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We present you the evolution of Startupxplore
We explain the improvements in Startupxplore, as well as the steps we follow to select new opportunities and how the investment is made. Learn about the evolution of our premium investment platform.
What has brought us here? Startupxplore’s retrospective
Today we are going to go a little bit out of the usual blog tone, and we are going to talk in first person. We would like to share with you a little chronicle of what these last two years have been like for us, what we have learned along the way and how we see the investment platform market... All this before telling you what you are going to see in Startupxplore from now on ;-) THE ADVENTURE OF CREATING STARTUPXPLORE Just over two years ...
Off to conquer the world? Be aware of the difficulties of internationalization (although start-ups seem to be doing better)
Last year the number of Spanish exporting companies was 147,000, only 4.55% of the total. Although funding is an obstacle for all SMEs, the situation is much brighter for start-ups.
The Periodic Table of Spain Tech Startup Ecosystem
If you want to discover the key players of the tech startup ecosystem in Spain, search no more: we have created an infographic that gathers ther top spanish startups by market, as well as the most notable investors and accelerators. You'll also find the most voted top spanish startups
The multimillionnaire business behind bots: Silicon Valley’s new obsession
Silicon Valley’s new generations bet for a different system of interaction: bots. It's possible to order lunch, ask for a taxi or communicate with your work colleages thanks to the intelligent virtual assistants that live in chats and respond to text orders from users, connecting to other services to satisfy their needs. They eliminate the need to continuously change app, or of having the screen of your smartphone filled with them.
Future unicorns: the ten startups with most chances of becoming part of the select 1000 million club
Experts and analysts speculate to determine which startups will reach the desired limit of 1000 Million Dollars during this year. Names as Cyanogen, 3d Robotics and the Spanish app Wallapop are among the favourites.
3 key learnings from being part of a multicultural founding team
Do you take part in a multicultural business? Know the advantages you can bring from a great communication environment and incorporate them into your startup.
Q&A with Michael Pryor, CEO of TRELLO about their product and their launch in Spain
We interview the CEO of Trello to know more about their origins, how did they scale up to so many zillions of users and about the motivations of targeting Spain.
Q&A: Ignacio Vilela talks about Startcaps Ventures, a SF-based microVC with Spanish origins
We sat down with Ignacio Vilela, founding partner of Startcaps Ventures, to talk about his firm's origins and his view on the Spanish startup ecosystem.
Q&A with Juan Margenat: building companies and investing from Barcelona
We sat down with Juan Margenat to talk about the investment landscape in Spain and the challenges they've faced as they continue to build Marfeel from Barcelona.