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| Jun 24, 2025 | Spain's SMEs at a Glance: Small, Scrappy and Growing (Albeit Slowly) The country's startup ecosystem should take note: the foundation is there, but the growth levers still need pulling. | Spanish small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are small and scrappy — and they're making an economic recovery (at least on paper).
According to CESGAR's 14th annual SME Financing in Spain report, the country is now home to 3.5 million S... |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Medios de comunicación y periodistas especializados en startups 2024 | El diario El Referente publica este reportaje en el que aglutina a todos los medios de comunicación y periodistas que cubren el ecosistema de startups y emprendedores en España.
Durante el mismos, los lectores encontrarán medios especializa... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Leonardo DiCaprio backs YC alum SolarMente to democratize solar power in Spain | Not all countries in Europe get lots of sunlight. You’d think Spain would be big on solar energy generation since it’s one of the sunniest countries in Europe — peak sun hours in Spain put it on par with the U.S. West Coast, after all. Howe... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Adara Ventures: Year in Review 2023
Highlights from 2023 | As we head into 2024, we want to reflect on the past year at Adara Ventures. Despite complex market conditions, we continued backing the best early-stage enterprise tech founders in Europe, expanded our investment thesis, and celebrated man... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Summer 2023 Review | As we head into the second half of 2023, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the accomplishments within our portfolio over the past few months. |
| Jun 9, 2023 | This Week in European Tech: Enpal raises €430 million in debt funding, Improbable sold its defence division, Yttrium raises €403 million fund, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion (debt and equity), and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe Europe.
As always, we are putting all w... |
| Mar 31, 2023 | This Week in European Tech: Isar Aerospace scores €155 million, Elaia closes fresh €200 million fund, Britain opts for 'adaptable' AI rules, and more
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What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.5 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Europe's proptech startups are booming as they transform the way we buy, sell, and rent our homes | Over the last few years, proptech has gone from strength to strength. We're seeing consistent growth in companies that have previously disrupted the traditional real estate industry.
Overall, companies are increasing their funding, scaling ... |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Europe's proptech startups are booming as they transform the way we buy, sell, and rent our homes | Over the last few years, proptech has gone from strength to strength. Take the buying, selling, and renting of residential real estate. We're seeing consistent growth in companies that have previously disrupted the traditional real estate i... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Seaya Ventures, Cathay Innovation launch $125M fund for LatAm startups | Venture capital firms Seaya Ventures and Cathay Innovation have created a joint fund aimed at startups across Latin America that are redefining their industries and society.
The two firms — Seaya is based in Spain, and Cathay in France — fo... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | After backing out of the US market, Wallapop announces new international expansion | Today Spanish startup Wallapop is announcing its latest international expansion, launching its app-based marketplace for unique and second hand goods in Italy.
The company has won impressive market dominance in Spain, becoming the leading m... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Massive deal in Madrid: EQT buys online real estate classifieds platform idealista for €1.3 billion | Global investment firm EQT has agreed to acquire the majority of Spanish online real estate classifieds platform provider idealista from (funds advised by) Apax Partners and its management for a whopping €1.3 billion. Apax bought idealista ... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Barcelona Startup News January 28 2019 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend.
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Looking for top talent? Starting Tuesday, February 12th, we’ll be sending a weekly talent update called Talent Pill – a free newsletter that sends two high-perf... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Barcelona Startup News January 21 2019 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing weekend.
Before tapping into the latest news, I’d like to introduce a brand new project called Talent Pill – a free weekly newsletter that sends two high-performing candidates right to your... |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Barcelona Startup News January 14 2019 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday!
The countdown has started. IQS Tech Fest, Europe’s first festival of industrial startups, organized by IQS Tech Factory, comes back to town & will take place on January 24 in the Antiga Fàbrica Damm. This year’s... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Barcelona Startup News January 7 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and Happy New Year!
We hope you had a great holiday season and were able to recharge your batteries as the new year kicks off. Of course, Barcinno is also back from the winter break to bring you the latest startup & tech news, jo... |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News December 17 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and welcome to the final Barcinno update of 2018. We’ll take a short hiatus over the holiday break and be back in January. Here are some things to keep an eye on while you’re sipping your mulled wine:
IQS Fest 2019 is back on January... |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News December 10 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday!
