Las mejores ideas en la vida son, a menudo, las más simples y directas. Esto queda demostrado en el caso de una de las compañías de tecnología emergentes en España, Rawlemon, cuyo objetivo es revolucionar la forma en que convertimos la energía del sol en electricidad.

La visionaria startup española Proximus ha hallado una novedosa manera de ayudar a los propietarios de tiendas de todos los tamaños a conocer mejor a sus clientes. En pocas palabras, gracias a una innovadora pieza tecnológica, los minoristas pueden recopilar datos sobre sus clientes a partir de los movimientos que estos realizan entorno a una tienda. De este modo, obtienen una visión única de sus hábitos de consumo clave, así como de las áreas de interés de cada comprador.

Spanish ticketing startup Ticketea has invested more of last May's $4 million funding (led by Seaya Ventures) to further its bid to become the country's leading native platform for ticket sales and event promotion. Having acquired software developers Telémaco Sistemas in February, the company recently purchased 20-year-old legacy ticket company Telentrada for an undisclosed sum. The move brings the opportunity to service well-known events, plus access to 357,000 local users, and puts them to head-to-head with seasoned industry Goliaths such as Ticketmaster.

Visionary Spanish startup Proximus has found a way to help store owners of all sizes to target their audience like never before. Simply put, their innovative piece of tech enables retailers to gather data on their customers as they move around a store, giving them a unique insight into the key spending habits and interest categories of each individual shopper.

The best ideas in life are often the most simple and straightforward. This is certainly true in the case of one of Spain's emerging tech companies, Rawlemon, which is aiming to revolutionise the way we transfer the sun's energy into power.

The travel industry is already teeming with established Goliaths, with investors often treading cautiously when it comes to newcomers. But a new concept is taking the market by storm. aBoatTime - a plucky Spanish startup with its eyes on European dominance - has found a niche, and this David is expertly exploiting it.

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