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The Valencian startup GuruWalk has achieved an investment round of a total of one million euros. The investments have been made mostly by mentors of the startup accelerator SeedRocket and led by a fund of a group of Harvard alumni. This round has been complemented by a participative loan from the Instituto Valenciano de Finanzas.

Con Boatjump, la plataforma de alquiler de barcos, han navegado más de 15.000 usuarios por un valor que supera los 10 millones de euros desde su fundación en marzo de 2016. La compañía ha duplicado su cifra de negocio anualmente y proyecta continuar esta progresión en los próximos ejercicios.

A refrigerator that works without electrical cables and is able to self-regulate the temperature so as not to break the cold chain in the transport of food and even sensitive medicines such as vaccines. This is the development that has made the Valencian startup BiofreshTech with the aim of improving the logistics of both retail and pharmaceutical sector.

The urban mobility startup of Yego, which currently operates in Barcelona, Valencia and Bordeaux, has announced the launch of two new types of vehicles: an electric bicycle and an electric scooter, both with interchangeable batteries. These vehicles are scheduled to be available before Christmas, for the time being, in Barcelona and Bordeaux and will complement its fleet of scooters.

Ship2B, consultant and impact accelerator, has organized the eighth edition of its acceleration programs Tech4Climate, Tech4Health and Tech4Social that have included talks, workshops and personalized mentoring by more than 50 professionals from different disciplines. During five days of work, members of the selected start ups have had accompaniment in topics such as finance, communication or measurement of social or environmental impact.

Criptan, the exchange to buy and sell bitcoins promoted by several Valencian entrepreneurs, has renewed its platform and incorporated new investors, such as Louis Jinhwa Kim, founder of Korbit. Although the company has been operating for several months, the startup has launched new features, such as the custody of crypto coins so that users do not have to worry about where to store them.

The innovation project developed by the Valencian company Greenb2e of valorization of energy surpluses and tokenization of CO2 emissions through blockchain technology will be presented this Thursday as an example of success story at the 2019 Climate Summit (COP25), which is being held these days in Madrid.

The Valencian electric motorbike factory Ghatto incorporates the former Schneider Electric manager Daniel Javaloyas, a veteran of the Valencian industry and economy and advisor to the Council of Official Colleges of Industrial Engineers, among other prestigious entities.