Before we begin, a big congrats to our friends at Drivinapp on securing a new investment from Eneko Knörr!
Now some great events as we head into the holidays:
On Tuesday, Timo Buetefisch, founder of Cooltra, sits ... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | New Report Finds 22 Percent of Spanish Startup Founders Are Women | September 26, 2018 3 min read This story originally appeared on Novobrief
South Summit released its Entrepreneurship Map, showing that women make up 22 percent of Spanish startup founders in 2018, along with an overview of the Spanish start... |
| Sep 3, 2018 | 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 Sep... |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Adtuo cierra una ronda seed de €100.000, acuden la aceleradora Demium Startups y BA | 20/07/2018
ADTUO CIERRA UNA RONDA SEED DE €100.000, ACUDEN LA ACELERADORA DEMIUM STARTUPS Y BUSINESS ANGELS.
Adtuo ha cerrado una ronda seed de €100.000 a la que han acudido la aceleradora de startups Demium Startups y business angels com... |
| May 22, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News May 22 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Tuesday, we hope you had a great weekend!
First off, the GDPR is coming into effect this week. In light of that, we’d like to let you know a little more information about how Barcinno handles your personal data.
The only in... |
| May 14, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News May 14 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday, we hope you had a great weekend!
Clemens here, bringing you this week’s update whilst Scott’s away on paternity leave. Congratulations to the Mackins!
A couple of things before we dive in:
First up, international ... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News April 16 2018 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!
Congratulations to our friends at TravelPerk for closing their $21M Series B last week! Keep a close eye on this Barcelona rocket ship!
EVENTS:
Tomorrow night, yours truly is hosti... |
| Apr 10, 2018 | Pyckio cierra una ronda de €372.590 en Crowdcube | 10/04/2018
PYCKIO CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €372.590 EN CROWDCUBE.
Pyckio ha cerrado en Crowdcube una ronda en la que ha captado €372.590, superando el objetivo inicial de €350.330. La compañía destinará los fondos captados al lanzamiento de un... |
| Apr 3, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News April 3 2018 | Hello and happy Tuesday! We hope you had a very happy, healthy and relaxing Easter break!
Spring is finally here and with it comes some great new opportunities and events:
Tomorrow is the final day to apply for the 2nd edition of Barcelon... |
| Jan 15, 2018 | Barcelona Startup News January 15, 2018 | Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!
Last week, Barcelona set in motion its plan to become a European 5G Open Lab. Learn more about the impact this will have on our future as a leading digital ecosystem and smart city h... |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Grupo Zeta cierra un acuerdo Media for Equity con Mission Box y entra en la compañía | 11/12/2017
GRUPO ZETA CIERRA UN ACUERDO MEDIA FOR EQUITY CON MISSION BOX Y ENTRA EN LA COMPAÑÍA.
Grupo Zeta ha cerrado un acuerdo de inversión (“media for equity”) con Mission Box por el que se convierte en accionista de la startup con un... |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Barcelona Startup News November 13, 2017 | Hello and happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!
We’d like to begin by offering a big congratulations to EADA Business School for celebrating their 60th anniversary last week!
We have some great events happening this week so let’s... |
| Aug 3, 2017 | What early-stage VCs look for in startups | Nearly 1 out of 10 said 'team' was the most important criteria; read on to see the rest
For the last two years, Vator has been interviewing investors putting money into early stage companies, meaning anything from pre-seed to Series A, in t... |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Kick off the new year in style and meet Tech.eu in Madrid (Monday 9 January 2017) | We're currently hard at work crunching all sorts of data that we collected in 2016, to deliver the most comprehensive EU tech-focused reports on Q4 and the full year in the beginning of 2017.
