Category Archives: France-Startups

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French travel website Planetveo raises €15 million

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Planetveo, a Paris-based online travel agency specialised in tailormade holiday packages, just secured a joint investment of €15 million from Gimv and Iris Capital. The Planetveo group was founded in 2007 and offers tailor-made long-haul holiday packages to Asia, Africa, … Continue reading →

Posted in France-Startups, Funding | Tagged Gimv, Iris Capital, Paris, Planetveo, tailormade holiday | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in France-Startups, Germany-Startups, Slovakia-Startups, Sweden Startups | Tagged Excalibur, iZettle, Lamoda, Leetchi, Qwaya | Leave a comment

8 exciting news we missed to write about

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Every day, there are so many exciting news around European startups out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. Here are 8 links to interesting articles of other publications: 1.Polish EduKoala raises Euro 100K … Continue reading →

Posted in France-Startups, Funding, Germany-Startups, Hungary-Startups, Poland-Startups, Switzerland-Startups, The EU and Europe, UK-Startups | Tagged Betapond, Cellum, EduKoala, KelDoc, Neelie Kroes, Qriously, Squirro, Zoobe | Leave a comment

JustFab acquires European startup The Fab Shoes

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

JustFab, the U.S.-based subscription e-commerce site for fashion, today announced that it will be launching in France and Spain by July 2013 with the acquisition of The Fab Shoes – a leading shoe-based membership website in France and Spain that launched in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, France-Startups, Spain-Startups | Tagged acqisition, fashion, JustFab, subscriptions, The Fab Shoes | Leave a comment

Worth reading: Sush.io, mydays, CupoNation, Rocket Internet

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in France-Startups, Germany-Startups, Ireland Startups | Tagged CupoNation, mydays, Paris, Rocket internet, Sush.io | Leave a comment

European expansion: BlaBlaCar rolls into Germany

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

BlaBlaCar, a distance ride sharing website that connects drivers with paying passengers, announces the launch of the service in Germany - BlaBlaCar now operates in more than 10 European countries! In tandem with the new market launch, BlaBlaCar also stated it has surpassed 3 million … Continue reading →

Posted in France-Startups, Re-/Launch | Tagged BlablaCar, carpooling, Germany launch | Leave a comment

Worth reading: AppGratis, London, SportSetter, OnPageCRM

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in France-Startups, Ireland Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged AppGratis, London, OnPageCRM, SportSetter | Leave a comment

AppGratis: The French startup Apple just killed?!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The French startup AppGratis, which raised $ 13,5 million in a Series A round in January 2013, has a big problem: Its AppGratis app (which is basically an app discovery tool) has just been kicked out of the App Store! Although … Continue reading →