Subscribe to our newsletter Jul 6, 2020 Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update Good morning & happy Monday! Summer has fully arrived and Spanish startups continue to raise reco Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update By Scott from Barcinno • Issue #330 • View online Good morning & happy Monday!Summer has fully arrived and Spanish startups continue to raise record amounts of VC funding. Let’s jump right into the news.Have a great week and take care of yourselves! We connect global organizations with the top business and engineering talent they need to innovate and compete worldwide. Find out more here Startup & Investment News Barcelona investment news Catalan startup Qida closes a €3.6M investment round - We featured Qida’s early success on our list of “10 Inspiring Social Startups From Barcelona” last year Barcelona-based online video production platform Titbit.tv raises €150K Catalan healthcare startup Sherplay raises €65K Barcelona startup JobisJob was acquired by Adevinta for an undisclosed fee Investment in Catalan life science and health startups increased to €112M in 2019 Barcelona Startup news Mattress e-commerce firm La Marmota plans to reach €8M in sales this year Fintech startup Goin announces new feature that allows users to exchange savings for Amazon & Zalando gift cards instantly instead of waiting for money to be transferred to their current accounts Deporvillage closes an agreement with the Tour de France Tradeinn annoucnes the first international long distance triathlon in Girona for 2021 Glovo partners with carbon credit marketplace Pachama to offset carbon emissions from cars and motorbikes PAL Robotics uses robots to fight COVID-19 Spanish investment news Valencia-based startup Voicemod receives €7,12M Navarra-based startup everSens raises €356K Madrid incubator & accelerator Ufounders gets €350K Andalusian B2B e-learning startup Twenix raises €335K Galician startup Emerita Legal secures a €260K investment Madrid bitcoin wallet HandCash closes a new funding round for an undisclosed amount Aon apparently had to pay €294M for the acquisition of Madrid & US startup Coverwallet earlier this year Spanish regulators approve merger of pet ecommerce firms Kiwoko (Madrid) & TiendAnimal (Malaga) Spanish startups raise €139M in June as VC investment picks up pace VC, investment & crowdfunding news: Aldea Ventures is a new Barcelona-based VC firm that aims to raise €100M and invest in funds and startups Spaniard Adeyemi Ajao’s firm Base10 Ventures raises €220M to invest in startups Fondo Bolsa Social is a new €10M+ fund aimed at social impact startups Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories: Over 50 startups have registered for blockchain & AI-focused accelerator program Cuatrecasas Acelera; you can still apply until 7th July DIGI-B-CUBE opens call for projects focused on integrating digital innovations & disruptive technologies across the Medical Diagnostics and related value chains; apply until 29th of July General Spain opens call for e-health startups; apply until 3rd of August Barcelona-based VrTech announces 3 finalists for the VrTech Startup Competition 2020, includes firms from Madrid & Andalucia Capitalismo Consciente teams up with B Lab Spain and Ship2B to promote collaboration and sustainable business practices amongst companies Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews: Breaz: a new method of diagnosis for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Swipcar: get the car that you want as long as you need Tech News Barcelona to host World Design Weeks headquarters Barcelona Metro pilots AI-powered ventilation system to curb COVID-19 6 Catalan clusters raise more than €500K from EU Commission for innovation projects T-Systems to use AI to analyze the flow of trucks in the Port of Barcelona for improved traffic management and flow of trucks New Amazon logistics centers in Barcelona and Madrid to create 600 new jobs Tech news in Spain: Tech consultancy GTI was acquired for almost €34M by Italian group Esprinet Tech consulting firm Cuatrochenta to go public after summer German fintech N26 puts plans to offer credit to consumers and businesses in Spain on ice due to COVID-19 impact Indra to cut costs due to COVID-19 Politics & Economics Spain to pass €50B corporate aid package, sets up fund to boost solvency Spain to introduce a new automobile subsidy that pays €300-4.000 for switching to a more sustainable car Foment del Treball, the Catalan employers association, reveals list of 100 basic infrastructure projects for the region; a tunnel between Barcelona & Vallès is once again featured Spain closes nearly half of its coal-fired power stations Good Reads The leading women entrepreneurs in Spain in 2020 How the current pandemic is affecting Spanish startups Spain aims for global leadership in CleanTech and Transportation Spain’s tremendous opportunity to attract foreigners to work in remote from Spain Good Videos & Podcasts Interview with Marc Rovira, CEO a Co-founder at Polaroo IQS Tech Factory Talk Series #5 Heriberto Saldivar Brinc Great Events Until further notice, we will only feature events that are either digital or comply with health regulations This Week: Tue, 7 Jul @11:00: Deep Tech Talks: Soluciones tecnológicas para afrontar los retos posCovid Wed, 8 Jul @18:00: How to run successful social campaigns through Creative Innovation Thu, 9 Jul @9:30: Online session for international firms in Barcelona: From the lockout to the new normality Thu, 9 Jul @18:00: Online Workshop: Choosing The Right Architecture Fri-Sun, 10-12 Jul: Demium Barcelona AllStartup Weekend Next Week: Tue, 14 Jul @13:00: IQS Tech Factory Talk Series: Nicolas Avril, VP Europe at Dragon Innovation (an Avnet company) Tue, 14 Jul @18:00: Startup Grind Barcelona: How to transition from senior developer to CTO, with Rob De Feo (AWS) See the full event calendar here & add your event here. 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