We're going to present fresh data and insights o... |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Spanish VC firm Kibo Ventures closes €71 million for its second fund, strengthens its team | Madrid, Spain-based venture capital firm Kibo Ventures has announced the first closing of its second fund, with commitments up to €71 million. The firm says its 'Fund II' is still open to new investors, up to a maximum capacity of €100 mill... |
| May 10, 2016 | Wallapop and LetGo, two Craigslist rivals, merge to take on the U.S. market, raise $100M more | Consolidation is afoot in the online classifieds space as two popular startups born in Barcelona are in advanced talks to merge operations in the U.S.. Wallapop and LetGo — which both provide platforms for consumers to post used items for s... |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Spain’s Cabify scores $120 million from Rakuten and others to rival Uber in Latin America and Europe | Madrid, Spain-based Cabify has raised $120 million in a new round of financing, led by Japanese e-commerce juggernaut Rakuten, which is investing $92 million in the ride-hailing company (via The Wall Street Journal).
The round values the Ub... |
| Apr 15, 2016 | The 10 biggest European tech stories this week | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This week Tech.eu tracked 17 technology M&A t... |
| Apr 15, 2016 | The 10 biggest European tech stories this week | This week Tech.eu tracked 17 technology M&A transactions and 69 funding deals (totalling €286 million) in Europe and Israel.
Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week:
1) Chinese Internet juggernaut Ali... |
| Apr 15, 2016 | These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week | Happy Friday! This week, Tech.eu tracked 17 technology M&A transactions and 69 funding deals (totalling €286 million) in Europe and Israel.
Like every week, we listed every single one of them in our free weekly newsletter, along with in... |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Privalia Acquired for ~€500M – Barcelona’s Biggest Exit Of The Century | The buyer is the French e-commerce giant Vente-Privee, which has taken full control of the Barcelona-based ecommerce giant Privalia.
The rumors have been spinning for some time, but according to Novobrief, the employees of Privalia got the... |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Vente-Privee buys Spanish fashion ecommerce site Privalia for ~$560M | Barcelona has just clocked up its biggest ever exit. The price-tag on the sale of veteran Spanish ecommerce player Privalia, headquartered in the city, to France’s Ventee-Privee has not been officially disclosed but recent rumors swirling a... |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Rocket Internet Sells Food Startups In Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico For $140M To Just Eat | The takeout shakeout continues apace. Since going public in 2014, Rocket Internet has been trying to simplify and reorganize the tangle of e-commerce startups funded and grown by the Berlin-based incubator to make the main business more pro... |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Rocket Internet sells off food ordering sites in Spain, Italy and LatAm to Just Eat for €125 million | Rocket Internet today announced that it's selling its takeaway food ordering properties in Spain (La Nevera Roja), Italy (Pizzabo and hellofood Italy) as well as subsidiary foodpanda's operations in Brazil and Mexico to rival Just Eat for €... |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Hassle.com founders Alex Depledge and Jules Coleman have departed the company; Sam James new MD | Interesting news out of London-based on-demand marketplace for local cleaners, Hassle.com, this morning: half a year after the startup was acquired by Rocket Internet-backed rival Helpling for €32 million, two founders have departed the com... |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Italian startup ClouDesire helps software developers monetise cloud apps, raises €600,000 | ClouDesire, a Pisa, Italy-based startup that helps software companies take their applications to the cloud to distribute and monetise them more efficiently, has closed a €600,000 seed round of funding. Telecom Italia led the round via its c... |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Kibo prepara el lanzamiento de su segundo fondo por importe de €80 millones | 22/12/2015
KIBO PREPARA EL LANZAMIENTO DE SU SEGUNDO FONDO POR IMPORTE DE €80 MILLONES.
La entidad de capital riesgo (venture capital) Kibo Ventures, planea el lanzamiento de un nuevo fondo de €80 millones. El nuevo fondo, que duplicará e... |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Kibo Ventures prepares new €80 million fund to lead Series A investments in Spanish startups | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
Kibo Ventures is about to launch a new fund. If all goes according to plan, the fund will be almost double the size of the first one (€80 m... |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Upplication cierra una ronda de €1,1M liderada por Corporation Global, acuden NextChance, Wayra y un grupo de BA | 16/12/2015
UPPLICATION CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €1,1 MILLONES LIDERADA POR CORPORATION GLOBAL, ACUDEN NEXTCHANCE, WAYRA Y UN GRUPO DE BA.
