Category: Tech Barcelona

19 December 2023 Tech Barcelona Tech Spirit Barcelona

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TSB23 – DAY2 Tech Barcelona cumple 10 años y consolida el Tech Spirit Barcelona como evento tecnológico de referencia

19 December 2023 Tech Barcelona Tech Spirit Barcelona

 

  • La asociación, creada en 2013 por y para los emprendedores, ha celebrado su décimo aniversario durante la clausura del evento
  • Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023 ha contado con cerca de 4.000 asistentes, que han llenado los espacios de La Llotja de Mar durante dos días
  • Un nuevo informe de Mind the Bridge para Tech Barcelona reafirma que Barcelona es el principal hub tecnológico del sur de Europa, y prevé un salto cualitativo en los próximos dos años
  • Miinta, startup de salud mental para la generación ‘Z’, gana la Catalan Pitch Competition, organizada por ACCIÓ, y se alza como la Startup Catalana del Año

Barcelona, 13 de diciembre de 2023-. Tech Barcelona, la asociación privada sin ánimo de lucro que vertebra el ecosistema tecnológico y digital de la ciudad, ha celebrado su décimo aniversario en la clausura del Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023, el evento de referencia para la comunidad tecnológica local con mirada y ambición global. El evento finaliza con gran éxito su cuarta edición tras contar con cerca de 4.000 asistentes en La Llotja de Mar, consolidando las jornadas en el panorama emprendedor y de la innovación de Barcelona.

En palabras de Miguel Vicente, presidente de Tech Barcelona, “la asociación que nació del sueño de un grupo de emprendedores en 2013 ya se ha convertido en el ‘pal de paller’ del ecosistema tecnológico de Barcelona y una de las principales organizaciones de emprendedores en Europa, con más de 1.300 socios y 90 partners. Esta cuarta edición del Tech Spirit Barcelona sin duda representa la materialización de este camino de 10 años, consolidándose como el evento de referencia para el mundo emprendedor, inversor y de la innovación”.

Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023 ha tenido un total de 60 sesiones de contenido y 150 ponentes, entre ellos, más de 50 emprendedores y 30 inversores, además de corporaciones y expertos en ciencia y tecnología. Dentro de la estrategia de Tech Barcelona para avanzar hasta la paridad de género y dar visibilidad al talento femenino en el sector tecnológico, el evento ha contado con un 39% de mujeres y un 61% de hombres.

Esta cuarta edición ha estado protagonizada por la inteligencia artificial, la computación cuántica, la tecnología en salud, la cultura digital, la sostenibilidad, el estado de la inversión y el emprendimiento. Durante la segunda jornada, en concreto, hemos visto pasar por el CaixaBank Stage y Tech Barcelona Stage a startups y scaleups como Keybotic Mitiga Solutions, 011h, Heecap, Mochi Robot, Freenow, Qonto o Rever; y corporaciones como HP, Mango, Boehringer Ingelheim, LinkedIn, Naturgy, Nestlé, Indra, Barça Innovation Hub, Microsoft o Amazon.

 

Barcelona, principal hub tecnológico del sur de Europa

“The Barcelona Startup Ecosystem”, un nuevo informe de Tech Barcelona y Mind the Bridge presentado en el Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023, sitúa a Barcelona como el principal hub tecnológico del sur de Europa: con 409 scaleups capaces de recaudar 8.700 millones de dólares, alberga el 42% del ecosistema total de scaleups de España y representa el 46% del capital total recaudado por scaleups españolas. La ciudad también ha alimentado un vibrante ecosistema de startups en fase inicial, con más de 1.700 startups y 7 unicornios.

Según la consultora Mind The Bridge, Barcelona se encuentra en la fase “Early Scaleup” del ciclo de vida del ecosistema de innovación mundial, ocupando el puesto 30 a escala mundial. Se prevé que la ciudad pase a la fase “Late Scaleup” en los próximos 2 o 3 años.

