We analyse from a corporate finance perspective the sale of shares in Smart Proctection to several investors in a €5.2m round.

ACCENTURE BUYS PRAGSIS BIDOOP AND STRENGTHENS ITS A.I. AND BID DATA BUSINESSES
We analyse from a corporate finance perspective Accenture's latest acquisition: Pragsis Bidoop, a Spanish company specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.
SP CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES RAISES €1.3M AND BOOSTS ITS COMMITMENT TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Sp Control Technologies raises €1.3m to incentivise the market entry of its Frenetic service. We analyse it from Corporate Finance.
1MILLIONBOT RAISES €1.5M FOR ITS IA AND CHATBOTS PROJECTS
We analyse the recent €1.5m capital increase of 1Millionbot, an atypical round due to the origin of the investors.
Tinsa acquires DataCentric to grow its Big Data
Tinsa has closed the acquisition of DataCentric in a corporate transaction that will help it to offer tailored solutions to its clients.
Big Data gains momentum in Real Estate thanks to Alantra and uDA
Albeit silently, algorithms are present in our lives. They are invisible to our eyes, but they are behind numerous activities we perform on a daily basis and dominate, to a certain extent, our daily lives, which is a clear and unmistakable symbol of the automation of society and industry. Big Data will be a determining factor in building value in today's environment, facilitating decision-making at every stage of the investment cycle.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare attracts new rounds
The use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector is helping companies like Psious to grow with new rounds of funding.
LogTrust, the Spanish Big Data group, raises €29.8M in second round of investment in 2017
Spanish Big Data analytics company LogTrust closes a new €29.8M investment round, led by Kibo Ventures and new investor Insight Venture Partners.
Cybereason, a company that uses artificial intelligence to deliver cybersecurity solutions, receives $100M
Cybersecurity firm Cybereason, which helps combat real-time cyber-attacks using artificial intelligence and counts Lockheed Martin SoftBank and Motorola among its clients, has received $100M in its fourth round.
Beonprice, a company that applies big data to the hotel industry, closes a €1.4M round
The venture capital fund 'K Fund' is betting on the algorithm developed by this company to maximise hotels' profits, based on their competition and customer segmentation.
SDOS buys big data specialist Metadology's 50%
SDOS, a company specialising in software development, particularly mobile applications, is laying the foundations for international growth. After several years of growth, the company has decided to organise itself by creating a holding company and has bought the company Metadology, a specialist in big data. These two actions will allow the company to consolidate its position in Spain and to gain strength to enter the international market.

Telefónica buys German big data company to gain insight into consumer behaviour
The company, through its German subsidiary Telefónica NEXT, has reached an agreement to acquire the German startup Minodes, which specialises in technology for analysing customer data in shops anonymously.