La startup española Upplication ha cerrado una ronda de €1,1 millones liderada por Corporation Global. A ... |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Europe’s top tech news, November 2015 | Enlarge reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating
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| Nov 30, 2015 | Arranca Samaipata Ventures con €20M para invertir en startups de ecommerce y marketplaces | 30/11/2015
ARRANCA SAMAIPATA VENTURES CON €20 MILLONES PARA INVERTIR EN STARTUPS DE ECOMMERCE Y MARKETPLACES.
Arranca el fondo de capital riesgo (venture capital) Samaipata Ventures con €20 millones liderado por José del Barrio, uno de lo... |
| Nov 26, 2015 | Spanish judges reject temporary suspension of BlaBlaCar and Cabify | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
Spain hasn’t been very friendly to transportation startups that are trying to change the status quo and the way the industry has operated o... |
| Nov 25, 2015 | Wallapop makes its first acquisition, buys OLX-related startup Sell It | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
With a war chest of about $150 million, you can do various things. You can spend millions of dollars a month on marketing, product and grow... |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Glovo cierra su 2da ronda de €2 millones, acuden Antai, Cube y un grupo de BA | 24/11/2015
GLOVO CIERRA SU SEGUNDA RONDA DE €2 MILLONES, ACUDEN ANTAI VENTURES, CUBE INVESTMENTS Y UN GRUPO DE BUSINESS ANGELS.
La startup de reparto basada en economía colaborativa Glovo, ha cerrado su segunda ronda de €2 millones a la q... |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Fever cierra una ronda de $12M liderada por Accel, acuden Fidelity, 14W y Solon Inversiones | 24/11/2015
FEVER CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $12 MILLONES LIDERADA POR ACCEL PARTNERS, ACUDEN FIDELITY GROWTH, 14W VENTURES Y SOLON INVERSIONES.
La aplicación para encontrar y comprar planes de ocio en la ciudad Fever, ha cerrado una ronda de $12... |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Fever closes $12 million Series B round led by Accel Partners, Fidelity and 14W Ventures | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
Local events discovery app Fever has raised $12 million in funding from Accel Partners, Fidelity and 14W Ventures. All three firms had inve... |
| Nov 24, 2015 | On-demand logistics platform Glovo raises €2 million from Antai, Cube and the Tuenti mafia | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
When I interviewed Glovo co-founder Sacha Michaud a few weeks ago, he admitted that the Barcelona-based logistics startup would announce in... |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Cabify and Hailo Are Not Afraid of the Return of UBER in Spain | UBER recently announced that they’ll shut down UberEats in Barcelona and move over to the VTC-model (private transportation with a driver). Exactly when they will start driving with this new model is unclear, but in an interview with El Esp... |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 13, 2015 | EverString raised $65M; Audentes Therapeutics bagged $65M; SteelBrick received $48M
Predictive marketing company EverString has raised $65 million, in what is the largest round ever for an AI company. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Com... |
| Oct 7, 2015 | European Netflix rival Wuaki.tv launches in Austria and Ireland | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
Rakuten-owned but Barcelona-headquartered company Wuaki.tv has launched its VOD and online video streaming service in Austria and Ireland. ... |
| Sep 9, 2015 | Imperus acuerda la compra de Akamon por $25 millones, dando salida a Axon y Bonsai | 09/09/2015
IMPERUS ACUERDA LA COMPRA DE AKAMON POR $25 MILLONES, DANDO SALIDA A AXON Y BONSAI.
La compañía canadiense Imperus Technologies Corp, ha acordado la adquisición de la compañía de juegos sociales tradicionales online Akamon Ente... |
| Sep 9, 2015 | Barcelona-based social gaming startup Akamon to be acquired by Canada’s Imperus for $25 million | Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief with his permission.