 

Miinta, Startup Catalana del Año

ACCIÓ ha celebrado la Catalan Pitch Competition, en la cual han premiado a Miinta como la Startup Catalana del Año. Durante la competición, se ha puesto en valor el propósito y el modelo de negocio de 26 startups. Albert Castellanos, Secretari d’Empresa i Competitivitat de la Generalitat y conseller delegat d’ACCIÓ, ha subrayado que “la Catalan Pitch Competition es la mejor muestra de la capacidad de Catalunya de ser un polo de talento y atracción de inversores y proyectos de emprendimiento. Un ecosistema de empresas emergentes que Castellanos considera “clave para situar Catalunya como un territorio líder en innovación y disrupción tecnológica: las startups son una de las vías más efectivas para generar impacto social y económico de todo el conocimiento que genera Catalunya”.

Asimismo, los proyectos SimTwins, OneCareAI y HoriZyme han sido galardonados en el Innovation Journey del Barcelona Supercomputing Center; y la aceleradora Bridge Call de EduCaixa ha premiado 10 startups de impacto lideradas por jóvenes emprendedores.

 

19 December 2023 Tech Barcelona Tech Spirit Barcelona
24 January 2023 TB news Tech Barcelona

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Tech Barcelona and InfoJobs launch a platform to attract talent to the ecosystem

24 January 2023 TB news Tech Barcelona
  • The ‘Tech Talent’ platform uses InfoJobs technology to showcase the best tech job offers

Barcelona, January 23rd, 2023. – Tech Barcelona and InfoJobs, Adevinta Spain’s leading employment platform, are launching ‘Tech Talent’, a platform aimed at making job offers in Barcelona’s technology and digital sector more visible. In the commitment of both organisations to promote and attract specialised talent to the city, this initiative aims to attract professional profiles that want to work in the Barcelona ecosystem and will put them in contact, thanks to the evolved technology of InfoJobs, with the job offers of the startups, companies or corporations that are members and partners of Tech Barcelona.

Tech Talent’ is a service developed by InfoJobs in collaboration with Tech Barcelona and is the evolution of a project born in 2021 to strengthen the ecosystem as a generator of technological employment.

This exclusive service will allow members and partners of the association to obtain greater visibility for their job offers through InfoJobs and a specific vertical within the Tech Barcelona website. This page will allow any professional in the sector to easily access the best offers available in the ecosystem.

According to Román Campa, CEO of Adevinta Spain and Head of Real Estate & Emerging Verticals at Adevinta: “Barcelona is one of the world’s major tech talent hubs and, as a benchmark technology company, Tech Talent is a good opportunity to continue adding to the ecosystem. In this sense, we are doing what we do best, which is to find the perfect match, this time between companies and candidates”.

In the words of Gemma Sorigué, CEO of InfoJobs: “At InfoJobs we have been connecting companies and candidates for 25 years, but as leaders we continue to innovate and look for new ways to add value for professionals and companies. With this project we are joining forces with Tech Barcelona with the clear objective of ensuring that Barcelona continues to grow as a pole of attraction for tech talent and that its professionals find the best opportunities here”.

For his part, Miquel Martí, CEO of Tech Barcelona, assures that “attracting talent is now a priority in Barcelona as a city of reference for creating startups and locating international hubs. From Tech Barcelona we want to contribute to attracting the best talent for companies in Barcelona, and this solution from the hand of Adevinta Spain is a qualitative leap for the ecosystem”.

The initiative reinforces Tech Barcelona’s commitment to talent. The private non-profit association is a founding member of Barcelona Digital Talent, along with the Mobile World Capital Barcelona, the Círculo Tecnológico de Catalunya, 22@Network BCN, Foment del Treball Nacional, the Generalitat de Catalunya and Barcelona City Council. The proposal also has the support and collaboration of Barcelona Global and Pimec.

