NUB3D, is a Spanish startup that develops measurement systems using 3D scanning by structured white light capable of enabling automated quality control inspection.
Barcelona-based FinTech ID Finance raises $50M to grow in Latin America
The company will use the funding raised for its expansion programme in Latin America following the launch of its online financing service MoneyMan last year in Brazil.
Ec2ce, a Spanish company applying big data to agriculture, receives €1M
In this round, they have brought in a large number of prestigious professionals in various fields to support an expansion plan that includes as a priority its commercial landing in the United States. It also maintains its strategies and operations in Spain and Europe.
Schibsted Spain buys Habitaclia and reinforces its activity in the real estate classifieds portal group
Schibsted Spain brings together a group of portals that accumulate monthly more than 180 million visits, 35 of them to its real estate classifieds. Now, with the acquisition of Habitaclia, it adds more than 15% to this traffic.
eDreams Odigeo buys hotel booking platform budgetplaces.com 5
eDreams Odigeo has acquired the hotel search and booking website budgetplaces.com, a Barcelona-based online business that provides users with accommodation options worldwide.

Foreign investors boost Spanish craft beer: La Virgen and La Sagra
The big brewers operating worldwide, Molson Coors and ABinvev, have invested in Spanish craft beers at the beginning of 2017. Cervezas la Sagra and Cerveza aretesanal española La Virgen, will thus be able to expand in Spain and make inroads abroad.

Kuaderno, a Spanish startup for children to learn English, receives its first investment from Cabiedes
Founded in 2015, Kuaderno is a leading Spanish independent digital platform for learning English for students aged 5 to 15. The objective of the round is to finance the main avenues of growth; improving products and strengthening the intelligent content generation algorithm. In addition to boosting its international growth.
Digital Dimension buys majority stake in mobile marketing specialist Gigigo
A year after buying Nexica, Digital Dimension, a subsidiary of Econocom, is buying another Spanish company, Gigigo, this time a digital mobility solutions company.

New funds in 2017: Sabadell, Alta life sciences and announcement of upcoming funds such as Finaves.
We start the year with the announcement of new funds for technology and healthcare companies. Altai Startups, an American fund, has launched its first fund outside the US and has decided to do so in Barcelona, with expectations of being the largest life sciences investment vehicle created in Spain.
Spain's WerfenLife acquires US-based Accriva Diagnostics for $380M to strengthen its In Vitro Diagnostics division.
WerfenLife, the Catalan medical giant with an annual turnover of €1.175 million, wants to boost its in vitro diagnostics division and has bought Accriva Diagnostics and Germany's Tem. On the other hand, it wants to reduce the weight of its medical devices division and intends to sell Bolton Médica.
The American fund Warburg Pincus is finalising the purchase of Accelya, an airline outsourcing company based in Barcelona.
Warburg Pincus has beaten PAI Partners and Bridgepoint to take over the Spanish company Accelya to create a giant in the world of outsourcing in the tourism sector.
Social Point, Spanish videogame company bought by American Take-Two
Nasqad-listed US video game publisher Take-Two announced on Wednesday the purchase of Catalan video game developer Social Point for €231.5 million.