For quite some time, Carlos Blanco has been updating one of the best databases of startup exits there is in Spain. Soon he will have to add... |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Wallapop clone and Barcelona-based Letgo raises $100 million from Naspers | If this continues, Barcelona might soon become one of the main cities in the world when it comes to housing startups that are trying to disrupt the classifieds industry from a mobile point of view.
The new kid on the block is Letgo, a start... |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 8FIT cierra nueva ronda por $2,5M liderada por Business angels. Acude VitaminaK | 31/08/2015
8FIT CIERRA NUEVA RONDA POR $2,5 MILLONES LIDERADA POR BUSINESS ANGELS. ACUDE VITAMINAK.
La app de entrenamiento personal para iOS y Android 8fit, ha cerrado una nueva ronda por $2,5 millones liderada por Mark Evans, socio de B... |
| Aug 3, 2015 | Europe’s top tech news, July 2015 | Enlarge reader comments 4 with 3 posters participating
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| Jul 27, 2015 | Apax Partners buys controlling stake in idealista, reportedly valuing the company at €150 million | (Editor’s note: This post, written by Jaime Novoa, was syndicated from Novobrief)
Different growth stages need different investors, and it seems as if Apax Partners is the right firm to help Spanish real estate website idealista in its next... |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Caravelo (ChangeYourFlight) cierra una ronda de €1M, acuden HR Ventures, FJME e inversores privados | 24/07/2015
CARAVELO (CHANGEYOURFLIGHT) CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €1 MILLÓN, ACUDEN HR VENTURES, FJME E INVERSORES PRIVADOS.
ChangeYourFlight, la startup catalana que ofrece una plataforma en línea para reembolsos parciales por cancelaciones de ... |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Cataluña becomes the first Spanish region to legalise Airbnb | Editor’s note: This post was syndicated from Novobrief, whose founder Jamie Novoa wrote this brief. The article has been slightly edited – you can find the original post here.
Apartment rental websites will soon be legal in Cataluña. The Sp... |
| Jul 7, 2015 | Gartner adquiere Nubera (Getapp), participada por Nauta Capital | 07/07/2015
GARTNER ADQUIERE NUBERA (GETAPP), PARTICIPADA POR NAURA CAPITAL.
La consultora tecnológica estadonidense Gartner ha acordado la compra de Nubera, empresa desarrolladora de la plataforma para la selección de software y aplicacio... |
| May 20, 2015 | Could Wallapop Be Barcelona’s First Billion Dollar Startup? | Do you Walla? If you live in Spain it’s highly likely that you already have the secondhand marketplace app Wallapop installed on your phone. Between their cheeky TV ads to their irresistible UI that just lets you keep scrolling, Wallapop ha... |
| May 19, 2015 | Wallapop Is Poised To Disrupt Classifieds, As Accel, Insight, Fidelity Pack Its War Chest | Back in November rumors surfaced in the Spanish-speaking press that little known Wallapop — a second hand marketplace mobile app for snapping pictures of your stuff and selling it locally — had raised a round of funding from Accel Partners.... |
| Apr 2, 2015 | Spanish eShop Ventures acquires subscription service Nonabox | Ecommerce company eShop Ventures has added another brand to its portfolio. After acquiring online stores El Armario de la Tele and BoutiqueSecret, eShop Ventures acquired Nonabox, an online subscription service for mums. This Spanish compan... |
| Mar 24, 2015 | Pixmania acquires daily deals site Oooferton | Pixmania has announced the acquisition of Oooferton, a Spanish website that offers three daily deals within the consumer electronics sector. The goal of this acquisition is to strengthen its Spanish activities as well as the expansion in th... |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Spain’s FOND-ICO pumps another 194 million euros into the local VC industry | The Spanish government may not be a big fan of local startup entrepreneurs building businesses and act like they should be punished for it, but at least the money hasn’t – yet – stopped flowing.
Spain just got a new 194 million euros inject... |
| Oct 7, 2014 | Google Campus lands in Madrid, but lots of questions remain unanswered | Google is finally making it official: Google for Entrepreneurs, spearheaded by Mary Grove, will be opening the next Google Campus in Madrid sometime before the end of June 2015. The news, leaked to the press this past weekend, was confirmed... |
