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• The site that discovers the world's talents - MeTheOne

  10 December 2012 ( #start-ups, #Basque Country, #music )

  Even if you don't watch programmes such as "X-factor", "Pop Idol" or "Russia's got talent" there is no denying the audience for this type of entertainment is huge. The start-up from the Basque Country, MeTheOne, has adapted this to a web format and are...

• Social networking..for dogs!

  16 December 2012 ( #start-ups )

  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...

• Red Karaoke rocks the world

  04 August 2012 ( #Start-ups, #music, #funding, #silicon valley, #USA, #overseas )

  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...

• Etece, the platform for solution-providers, gains 450,000 euro funding deal

  01 June 2013 ( #madrid, #funding, #start-ups, #Francois Derbaix, #Jesus Encinar, #Carlos Munoz )

  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...

• theEtailers.com - eCommerce services, gain funding

  07 August 2012 ( #eCommerce, #Spain, #funding, #start-ups, #Barcelona )

  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...

• eCommerce start-up "We Are Knitters" gain funding

  17 May 2013 ( #ecommerce, #Madrid, #funding, #start-ups, #Francois Derbaix )

  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...

• MashMe TV! to use 500k funding to hire new staff, expand business worldwide

  15 May 2013 ( #madrid, #funding, #comms, #start-ups, #social )

  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....

• BDMI (Bertelsmann) invests in the Spanish videoconferencing start-up Whisbi

  21 September 2012 ( #start-ups, #funding, #Madrid, #Whisbi, #comms )

  Bertelsmann group, via its investment fund BDMI, has announced it is investing directly in the Spanish start-up Whisbi. It brings the total of capital raised by the Madrid based start-up to $2.5 million. Whisbi uses communications technology and video...

• TheMadVideo - Video will never be the same

  07 June 2013 ( #Madrid, #USA, #funding, #awards, #overseas )

  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...

• Software development venture BiiCode gain 300,000 Euros in Investment

  08 November 2012 ( #start-ups, #madrid, #Spain, #cloud )

  BiiCode is a spin-off from the Technical University of Madrid, and is dedicated to building software tools and platforms for programmmers that are located in the cloud. Some of the investors in this venture include the Jose Manual Entrecanales foundation,...

• Key players in Start-ups vi) Didac Lee

  22 September 2012 ( #start-ups, #entrepreneur, #spain, #barcelona )

  Serial founder and keen Barcelona FC supporter (he’s their director for New Technologies ) Didac Lee is a famous Catalan with Taiwanese parents, in the Spanish start-up scene. He started his work career in humble origins as a washer-up at his parents’...

• Kantox - the cost effective way to hedge corporate FX risk

  03 October 2012 ( #barcelona, #start-ups, #funding, #finance )

  One of the many innovative start-ups to receive funding in September (in this case €1 million) was Kantox - a venture that provides a company-to-company FX solution. Kantox originates from Barcelona, but has since moved its headquarters to London to be...

• At last, social travel portal Minube enters English-speaking market

  25 November 2012 ( #start-ups, #Spain, #travel, #madrid )

  If you take a look at the demo video showing how the Minube app can function, you'll see that it's very impressive and will perhaps inspire you to take out your passport or backpack today! What is most surprising is that Minube has already expanded so...

• Social shopping site Moodyo close funding deal of 450,000 euros

  14 November 2012 ( #Seville, #start-ups, #entrepreneur, #funding )

  Moodyo the social shopping start-up from Seville has just closed a funding round that will enable further development of their platform and increase worldwide coverage. The funding has come from diverse sources such as the IDEA agency, 3dsignia, and the...

• Mundo Reader - A Spanish leader in tablets and e-readers

  03 November 2012 ( #start-ups, #madrid, #tablets, #exports )

  Mundo Reader, better known through their bq reader range , is a Spanish enterprise that produces tablets and e-readers (supplying Fnac, Casa del Libro and Movistar/Telefonica among others). In just two years, from 2010 they have grown their sales figures...

• Online Pet Products company Miscota excel and gain a million Euros in funding.

  17 November 2012 ( #barcelona, #start-ups, #ecommerce, #funding )

  The surge in eCommerce in countries, including Spain, has opened up various marketing niches, and the supply of pet products (food, collars, cat flaps etc) has been the successful route for Miscota. Founded by two young entrepreneurs, Albert Costa and...

• Beebrite - Brain training via online games!

  07 March 2013 ( #start-ups, #gaming, #madrid, #funding )

  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,...

• Key Players in Start-ups viii) Francois Derbaix

  09 May 2013 ( #extranjeros, #entrepreneur, #madrid, #Francois Derbaix )

  François Derbaix is a great example of a foreign entrepreneur who has thrived in Spain's start-up scene, and who now is a major investor in new internet ventures in that country. Born in Belgium, Francois moved to Madrid in 2000 when he founded TopRural...

• Marfeel - funding and expansion..

  07 May 2013 ( #funding, #Barcelona, #Wayra, #Nauta )

  Marfeel provides touch publications on smart devices, that promises an immersive experience for the reader, the publisher and the advertiser. It's not the only start-up that are doing this (competitors include Flipboard, Pressly and OnSwipe), but as it's...

• Key players in Start-ups v) Carlos Blanco Vazquez

  14 September 2012 ( #spain, #start-ups, #entrepreneur, #Carlos Blanco )

  Carlos Blanco has been a serial entrepreneur in the Spanish internet sector since the 1990s. Just a few of the enterprises he has founded include Grupo ITnet, OcioMedia, Descargas Online, and OcioDigital. One of his most recent ventures, in 2011, was...

• PeerTransfer gains 5 Million Euro investment

  08 July 2013 ( #funding, #finance, #overseas, #USA )

  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...

• Investment of 600,000 euros in mobile ads startup Smadex

  09 July 2013 ( #Cabiedes, #Advertising, #funding, #barcelona )

  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,...

• Ticketea gains $4million funding deal.

  31 May 2013 ( #start-ups, #madrid, #funding, #Seaya Ventures )

  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...

• Investment of 2.9 million Euros announced for Social Point

  14 February 2013 ( #start-ups, #barcelona, #funding, #gaming )

  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...

• Social games provider Akamon continues to expand and gain funding

  17 June 2013 ( #funding, #gaming, #barcelona, #Carlos Blanco )

  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...