Novobrief

News and Interviews

• Nov 29, 2020 400 visionaries to discuss inspiring Asia’s future at Horasis
• Oct 13, 2020 CloudBlue introduces new SI Program as demand for cloud tech booms
• Oct 13, 2020 CloudBlue introduces new SI Program as demand for cloud tech booms
• Oct 06, 2020 Canada seeks to hire 4,000 people from around the globe via virtual job fair
• Sep 27, 2020 UN Chief To Lead Welcome Address At Upcoming Horasis Conference
• May 09, 2020 Spanish founder named finalist to Viva Air airline contest
• Abr 28, 2020 Publicize launches Swap Shop to aid entrepreneurs and startups in times of constraints
• Abr 18, 2020 Barcelona Founder Institute releases April 26 early admissions deadline
• Feb 13, 2020 This Week in Europe: Visit by Founder Institute CEO, VC PropTech raises $250M fund
• Dic 28, 2019 World leaders to explore decisive leadership in neighboring Portugal
• Sep 17, 2019 South Summit Ready to Spur Innovation with Impact
• Jul 09, 2019 Facebook’s Digital Currency Raises Eyebrows Across Europe
• Jun 23, 2019 Tech leaders to meet at Horasis India Meeting in Segovia
• Jun 18, 2019 What is the impact on innovation when protecting European gastronomic heritage?
• May 17, 2019 Fuel startup development gets a boost from NASA technology
• May 08, 2019 Protecting our cultural patrimony with 3D Laser scanning, and why it can’t be replaced
• May 05, 2019 Pau Gasol’s Dream Big Challenge hosts first innovation event in Latin America
• May 05, 2019 Spain’s largest stock exchange to introduce Blockchain system
• Abr 06, 2019 In neighboring Portugal, leaders explore globalization
• Mar 22, 2019 Leaders from Spain and across the world gather in neighboring Portugal for Horasis
• Mar 18, 2019 Startups flock to Salamanca for the fifth annual entrepreneurial and technology gathering, Startup Olé
• Mar 15, 2019 Groundbreaking technology creates human cyborg who detects earthquakes through her feet
• Mar 14, 2019 Spanish startups Bounsel and CloudGuide announced as part of Startup Sesame’s 5th cohort of startups
• Mar 07, 2019 European Wildfire Disasters – Fire fighting with technology
• Feb 26, 2019 Seedstars to Celebrate Innovation, Impact and Investment at the 6th Edition of the Seedstars Summit
• Feb 22, 2019 Could this Spanish startup be next ‘Ebay’ for personal data?
• Feb 14, 2019 Aragon Region Allocates €12 Million For ‘Industry 4.0’ Technologies
• Ene 30, 2019 Gamechangers & Cities announces 10 social impact startup winners
• Ene 24, 2019 Grupo MASMOVIL, Inveready launch MASventures accelerator
• Ene 23, 2019 DES Madrid announces Germany as guest country for 2019 edition
• Ene 22, 2019 Automatic savings, investment app maker Goin raises €2.2M
• Ene 16, 2019 Barcelona startup Pangea AeroSpace is Sustainability in Space finalist at WFES
• Ene 15, 2019 Barcelona’s nightlife concierge startup Xceed surpasses 3.5M users
• Ene 11, 2019 Decelera holds open call for startup decelerator progam in Menorca
• Ene 10, 2019 Laundry services startup Mr Jeff raises €10.4M Series A
• Ene 10, 2019 Barcelona PropTech startup Badi raises €26M in Series B
• Ene 09, 2019 4 startups win tickets to ride the Trenlab accelerator
• Ene 08, 2019 Barcelona legal tech startup Pridatect raises €1M to expand SaaS platform
• Ene 04, 2019 All Iron Ventures founders invest in Cream eSports’ Latin American expansion
• Ene 03, 2019 2018 saw 34 exits, €1.3B in funding for Spanish startups
• Ene 02, 2019 Demium Startups raises €2.6M, aims to reach €3.6M in February
• Dic 20, 2018 3D Click raises €225K in ’round with an especially feminine accent’
• Dic 19, 2018 Cien to open AI, data science center in Barcelona after raising €1.6M
• Dic 18, 2018 Datos101 lands in Mexico to bring cloud services to Mexican companies
• Dic 17, 2018 Barcelona B2B catering startup Catevering arrives in Madrid
• Dic 17, 2018 Spanish crypto transaction startup Bit2Me expands into Italy
• Dic 13, 2018 All aboard! TrenLab accelerator attracts 240 startups from 27 countries
• Dic 12, 2018 Home care startup for elderly, dependents Wayalia raises €500K
• Dic 11, 2018 Barcelona tech talent: backend Python, Ruby skills most difficult to find: Joppy