According to the Digital Talent Overview 2022 report, the demand for digital talent grew by 43% in 2021, while the supply of professionals available on the market only grew by 11%. However, the data also shows that Barcelona is able to attract national and international tech talent; the city has more than 93,500 professionals, a third of whom come from other cities.

24 January 2023 TB news Tech Barcelona
12 July 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights

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Tech Up Nights Vol. 2 | Ocado Technology & StageInHome

12 July 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights

The second edition of the Tech Up Nights was a complete success, gathering a top tech community willing to get to know leading tech projects that are being developed in the city. Pier01 rooftop is the best place to meet, while chatting and enjoying the views. Tech Up Nights is an initiative originally created together with Ocado Technology aiming to involve the leading tech companies in Barcelona. Here you have a recap of the speeches:

 

  • Ocado Technology: Miquel Puig. Is your search engine ready for ANY language? Our story with Japanese.

In this insightful presentation about Ocado Technology‘s search engine, Software Engineer Miquel Puig walked us through adapting the company’s search engine to Japanese. How difficult could it be to extend a search solution that already works in multiple languages to include a new one? An apparently straightforward and minimal effort project turns out to be a significant engineering challenge requiring rethinking and redesigning some of the features. Why? Because the engine was primarily designed with western languages in mind. Miquel explained the basics of Japanese, unveiling some of the complexities this language poses to the search domain and Ocado Technology’s existing system, the solutions implemented, and lessons learned.

This project is one of many exciting projects of Ocado Technology, the global tech player behind the online shopping of 11 of the world’s most forward-thinking retailers. With its origins in the UK in 2000, Ocado Technology is at the cutting edge of technology. The team is excited to be sharing knowledge with the community throughout the Tech Up Nights series. Stay tuned for the next editions!

 

  • StageInHome: Pol Albacar and Pau Domingo. Automatic decoration for your indoor spaces. How we use “magic” AI algorithms to generate unique images and increase real estate sellings.

StageInHome is providing decoration services to facelift properties about to be listed in a matter of seconds and at affordable prices, a fraction of the traditional home staging projects, as it doesn’t need human decorators to drive this decoration process thanks to its patented technology. Machine Learning & Computer Vision Engineers Pol Albacar and Pau Domingo explained how the company’s technological stack pivots mainly on the use of conditional Generative AI Models, but also other AI Models such as Classifiers, Object Detectors and Segmentators which can process and predict relevant information on images that will be useful for the image generation process. Their approach is also fully scalable and most importantly, more sustainable, as some of the projects include ephemeral decoration that will be eventually removed when the new tenants move in.

12 July 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights
19 May 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights

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Tech Barcelona celebra la primera edición de las Tech Up Nights junto a Ocado Technology

19 May 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights

Yesterday we celebrated the I Edition of Tech Up Nights, an initiative originally created together with Ocado Technology aiming to involve the leading tech companies in Barcelona.

We had the opportunity to listen to Anna Terés Sáez (Ocado Technology) and Gerard Martinez Talleda (Nestlé) to get inspired by their content and learn from their challenges, mistakes and best practices.

 

First, Anna Terés, Team Leader at Ocado Technology, walked us through the benefits of voice technology for ecommerce and its main use cases, the basics of Alexa, and how Ocado Skill handles short conversations to help users add items to their shopping baskets, hands-free.

Second, Gerard Martinez, Chatbots Technical Product Owner at Nestlé, presented #Nespresso Voice Assistant Pilot Case recently launched in Netherlands. He showed from how the project was born to the main learnings, insights and considerations when facing voice technologies.

Thank you all for coming!

Next edition will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

19 May 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona TechUp Nights
23 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona

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Tech Barcelona’s agenda at #4YFN22

23 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona

Agenda 4YFN 2022

Discover all content sessions, keynotes, networking sessions and pitches that will take place at the Tech Barcelona stand during 4 Years From Now (4YFN) – Mobile World Congress (MWC). See you at 4YFN from February 28th to March 3rd!

