Category Archives: Spain-Startups

Spain isn’t just Madrid & Barcelona – startups are launching everywhere

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Mark Nessfield

It’s easy to assume that Spanish start-ups come from either Madrid or Barcelona. Barely a day goes by without hearing of new web ventures or funding rounds taking place in those magnificent cities. They each even have websites devoted to … Continue reading →

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busuu.com launched Japanese as 11th language

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, the Madrid based language learning community which recently won a TechCrunch Europas Award, has just launched a new language – Japanese. This means, that busuu.com is now offering its users 11 languages in total. Like with every other language on busuu.com … Continue reading →

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5 Spanish start-ups to look out for in 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Mark Nessfield

Start-ups are springing up everywhere at an increasing rate, so it’s been hard to narrow this list down to 5. However I’ve decided to just go with 5 Spanish start-ups you’ve probably not yet heard of, in different sectors. Some … Continue reading →

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SocialBro makes sense of your Twitter community

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Tony Fernandez

SocialBro is a real-time analytics platform for Twitter. They provide a CRM like dashboard that help users make sense of their Twitter community’s through charts, graphs and visualizations. SocialBro is Barcelona’s most recent mini Seedcamp winner and member, where they … Continue reading →

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How Spanish startups are using web technology to change the world

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Mark Nessfield

It’s normally the depressed construction sector and the debts left behind that dominate the headlines as regards Spain, but several Spanish start-ups are contributing in a more positive way to the world’s economy. They’ve also been setting on new employees … Continue reading →

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busuu has more than one reason to celebrate

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, one of the leading online communities for learning languages in the world, has more than one reason to celebrate: First of all, the Madrid based startup has currently won the renowned Europas Award in London and is now officially … Continue reading →

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Vacation homes: Nuroa launches Migoa.com

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Nuroa, a property search engine platform, has just announced the launch of Migoa.com, an international vacation homes search and reservation service. This new service of the Barcelona based startup Nuroa will provide travelers and holiday rental agents with a quality … Continue reading →

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Mobivery’s new mobile app platform, Malcom

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Tony Fernandez

Mobivery, a leading mobile-app developer in Spain, is a one-stop-shop for any company who wants to have a strong presence in the mobile-app market. They do everything from strategy and design, to implementation, distribution, and monitoring. On October 18th, they … Continue reading →

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Women in the start-up scene in Spain

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Mark Nessfield

At one time technology start-ups were held to be the province of male geeks. Something surprising has happened though – more and more start-ups are being launched by women, and it’s also the case in Spain. Yet, perhaps it shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Startupbootcamp – Madrid Investor Day

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Tony Fernandez

Startupbootcamp, affíliate member of the Techstars network, held its first investor day in Madrid at the Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo on September 22nd. Ten teams had been selected after three months of working around the clock (though only nine completed … Continue reading →

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