More than ever: 44 international VC firms invested in Spanish startups in 2015
In markets where the investment ecosystem is still underdeveloped, which means many countries in Europe, it’s often said that a sign of maturation is the amount of capital that companies attract from...
View ArticleTips for first-time entrepreneurs on the process of raising investment
(This post was written by Javier Escribano, former co-founder of TouristEye and Selltag, and originally published on Medium. Javier is currently seeking a VP of Product, CTO or PM role. You can check...
View ArticlePlug and Play Spain and Banco Santander join forces to launch fintech...
Plug and Play Spain, the Valencia-based branch of the Silicon Valley accelerator, has just announced the launch of a fintech program with the participation of Banco Santander. The program, which is...
View ArticleKibo Ventures prepares new €80M fund to lead Series A investments in Spanish...
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 million vs. €45 million), allowing the firm to lead or co-lead...
View ArticleGroup dating startup Groopify picks up €800,000 in funding
These days, on the consumer side, it seems as if two main kind of apps are the most lucrative: games and dating applications. If you take a look at the top grossing apps on iOS or Android’s app...
View ArticleThe impact of MIT in the Spanish startup ecosystem
Example of the 8 Spanish entrepreneurs educated at MIT and global leaders in their fields. This guest post was written by Iñaki Berenguer, currently the founder & CEO of CoverWallet. Prior to that,...
View ArticleOn a personal note
I started Novobrief because I thought, and I still do, that the Spanish startup ecosystem could be covered in a better way and because I believed investors, entrepreneurs, corporates and the general...
View ArticleAl calor de FondICO, todos se hicieron surfistas
Por primera vez en la historia de España, en 2015 se invirtieron más de 500 millones de euros en empresas tecnológicas españolas. Lo que viene a ser en la mitología estartapil, un medio unicornio. Sin...
View ArticleThe Spanish startup ecosystem in 2015
Today was the official unveiling of the 2016 edition of 4YFN, one of the leading startup and technology events in Spain. Organised by Mobile World Capital, the conference will take place in Barcelona...
View ArticleJust Eat to acquire Rocket Internet’s La Nevera Roja
Less than a year after Rocket Internet acquired La Nevera Roja for €80 million, the food delivery company based in Madrid is about to be sold again, according to multiple sources close to the...
View ArticleMenéame cambia de manos
El conocido agregador de noticias fundado por Ricardo Galli y Benjamí Villoslada en 2005 tiene nuevos dueños. Daniel Seijo, cofundador del grupo editorial Diariomotor y del fondo de inversión Civeta...
View ArticleMenos de un año después de su fusión, Groupalia/Offerum son compradas por...
Groupalia y Offerum, dos de las principales empresas del sector de los cupones y los descuentos online en España, se fusionaron en Marzo de 2015. Menos de un año después, la empresa resultante de la...
View ArticleNi pelotazo ni calderilla: La Nevera Roja se revendió por casi lo mismo que...
La Nevera Roja ha dado mucho que hablar en España en el último año. La empresa fundada por Íñigo Juantegui y José del Barrio fue comprada por Rocket Internet en Febrero del año pasado por 80 millones...
View ArticleKibo Ventures prepares new €80M fund to lead Series A investments in Spanish...
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 million vs. €45 million), allowing the firm to lead or co-lead...
View ArticleGroup dating startup Groopify picks up €800,000 in funding
These days, on the consumer side, it seems as if two main kind of apps are the most lucrative: games and dating applications. If you take a look at the top grossing apps on iOS or Android’s app...
View ArticleThe impact of MIT in the Spanish startup ecosystem
Example of the 8 Spanish entrepreneurs educated at MIT and global leaders in their fields. This guest post was written by Iñaki Berenguer, currently the founder & CEO of CoverWallet. Prior to that,...
View ArticleOn a personal note
I started Novobrief because I thought, and I still do, that the Spanish startup ecosystem could be covered in a better way and because I believed investors, entrepreneurs, corporates and the general...
View ArticleAl calor de FondICO, todos se hicieron surfistas
Por primera vez en la historia de España, en 2015 se invirtieron más de 500 millones de euros en empresas tecnológicas españolas. Lo que viene a ser en la mitología estartapil, un medio unicornio. Sin...
View ArticleThe Spanish startup ecosystem in 2015
Today was the official unveiling of the 2016 edition of 4YFN, one of the leading startup and technology events in Spain. Organised by Mobile World Capital, the conference will take place in Barcelona...
View ArticleJust Eat to acquire Rocket Internet’s La Nevera Roja
Less than a year after Rocket Internet acquired La Nevera Roja for €80 million, the food delivery company based in Madrid is about to be sold again, according to multiple sources close to the...
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