 

 

Join us! 

Our space will host the following startups:

  • AcceXible, a platform for early detection of cognitive impairment and depression through language.
  • Build38, a developer of kits that help build more secure mobile phone apps.
  • Nuclio i Conector Startup Accelerator, accelerator of startups in the digital sector.
  • Dipro Technologies, implements software solutions, IT consulting and hardware development.
  • Doctomatic, a tool that allows doctors to monitor their patients’ health data and help them predict the deterioration of their conditions.
  • Dopuo, software to implement ‘click and collect’ in local businesses.
  • Go Global Ecommerce, cross border ecommerce solutions to accelerate the global growth of companies in the D2C environment.
  • Go–PopUp, is the leading marketplace and agency for ephemeral retail and marketing.
  • Hays, a British multinational company offering recruitment and human resources services in 33 different countries.
  • Limbit, software to digitise a company’s operational processes and controls.
  • Nuclio, offers courses on new technologies for anyone who wants to work in the companies of the future.
  • Omnios, provides Artificial Intelligence solutions for optimising information and decision-making.
  • Repscan, a startup that allows people to detect, document and eliminate unwanted content about themselves on the web.
  • Silt, a solution that streamlines the user verification process (KYC).
  • Unibo, neobank for real estate professionals.
  • Zyosh, develops solutions to improve the state of microplastic dumping.
23 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona
9 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona

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See you at #4YFN22

9 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona

Great news! Tech Barcelona returns to 4 Years From Now (4YFN) – Mobile World Congress (MWC), the leading event for innovation in Barcelona. This year, for the first time, we will host 16 startups in our own space, where we will also have a meeting area and auditorium. It will be located in a privileged location (Hall 6B51). See you at 4YFN from 28 February to 3 March!

 

 

Our space will host the following startups:

  • AcceXible, a platform for early detection of cognitive impairment and depression through language.
  • Build38, a developer of kits that help build more secure mobile phone apps.
  • Nuclio i Conector Startup Accelerator, accelerator of startups in the digital sector.
  • Dipro Technologies, implements software solutions, IT consulting and hardware development.
  • Doctomatic, a tool that allows doctors to monitor their patients’ health data and help them predict the deterioration of their conditions.
  • Dopuo, software to implement ‘click and collect’ in local businesses.
  • Go Global Ecommerce, cross border ecommerce solutions to accelerate the global growth of companies in the D2C environment.
  • Go–PopUp, is the leading marketplace and agency for ephemeral retail and marketing.
  • Hays, a British multinational company offering recruitment and human resources services in 33 different countries.
  • Limbit, software to digitise a company’s operational processes and controls.
  • Nuclio, offers courses on new technologies for anyone who wants to work in the companies of the future.
  • Omnios, provides Artificial Intelligence solutions for optimising information and decision-making.
  • Repscan, a startup that allows people to detect, document and eliminate unwanted content about themselves on the web.
  • Silt, a solution that streamlines the user verification process (KYC).
  • Unibo, neobank for real estate professionals.
  • Zyosh, develops solutions to improve the state of microplastic dumping.
9 February 2022 TB news Tech Barcelona
25 December 2021 Tech Barcelona

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From Tech Barcelona we wish you a Merry Christmas!

25 December 2021 Tech Barcelona

Des de Tech Barcelona us desitgem unes bones festes a tots!
¡Desde Tech Barcelona os deseamos felices fiestas a todos!
From Tech Barcelona we wish you a Merry Christmas!

