The round, which was led by Seaya Ventures, will serve to consolidate the international expansion and product development of this holiday accommodation metasearch engine.
Online cleaning recruitment platforms Clintu and GetYourHero merge to dominate the Spanish market
The merger of Clintu and GetYourHero means the union of two of the main platforms in the sector. Both brands will continue to work independently, providing a specialised service: Clintu as a platform for home cleaning and GetYourHero for office cleaning. GetYourHero values this merger as a great opportunity to continue growing in the office cleaning sector of up to 600m2 and to benefit from the synergies derived from the similarities between the two businesses.
Habitissimo, an online platform for contracting renovations, has been bought by the British company Homeserve.
The British company is taking over the 70% of the Mallorca-based firm and with an option to buy the other 30% in four to five years' time. Homeserve has also announced the purchase of 40% from Checkatrade, which operates a similar portal to Habitissimo in the UK.
Atento, the leading BPO company in Latin America, acquires Brazilian company Interfile
With this acquisition, Atento creates the largest provider of credit generation BPO services in Brazil, with a market share of 10.4% and more than 4,000 professionals with "a strong specialisation" in this business segment.
MedLumics, Spanish medical device company closes €34M round
This financing round is the largest financing round in the history of medical technology in Spain and is one of the largest rounds in Europe in the last year. Among the investors who have backed the company are Ysios Capital and Caixa...
Nauta leads a round in Cloud.IQ, a company that optimises the conversion of visits into actual sales.
The Spanish-based venture capital firm has made its first investment of 2017 in a London-based company that uses artificial intelligence for conversion rate optimisation (CRO) in the online retail sector.
Enerkia, a company in the energy sector, increases capital to be able to list on the Mab and grow
Enerkia, an engineering company that also sells gas and electricity, plans to make the leap to the Alternative Stock Market (MAB). The company has begun the process and expects to be listed before the summer. This listing on the MAB will allow it to grow in the gas, electricity and fibre optics sectors.
Gamelearn, a video games company applied to education, closes a €2 million round led by Kibo ventures.
According to Ibrahim Jabary, CEO of Gamelearn, the entry of Kibo Ventures brings to the project "a wealth of experience and a deep knowledge of international markets" and represents "the boost we needed to achieve the strategic objectives set by the company". With this investment, Gamelearn aims to double its turnover again in 2017 with the clear objective of "continuing to be the world reference in the development of video games and training simulators".
Virta Health, a startup to help people with diabetes receives $37M What other E-health companies received investment in March?
Remote patient treatment, e-health data processing, Saas platform that helps doctors plan their schedule... e-health companies are receiving investment.
Geopost buys Spanish logistics startup Stuart
Geopost, the French logistics giant, which owns Spain's Seur and has annual sales of more than €23 billion, has acquired 100% from startup Stuart to accelerate its growth.
New funds: Atomico , Intellectium and Mediterranea capital.
"We are very optimistic about the Spanish market and it is growing very fast; we see that many Spaniards with experience in technology are returning to Spain from other countries and that makes for a very promising future for the country" are the words of Brochado, partner at Atomico.
Hiberus, technology consultancy and outsourcing, buys Bosonit, a data analytics company
Hiberus Technology reinforces its commitment to the so-called 'intelligent business' (business intelligence) with the purchase of the 60% of the Riojan company Bosonit, specialised in the development of analytical solutions, including what is known as 'big data', which consists of the collection and analysis of data that allow the most appropriate management of all types of businesses.