• Dic 10, 2018 Whtmatters launches memory-saving photo app
• Dic 07, 2018 Seeds planted in 2018 will sprout 1,500 new insurtech jobs in 2019: AEFI
• Dic 06, 2018 Spanish beauty and wellness SaaS startup Bewe raises €2M to market in US
• Dic 04, 2018 AbilityPharma raises €1.2M to develop drug for cancer
• Dic 03, 2018 Joyners launches B2B ‘corporate’ service to complement elderly care
• Nov 29, 2018 Merlin launches proptech accelerator with IMPACT, seeks European startups
• Nov 28, 2018 Mapfre launches insurtech startup accelerator in Madrid
• Nov 27, 2018 Over 100 projects to get legal advice via Demium Startups, Metricson partnership
• Nov 21, 2018 5 Spanish startups leveraging GPS tech across diverse industries
• Nov 19, 2018 Portugal’s Live Electric Tours named Best Tourism startup in Europe
• Nov 19, 2018 4 Spanish startups recognized as ‘best startups in Europe’: Startup Europe Awards
• Nov 15, 2018 Spanish media is now using AI startup to write select sports, finance articles
• Nov 14, 2018 Economía Creativa’s global digital hub aims to co-create 21st century creative society
• Nov 12, 2018 360 Lab Accelerator offers Spanish startups access to 47 global test markets
• Nov 06, 2018 Wayra Madrid Co-Investment Day to finance IoT, cybersecurity, blockchain startups
• Nov 05, 2018 Gamechangers & Cities seeks 10 social impact startups for UN sustainable cities goal
• Nov 01, 2018 ‘Journalists and entrepreneurs should be allies’: Media Startups Valencia
• Oct 30, 2018 EIB and ICO to pump €800M into Spanish startups, self-employed
• Oct 26, 2018 Radio y Televisión Española holds open call for Impulsa Visión startup accelerator
• Oct 24, 2018 Acelera España launches to make Madrid the coding capital of the world
• Oct 22, 2018 Peruvian online training platform for creatives Crehana arrives in Spain
• Oct 19, 2018 Coca-Cola launches program for 25 young Spaniards to build a better future for Spain
• Oct 18, 2018 Galicia’s 1st startup accelerator in aeronautical sector to launch in November
• Oct 16, 2018 TrenLab holds 1st open call to put new startup accelerator into locomotion
• Oct 15, 2018 Europe’s ‘fastest-growing SaaS startup’ TravelPerk raises €38M
• Oct 15, 2018 Programa Minerva selects 30 Spanish startups for acceleration program
• Oct 12, 2018 Online flower delivery startup Colvin raises €6M for intl expansion
• Oct 11, 2018 Spain’s lack of digitalization is stunting growth and job opportunities: Adigital report
• Oct 10, 2018 Marketplace as a Service startup Shopery raises €1.2M
• Oct 09, 2018 Valencia’s MYSPHERA raises €2.5M to expand IoT health services abroad
• Oct 08, 2018 Spanish govt positioning itself in ‘defending clearly anti-innovation standards’: Spanish Association of Startups
• Oct 08, 2018 Spanish Association of Startups ‘requests more ambition’ from Spain’s Prime Minister
• Oct 05, 2018 Spain’s PM announces new legal framework for startups, tax incentives
• Oct 04, 2018 Renfe, Wayra launch TrenLab startup incubator and accelerator at South Summit
• Oct 03, 2018 Kairos EU Summit to tackle Europe’s most pressing challenges in Barcelona
• Oct 02, 2018 Kids language learning app Lingokids raises €5.2M to expand its features
• Oct 01, 2018 Barcelona HR management software startup Factorial raises €2.8M
• Sep 28, 2018 6 Spanish startups raise a combined €23.6M in last week of September
• Sep 27, 2018 Amazon Launchpad arrives in Spain for startups to ‘showcase their products’
• Sep 24, 2018 Chilean startup SoyMomo launches GPS smartwatches for kids in Spain
• Sep 21, 2018 Wayra accelerator gets a complete makeover, will focus on ‘more mature’ startups
• Sep 20, 2018 22% of Spanish startup founders are women: Spanish entrepreneurship map
• Sep 18, 2018 Spanish startup decelerator will take select startups to Mexico to ‘reflect and inspire’
• Sep 17, 2018 3 months after launch Loopas is expanding contact lens delivery abroad
• Sep 14, 2018 Madrid’s Finanbest closes 2nd part of €900K investment round
• Sep 13, 2018 AllWomen creates 1st AI training campus for women in tech in Barcelona
• Sep 13, 2018 Polish personalized parcel startup Packhelp appoints new director in Seville
