4 technology startups with presence in our country receive funding in the first week of November 2015. These startups are a clear example of the sectors that are receiving support from investors. The software sector, online booking and aggregators and digital marketing.
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Crowdlending News October: Zencap merges with Funding Circle to create the first global platform.
Crowdlending is a form of alternative financing that is growing considerably in our country. In the last two years this form of financing has grown by 360% with an average profitability of 7%. In the month of October three platforms have been protagonists in this sector. MyTripleA, Zencap and Loanbook.
Presentation of the Erasmus Plus call for proposals for 2016
The ERASMUS+ programme is the main instrument of the EU youth, education and training policy managed by the European Union and the national agencies in each country, in Spain SEPI and Injuve. The programme funds innovative actions in the field of youth, education and training for the creation of training materials, development of innovative methodologies, development of certificates and development of tools for the evaluation of training.
Acquisitions in the online marketing sector: internet Advantage and Markitude
"The digital marketing sector is starting a consolidation process and that is why we are taking advantage of our financial strength to play a relevant role in this new environment of Mergers and Acquisitions within the digital industry in Spain"...
New Venture Capital Funds October 2015: Resilence, mVenturesBCN and Columbus
In 2015, 625 new private equity entities were created worldwide, according to a study conducted by the statistics service Preqin. In Spain we have also witnessed the emergence of new funds. In the last month, for example, funds that are not very common in our country have been created, such as a debt fund and one dedicated to scientific research.
E-commerce technologies get funding
Who said that investment in e-commerce was a thing of the past? The percentage of people who shop online every day continues to grow and this means that companies are having to jump on the "online bandwagon". According to data from the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), there are 27 million internet users in Spain and almost 12 million of them shop online. In the last six months we have witnessed two Spanish technology companies to boost online sales that have received a large amount of funding.
October 2015: Funding for the biotech sector: InnoUp Farma and Oryzon Genomics and Mind The Byte
In the second half of October we have witnessed that two Spanish companies focused on cancer treatment solutions have received funding. In addition, the largest deal in Crowdequity for the biotech sector has also been closed. The protagonist of this operation has been Mind The byte.
H2020 Grants for the e-health sector 2016- 2017
As we have already mentioned in previous posts, the e-health sector is a sector with a lot of potential that is receiving support from investors. In the last year several Spanish e-health companies such as Psios, TopDoctors and IglobalMed have received funding in the sector and we would like to share them with you.
Alteryx receives $85M in its third round
Alteryx is a company that provides tools for intuitive workflows for data blending and advanced analytics. This company founded in 2010 has received a total of $163M in 4 rounds of funding, yesterday it just announced its latest round,...
Crowdfunding boom and foreign investment drive growth in startup investment in the first half of 2015
According to a study by Venture Watch, investment in Spanish startups in the first half of 2015 has grown by 134% compared to the same period last year, partly due to the closing of large deals that are not very typical in our country. Among the fastest growing sectors is the fintech sector, which accounted for 4 of the 15 largest deals in Spain.
Crowdlending for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects gets financing
The Spanish crowdlending platform for energy efficiency projects Ecrowd has just received its first round of funding of €156,000, joining the wave of platforms specialising in the renewables sector that have received funding in the last year. It seems that energy efficiency and renewables are finding in crowdlending a new funding opportunity.
Gaitek: aid for Basque companies wishing to develop new products or new technology-based companies
Do you need help to develop new products or launch your technology-based company? Spri, the Basque business development agency, provides grants for this type of project. The 2015 call was open between February and March. We can help you to participate in the 2016 call.