Barcelona becomes the preferred city of start-up boosting investors

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According to the latest data from September of the portal specialized in start-ups, El Referente, Business Angels and other investors disbursed about 15 million euros last month in technology companies based in Barcelona and the rest of the Catalan territory. This is 12% of a total of 81 million euros that have been invested in start-ups throughout Spain this September.

Without going any further, the two largest operations registered were those of the pharmaceutical company Ability Pharma, where the investment reached 3.5 million euros, and the digitalized health insurer Elma, which received 3 million euros. These two companies are followed by technology services for PYMES Quipu, and the credit card designed for teens, Mitto, both of which received 2 million euros each. All of these companies are registered in Barcelona and surroundings or have the operational headquarters in the city.

The fact that the largest operations have taken place in Barcelona is a sign of the strength of its start-up fabric, positioning it as one of the main economic and talent hubs in Europe and the Mediterranean area.

TBS Business School, a business school based in Toulouse, has always been aware of the importance of Barcelona as a strategic business center in southern Europe and in the Mediterranean area. Therefore, TBS Business School has been in Barcelona for 20 years directly competing in educational quality with other business schools such as ESADE and IESE in Barcelona and IE in Madrid, since these are also part of the prestigious club of 2% of schools that hold the 'triple crown' of the EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB accreditations.

During this time in Barcelona, ​​TBS Business School has been an intrinsic part of the start-up ecosystem, training its students not only to run companies, but also to innovate and form disruptive businesses and also encouraging them to start their own companies with the support and the accompaniment that TBS Business School can offer.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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