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Wayra attracts 300 investors in its second demoday
On 12 November, the second demoday of Wayra, Telefónica's incubator, was held with the presentation of 16 startups.

Venture capital: growing investment in startups for international money transfer
Venture capital is seeing an investment opportunity in startups developing new technologies for international money transfer that help eliminate some of the forms, costs and timescales of traditional systems. In the last 2 years...
The future of the internet capturing the movement of physical things
Services ranging from thermostat sensors to wristbands that can track how you sleep or eat, is made up of hundreds of startup companies categorised as the Internet of Things (IoT). The Internet of Things describes technologies that connect to the internet and to each other through sensors, wireless networks, as well as "machine-to-machine" methods.
SEC-approved Angellist opens its platform to new startups
In December, AngelList, a platform that matches startups with end investors, opened the possibility to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups with a minimum of $ 1,000. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. The company has announced that, since December, they have received 1100 fully online investment commitments, totalling more than $ 6 million. And today, AngelList is opening the platform to all startups with top-tier investors.
SEC-approved Angellist opens its platform to new startups
In December, AngelList, a platform that matches startups with end investors, opened the possibility to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups with a minimum of $ 1,000. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. The company has announced that, since December, they have received 1100 fully online investment commitments, totalling more than $ 6 million. And today, AngelList is opening the platform to all startups with top-tier investors.

List of startups presented at the Wayra Madrid DemoDay 2013
Today, Wednesday 17 April in Madrid, the startups that have been mentored and invested in by Wayra, Telefónica's incubator, will be presented.
When are accelerators driven by SMEs?
If you are developing a new business idea, this is good news for you. In Spain, as in other countries, accelerators of technological or innovative start-ups are being born. The origin of these accelerators is very varied, but we are missing SMEs. In order to have critical mass and potential, it would be necessary for SMEs to join together through sectoral associations, employers' associations or similar.
When are accelerators driven by SMEs?
If you are developing a new business idea, this is good news for you. In Spain, as in other countries, accelerators of technological or innovative start-ups are being born. The origin of these accelerators is very varied, but we are missing SMEs. In order to have critical mass and potential, it would be necessary for SMEs to join together through sectoral associations, employers' associations or similar.