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🏆 €800K Up for Grabs for Innovative Startups! 🏆 Founders in Spain and Portugal, it’s your time to shine! The Premios EmprendeXXI awards are offering €800K in funding, training, and visibility to groundbreaking startups with Enisa and CaixaBank DayOne leading the charge. Eligible tech-driven startups under 3 years old can apply until December 5 for a shot at winning in one of these impactful categories: 🫂 Social Impact ♻️ Sustainability ⛓️ Disruptive Innovation 🪜 Scalability 🌾 Agri-Food 💳 Fintech Category winners will receive €20,000, a chance to train with MIT & Esade, plus access to the AlumniXXI network. And that’s not all—19 regional winners (17 in Spain, 2 in Portugal) will each take home €6,000! Got a vision? Make your mark in one of the ecosystem’s most prestigious startup awards. Follow Abahope for updates on funding opportunities and founder tips. #Startups #Innovation #Funding #PremiosEmprendeXXI #Entrepreneurship #Spain #Portugal #TechFounders

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Large hyperscalers are increasingly considering Spain and the growth in transactions (potentially) seems higher than in other markets that appear saturated, both in terms of pricing of land as well as for availability of power, and specifically sourced from renewable facilities. In the meantime the most liquid subsector are small edge facilities up to 20MW. Let’s embrace the opportunity and avoid destruction of this sector. My largest fear is social impact so we must promote awareness across the board, SOON. On the other hand, government regulations will promote fast-track paperwork and green facilities. Let’s see what it comes up to.

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Great topic !!! The challenges of mobility in a big metropolis. How can we profit from the new options without generating disorder and safety risks? Intelligent Community Forum Institute Canada (Atlantic) Intelligent Community Forum

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Discover how SaaS platform Metricool ES ♾️ reached $17M ARR without external funding 🚀 team.blue, part of the investment firm Hg, has acquired Metricool, the Spanish #socialmediamanagement platform now valued at over €100M. Founded in 2015 by Juan Pablo Tejela and Laura Montells, Metricool has grown rapidly, reaching €17M ARR and surpassing 2 million users. In fact, their ARR increased by €2M since the interview we conducted—highlighting how fast they’ve been scaling! How did Metricool get here? -Independent growth: Founded in Madrid, Metricool expanded without external funding until Axon Partnersinvested €5M in 2022 for a 20% stake. -All-in-one social media management: The platform offers tools to plan, publish, and analyze content, becoming a favorite among agencies and brands. -A new chapter with team.blue: With team.blue now involved, Metricool gains access to 3.3 million customers across Europe, accelerating their global expansion plans. Axon remains a minority shareholder. This acquisition marks a new phase for Metricool as they continue to lead in their field, now with a greater reach for international #growth. We had the opportunity to interview Juan Pablo Tejela thanks to our digital expert Mar Rojas at Digitalevel. We want to extend our congratulations to Juan Pablo, Laura, and the entire Metricool team for their fantastic work. Dive into the full story of Metricool ES ♾️’s journey in our blog post. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dhMxCb8j From its humble beginnings as a side project, this #SaaS tool has grown into a global player in #digitalmarketing, driven by the vision and dedication of its founders. Learn how they overcame early challenges and relied on word of mouth to attract their first users in a highly competitive space. What’s their secret? Keeping the focus on customer needs and a straightforward product without unnecessary complications. A valuable lesson for #entrepreneurs and creatives—don’t miss it!

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When you have everything and you feel empty, that's when you start to question whether reality goes beyond what we automatically perceive. GenAI infographic of the essay "Viaje desde la ciencia a la consciencia buscando comprender al ser humano" (Journey from science to consciousness seeking to understand the human being). Ricardo Forcano #GonzaloRodriguezFraile Cuando lo tienes todo y te sientes vacío, es cuando empiezas a cuestionarte si la realidad va más allá de lo que percibimos en automático. Infografía creada con IA Generativa del ensayo "Viaje desde la ciencia a la consciencia buscando comprender al ser humano".

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Most issues and opportunities boil down to supply and demand. In the US, over 22% of the population are Latinos, there are over 40M Spanish speakers - of which many would prefer to receive medical attention in Spanish. But less than 1% of physicians can communicate well in Spanish. MiSalud Health marries culturally-attuned care + technology + nearshore talent to provide more accessible healthcare in the US. This article speaks to how MiSalud Health's physician co-pilot automates many of the administrative tasks so the health coaches and physicians can focus on more MiSalud members.

