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🌍 Great news for Catalonia! 💸Catalan companies have secured €636.2 million from the European Commission's Next Generation funds, representing an impressive 20% of Spain's total grants dedicated to industrial sustainability and digitalization over the past three years. ☘This significant investment underscores the region's commitment to innovation and sustainable growth. It's an incredible opportunity for local businesses to enhance their operations and contribute to a greener future. Let's continue to drive forward with innovation and sustainability! 💡🌱 Learn more 👇 https://lnkd.in/d7VuJhab #Catalonia #Sustainability #Digitalization #NextGenerationEU

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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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Looking to raise or partner with software investors in Iberia? 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 👉 Check this out - The Iberian Venture Landscape by Criteria Venture Tech! Great work done by Gina Codoni and Miguel Nieto! 👏 #VC #Spain #Portugal #fundraising #venture #startups #investors

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"Mom, we made it in the news!” We are thrilled to announce our €800k Pre-Seed led by {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:11132867|Abac Nest Ventures)}}, with participation from {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:28553535|Combination VC)}}, {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:10616214|JME Ventures)}}, and {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:1546341|Itnig - Startup Ecosystem)}}. This investment affirms Hoola’s unique approach to Conversational AI in eCommerce. 6 months after taking on our first paid client, we’re proud to support 75+ brands with the challenges they face around customer experience. We could go on and on about how our proprietary tech is the must-have for eComs looking to improve customer support while driving conversion, but honestly, we’ll let the numbers speak for themselves: 70% of chats automated > 15% Conversion Rate in conversations 22x average ROI Hoola is just getting started and has some very cool & unique (if we do say so ourselves) features in the pipeline to continue helping eComs You can read the article here (ESP): https://lnkd.in/gNAYBMHF

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The Ideal Background of an Entrepreneur? 👀⤵️ I have no clue, but this great post from Luis Llorens Gonzalez gives very nice insights - all credits to you 👏🏽✍🏼 Not only for investors it’s a nice read, but definitely also for founders is worthwhile reading - make sure you’re ready for a rollercoaster ride 🎟️🎢 #founders #investors
#alwaysbelearning #sharingiscaring #changethewaywework #thefutureofworkisnow #firstdegree https://lnkd.in/gAKMWeD5

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The Prime Minister of #Spain, #PedroSánchez, announced an investment of 40 million 💶 of aid for the purchase of #ebikes and to expand public #bikeshare systems. Half will go to subsidize purchases by individuals and companies. The other half will go to bikeshare, with this sum being further split between existing and new systems. In his statement, Sánchez urged Spain’s mayors to not think of #bikes “as an ideological symbol.” It should instead be seen as a #sustainable, efficient mode of #transportation. https://lnkd.in/dUmCKyDN

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We are at €9.3 million!! Today we are thrilled to announce the closing of our latest funding round, from private investors and public grants!   This latest round confirms our position of a true European champion. It is led by the Spanish industrial investor Elewit, Redeia's technology innovation platform, alongside the Italian institutional investor Primo Ventures through its Primo Space Fund, together with the Italian holding company Alchimia Investments, and with the continued support from a leading EU car manufacturer.   But that's not all: we have also been awarded non-dilutive public instruments from the French Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine and from the European Regional Development Fund (#ERDF), which are truly accelerating our R&D efforts, for a positive contribution to the regional and European economies.   This fundraising is a testament to the value of perfect internet on the move in our increasingly connected world, and a recognition of our team of experts working hard to make Stellar what it is today and what's going to become tomorrow. Stellar is addressing challenges that are at the forefront for the land-mobility sector by tying together solutions from Earth and from Space.   Damien Garot, Stellar's CEO and Co-founder, shares that "this funding will allow us to bring our new solutions to the market even faster. Our mission is to ensure that all new vehicles are integrating our innovations, so that we can all finally take high-speed internet for granted, wherever we go. "   A big thank you to all our investors, the Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Europe for putting their trust in us, and for supporting our vision of ubiquitous high-speed internet whether stationary or on the move.   By the way, our press release is a great read, so in your shoes we'd consider taking a look at it, to find out more about the great investors backing us and what's next to come: https://lnkd.in/esB7nKZ8 French Tech Bordeaux Matteo Cascinari Silvia María Bruno De la Cruz Marcello Tedeschi Irene Dri Raquel Nueno Carlos C. Ungría Carlotta Riccio Alfonso Carranza Diana Ortega, CESGA®, EFA Anela Boese Hassan Aouisse Simone La Torre Natalia Przybyslawska Silicon Luxembourg Maison Moderne Paperjam Delano L'essentiel Luxinnovation GIE Jean Schiltz Marc Serres Arnaud Jehl #PerfectInternetOnTheMove #WeConnectWhatDrivesYou #Connectivity #ConnectedMobility #ConnectedCar #TeamNAqui  

