Up to August this year, start-ups in the technology sector have received a total of €277.21M, which is 26.67% more than in the same period last year. Among the subsectors in which most investment is being made are fintech, security, ecommerce and marketing. Abra-Invest wanted to review some startups in these sectors that have received funding rounds in September.
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Calendar CDTI international cooperation projects
The CDTI carries out a series of international cooperation programmes with the aim of strengthening the "Spain Brand" in relation to research and business leadership in key sectors of our economy, boosting the international presence of innovative Spanish companies and encouraging participation in commercial networks and global markets.
Who can be beneficiaries of the H2020 SME instrument?
On 25 November the h2020 SME instrument programme closes, an accelerator programme for SMEs with the aim of introducing innovative products and services with high growth potential into the market. The programme is carried out in two phases, the first to explore and analyse the technical feasibility and market potential and the second is aimed at final prototyping, miniaturisation, demonstration, piloting, validation and market adaptation.
Investors turn their attention to cybersecurity: Buguroo and Alientvault
According to Cbinsight, in 2014 alone, investment in cybersecurity was $2.5 billion and more than 240 deals were completed. In Spain, we have also witnessed that investors are pinning their hopes on the sector. In less than a month, two Spanish companies have received funding: Buguroo and AlientVault, and the first accelerator for cybersecurity companies in Spain has been created.
New venture capital funds for the ICT and real estate sectors
According to TTR's monthly report, capital raised by private equity funds in Spain increased by 101% in August compared to the same month last year. The number of transactions increased to 13, compared to 11 in August 2014. By sector, the most active sectors in August were real estate, with 23 deals; technology, with 11, and the Internet and health, hygiene and aesthetics sectors, both with 5 deals.
Ehealth Investment Opportunity: Diván Psicólogos
ABRA INVEST, would like to present an investment opportunity in the eHealth sector and invite you to the webinar for investors that will take place next Wednesday 30th September at 17h00 (Madrid time, GMT+2).
Major financing rounds in the energy sector in 2015
So far in 2015 there have been more than 126 financing rounds in the energy sector. Within this sector, renewable energies have had a lot of weight for some years now, but in the last two years we have seen that investment in energy efficiency is gaining ground. From 2013 to 2014, investments in energy efficiency grew by 42%.
Food M&A: Fiesta, Conservas Taboada and Agromusa
According to Ascri, in 2015 investment in the food sector will grow in our country. We have made a post with acquisitions in the food sector made in the last two months in which we can see that foreign investors are interested in the food sector in Spain. Colombina, a Colombian company, has acquired Taboada and Frutarom, an Israeli company, has bought Nutrafur.
Iberoeka Spain-Mexico bilateral call of CDTI and CONACYT will be opened soon.
The CDTI of the Government of Spain and the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) of the Government of Mexico signed a Collaboration Agreement in 2008 with the aim of promoting industrial, technological and scientific cooperation between companies and research centres in both countries.
Situation of tourism in Spain: Hotel acquisitions and financing for technology companies.
According to a report by Hosteltur, the tourism industry is experiencing a wave of acquisitions and mergers that has accelerated globally and in Spain over the last two years. The trend mainly affects the purchase of hotel assets by investment funds or chains, but there is also a strong process of concentrations in intermediation and air transport.
Biotech investment news September 2015: CaixaIpulse, Sanifit and Centauri Biotech
Good news for funding in the biotech sector in the first half of September, the largest round of funding in the history of Spanish biotechnology has been closed. CaixaImpulse has already announced its first 15 companies.
E-learning gets funding: Dada Company, Bussu, Foxize School ,Udance and Didactica Digital
According to a study conducted by UR Global, in recent years, SMEs and startups in the e-learning services sector have been the profile of companies that have most decided to make the international leap, along with other sectors such as digital marketing. In order to grow internationally, it is necessary to have financing. Below we highlight operations in the e-learning sector that have been carried out in the last quarter.