start-ups

ArtTroop – art marketplace, gains funding

ecommerce, spain, start-ups, funding

By Mark Nessfield

ArtTroop is a web marketplace for artworks, founded in October 2011 by Aitziber Irisarri and Raquel Bernal. The aim was to democratize the buying and selling of art, and within a few months the idea has gained traction - with 400 vendors and more than...

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Key players in Start-ups iv) Enrique Dubois

Spain, start-ups, entrepreneur

By Mark Nessfield

Mallorcan-based Enrique Dubois is a serial entrepreneur who is now heavily involved in the start-up incubator and accelerator Mola.com . Mola is one of the most important Spanish start-up incubators today, yet is not restricted to the Balearics, having...

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Key players in Start-ups iii) Elena Gomez del Pozuelo

spain, start-ups, entrepreneur

By Mark Nessfield

The number of companies and start-ups that Elena is involved with, is staggering. Womenalia, teleciguena , encesta , secretariaplus , directivosplus... the list doesn’t appear to end. Perhaps her most famous and ambitious project has been with Womenalia...

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Key players in Start-ups ii) Marek Fodor

Spain, start-ups, entrepreneur

By Mark Nessfield

Marek Fodor is known as the founder of Atrapalo one of the leading B2C online Spanish agencies. It provides deals and promotions for leisure activities such as concerts, flights, theatre tickets etc. They continue to expand and have invested over a million...

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Key players in Start-ups i) Jesus Encinar

Spain, Entrepreneur, start-ups

By Mark Nessfield

I’m going to write brief descriptions of key players in the Spanish startup scene – these are well-known within the country but sometimes not so famous outside of Iberia. Today I will start the series with Jesus Encinar. Jesus Encinar is the founder and...

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theEtailers.com - eCommerce services, gain funding

eCommerce, Spain, funding, start-ups, Barcelona

By Mark Nessfield

Running an internet shop nowadays is not just finding the right product and displaying them on a website. There are a multitude of factors to consider, including marketing, SEO and customer services. theEtailers.com aim to provide professional services...

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Red Karaoke rocks the world

Start-ups, music, funding, silicon valley, USA, overseas

By Mark Nessfield

One of the major world successes in the Spanish start-up scene in recent years has been Miguel Angel Díez with his venture Red Karaoke. It's claimed to be the largest online karaoke search engine, and has built up millions of users internationally. It's...

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Ibercheck gains funding

start-ups, funding

By Mark Nessfield

One of many funding investments this Spring on the Spanish start-up scene was for a venture called Ibercheck. Their service will not find favour with every entrepreneur, as they provide the facility to retrieve people's credit history, particularly their...

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An interview with FavMonster

start-ups, interview, opportunities

By Mark Nessfield

Billed as the place to share the coolest stuff you find everyday, Favmonster is shaping up to be the tool that Digg should have been. It incorporates a visual display a-la Pinterest when browsing suggestions, but perhaps the biggest attraction is its...

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Wayra start-up Sezion wins funding

Wayra, funding, music, start-ups, extranjeros

By Mark Nessfield

News has come in today that Sezion, a start-up that distributes an app that allows the creation and sharing of music, has been funded to the sum of 50,000 Euros by La Caixa. Sezion, founded by Josiah De La Espada, is described as the Instagram for beginner...

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