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🚀 Catalonia is now home to 340 thriving deep tech startups! These companies collectively provide 2,735 jobs (+17% from last year) and generate €166 million in revenue, according to a recent study by ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment. 👥 Jaume Baró Torres, Secretary for Business and Competitiveness and CEO of ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment, highlighted: “Catalonia’s startup ecosystem now boasts both volume and quality. The growth of deep tech companies positions Catalonia as a leading territory for technologies that will shape our world.” 📊 The study also reveals that Barcelona is now the top hub in Southern Europe for deep tech funding, securing €544 million from 2019 to 2024—surpassing cities like Copenhagen, Madrid, and Amsterdam. 🤔 Curious about Catalonia's deep-tech landscape? Read the full report and download the study here ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dzcPTVfj #Catalonia #DeepTech #Innovation #Startups

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Summary: The article discusses the growing tech ecosystem in Spain and Portugal, with numerous new startups and funding rounds being announced. Acurio Ventures, formerly known as All Iron Ventures, has closed its third fund of $166 million, exclusively making "follow-on" investments in European tech companies. Key takeaways: Acurio Ventures' new fund is backed by a variety of investors, including a U.S. university endowment, pension funds, and tech executives. The fund will operate with a generalist thesis, investing in various sectors across Europe, and has already made around 20 investments. Acurio Ventures has a different approach to portfolio construction, focusing on 50 companies per fund and allowing for earlier distributions to paid-in. Counter arguments: Some may argue that Acurio Ventures' focus on "follow-on" investments limits the potential for discovering new, innovative startups. The market may not be as strong as Acurio Ventures believes, and past performance does not guarantee future success. #venturecapital #vc #startups

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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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Welcome to the Korelya Capital family Ifeel - Humanising Growth! Glad to co-lead this $20m Series B investment that will help building a category leading player in the B2B Mental Health industry. What convinced us about this opportunity: - Mental health issues are unfortunately one these massive secular trends that can be heavily supported by tech to address people in genuine need. - ifeel is actually democratising access to mental health for everyone thanks to a unique and scalable value proposition for all stakeholders: -> for patients: 100% coverage (for low-medium-high risk patients and their family) thanks to a broad suite of AI tech solutions, curated specialised therapists, leading to minutes vs weeks to be supported. -> for corporates: affordable solution (in direct or as part of you insurance health package), with a clear ROI case reducing turnover and absenteism while improving your employer brand. -> for insurers: a scalable business development offering to address new corporates needs while keeping control on their books and collecting insights for smart underwriting. - Finally, we are pleased to see the company is already present in 30+ countries including in Asia where we will do our best to support the team. Kudos Amir Kaplan, Martin Villanueva, Gabriele Murrone and the whole Ifeel - Humanising Growth team for building such an inspiring company. Looking forward to working with you! https://lnkd.in/e3mdb5b4

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🚀 Venture capital is showing early signs of recovery, driven by the decline in inflation and the lowering of interest rates. Also, and in an anticyclical way, few sectors show as much strength as digital health, a space with 3,500 innovative startups in Europe, growing at a higher rate of 15% fuelled by technology disruption and with double-digit growth prospects for the next decade.   🎙 Alejo Costa, partner at CRB Health Tech, discusses these trends in an Interview with the well-known Rocío Arviza for the Spanish radio station Capital Radio (Business). For more info about CRB Health Tech SGEIC, please connect to Alejo Costa or to Ignasi Heras   #VentureCapital #VC #Investment #DigitalHealth #Startups #Growth #Innovation Enrique Castellón Angel Santos Joaquin Velasco Ignasi Heras Yacine Bouamrioune Tim Juergens Pierpaolo Padula Beatriz Plaza María Jaraiz

