{"id":305488,"date":"2021-07-22T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-startup-founder-in-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T12:31:11","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-startup-founder-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-startup-founder-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"#What\u2019s it like to be a startup founder in Barcelona?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#What\u2019s it like to be a startup founder in Barcelona?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F07%2Fbcn-thumbnail-2.jpg&amp;signature=6007c13b0a63544e04cd9dec6e3885cb\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span>Barcelona is an iconic city, known for its lively culture and creativity. However, in the last 20 years, the city has also become one of the world\u2019s most attractive startup ecosystems. Barcelona is frequently ranked among <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2020\/11\/top-30-europes-biggest-startup-hubs-in-2020\/\">Europe\u2019s top five startup hubs<\/a> and successful companies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel<\/a>perk, Typeform, and Glovo were founded in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But what explains <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupheatmap.eu\/Barcelona\/\">Barcelona\u2019s popularity among entrepreneurs<\/a> and what is it like to be a founder there?<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>TNW traveled to Barcelona to interview a host of international and local founders to hear what they had to say about the ecosystem\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Who exactly did we talk to? Let\u2019s run through them quickly along with a short tease of what they had to say \u2014 and do watch the whole <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0NiXUIO41fc\">video<\/a> to find out more about Barcelona!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Cecelia Tham, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ceciliatham.com\/\">future synthesist and serial founder<\/a>, discusses how the city has changed over the last 20 years and its unique co-working scene<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Xavier Carrillo-Costa, CEO and founder of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digital-legends.com\/\">Digital Legends<\/a>, believes Barcelona is a great place to start up, but he wants the ecosystem to expand into the rest of Catalonia<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Nuria Pastor, CEO and co-founder of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/humanitcare.com\/\">humanITcare<\/a>, and Mariona Serra, CEO and co-founder of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodgut.eu\/en\/\">GoodGut<\/a>, highlight health tech as the city\u2019s key strength<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Jeroen Merchiers, founder and board member of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lanaipartners.com\/\">LANAI Partners<\/a>, gives an overview of the ecosystem\u2019s investment landscape<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Laura Guerra Arias describes what it was like to found her company, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redpanti.es\/en\">Redpanti<\/a>, during the pandemic and how the local networking scene helped her out<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>The CEO and founder of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/novicap.com\/en\/\">Novicap<\/a>, Federico Travella, explains how talent attraction factored into setting up shop in Barcelona<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>And George Chilton, Creative Director at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hubbublabs.com\/\">Hubbub Labs<\/a>, talks about the city\u2019s attraction and the effect big events have had on the startup scene<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Don\u2019t take our word for it though, hear for yourself what they had to say by clicking the video at the top of this article.\u00a0<\/span>And for even <em>more<\/em> information about Barcelona\u2018s startup ecosystem, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/catalonia.com\/newsletter_news\/news\/2021\/What-do-startup-founders-say-about-Barcelona.jsp?utm_source=tnw&amp;utm_medium=xxss&amp;utm_campaign=tnw2021\">do check out this website by ACCI\u00d3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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However, in the last 20 years, the city has also become one of the world\u2019s most attractive startup ecosystems. 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