Subscribe to our newsletter Oct 13, 2020 Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update Hello and happy Tuesday, We hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend here in Spain and are ready for a Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update By Scott from Barcinno • Issue #342 • View online Hello and happy Tuesday,We hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend here in Spain and are ready for a big week! Plenty to cover today so let’s dive right in. Have a great week and take care of yourselves! Join OneCoWork today with 50% off your first month! Startup & Investment News Barcelona investment news Orthodontics startup Impress raises €5M from TA Ventures, Bynd VC and Sabadell VC Tech startup Picker closes €1.3M funding round Proptech startup Kasaz raises €1.1M in funding AllRead MLT closes an investment round of €700K Fashion company Tropicfeel raises €680K in funding via Kickstarter Barcelona Startup news Wallbox announces Supernova, a next generation fast public charger that offers greater efficiency and higher performance at half the cost Heura launches its products in the UK, with an estimated growth rate of 460% last year, the company is Europe’s fastest growing plant-based company Ecommerce company Tradeinn grows sales by 40% in the past month Wallapop grew revenues by 20% to reach €16.5M in 2019, but recorded a loss of €6.3M Barcelona Building Construmat launches Tech Estate: a new platform to promote Real Estate and construction startups Spanish investment news Madrid medtech startup Medlumics closes €14M funding round Madrid edtech startup Lingokids gets €8.5M Malaga-based AI startup Predictiva raises €2.4 in funding round from Swanlaab, CDTI and Banco Sabadell Galicia-based e-mobility startup Efimob gets €750K Biotech firm Universal DX launches a new financing round to raise €20M for groundbreaking early-stage cancer detection technology VC, investment & crowdfunding news: Enzo Ventures launches in Barcelona with the aim of widening access to early-stage seed funding for European startups Inveready liquidates its first investment fund with fantastic returns. A €15.5 million fund investing in 35 companies was launched in 2009, which has since generated 6.4 X ROI, which amounts to in excess of €100M U.S.-based Kibo Ventures launches a new AI and Big Data fund and are looking to invest up to €100M in health tech, education and fintech startups Miura Private Equity enters the health sector with investment in Catalan company Terrats Medical Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories: Acciona launches a contest for disruptive storage technologies for integration with renewables; apply until 31 Oct 2020 Enel extends registration period for ReShape call to 30 Nov 2020 and includes two new challenges Revyoo a leading aggregator in the short-term rental industry wins 2020 VRTech award Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews: BCN3D: democratizing 3D printing Whisbi: the SaaS tool that transforms the sales experience Gracia Catallina Piñero discusses the importance of accelerators in guiding entrepreneurs in the coming years. Carlota Pi, co-founder of Holaluz, discusses corporate culture, taking her company public, and the future of renewables. Tech News Barcelona Tech City to launch new logistics & mobility-themed startup hub at Correo’s old building SEAT begins construction on battery lab in Catalonia Catalonia becomes a hub for foreign investment, with the presence of international companies rising by 3% since 2018 The European Blockchain Convention managed 2,500 interpersonal virtual interviews during a greatly successful virtual conference Tech news in Spain: Netflix has a 50% market share in the Spanish VOD market according to estimates by Telefónica and Atresmedia MasMovil’s growth is expected to slow down to 5% CAGR in the near future amidst fear of telco price wars according to PwC report Telefonica in talks to raise €5B for German fibre expansion New heights for renewable energy generation in Spain as solar leads growth Politics, Legal & Economics Spain imposes a state of emergency on Madrid New taxes on big tech in Spain Good Reads The 5 Spanish startups that have become a “unicorn” Characteristics that successful startups share Gonzalo Pérez del Arco of American Express in EMEA discusses the faster payments industry’s growth trajectory in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Good Videos & Podcasts Interview with James Bloodworth about the state of the gig economy, and conditions working undercover in a low-wage role at Amazon Interview with Mireia Vila about the management of international projects with leadership and empathy (ES) Great Events Until further notice, we will only feature events that are either digital or comply with health regulations Upcoming: Wed, 14 Oct @ 16:00: F10 Spain Launch Event – Join the disruption Wed, 14 Oct @ 18:30: CodeOp Product Talks: A 101 Guide to Product Management with Quynh Phan, Product Manager @ Lyft Tue, 20 Oct @13:00: IQS Tech Factory Talk Series with Amnon Levav, Co-Founder, CIO & Innovation Facilitator at SIT See the full event calendar here & add your event here. Did you enjoy this issue? By Scott from Barcinno Barcinno's Weekly Tech Update - the latest in Barcelona tech, startups and innovation! Tweet Share If you don't want these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here. 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