• Sep 12, 2018 Access2Europe brings 34 startups to Barcelona for ‘internationalization’
• Sep 11, 2018 Female-founded Vagy announces sustainable feminine product, subscription launch
• Sep 10, 2018 Spanish embassies shared 10% of worldwide Schengen visa denials in 2017: report
• Sep 05, 2018 Spanish lingerie startup Black Limba raises €1.5M for expansion
• Sep 04, 2018 Another record of €525M invested in Spanish startups in August : report
• Ago 31, 2018 Madrid’s eID selected for Salesforce Accelerate FinServ program
• Ago 30, 2018 Smash Iberia will bring 30 Finnish startups to Madrid in October
• Ago 29, 2018 Inbenta raises €5.6M to expand AI customer service in Europe, US, Japan
• Ago 28, 2018 Demium Startups incubator is raising €2.5M to expand internationally
• Ago 27, 2018 200 resources for social startups including 89 funding, 16 accelerators: Mentor Day
• Ago 24, 2018 Spain’s self-employed: majority ‘do not feel supported’ but sex lives remain healthy
• Ago 22, 2018 Barcelona’s Bigle Legal secures €400K to improve legal processing software platform
• Ago 21, 2018 German supermarket chain Lidl launches ecommerce platform in Madrid
• Ago 20, 2018 856 Spanish entrepreneurs create new startups in 1st semester via España Emprende
• Ago 16, 2018 The challenges of democratizing healthcare with digital transformation
• Ago 14, 2018 Digital Nomads flock to Spain for Freedom X Fest
• Ago 08, 2018 New labor law cracks down on startups such as Glovo and Deliveroo
• Ago 06, 2018 Blue Wine? Spain’s flamboyant innovation makes inroads to French stores
• Ago 03, 2018 Boom or bubble? The 3 issues that block startup sector from sustainable growth
• Ago 02, 2018 Call for applications: EDP to award €50K for clean energy innovation
• Ago 01, 2018 WiZink acquires Spanish fintech startup Aplazame to enter into ecommerce
• Jul 31, 2018 EU Investment Bank, Santander to provide €500M in loans to Spanish SMEs
• Jul 30, 2018 SamyRoad raises €1.4M to expand influencer platform to Latin America
• Jul 26, 2018 3 Spanish entrepreneurs nominated for 2018 EIT Awards
• Jul 25, 2018 Start4Big alliance connects startups with 5 of Spain’s largest corporations
• Jul 25, 2018 Fundación Botín to invest €844K in Spanish biotech startups Innitius, EpiDisease
• Jul 24, 2018 Barcelona startup Silence raises €8.6M to launch 2 new electric scooter models
• Jul 20, 2018 How Kualito is looking to blockchain to create new food industry business models
• Jul 20, 2018 Spanish Association of Startups elects new president
• Jul 19, 2018 Madrid’s Adtuo closes €100K Seed Round to amplify advertising management platform
• Jul 19, 2018 Renfe to launch startup incubator and accelerator with support of Wayra
• Jul 18, 2018 Friendz, Reply Blockchain launch ICOMATE to help businesses launch successful ICOs
• Jul 18, 2018 Banco Sabadell innovation hub InnoCells invests €7.5M to enter Israeli market
• Jul 17, 2018 AGORA images raises €2M to develop ‘social network of photography’
• Jul 16, 2018 Castellón Órbita accelerator is looking for early stage Spanish startups, €100K in prizes
• Jul 13, 2018 Ship2B Tech4Climate startup Ciclogreen raises €245K
• Jul 12, 2018 What it takes to organize a 54-hour Startup Weekend
• Jul 09, 2018 Startup Weekend in Barcelona is over, keeping teams together is next challenge
• Jul 05, 2018 GuruWalk’s fun, free walking tours provide enthusiastic guides chance at decent living
• Jul 03, 2018 CASE on IT closes Series B to expand MedUX telecom user experience platform
• Jul 02, 2018 ‘We have to build the brand of Malaga Valley’: Mayor of Malaga talks innovation
• Jun 28, 2018 Spanish real estate crowdfunding startup Urbanitae raises nearly €1M
• Jun 19, 2018 Barcelona’s Trainapp gamifies learning, so people actually remember what they learn
• Jun 18, 2018 Joppy is the Tinder for tech developers looking to find work in Barcelona
• Jun 14, 2018 Spanish influencer startup SocialPubli expands global presence
• Jun 11, 2018 PLD Space closes €17M Series A round to launch reusable rockets by 2019
• Jun 11, 2018 ‘Counterfeiters will keep exploiting’ social media ‘loopholes’ unless cosmetics industry adjusts: Red Points report
