Monthly Archives: February, 2016
SEC2SV: 15 of Europe’s best scaleups will be selected for a week-long Silicon Valley roadshow
Mind the Bridge, in partnership with the European Commission and Startup Europe, today announces the opening of the call for the next generation of...
Berlin-based pet food startup PETS DELI closes “eight-figure” financing round
The Berlin-based pet food startup PETS DELI partners with Global Founders Capital (GFC) as an additional investor in its Series A financing round. In total, PETS...
10 Greek startups to look out for in 2016
Over a period of about six years, the Greek people and the country's economy had to experience a recession and a long phase of...
Polyas expands with its online elections software to five European countries
Polyas, a German software provider for online elections, expands in five new countries. Since the beginning of this week, Polyas also offeres its online...
Some highlights from the 4YFN startup event in Barcelona
4 Years From Now (4YFN), an event for the growing community of technology startups visiting the Mobile World capital Barcelona, closed the third edition...
SendCloud raises €2 million to create one unified European shipping network
Back in 2012, the cost- and time-inefficient of ecommerce shipping has inspired three friends with an online store to launch SendCloud. The Eindhoven-based startup offers...
5 promising startups from Denmark to look out for in 2016
Denmark is the home country of startup success stories like Zendesk, Tradeshift, Podio and many more. Copenhagen, the country's capital city, ranks on place 9...
Amsterdam-based community engagement platform inSided closes €6M Series A round
Amsterdam-based community engagement platform inSided, today announced a € 6 million Series A investment round, led by global venture capital fund Ventech, together with...
Uber, what? Taxify is the most popular taxi startup in the Baltics
I know that it is hard to believe that there could be a more popular app targeting the taxi industry then Uber. But the...
Jobs of the week: Join busuu in London or JUNIQE in Berlin
Week after week, we’re introducing you to exciting career opportunities in the startup space. This is your chance to become part of the success...
Dedrone moves headquarters from Germany to San Francisco to be closer to drone safety issues
Dedrone - the pioneer in professional civilian drone early-warning and detection systems - has just announced that the company is relocating its global headquarters...
Applications now open for the global startup accelerator from Autoglass® parent company Belron (Sponsored)
Belron, the world’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement copmany, has just launched an exciting startup accelerator called "Drive" alongside investor and innovation partner...
A sneak peek into the Gust-Fundacity acquisition
Fundacity, a Hungarian - Latin American startup, one of the world’s most popular platforms for startup accelerator programs has just got acquired by Gust. (More info...
Germany’s LinkedIn competitor XING announces highest member growth in the company’s history
XING, the leading online business network in German-speaking countries, is today publishing its preliminary results for 2015. According to these results, the company achieved...
10 travel hacks for European startup conferences
Meeting business partners, new interesting people, learning about trends, sharing your knowledge and ideas, having fun at offsite events, meeting locals, discovering new places. Make sure...
Startup accelerators in Europe – a complete overview
This morning, we launched a research report on startup accelerators in Europe.
Given the variety and huge number of accelerator programs out there, this report...
Startup teams, failures and predictions: Interview with James Wise, Partner at Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital is one of the leading VC funds in Europe. James Wise, who joined Balderton in 2013, has led a number of investments in different...
Casual trading app BUX secures $6.9 million to further accelerate growth
BUX, the trading app that makes trading and investing in the financial markets accessible to everybody, has closed a third financing round of $6.9...