Ariel Brailovsky beat thousands of consumers to win a dream vacation package. All he had to do with tweet and complete some tasks on Facebook. The contest was launched on behalf of the Spanish government by SrBurns, a firm specialized in helping companies and countries in the Spanish-speaking world leverage social media to increase business. SrBurns is one of dozens of innovative young companies from Spain and Latin America that are expected to particpate in La Red Innova a June 14-15 conference in Madrid.Read more

Spain may not the first country that comes to mind when thinking about successful European technology companies. Try telling that to Luis Martin Cabiedes, one of Spain’s most active angel investors and a scheduled speaker at the annual meeting of the European Trade Association for Business Angels and Early Stage Investors (EBAN) in Madrid April 27-28. Cabiedes made a 500% return on the first batch of investments and expects to make a 72% return on his current portfolio, after only one exit. 
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