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The most relevant news about Private Capital Fundraising in Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 last week: Creand AM launches its first venture capital fund of funds in Spain. The fund provides access to niche products from boutique managers, in a global geographical universe, with a significant focus on the US and Europe. 🌍 The founders of Aelca transform the firm with which they control UD Sanse into an SCR (Sociedad Capital Riesgo). Javier Gómez Fernández and José Juan Martín Montes, who created the developer, have stakes in Atalaya Desarrollos Urbanísticos and the McWin Food Ecosystem fund. 🏢 Expansion analyzes the Spanish VC funds are gearing up with new capital again. Managers like Kibo, Kfund, Encomenda Capital Partners, and Seaya are gaining more resources to continue supporting startups. Existing funds are joined by new projects like Hyperion and Plus Partners. 💼 Please let me know if you want access to all the new funds raised since 2020!

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Impact Hub Barcelona and Impact Hub Madrid inform us of the #DKVEmerge initiative promoted by DKV Seguros - one of the main Spanish insurance companies - and aimed at European startups that want to contribute with their solutions to environmental sustainability and improving the quality of life. If you are working on an innovative solution to one of these following challenges register now to join the DKV Emerge program: 👉 Femtech: identification and early detection of risks during pregnancy, with a particular emphasis on conditions such as preeclampsia. 👉 Insurtech: solutions based on behavioral analytics that identify the reasons behind users' decisions and help foster engagement with DKV's digital assets. Also, with the aim to reduce the digital divide in the interactions between users and DKV. 👉 Environmental Health Challenge: identification and reduction of environmental toxins at home and work spaces. The program offers the selected startups the opportunity to: 🔸access one-on-one training and mentoring on impact management 🔸increase its visibility in the Spanish insurance market and in the impact ecosystem 🔸experiment with their own solutions or become a DKV Seguros supplier For further information and the requirements to participate, click here: https://lnkd.in/dn-sysXX. You have until August 31st! #DKVEmerge

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We are officially announcing today Bynd's Fund III of 40M€ to invest in Pre-seed and Seed Iberian Founders & Startups further strenghtning our commitment to the Region! This marks the consolidation of the strategy we have started +10 years ago with the launch of our first fund, targeting to become a truly Iberian VC -> built by an Iberian Team, with Iberian LP's and a fast-growing Iberian Portfolio. Similar to many (all?) of our startups, raising funds is tough and requires a strong deal of dedication and resilience! So it's also a unique opportunity to thank all my partners / second family Santiago Salazar Lurdes Gramaxo Tomás Penaguião, team members Martinho Correia de Matos Alvaro Garcia Blazquez Gerard Adell Atienza Filipa Fonseca, all the LPs that continue or started to support us in this journey and of course all the Founders that we are or have worked with during all these years! Looking for Seed funding? Apply now at www.bynd.vc 👈 If you know an amazing Iberian startup, recommend them to us! ✍ Check out more info: https://lnkd.in/dzpATaKu https://lnkd.in/d-f3rwZn Bynd Venture Capital #byndvc #seedinberia #iberianvc

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Seguim avançant/seguimos avanzando/we keep moving forward

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The most relevant news about Private Capital Fundraising in Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 last week: 🌍 El Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), allocates a total of €900M to venture capital. Beneficiaries include Actyus, Asabys, Cardumen Capital, ME Venture Capital, Abac Capital, Business Booster, Lanai Capital, and Sabang Investments. It has also provided €600M to Portobello Capital, Miura Partners, Nazca Capital y Queka. 💼 Portobello's New Fund: Portobello launches a €750 million venture capital fund, Fund V has been selected by the Government in the latest ICO call. 📈 Maruna Capital Launch: Javier Marroquín Ruiz-Navarro announces the launch of Maruna Capital, a Search Fund dedicated to identifying, managing, and growing SMEs in Spain. 🏥 Healthcare Activos Fund: Healthcare Activos launches a new fund with a €650 million investment to expand across Europe. This second vehicle, named Healthcare Activos Yield 2, focuses on acquiring and developing healthcare facilities. 💡 Banco Santander Renewable Fund: Banco Santander raises €100 million to invest in renewables in Spain and Portugal. The fund will target photovoltaic solar and wind power generation companies, as well as storage systems or batteries. 💻 Indico R&D Fund: A new investment fund aimed at software companies launches in the Portuguese market. The Indico R&D Fund, by Indico Capital Partners, has subscribed €57.5 million, with a potential to reach €70 million, as part of the Banco Português de Fomento's venture capital program. 🔒 Vonzeo III Closing: Vonzeo III announces its initial closing, generating over $40 million in commitments. This follows the initial closings of Vonzeo I ($8 million) and Vonzeo II ($20 million), with more funds expected over the next year. Did we miss anything? Remember that we summarise all the regional news about M&A/Private Capital every Monday M&A Teaser Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 #194

