On June 13, Barcelona hosted the symposium "Speed of Latvia: Blockchain Gateway to the European Market," organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA). The event marked the opening of LIAA’s first office in Spain and the official launch of Latvia’s strategy to attract Web3 businesses from across Europe. We spoke with Edgars Ivanovs, Head of LIAA’s Representative Office in Spain, to understand why this Baltic country is positioning itself as a magnet for blockchain companies — and a serious contender in the global fintech arena.

On May 3, 2025, the second edition of the Impulse Awards De Zero a U festival and award ceremony took place in Barcelona. An event for those who started from scratch in a new country — without familiar support, but with a strong inner drive.

Amid growing risks associated with launching startups, more and more experienced executives are choosing a different path: entrepreneurship through business acquisition. At the Think Wide conference in Barcelona, entrepreneur and investor Elena Trukhina shared her experience with the Search Fund model—an investment mechanism that enables the acquisition of a stable small or medium-sized business with investor backing even before a specific company is selected. This strategy combines managerial autonomy, reduced risk, and high return potential

Nineteen years ago, I tightly connected my life with game development: I became a co-founder of TimeZero. And in 2021, Nexters (of which I am a co-founder) entered NASDAQ with a valuation of around 2 billion dollars.