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From idea to success: the startup journey in 19 quotes
There's no better way to learn about the startup journey than to hear from founders and CEOs themselves. Here are 19 quotes that will inspire you to achieve your goals.
[ssba]“Big Spanish companies are still very afraid of buying startups” Aquilino Peña, Kibo Ventures
Kibo Ventures is one of the most active and best known venture capital firms in Spain. Aqulino Peña is one of its founding partners and we sat down with him to know more about Kibo.
[ssba]Venture Capital according to Mark Suster, Berlin’s Moped postmortem and more. SXPLR’s curated picks
There are many interesting stories and articles out there about startups, venture capital and technology in general. However, finding them is not easy on a day to day basis. To help you with that, we've chosen six articles that are worth reading.
[ssba]Will 2014 be a record year for European startups?
European startups raised €2.1 billion in venture financing in Q2 2014. If the trends continues, 2014 could be the best year for European startups in recent memory.
[ssba]European VC firms: Google Ventures crosses the pond, Seedcamp’s maturation and LVP’s gaming fund
More money is flowing into the European startup ecosystem. Google Ventures, Seedcamp and London Venture Partners all announced new funds in the past few weeks, looking to capitalize on Europe's tech talent.
[ssba]Looking for funding? Top 14 business angels in Spain you should meet
Looking for early stage money in Spain? These are the 14 business angels you should meet.
[ssba]“There are enough angel and series A/B investors in Spain” Javier Burón, SocialBro
There are a bunch of Twitter analytics tools out there, but only a few are considered are considered to be top-notch. SocialBro is one of them and we've interviewed its co-founder and CEO, Javier Burón.
[ssba]Spanish startups raised €104M in first half of 2014 while number of exits doubled
€104 million were raised by Spanish startups in the first half of 2014. And what's most important, the number of exits doubled compared to the same quarter a year ago. Is the Spanish ecosystem improving?
[ssba]Don’t keep it to yourself: transparency in the startup world
For a while startups were not willing to share the lessons learned along the way, especially after closing. This has changed lately, as transparency becomes more important.
[ssba]Beyond Madrid and Barcelona: the other Spanish startup hubs
Madrid and Barcelona concentrate most of Spain's startup activity. However, other cities are building strong technology ecosystems.
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