Author Archives: Thomas Ohr

About Thomas Ohr

Thomas Ohr is the "Editor in Chief" of EU-Startups.com and started the blog in October 2010. He is excited about Europe's future, passionate about business ideas and lives in Freiburg (Germany).

Carpooling.com reached 1 million downloads of its mobile apps

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Carpooling.com, one of the world’s leading ridesharing marketplaces, today announced that it has reached 1 million downloads of its mobile apps. The Munich-based company has recently also released new apps with more payment features. Carpooling.com, which has about 4.7 million … Continue reading →

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Polish startup UsabilityTools secures funding

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

UsabilityTools, a conversion testing and usability optimization platform operating in the SaaS model, has just secured fresh capital from SpeedUp Innovation and Xevin Investments. SpeedUp Innovation has acquired 16% of the shares and another 16% has been acquired by Xevin … Continue reading →

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Game monetisation: Stryking closes 1st external funding round

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The Berlin-based startup Stryking Entertainment, which focuses on innovative marketing and monetization tools for free-to-play games, has recently gained the Angel VC Fund True Global Ventures as an investor. With the newly raised capital (a six-digit sum), Stryking, which was founded … Continue reading →

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Investing in Spanish entrepreneurs (video)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

IBL Studios, a New York based communications agency, has just released a promotional video to support Spanish entrepreneurs. Although the music is a little bit too dramatic, I really like the message of the video. I wish there was a … Continue reading →

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The favorite books of Evan Williams and Lars Hinrichs

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Books have the power to transform lives and businesses. With our section “The favorite books of…” we inform you once in a while about the favorite books of some of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs. Today we’re looking at the … Continue reading →

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Dutch startup SEOshop secures $1.5 million

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

A €1,1 million series A funding by HENQ allows Dutch online store company SEOshop, one of the fastest expanding E-commerce platforms in the Netherlands, to conquer the European market. SEOshop offers clients ready- and custom-made online stores at low costs, making … Continue reading →

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Milestone: Babbel apps crack the 10 million downloads mark

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The language learning startup Babbel today announced it has achieved a record of 10 million downloads of its mobile applications. The apps of the Berlin-based company are available in over 190 countries. English is the most popular language learned with the Babbel app, followed … Continue reading →

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Paris-based bookmarking startup Minilogs raises €200K

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The Paris-based startup Minilogs just launched its social bookmarking webapp and announced a seed funding of € 200,000 (from undisclosed investors). The young company, which was founded in 2012, aims to make it easier for Internet users to bookmark and share … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: iZettle, Excalibur, Lamoda, Qwaya, Leetchi

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading →

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Mobile touchless technology: Crunchfish raises 2.3 million

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The Malmö-based startup Crunchfish raises additional €2.3 million in funding to accelerate the roll-out of its mobile touchless technology. The majority of the funding comes from Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi, Crunchfish Chairman Joachim Samuelsson and Intesa AB. New investors are Stephan … Continue reading →

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