start-ups

Beebrite - Brain training via online games!

start-ups, gaming, madrid, funding

By Mark Nessfield

A start-up that promises to make you smarter whilst you play games, has hit the headlines in the Spanish start-up scene. Beebrite, a project developed by two entrepreneurs Alejandro Durán and Amparo Casamayo, is available in both Spanish and English,...

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Investment of 2.9 million Euros announced for Social Point

start-ups, barcelona, funding, gaming

By Mark Nessfield

The US firm Greylock Partners has announced a funding injectiom of 2.9 million euros in Social Point, the online social gaming outfit. This latest injection takes funding in Social Point to 11 million euros over the last 12 months. Like Zynga, they produce...

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Medical advice portal Saluspot closes 1 Million euro round

start-ups, social, funding

By Mark Nessfield

Saluspot, an online community that brings sufferers and medical advisors together, has just closed a funding round of 1 million Euros, financed by investors such as Cabiedes & Partners, the Fundación José Manuel Entrecanales and Vitamin K. The platform...

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The Galician design converting the world to glass.

Galicia, education, start-ups

By Mark Nessfield

An engineer from Gijon, Asturias, Lola Palacio, has helped create a re-design of the blackboard in Pontevedra, Galicia, that is being used both in Spain and abroad. The project, called The Glass Project, has designed and manufactured glass boards with...

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Spanish start-up DeporVillage triples sales in 2012, as eCommerce spikes in Spain.

start-ups, ecommerce

By Mark Nessfield

The growth of eCommerce worldwide has been dramatic, and Spain has shown to be no exception, despite its previous reputation for an aversion to items delivered by post. Indeed according to this Europapress article, eCommerce sales increased by 20% in...

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Spanish WiFi specialists Gowex connecting Smart Cities to Wireless

start-ups, WiFi

By Mark Nessfield

One of the snags of visiting or travelling to a new city, is the cost of getting connected to a WiFi service. Indeed I had to fork out some precious pounds lately when travelling by train to Glasgow. Often hotels will charge for the privilege, and other...

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Five Spanish start-ups to watch in 2013

start-ups

By Mark Nessfield

Last year I wrote an article on 5 Spanish start-ups to look out for in 2012 for EU_startups and it became quite popular. It's always hard to make 100% accurate predictions, and the first one on that list, Youzee, didn't quite succeed as planned - although...

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EyeOS uses HTML5 to maintain position as world's premier cloud desktop

start-ups, barcelona

By Mark Nessfield

Promoted as the world's number 1 cloud desktop, EyeOS is a full range of desktop facilities usable from a web browser, including an office suite and other applications. There is also a full framework to develop new web apps as if they were desktop apps....

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uSpeak Languages close 500,000 funding deal

language, madrid, start-ups, funding

By Mark Nessfield

The Spanish start-up uSpeak, that builds game-based language learning apps for the iPhone and iPad, has recently raised 500,000 euros in seed funding in order to attack the language learning market. Currently the languages involved are Spanish and English,...

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Social networking..for dogs!

start-ups

By Mark Nessfield

What must be one of the most original start-ups in the social networking field, Doggy Talky has been described as a "WhatsApp" for dogs. Of course the idea is that people join a social network for dog owners, and then they make friends and acquaintances...

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