Catalan startup MusicList secures a €135K funding round Barcelona CRM startup ForceManager acquires Sellf Barcelona startup ABA English expands to China Catalan startup Verse announces new product called Groups Spanish courts rule that Glovo’s distributors are not “fake self-employed” workers Italian courts also ruled in favour of Glovo over workers issue Uber is exploring buying one of Glovo’s main competitors, Deliveroo, for $2B La Salle-URL and the Zona Franca Consortium create a new accelerator program for logistics startups New VC fund Base10 Partners, launched by Spanish entrepreneur Adeyemi Ajao, raises $137M Iñaki Echave and Mateo Pániker launch new VC fund ‘Ventura Equity Partners’ and want to raise €500M InnoEnergy launches a call for electrical storage startups Five Spanish startups among the best in the world in edtech innovation ASICS announces the first 5 sports startups joining their new accelerator program in Barcelona Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories: - VadeBike: tech that will stop your bike from being stolen - SocialDiabetes: the best app for better diabetes care - iGrid: making grid automation easy with smart solutions Tech News 17% of Spanish startups obtain a positive ebitda The director of innovation of Team USA chooses Barcelona to open a technology consultancy Wayra wants to focus on more mature startups and on firms that align closer to Telefónica’s business strategy in the future Andrés Saborido, Director of Spain, gives more information about Wayra’s new strategy 4YFN just held its first edition in Los Angeles BBVA and La Caixa crowned the best ranked mobile apps amongst Spanish banks One out of ten Spanish companies analyzes ‘big data’ and employs robots Indra is strengthens its 'smart mobility’ focus with the creation of a new business department Banco Santander partners with Garmin to enable mobile payments through their 'smartwatch’ Drivy collaborates with Bicing to offer people who share their car with others a free annual Bicing membership Good Reads The Pros and Cons of Basing Your Company in Barcelona (article on Entrepeneur about local startup TravelPerk) Why Barcelona has become the Mecca of technology startups Great Events This Week Tue, 25 Sep @ 18:00: Unlocking creativity. Design thinking for innovation Tue, 25 Sep @ 18:30: The Future of Blockchain Wed, 26 Sep @ 18:30: Startup Grind BCN hosts Alex Puig Wed, 26 Sep @ 19:00: Infosession: IMPACT Connected Car Thu, 27 Sep @ 17:00: eSalud. Retos y necesidades actuales de los profesionales Thu, 27 Sep @ 18:00: DrinkEntrepreneurs #31 Thu, 27 Sep @ 19:00: SRE/DevOps: a tech journey to Rancher+Kubernetes Sat, 29 Sep @ 10:00: We Play: Barcelona’s Festival of Playful Digital Installations See the full event calendar here. Startup Jobs In Barcelona Xing is looking for a Senior Backend Developer Santiago Ways is recruiting an SEO Specialist OneCoWork is looking for a: - People & Happiness Officer - 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 & Blockchain Engineer See the full job board here. 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