“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.“
— Daniel Kahneman (Thinking, Fast and Slow)

Getting ready to say bye to 2021…

25 December 2021 Tech Barcelona
29 October 2021 Tech Barcelona

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AFTERWORK 28/10/21

29 October 2021 Tech Barcelona

Tech Barcelona’s afterwork has become a must-attend event in the digital and technological ecosystem. As every last Thursday of the month, this week we gathered on the terrace of Pier01 to meet different projects of members and partners of the association. On this occasion, more than fifty people -entrepreneurs, developers, lawyers, marketing experts, CEOs, managers and interns- attended the event. We can’t wait to get back to face-to-face events! At Tech Barcelona we are excited to see how the community is growing and with it the desire to collaborate between partners. There are more and more of us and it is worth highlighting the representation of international start-ups, a segment that is growing more and more within the ecosystem.

We look forward to seeing you at the next session. Sign up as a speaker or come and share some time and beers with us and discover new players in the ecosystem.

 

29 October 2021 Tech Barcelona
5 October 2021 Tech Barcelona

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AFTERWORK 30/09/21

5 October 2021 Tech Barcelona
Every Thursday at the end of the month we bring together the ecosystem to meet innovative projects and establish contact with professionals from the technology sector. The first afterwork of the course was a success and we were able to listen and explain professional experiences on the -1 floor of Pier01, near the gastronomic space Enrique Tomás, where we later took the opportunity to share a few beers.
At Tech Barcelona we love to see how afterworks grow thanks to the involvement and interest of the community. In addition, we have an increasing presence of international start-ups, a proof of the scope and variety of projects in the digital and technological ecosystem of the city.
If you want to join us, we look forward to seeing you at the next session. Sign up as a speaker or come and spend some time with us and discover new players in the ecosystem.

 

  • Arial Industries

Research and engineering office specialising in the fields of mechanics, electricity, electronics and on-board systems. It has 200 technicians and engineers who support key national and international accounts.

 

  • Blue Zone Agency

Independent agency specialising in the development of marketing and communication strategies.

 

  • Bové Montero y Asociados

More than 40 years of experience in Auditing, Tax Advice, Business Advice and Outsourcing. It has offices in Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Valencia.

 

  • Cosmic Chimps

Designing IT strategies to develop, grow, scale and secure businesses. Supporting companies in their digital transformation process and advising on infrastructure modernisation.

 

  • Girbau

GIRBAU is a company with almost 60 years of history that has established itself as one of the world’s leading groups in the manufacture of solutions for laundries, based on its own industrial product and in a global market.

 

  • GrandesZapatos.com

Shop specialising in large size shoes, both men’s and women’s shoes.

 

  • Lupa

Lupa is the digital running platform with adaptive coaching that guides users through personalised and immersive audio experiences.

 

  • NUWE

Recruitment platform whose mission is to reduce the lack of talent in the technology sector through gamification. Nuwe uses a scoring system based on the resolution of different challenges, both individual and team-based.

 

  • Prenomics

Data science company born in 2018 to boost SMEs through data analysis and artificial intelligence applied to business.

 

  • Selfaudit

Experts in food safety and creators of software to manage all HACCP data in the hotel, restaurant, catering, supermarket, food industry and other sectors.

 

  • TalentFY

IT recruiting platform. For each selection process, TalentFY assigns the 3 best and most suitable IT recruiters for each profile, based on an Artificial Intelligence algorithm.

 

  • The Network 

TheNTWK brings together companies, academics, consultants and entrepreneurs to exchange knowledge and best practices on how platform business models work.

 

5 October 2021 Tech Barcelona
22 June 2021 Tech Barcelona

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Let’s celebrate summer and Tech Barcelona

22 June 2021 Tech Barcelona

We are thrilled! Today it’s the beginning of summer and also, we have exciting news: Barcelona Tech City has become Tech Barcelona. There’s no better way to celebrate than having our afterworks back on the Pier01 terrace. A space and a moment of encounter and connection within the ecosystem.

Today we have met, as many as we have been able, following the limitations of the protocols and security measures. Sharing some Estrella Damm beers and some cans of Born Rosé, we have shared the projects and future initiatives.

We are waiting for you next time!

22 June 2021 Tech Barcelona