• Jun 06, 2018 Biwel paves way for Spanish companies working abroad to have unified health plans
• Jun 05, 2018 Exoticca raises €3.5M for intl expansion, aims to democratize travel industry
• Jun 01, 2018 Converting videos easily, simply, and securely
• May 31, 2018 Colombia incubator Espacio launches ActitudFem.es publication by women for women
• May 29, 2018 SMILEAT organic baby food hits the shelves in Asia and the Middle East
• May 25, 2018 SocialPubli CEO Ismael El-Qudsi talks Influencers and the Spanish Startup Ecosystem
• May 24, 2018 Barcelona’s Fleksy wins 1st day and respect of Tim Draper at GovTech.Pioneers
• May 23, 2018 Spanish gig economy startup Multihelpers poised to exceed €1M this year
• May 18, 2018 10 Spanish startups connect with investors, mentors in Silicon Valley
• May 14, 2018 Mexican VC invests €425K in Spanish telemedicine startup Ever Health for Latin American expansion
• May 11, 2018 Elma Care launches eHealth consultation app with €1M injector boost from Antai
• May 11, 2018 4 major political parties to present digital transformation agendas for Spain
• May 10, 2018 eSports monetization startup Streamloots lands in Silicon Valley with €200K investment
• May 10, 2018 Japanese company acquires Spanish-born search engine Mitula for €118M
• May 08, 2018 Conector Galicia accelerator holds open call for startups in digital transformation
• May 07, 2018 Meet the 6 retail startups going to Zaragoza for the Aragón Open Future accelerator
• May 02, 2018 Real estate startup ProntoPiso closes €1.3M deal to consolidate in Barcelona, Madrid
• Abr 30, 2018 Spitche: Barcelona’s B2B startup gamifying Facebook’s falling organic reach
• Abr 27, 2018 13 Spanish startup accelerator and incubator open calls launched this Spring
• Abr 26, 2018 AI, GDPR and Digital Transformation will be focus at DES Madrid political debate
• Abr 19, 2018 Startup Olé 2018 Pitch Competition: And the winners are…
• Abr 13, 2018 Last call for European Digital Mindset Awards ahead of DES Madrid 2018
• Abr 13, 2018 Finding the Best Wedding Photographers in Barcelona
• Abr 12, 2018 Countdown to Startup Olé: here’s what to expect in Salamanca April 17-19
• Abr 11, 2018 Check out the 6 Spanish startups that will compete at EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona
• Abr 11, 2018 ASICS begins open call for Tenkan-Ten startup accelerator in Barcelona
• Abr 06, 2018 Young Innovators Competition is looking for eHealth, telemedicine business ideas
• Abr 05, 2018 Valencia’s PlayFilm raises €1M to expand SaaS video marketing platform
• Abr 04, 2018 You can now vote for Spain’s BraiBook to win $200K through Chivas Venture
• Abr 03, 2018 100+ Spanish startups respond to global industry challenges set by 13 corporations
• Mar 29, 2018 Fundación ONCE offers up to €18,000 for young entrepreneurs with disabilities
• Mar 28, 2018 For helping people with disabilities Mouse4all wins G5 Innova best startup award
• Mar 26, 2018 UK spy agency accelerator graduate CounterCraft raises €2M for intl expansion
• Mar 23, 2018 Citibox launches ecommerce startup incubator to solve ‘last mile’ challenges
• Mar 22, 2018 AppleManía launches to cover Apple news in Spanish
• Mar 21, 2018 Helpin.Name, the Spanish mobile app that allows donations to any cause
• Mar 21, 2018 Spanish AI startup collaborates with Japanese group on citizen participation platform
• Mar 19, 2018 Screenly accumulates €113K to consolidate on demand cinema platform
• Mar 16, 2018 Barcelona startup Qrem pioneers medical device to treat osteoarthritis
• Mar 13, 2018 Orizont seeks 8 startups for its AgriFood accelerator in Navarra
• Mar 09, 2018 Wallapop, Ironhack announce €400,000 women’s scholarship 2nd edition
• Mar 07, 2018 HackForGood: 1500 hackers to tackle 200 social challenges in 11 Spanish cities
• Mar 06, 2018 Glovo expands South American operations to Brazil
• Mar 06, 2018 Flow, the new project management app calming the storms of the modern digital workplace
• Mar 05, 2018 Spain’s WhatsApp for healthcare MediQuo raises €3M
• Mar 02, 2018 Spanish startups received over €28M in February: report
