After Jobantalent's large €23M funding round in 2015, a wave of rounds has begun in companies that make it possible to better unite the parties involved in the labour market. In the words of Felipe Navío, co-founder of jobandtalent, "the employment market needs more dynamism and this transformation cannot only come from regulatory changes that boost employment. It must also come from an improvement in the information and communication of the job offers that exist at any given time". So far this year we have heard of 3 technology companies that have received funding in this area.
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Success stories AEESD 2015 programme
The AEESD is a programme within the Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016, to finance industrial research or experimental development projects in the field of ICTs. Last year's novelty was the increase of the % grant, which can reach 50% for SMEs depending on the qualification. Below are some of the projects from last year's call that received the highest scores.
BBVA increases its fintech fund to $250M
BBVA had already invested in the Fintech sector in recent years as part of its transformation strategy to become the world's leading international digital bank. It has started 2016 strongly and has expanded its BBVA Ventures fund from $100M to $250M and has reached a management agreement with the US firm Propel Venture Partners.
New innovation funds: Dyrecto Sinesis, Clave Mayor and EIF
Good news for startups in our country. Bullnet capital has just closed its third fund with €42M, plus in recent weeks we have witnessed the emergence of new funds for technology startups that are essential to make Spain technologically competitive.
ICT applied to medicine receives funding: Psious and Neurobia
In 2015 we already saw how investment in E-health gained strength in our country, especially thanks to new platforms for finding and contacting doctors, this year we are going a step further and in 2016 it seems that the use of tics for the treatment of diseases will also be one of the preferences of investors.
La Nevera Roja, Groupalia and Offerum: buying startups at the right time
The purchase of Groupalia and Offerum by Ofertix and La Nevera Roja by Just Eat that we have seen this week are a clear example that in the world of startups you have to know the right time to buy in order to win. Both the online discount market and the food delivery market boomed a few years ago, many startups were created, some of them who wanted to win, decided to grow through acquisitions, paying quite high prices, now these markets can no longer grow more and other startups buy these companies at a much lower price.
European Celtic-Plus call for innovative projects to be launched soon
Celtic Plus is an industry-led Eureka cluster promoting European R&D projects in the areas of telecommunications, media, Future Internet and ICT applications and services. This year's winter call will be open from 26 February to 25 May. The conditions for this call are expected to be improved, companies will be able to get up to 50% of grant funding, without the need for a loan part.
Spain-based Spocat Fintech receives €31M
By 2016, investment in Spanish fintech companies is expected to triple and the number of companies operating in the sector is expected to double. 2015, with 78 companies operating in our country and funding of around €200M, has been the take-off of this sector in Spain, which according to Venture Watch was the protagonist of 9.6% of venture capital operations in Spain.
Spanish entrepreneurs committed to innovation receive funding:Olapic and Beabloo
An innovative entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who is able to differentiate his product from others even in highly competitive markets. Innovation provides an important strategic and competitive advantage and that is why it is so highly valued by investors. In this post we take as an example two Digital Marketing companies, Beabloo and Olapic, which in 2015 received large rounds that have attracted investors because of their great commitment to innovation.
The Oesia Group is restructured, giving less weight to banking and more to management.
In July 2015, the Oesía Network group restructured its shareholding, giving more prominence to its managers, who have been left with 44% and have carried out a new business plan in which more weight has been given to the engineering and security division.
Manunet call for participation in international manufacturing research projects open
Manunet is one of the European Commission's network of 15 partners and 8 associates from different countries and regions to promote transnational R&D projects in the field of advanced manufacturing. The call for proposals opened this month of...
Spanish startups growing through acquisitions: Parclick and Percentile
In recent years we have seen how Spanish startups have followed the strategy of buying Spanish and international startups to become leaders in their sector. Good examples of this strategy are Parclick, Percentil and GetApp.