In turn, Barcelona is considered the fourth most prepared city in the world for the technological future
With an investment of 204 million euros in 2018, Barcelona is the fifth European city to have raised the most foreign investment from the technology sector, according to data published by the consultancy firm London & Partner and Pitchbook. The London & Partner and Pitchbook report draws up a ranking of cities that have managed to attract greater foreign investment in the technology sector, that list is led by: London with a cumulative amount of 2 trillion euros, Berlin with 1,047 million, Paris with 891 million and Stockholm with 250 million. Then it would be when we would find Barcelona with 204 million, the only city in the ranking that is not a state capital. In the top 10 of that same ranking, Barcelona is followed by the cities of Amsterdam with 182 million, Zurich with 175 million, Copenhagen with 124 million, Dublin with 116 million and Cambridge with 108 million. In total, the data in the report also reveal that Spain was the fifth European country in terms of venture capital investment in 2018, with a total amount of capital raised of 307 million euros. In this same sense, the European countries that have managed to attract more investment than Spain have been: the United Kingdom with 2,784 million, Germany with 1,543 million, France with 1,151 million and Switzerland with 594 million.
Barcelona is the fourth city in the world most prepared for the future
To the good news that Barcelona is one of the cities where it is easiest to complete funding rounds within the technology sector, is added that of its leadership position also in preparation for the technological future.Barcelona is only behind Singapore, London and Shanghai in this area, as reflected in a report by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). In terms of exact percentages, Singapore is the city in the world that is considered to be the best technologically prepared to face the future, accumulating 64% of preparation. They are closely followed by London with 59%, Shanghai with 55% and Barcelona with 54%. To complete the top ten, we would find Moscow with 53%, New York with 53%, Toronto with 52%. Tokyo with 50%, Hong Kong with 50% and Sydney with 47%. In addition to holding this position of technological leadership, Barcelona has also managed, for the third consecutive year, to be among the 25 most competitive urban areas in the world and number 15 among the cities with the best reputation. In addition, the publication of The Boston Consulting Group, which recognizes Barcelona as the fourth most attractive city in the world to work abroad. Only London, New York and Berlin are left behind. Barcelona has climbed 3 positions compared to last year's ranking in this regard. Finally, the Barcelona Observatory wanted to include details of the Startup Heathmape Europe Report showing that Barcelona is still in third place in Europe among the preferred cities to locate a startup. More: Barcelona becomes the favorite place for the installation of innovation centersBarcelona city of startups
