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Spanish startups raised €104M in first half of 2014 while number of exits doubled

Spanish Venture Capital 2014

€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?

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Don’t keep it to yourself: transparency in the startup world

Stories about startups failures and transparency

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.

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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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The tool for startup investors by startup investors: a how-to

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Our first ultimate guide for startup investors, business angels and venture capital firms to make the most of Startupxplore. We've prepared this guide to walk you through our tool and to show how we can help you get better investments.

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“Tenacity and passion are key” Jacob de Geer, CEO and founder of iZettle

iZettle is leading the European mPOS market. To better understand the market, its challenges and the company itself, we've interviewed Jacob de Geer, its founder and CEO.

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Capturing moments: the next step in photography

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Audiosnaps is an app that takes pictures with sound in a single, standard JPG. We've interviewed the startup CEO, Marc Sallent. Find out why this app for android and iOS is changing photography.

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12+1 tips to get the most out of Startupxplore as a startup

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If you're a startup and you're already using Startupxplore, we recommend you to read this post with a checklist of tips and instructions that'll help you maximize your visibility and reach, especially for the forthcoming features...only available for the startups that are really championing our app.

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Who’s backing us? Meet our team of advisors and investors

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We are extremely thrilled to announce our first seed investment round. Meet our team of top advisors and investors who are making Startupxplore possible. Feel in good company. Join us.

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Hello, we are Startupxplore. Now, open for everyone

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We are Startupxplore. We are launching today Startupxplore, the interest-driven community open to startups, investors, venture capital firms, entrepreneurs and accelerators. Get found, get funded.

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Robin Wauters, Tech.eu co-founder: “Do something truly amazing and you’ll get press”

Robin Wauters tech.eu founder interview

We talk to Robin Wauters, co-founder of Tech.eu, about the European startup ecosystem. How has it evolved over the past few years?

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