• Mar 01, 2018 CNP Partners to back entrepreneurs with new program in Madrid
• Feb 14, 2018 Eatable Adventures accelerator launches 1st gastropreneur investor network
• Feb 13, 2018 Cleantech Camp is scouting green energy startups for Barcelona program
• Feb 09, 2018 Roommate finding app Badi raises €8M in Series A funding
• Feb 01, 2018 Peru Reports, leading English news site, acquired by Espacio incubator
• Ene 31, 2018 Barcelona to host EU-Startups Summit 2018, Pitch Competition applications open
• Ene 30, 2018 Santander’s Explorer entrepreneurship program expands to Portugal, Argentina
• Ene 25, 2018 Investment in Spain’s Tech Startups Grew 45% in 2017: report
• Ene 25, 2018 Kenko Health Startup Accelerator launches 1st edition in Barcelona
• Ene 25, 2018 Fintech, blockchain news publication Mi Dinero from Espacio incubator is launched
• Ene 24, 2018 MJN Neuroserveis raises €750,000 to roll out device predicting epileptic seizures
• Ene 22, 2018 Braille eReader startup BraiBook wins Best Social Entrepreneurship Project at Chivas Venture Spain
• Ene 19, 2018 Binnakle raises 125% of funding goal, will expand gamified solutions in English
• Ene 18, 2018 Espacio Incubator announces acquisition of Novobrief, a media publication dedicated to Spain's startup scene - StartUp Beat
• Ene 18, 2018 Our belief in Novobrief led us to acquire it
• Ene 16, 2018 PLD Space receives €2M grant to launch ARION rockets, deploy satellites
• Ene 15, 2018 Devicare medical devices signs €2M participative loan from Avançsa
• Ene 09, 2018 The timing could not be better for microprocessor tech sovereignty for the EU
• Dic 20, 2017 Deaf Smart Space startup Visualfy secures €2.55M with Horizon 2020 boost
• Dic 19, 2017 Porsche Accelerator by Conector launches program for smart mobility startups
• Dic 18, 2017 G-ME equals peace of mind for people, pets, and stuff
• Dic 13, 2017 The Germans may have Glühwein, but the Spanish have blue wine this holiday season
• Dic 06, 2017 Conoce a los periodistas que hablan sobre emprendedores y startups de España
• Dic 01, 2017 Here are the 7 startups that made the Conector Barcelona Startup Day cut
• Nov 28, 2017 Synergy, selective networking and business ops slated for Startup Olé in Salamanca
• Nov 20, 2017 Barcelona festival to celebrate 25 years by beaming music to extraterrestrials
• Nov 13, 2017 Hackity App looks to transform Spanish neighborhoods through smart citizen ideas
• Nov 09, 2017 How Will Catalonia’s Controversial Independence Movement Affect Barcelona’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem?
• Nov 06, 2017 A big and better Novobrief
• Sep 08, 2017 Beauty Through Pictures and Art
• Sep 08, 2017 Unleash Your Unlimited Power
• Sep 08, 2017 Street Artist Has a New Technique
• Sep 08, 2017 Home Number Plate Design
• Sep 08, 2017 Menu Design for Gram Magazine
• Sep 08, 2017 10th Anniversary Concert of MPA
• Sep 08, 2017 101 Erica’s Lane House
• Sep 08, 2017 The iphone 8 release date may be delayed
• Sep 07, 2017 The Seasoned Traveler Ale
• Sep 07, 2017 Grade 10 Intro To Film
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• Ene 10, 2017 No big changes in the Spanish VC funding landscape
• Dic 22, 2016 Kick off the new year in style and meet Tech.eu in Madrid (Monday 9 January 2017)
• Dic 07, 2016 A product methodology of one’s own
• Nov 21, 2016 Google Launchpad: MarketinCloud – pricing for digital products & services
• Nov 13, 2016 Protectionism and critical thinking in the Spanish technology industry
• Oct 24, 2016 Verse’s $8.3 million round, successful Spanish bootstrapped startups and more
• Oct 17, 2016 Spain is the first country to fine BlaBlaCar and other Monday ramblings
• Jun 29, 2016 Google Launchpad: myABCKit – The subtle interactions that make successful products
• Mar 29, 2016 Uber to (re)launch in Madrid this week (Updated)
• Ene 13, 2016 The Spanish startup ecosystem in 2015
• Ene 04, 2016 On a personal note
• Dic 11, 2015 Wallapop talks fundraising, why TV works for apps and Sell It acquisition
• Dic 10, 2015 Marfeel gets serious about its US expansion: former AOL executive and current PopSugar CBO will join its board