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Interview of Javier Rodriguez-Vega  Director of AERI Asociación Española para las Relaciones con Inversores , partner with JB Capital Markets of CF&B Communication - Midcap Events 2024 🔔 Today we continue the interview of the Partners of the Annual Midcap Event on the 1st & 2nd of October. 2024 with Javier Rodriguez-Vega Javier Rodriguez-Vega talks about WHO they are, WHAT they propose to Iberian SME’s, WHY they participate. More JB Capital Markets, Iberian Partner, was founded by Javier Botín in 2008 and is based in Madrid. Spain & Portugal’s leading independent Equities house, they cover more companies and have been involved in more ECM deals than any other broker in their region. #2 Best Broker in Iberia in Institutional Investor for 3 years running. 👉🏼 The Annual Midcap Event holds great importance within the Capital Markets industry, offering a unique platform for listed and pre-IPO companies from Europe/UK to present their investment merits for the broader investment community. 💡 The event will comprise 2 full days of One-to-One’s, Group Meetings, Discovery Meetings, Workshops, Round Tables, Networking - and more! 📅 When? 1st & 2nd of October 2024 📍 Where? Hotel Westin Vendôme (Paris) ➡️ How? Get more information or register here: [email protected] Jose Martins Soares Javier Rodriguez-Vega AERI Asociación Española para las Relaciones con Inversores JB Capital Markets Thanks to Léava Cohen for the great job ! #entreprisescotées #investorrelations #smallandmidcaps #Midcaps #smallcaps #frenchtech #sociétésdegestion

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Congratulations to all the winners of the South Summit Startup Competition!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This 13th edition was very close with 100 finalist startups in the 10 verticals. The winners were: 1. IBBX: Industry 5.0. The company develops solutions for monitoring, control and automation of projects through IoT (Internet of Things) and artificial intelligence. 2. Invopop (YC W23): Enterprise. The Madrid-based startup that helps global companies to issue electronic invoices in any country. 3. Embat: fintech & insurtech. This startup automates more than 90% of treasury accounting entries with artificial intelligence. 4. Suntalhpy: Climate Tech. It develops advanced heating and cooling solutions to increase energy efficiency in household consumption. 5. TransferChain: Trust Tech & Data. The startup combines blockchain and cryptocurrency to offer the first online storage solution. 6. Webel: Consumer Trends. It has an app where customers can buy, sell or rent any service or product in the fastest and most varied way possible. 7. Shakers: Future of Work & Talent. Uses AI to match freelancers with companies and projects. 8. Sycai Medical: Health. It aims to empower radiologists to improve healthcare through machine vision and big data. 9. Sticky: Digital Culture. It has developed a codeless operating system to make interactions in physical spaces last less than ten seconds. 10. NaviLens: Mobility & Smart Cities. It develops technology to empower people with disabilities. Javier Pita has also received a second prize: the Grupo Social ONCE award in the awards for innovation and social inclusion at the South Summit 2024. Amazing all of them! https://lnkd.in/d9WVPRXG #Startups #UPM #growth #sustainability #investment #cleantech #cleancities #smartcities #SouthSummit24 South Summit ClimAccelerator Climate-KIC EIT Climate-KIC Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid https://lnkd.in/d9WVPRXG

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🇪🇺 Hosting the second visit of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to evaluate key projects eligible for financing. 👉🏻 A technical team from the EIB is visiting Andorra to progress in the evaluation of different projects in the field of energy transition that may be eligible to receive their funding. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼This collaboration fits into Andorra's strategy to diversify the economy and constitutes a further step in diversifying international sources of funding. It is a unique opportunity to cofinance projects with advantageous conditions in collaboration with private investors. 🔋It could also lead to a significant improvement in the country's energy landscape and possibly open the door to financing other major national projects. #internationalfinance #EIB #energytransition #renewables DAVID FORNÉ MASSONI Landry Riba Álvaro García Navarro Albert Moles Marta Suñe Carles MIQUEL Albert Gomà Roca Meritxell Cuyas Marc Calvet Alsina Alberto Manzano Alex Saz-Carranza EFTHYMIOS MANITSAS Susana Lagarto Marc Dufour Joana Conde

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