At Itnig, we know it’s hard to keep up with all the news and updates flying around. Last month, we told we opened up a new coworking space and a new coffice in partnership with Syra Coffee. Well, this month, we opened an event venue for up to 100 people.
This industrial building used to be a printer factory. Now it has become a space which welcomes events, but you will also find meetings rooms and 2 coworking spaces. With it’s high ceiling and all the light from the lights t’s the perfect place for working , host and event or just enjoy a beer.
It’s on ground level, with it’s own terrace and lots of plants. The combination of wood and white concrete lakes the space cosy and gives a friendly and pleasant atmosphere.
If you’d like to organize an event in the future, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Startup Inside Stories Podcast
#101 : Ildefonso García-Serena, from SocioGRM Consultoria
In this week’s podcast, we bring Ildefonso García-Serena, one of those inspiring people that should be taken as a reference. He has developed a successful career doing marketing for big brands and he tells us quite come anecdotes generated along the way.
Among many other things, he tells us about the story behind the “Sueldo para toda la vida” campaign that is still up and running. When working Moulinex 1, 2 3, he also had very big successes in its fight against Braun.
Ildefonso has just presented a book called El Hijo del Doctor that will be available on September 18 in the bookstores. Check out the podcast.
#102 : Gerard Martret, from Shotl
In this week’s podcast, Gerard Martret, CEO at Shotl visits our facilities to get an in-depth analysis of the on-demand mobility sector.
Shotl is a family venture as the Martret brothers have started off the company together after their success building up Drivania, a with-chauffeur car rental service that targets high-end consumers.
Gerard explains how his fast-growing startup works and how he plans to compete with other international players. Check out the podcast:
#103 : Isaac Cabezas (Paack), María Fierro (Vilynx.com) and Lluís Vidal (COO at Exoticca).
In this week’s podcast, we bring financing to the table to answer the question “how to finance your startup?”. This time we counted on 3 CFOs members of BCNCFO, a group formed by CFOs of the top Spanish startups: Isaac Cabezas (Paack), María Fierro (Vilynx.com) and Lluís Vidal (COO at Exoticca).
To make things even more interesting, the guiding questions were asked by other startup CFOs interested in getting to know their opinion on matters like funding mechanisms or when should a startup have a CFO. Do you have more questions? Ask them in the video!
August Startup News & Updates
If you thought that fighting against Amazon was impossible, think again. Wish has raised a $300M Series H focusing on completely different ends of the online-shopping experience spectrum.
Some other giants might be suffering some damage as Uber has fired 400 people from its marketing team in restructuring and Lyft’s COO has just left the company. Better news for the food delivery sector as Takeaway and Just Eat are expected to merge in a $10B deal to take on Deliveroo and Uber Eats in Europe.
We know we are not the only ones trying to optimise software development so it might be useful to learn “The art of interrupting software engineers“.
Entrepreneurship has nothing to do with age and Alexandr Wang has proven it right as at the age of 22, his company Scale AI has locked down $100M in the market of data-labeling. The company has closed a deal at an over $1B valuation. But if you prefer working for Apple, we also have some tips for you.
As you might be developing your marketing plan, we’ve got you covered. Voice searches can be your secret weapon; consider developing your Instagram aesthetic by checking some companies doing it right, or take a look at a complete guide to paid advertisement.
WeWork has been flooding all the headlines by filing pre-IPO documents. It’s hard to understand what the market will say in the end but you can take a look at some charts to build your own opinions.
If you are planning on creating your own startup and you are looking into accelerators, check out this list mentioning 100 top accelerators around the world. If what you need is investment, you can also check out our early-stage fund!
Pau Fernández took a look into the reasons why Disney will dominate the media industry. Do you think the same way?
One of the key points of startup growth is to ensure correct finance management and we have invited some CFOs to explain to us how they do it. Having a good financial strategy is basic to get VC funding but do you know who are the major revenue-based VCs?
This week followed the trend of announcing a new fintech unicorns. In this case, it’s the turn of Numbrs which just raised $40M. If your startup is also and you are thinking of selling it, there are some things you have to have in mind when getting ready for it.