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Do you want to know these 10 startups from Barcelona committed with sustainability? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ The following companies are doing their best to make cities cleaner and greener: ✅Eixverd installs solar panels and builds rooftop gardens. ✅Holaluz.com provides 100% green energy to homes at an affordable price. It offers unlimited flat rate electricity because it trusts that its users will only use the energy they need. ✅Tiempo ético: a platform specialising in ethical and sustainable fashion. ✅Bitsy Bag: designs reusable bags for agricultural products. ✅Bios Urn Environment has developed the world's first 100% biodegradable urn that allows you to plant your loved one's ashes in the form of a tree. ✅Dexma has created an energy-saving tool called DEXCell that allows companies to monitor and control their energy consumption. ✅Sadako Technologies uses artificial intelligence technology to revolutionise the waste recycling industry. ✅Soy Comida Perfecta partners with supermarkets to recover products that have damaged packaging or are close to their expiry date. It then sells them online at a discount of up to 80%. ✅EDENWAY develops innovative projects in the areas of sustainable mobility and transport, energy transition, digital transition, circular economy, alternative finance and business development. ✅DAN*NA is a biotech company specialising in the development of these new materials, which are sustainable, functional and biodegradable. https://lnkd.in/dj4yEnZJ #Startups #UPM #growth #sustainability #investment #cleantech #cleancities #smartcities ClimAccelerator Climate-KIC EIT Climate-KIC Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Venture capital is generating growing interest in Spain as a vehicle to channel investments into small innovative companies, boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in our country; and it also offers investors a long-term and less volatile alternative to traditional markets. “Venture capital offers an intelligent alternative to diversify the portfolio and seek higher returns outside the more traditional public markets,” according to our general partner, Alejo Costa. In his opinion, “the alternative of venture capital, makes it possible to increase return expectations to figures of 15% or 20% per year”. Learn more about the rise of this type of investment in this article by Cristina Murgas (Quum Comunicación), for FORBES España. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dU9F3jAp For more info about CRB Health Tech SGEIC, please connect to Alejo Costa Ribalta or Ignasi Heras. Joan Pina Olle (Abac Nest Ventures), Collyer Capital, Juan Alberto Sánchez (IEB), Sanitas, CBNK Banco, Roca Group, Ajuntament de Barcelona #private equity #Investment #innovation #diversification #portfolio #VentureCapital

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Read the article about the breakfast organised by AlterForum, where we discussed the critical trends shaping the private markets. Our Managing Partner, Miguel Zurita Goñi was joined by key industry leaders: Manuel Gutiérrez-Mellado Satrústegui, Investor Relations at Arcano Partners; André Themudo, Head of Wealth at BlackRock Iberia; Borja González Rueda, MFIA, Associate Director at M&G Investments; and Ignacio Resusta Aguilar, Investment Specialist in Private Markets Iberia at UBS AM. They discussed how private markets continue to show resilience and appeal in today's complex environment. Investors are increasingly turning to private assets such as infrastructure, ELTIFs, structured credit, asset management and secondary markets to diversify portfolios and generate returns. Institutional investors are evolving and using these sophisticated strategies to stay invested in private markets. Many thanks to Montserrat Formoso from AlterForum (FundsPeople (ES) for organising this insightful event. #privatemarkets #secondaries #alterforum https://lnkd.in/d4zMGVGm

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Tokenisation opens up huge opportunities for SMEs. We are very pleased to participate in the European project #DEUSS, which aims to create a EU-platform based on #DLT for the issuance, buying and trading of digital bonds for #SMEs, offering them an alternative to obtain long-term investment financing. The project is driven by an international consortium with partners from six countries, including Spain with #Alastria as a member of the consortium and is led by the České vysoké učení technické v Praze. This project is financed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The first phase of the #DEUSS will be a pilot test to which more than 200 SMEs across Europe, including some of #Alastria's members, have joined. Thanks to Atrebo, Accuro Technology S.l, Add4u, ADDALIA, Code Contract, Tritemius, Token City, Usyncro - Blockchain & AI Tech 4 Logistics, VOTTUN , QCentroid, Castroalonso, Tutellus, Voltexa Energy y S&M Services for joining this initiative. Thanks to EL ESPAÑOL DISRUPTORES for highlighting the project. Alfredo Muñoz García Daniela Corredor Jan Škrabka Jan Klesla #tokenisation #digitalbonds https://lnkd.in/e7GQWk2e

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Here's another video from our last Summit in Madrid. This time, Carmen Iglesias Escudero talks to us about Keyland SdG, where she is the CEO, and about the barriers she believes they may face today. An interesting video. #ARME #mobilerobotics #technology #future

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The most relevant news about Private Capital Fundraising in Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 last week: 🌿 EDP Hope Fund: EDP launches the Hope Fund, a new financing and incubation program open to social entrepreneurs with projects that contribute to a fair energy transition. 🚀 Lanai Ventures: The Spanish firm Lanai Ventures closes its third startup fund, raising €20 million. The firm secures €25 million from Fond-ICO. The first closing included participation from entrepreneurs, family offices, and funds such as Speedinvest. ⚖️ Drag Along Ventures: Delvy launches the legaltech accelerator Drag Along Ventures. The project, created by Pablo Mancía, Josep Navajo, Jon Otazu, and Asier Goñi, starts with the creation of three disruptive projects that facilitate daily legal work. 💡 Cofides Participation: Cofides will contribute €5 million to the Inveready Venture Finance IV Trainera Fund, a venture debt fund focused on tech-based companies with high growth potential and internationalization strategies. 💰 Mundi Ventures: Mundi Ventures raises half of its megafund Kembara but struggles to reach €1 billion. Javier Santiso and his team have secured commitments from the EIF and various private investors but still need two or three more anchors. Remember that we summarise all the regional news about M&A/Private Capital every Monday M&A Teaser Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹

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