SLUSH Helsinki, 4-5 December, 2018
Catalonia in figures Area 32,108 km 2 Similar to Switzerland, Belgium or the Netherlands. Population 7.5 million (2017) Similar to Switzerland or Austria. Greater than Denmark or Finland. GDP 234,651 million (2017) Similar to Denmark or Ireland. Greater than Portugal or Finland. Exports 70,829 million (2017) Exports / GDP above Austria or Denmark (both with a higher GDP than Catalonia). Tourists per year 19.0 million (2017) Foreign companies 8,642 (2018) Foreign direct investment 4,731 million (2013-2017 average)
One of Europe s most dynamic startup ecosystems Barcelona is one of Europe s most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems and home to over 1,200 startups with ambition and global vision. In its 2017 report on the European Technological Panorama, the investment fund Atomico highlights that Barcelona ranks fourth in Europe in volume invested in startups (722 million dollars) in 2017. Atomico also names Barcelona as the third city of preference for entrepreneurs to create a new startup, after London and Berlin. This is all thanks to the fact that the city creates and attracts talent, promotes an entrepreneurship culture and is a magnet for business angels and venture capital.
Barcelona, Mobile World Capital Barcelona hosts the most important mobile event worldwide, the Mobile World Congress, and the most international smart city event, the Smart City Expo World Congress. These events bring together in Barcelona the world s top decision makers in the context of startups, mobile, urban development, and foster a thriving startup culture in the city.
Catalonia & Barcelona a smart place for startups
STARTUP CATALONIA http://startups.catalonia.com/ Jordi Aguasca Startup Catalonia Deputy Director Phone: (+34) 675 781 525 e-mail: startupcatalonia@gencat.cat
The Government of Catalonia has created the Barcelona & Catalonia Startup Hub to promote startups internationally and help them grow. It aims to position the Catalan startup ecosystem worldwide, and place Catalonia among the world s most dynamic and entrepreneurial regions to attract business, talent and investment. startups.catalonia.com/ SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
http://catalonia.com/offices/copenhagen.jsp From the Catalan Government Trade & Investment office in Copenhagen, you get tailor-made information and full support for a smooth, fast and successful set-up of operations in Catalonia from start to finish. We also offer personalised assistance to Catalan companies wishing to open in Northern Europe markets and find new global business opportunities. Irmelin Ipsen Director of the Copenhagen office Phone: 00 45 33 91 80 80 e-mail: irmelin.ipsen@catalonia.com
Services to Northern European Companies -- Qualified support, insight and advice to Northern European companies interested in investing in Catalonia. -- Full, practical, up-to-date information on the legal, tax and labor context. -- Introduction to the Catalan industrial and economic ecosystem. -- In-depth information on financing and location possibilities. -- Help with the right steps to get started in Catalonia. -- Ongoing support throughout all the phases of the investment project. -- Promotion of strategic business alliances between Northern European and Catalan companies. -- Identification and location of Catalan technology partners for joint R&D and innovation projects. -- Help source suppliers, manufacturing partners, technology providers or any other local company to fulfill a specific need. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
BYHOURS TRAVEL, S.L. www.byhours.com Guillermo Gaspart Founder & CEO Phone: (+34) 932 422 663 e-mail: mogaspart@byhours.com Christian Rodriguez Founder Phone: (+34) 600 415 173 e-mail: crodriguez@byhours.com
BYHOURS was created in 2012 with the idea of bringing flexibility to a business with rigid and stipulated rules: the hotel industry. As an innovative startup BYHOURS introduced the first pay-per-use system into the hotel sector. Giving customers flexibility and control to choose the hotel check-in and checkout time any hour of the day, paying only for the hours they need. Description of services / products / technologies BYHOURS is the only international online booking platform and app which allows costumers to book microstays in more than 3000 hotels for 3, 6 or 12 in more than 25 countries. Mainly throughout Europe, America and the Middle East. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
