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    <title><![CDATA[Changes ahead]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:33:12 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[First an apology for neglecting this blog. Hopefully changes are coming soon. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Valencia start-up Mobincube in €700k funding round]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:17:35 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As the demand for apps mushrooms, we are seeing more and more App building tools made available, that are suitable for non-programmers. One of these comes from the Valencian start-up Mobincube, that creates apps that adapt to different platforms - and... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Barcelona startup Typeform gain funding]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:18:25 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This site has been neglected in September, but the same cannot be said for the Spanish start-up scene, where various investments and acquisitions have taken place. In due course I hope to summarise most of these, but this article will concentrate today... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recruitment specialist Jobandtalent raises $3.3 million after successful pivot.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2013 13:24:10 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A recruitment start-up that uses linguistic analysis to alert candidates of suitables vacancies, jobandtalent.com , has raised $3.3 million in a funding round. The round was led by investors such as Kibo Ventures, Felix Ruiz (a co-founder of Spanish social... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[La Caixa invests in ByHours.com]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:50:40 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ByHours.com has closed a funding round with "La Caixa" bank to the value of 300,000 euros, to enable it to continue expanding its booking system of hotel rooms by hourly chunks. The start-up is the first platform that allows booking of hotel accommodation... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 Million Euro investment in ReviewPro]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:21:22 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The year's impressive amount of investment in Spanish start-ups has continued into July, and we've now recently heard of a €3 million funding round with ReviewPro that will enable them to continue their international expansion. The investment is headed... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[HTML5 games platform Ludei gains $1.5 million in funding.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:56:08 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The html5 games development platform Ludei, founded by entrepreneur and angel investor Eneko Knorr, has raised 1.5 million dollars in investment to expand its engineering team and engage on further expansion. Ludei is banking on its platform for games... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Personality analysis start-up Traity wins funding round.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:02:12 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Spanish company that operates from California and Madrid, and that has gained 800,000 registered users in just a year of operation, has closed a funding round from investors such as Horizon Ventures, BDMI, SeedCamp and 500 Startups. Traity offers free... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wifi provider Gowex invests in mobile marketing Ideup!!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:03:31 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gowex, the global leader in smart city wi-fi provision, has this week announced it's purchasing IdeUp!, a leader in digital B2B mobile marketing services. The price has been kept confidential, although some have speculated that a 5 million price tag may... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Investment of 600,000 euros in mobile ads startup Smadex]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:40:59 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Mobile ads startup Smadex has recently closed a funding round of 600,000 euros that will help in its international expansion and enhance its mobile marketing technology. Various investors have taken part in this funding round, including Cabiedes & Partners,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[PeerTransfer gains 5 Million Euro investment]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:03:36 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[PeerTransfer, the American start-up that facilitates international education payments, and founded by Iker Marcaide from Spain, has secured a 5 million euro investment round. Investors in this round include QED Investors, FIDES, KIBO Ventures and Spark... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Inspiration Day June 2013]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:51:28 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[María Gómez del Pozuelo, CEO of Womenalia was the first speaker on Inspiration Day 2013 a conference held for 1,200 female and male professionals, entrepreneurs and managers, and hosted by journalist María Escario. The event took place on June 13, and... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[CoquetaMe - Could a Personal Shopper online change how you shop for clothes?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:42:21 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The growth of fashion sites, both in eShop terms and in social networks, has been quite striking. Coquetame is a new site that introduces a new concept to the sector - it offers a cyber personal shopper free for the fashion addict and casual browser alike.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Social games provider Akamon continues to expand and gain funding]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:31:10 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Akamon, a fast growing start-up from Barcelona and co-founded by Carlos Blanco, offers social games online and has been admired for its expansionary success across markets in southern Europe and Latin America. This expansion has meant it's been able to... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[TheMadVideo - Video will never be the same]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:23:24 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Spanish company TheMadVideo has had an excellent start to summer 2013 - earlier it was announced they'd gained $585,000 in funding, and it's now won an award as the hottest showcase at Tech Cocktail's Mixer Event, thanks to its easy tagging and promotion... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Etece, the platform for solution-providers, gains 450,000 euro funding deal]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:57:03 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Billed as the Spanish equivalent to the American Taskrabbit, Etece has raised € 450,000 to expand to 4 more cities - it already operates in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. The Madrid start-up, originally backed by Jesús Encinar (idealista.com), Carlos... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ticketea gains $4million funding deal.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 09:36:34 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In the last couple of weeks there have been several funding deals for Madrid start-ups - a couple of them being "We Are Knitters" and Etece (article to follow). One of these funding deals has been for Ticketea, the leading social ticketing platform in... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[CoverTimes - display the world's front pages]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 08:56:53 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Sometimes a start-up does not have the most original idea, yet its implementation of that idea is so good that users rave about it. This is a fascinating site that allows you to look at Newspaper front pages around the world. It's not the first aggregator... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Another Spanish Fashion success story - El Ganso opening new stores]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:30 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The fashion company El Ganso (described by some as having a British style with a Spanish twist) has consolidated its expansion in Spain with the opening of stores in Gijón and Pamplona in May. It has also opened its fourth store in Paris. Created in 2004... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spanish eCommerce giant Privalia closes €25M funding deal]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:55:41 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Privalia, the Spanish eCommerce giant that sells fashion brands in flash sales, has recently raised €25M from Sofina Belgium, Highland Capital, Insight partners, Index Ventures & others. Founded in 2006 by José Manuel Villanueva and Lucas Carné, the company... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Footballers investing in start-ups shocker!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:02:30 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We've heard of footballers investing in bars, clubs and even fashion brands, but an interesting article published recently in ElConfidencial has highlighted the growing tendency for top footballers in La Liga to invest in start-ups. A good example is... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[eCommerce start-up &quot;We Are Knitters&quot; gain funding]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:58:10 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It's fascinating to see how arts and crafts are gaining popularity, and "We Are Knitters" are riding this wave, having just won a funding round of 150,000 euros. As their name suggests they specialise in selling kits and material for those who like to... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[MashMe TV! to use 500k funding to hire new staff, expand business worldwide]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://spanishmonitor.overblog.com/mashme-tv-to-use-500k-funding-to-hire-new-staff-expand-business-worldwide]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:16 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Described as the best way to brainstorm visually with friends or colleagues online, MashMe TV! has caught users' admiration for the way it allows groups of up to 10 people to communicate together, watch videos or presentations, or work together on a document.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Funbox - Bringing the world of edutainment to schools world-wide]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://spanishmonitor.overblog.com/funbox-bringing-the-world-of-edutainment-to-schools-world-wide]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:51:31 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Their aim is to prepare children for a future global, competitive workplace via the creation of interactive, engaging products that are connected to the real world. They are Funbox, a women-led start-up based in Barcelona that produces edutainment products... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Nessfield]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Whisbi continues international expansion by entering German market with O2]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:41:16 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We mentioned in an earlier entry that Whisbi, the video-conferencing start-up, had gained major funding from BDMI (the Bertelsmann group). Well they seem to be going from strength to strength, having reached already 100 staff spread across Barcelona,... ]]></description>
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