New Funding for Startups
- London-based Babylon Health raises €495M to democratize healthcare in the US and Asia
- Compass Raises $370M as increasingly crowded real estate space heats up
- EV Cargo completes £150M debt financing
- Monday.com Raises $150M at $1.9B valuation doubling revenue from 2018
- Quanta Raises $48M in Series C funding round
- AgroSavfe raises €35M in Series C financing
- Munich-based digital wealth manager Scalable Capital raises €25M
- Berlin-based cryptocurrency bank Bitwala raises €13M
- Rotterdam-based travel tech startup Vakanties.nl raises €5M funding
- Strafe App Closes $3M seed round led by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures
- Málaga-based Predictiva raises €2.6M for its AI solution
- Alicante-based startup 1millionbot raises €1.5M to grow in Spain and LATAM
- Endurance Motive raises €700K to grow in Spain, Germany, and Italy
- Payments startup Klarna raised €460M becoming the European fintech with the highest valuation
- Cybereason raises $200M to protect enterprise endpoints in real-time
- Scale AI and its 22-year-old CEO lock down $100M at over $1B valuation
- No-code web development platform Webflow raises $72M Series A
- News aggregator SmartNews raises a Series E at a $1.1B valuation
- Cockroach Labs raises $55M for ultra-resilient databases
- Madrid-based entertainment discovery platform Fever raises $35M
- Car marketplace Carwow raises £25M led by Daimler
- Barcelona-based startup Exoticca raises €11M to grow their travel business
- Digital business banking platform Penta raises over €8M
- London-based Babylon Health raises €495M to democratize healthcare in the US and Asia
- Compass Raises $370M as increasingly crowded real estate space heats up
- EV Cargo completes £150M debt financing
- Monday.com Raises $150M at $1.9B valuation doubling revenue from 2018
- Quanta Raises $48M in Series C funding round
- AgroSavfe raises €35M in Series C financing
- Munich-based digital wealth manager Scalable Capital raises €25M
- Berlin-based cryptocurrency bank Bitwala raises €13M
- Rotterdam-based travel tech startup Vakanties.nl raises €5M funding
- Strafe App Closes $3M seed round led by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures
- Málaga-based Predictiva raises €2.6M for its AI solution
- Alicante-based startup 1millionbot raises €1.5M to grow in Spain and LATAM
- Endurance Motive raises €700K to grow in Spain, Germany, and Italy
- Root Insurance raises $350M raises $350M Series E
- JUUL Labs raises $325M to fuel global expansion of its e-cigarettes
- Better.com raises $160M Series C at $600M+ valuation to speed up mortgage lending
- Juvenescence raises $100M to advance multiple anti-aging program
- Numbrs joins the fintech unicorn club with their last $40M round
- Nordic fintech Lunar Way raises €26M and secures European banking license
- Berlin-based game studio Klang raises €20M
- Soria-based startup Agerpix secures €270K to accelerate growth in agrotech
- HolaHome raises €300K for a 20% stake by Gia Gia Innovación
Random Tech News
- Rockstar Games claimed GTA V was “culturally British” to reduce tax pressure
- Google bug-hunters find five vulnerabilities in Apple’s iMessage
- Uber fires 400 people as profitability doubts after I.P.O.
- Drones will fly for days with new photovoltaic engine
- Apple files a patent for a mixed reality headset that can track your facial expressions
- Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of US Fortune 500 companies
- Japan approves first human-animal embryo experiments
- Siri might be secretly sharing audio recordings with contractors
- Fortnite World Cup has handed out $30M in prizes
- GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions
- Tesla will deliver in-car YouTube and Netflix video streaming ‘soon
- The company behind TikTok is making a smartphone
- French inventor crosses English channel on a hoverboard.
- The Apple Card is already here (in the US).
- Cutting air freight cost by half with a giant cargo drone.
- Huawei releases its Android alternative.
- If you can hack an iPhone, you get $1M.
- Spanish scientists create human-monkey hybrid in China.
- Uber and Lyft admit they are making traffic congestion worse.
- Rockstar Games claimed GTA V was “culturally British” to reduce tax pressure
- Google bug-hunters find five vulnerabilities in Apple’s iMessage
- Uber fires 400 people as profitability doubts after I.P.O.
- Drones will fly for days with new photovoltaic engine
- Apple files a patent for a mixed reality headset that can track your facial expressions
- Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of US Fortune 500 companies
- Japan approves first human-animal embryo experiments
- Siri might be secretly sharing audio recordings with contractors
- Fortnite World Cup has handed out $30M in prizes
- GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions
- Tesla will deliver in-car YouTube and Netflix video streaming ‘soon
- The company behind TikTok is making a smartphone
- How Google destroyed the lives of revenge porn victims.
- Kazakhstan wants to spy on their citizens but major web browser companies won’t allow it.
- Apple’s new credit card is here and it’s delicate.
- Dessert names are over in new Android distros.
- Apple TV+ will launch in November and Disney reveals where you can stream their Disney+ service.
- How is the near future of the streaming services going to be?
Those are August 2019 startup news!
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