GOMAPI https://gomappi.com/ Francisco Otazo CEO Phone: (+34) 666 32 05 49 e-mail: francisco.otazo@gotaki.com
Gomapi is the first digital map based on the Ethereum sidechain. Our goal is to align the incentives of the community from developers and geo-experts to businesses and public services in order to grow a blockchain solution for digital mapping at an enterprise level. Description of services / products / technologies At Gomapi, we know that maps help connect people to each other and to the world around them. That s why we want to make maps better, safer and faster with the world s first decentralized digital mapping network. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
GESTOOS www.gestoos.com German Leon Founder & CEO Phone: (+34) 672 683 285 e-mail: german@gestoos.com
Gestoos is a computer vision Artificial Intelligence solution that understands and responds to natural human behavior, from explicit hand gestures to implicit expressions and movement. It enables very high precision tracking of any shape, object and understands motion. It allows users to interact naturally with any device, software solution or application. Gestoos Artificial Intelligence analyzes the sequence of actions and the context, by combining scene understanding with incremental learning, Gestoos becomes the brains behind cameras on the everyday object. Description of services / products / technologies Gestoos is an artificial intelligence that uses a patented proprietary algorithm that learns from very little live local data collected from the day to day interactions of people, objects, spaces, and vehicles. We deliver access to our Artificial intelligence through three Software development kits in Consumer Electronics, Automotive, and Digital Spaces. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
STAYFORLONG www.stayforlong.com Francesc López Co-founder & COO Phone: (+34) 680 713 854 e-mail: flopez@stayforlong.com
Stayforlong is the first hotel marketplace specialized in long terms hotel bookings. We currently work with more than 200k hotels around the world. Our value proposal consist to offer better deals for customers who stay longer. Description of services / products / technologies We currently have a total portfolio of 200.000 hotels arounds the world. Soon, thanks to our deal with Expedia we will increase our portfolio to 500.000 properties. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
VALIDATED ID www.validatedid.com Pol Fañanás Strategy and Corporate Finance Manager Phone: (+34) 630 120 996 e-mail: pol.fananas@validatedid.com Iván Basart Co-founder & CTO Phone: (+34) 665 984 886 e-mail: ivan@validatedid.com
Validated ID provides secure trust services to every business interaction in the digital environment with ViDSigner esignature and ViDChain Blockchain-based digital identity. Description of services / products / technologies --ViDSigner: multichannel digital signature SaaS platform combining cryptographic security, biometrics and easy use. - - ViDChain: blockchain based digital identity solution targeting ID validation scenarios. SLUSH 2018, Helsinki. Catalonia Trade & Investment
Catering to the needs of all international investors Catalonia Trade & Investment is the Catalan Government s agency for foreign investment and business competitiveness. It promotes innovation, internationalization, trade and funding of Catalan companies and startups. It also organises trade missions in countries chosen strategically for their business and technology cooperation opportunities. In addition, it offers specialized one-stop-shop services to international investors and corporations, attracting foreign direct investment to Barcelona and Catalonia. Headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia Trade & Investment operates from 40 offices around the world, covering more than 110 markets.
Connect to 40 worldwide offices in more than 100 markets catalonia.com
Catalonia.com Our Barcelona office Passeig de Gràcia, 129 08008 Barcelona (+34) 934 767 206 catalonia@catalonia.com Our Copenhagen office Vesterbrogade 26, 1620 København, Copenhagen, Denmark 00 45 33 91 80 80 copenhagen@catalonia.com Our offices worldwide Accra / Amsterdam / Beijing / Berlin / Bogota / Boston / Brussels / Buenos Aires / Casablanca Copenhagen / Dubai / Hong Kong / Istanbul / Johannesburg / Lima / London / Mexico City / Miami / Milan / Montreal / Moscow / Mumbai / Nairobi / New York / Panama / Paris / Santiago de Chile / São Paulo / Seoul / Shanghai / Silicon Valley / Singapore / Stuttgart Sydney / Tehran / Tel Aviv / Tokyo / Warsaw / Washington DC / Zagreb