Category Archives: France-Startups

Worth reading: Habbo, Skyscanner, Smeet, Eilaia, Vamos

Posted on October 29, 2012 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 Finland-Startups, France-Startups, Germany-Startups, Sweden Startups | Tagged Eilaia, Habbo, Skyscanner, Smeet, Vamos | Leave a comment

BlaBlaCar continues with its European expansion

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

BlaBlaCar, a leading long distance car sharing network, just announced its launch in three new regions: Benelux, Poland and Portugal. With the addition of these new countries, BlaBlaCar now is active in nine countries and is rolling out new features … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: Google, Tictail, ShoorK, Zalando, Tigerlily

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

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Worth reading: HouseTrip, Prague, Deezer, Scurri

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in Czech-Startups, Finland-Startups, France-Startups, Switzerland-Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged Deezer, HouseTrip, Prague, Praha, Scurri | Comments Off

French P2P carsharing startup Voiturelib raises €2m

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Voiturelib, one of the leading peer-to-peer car rental services in France, announced today that it secured a 2 million Euro series A round led by Alven capital, with significant participation from Index Ventures. Voiturelib, which was founded in 2010, lets … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: Delivery Hero, Fab, BestSecret, Pearltrees

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in France-Startups, Germany-Startups | Tagged Berlin, BestSecret, Delivery Hero, Fab, Paris, Pearltrees | 1 Comment

Worth reading: Launchub, Petitebox, Pearltrees, BoostinLyon

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

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A French success story: Lengow celebrated its 3rd anniversary

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Nantes-based startup Lengow recently celebrated its 3rd anniversary and reported some interesting numbers. The young company offers a service that allows online merchants to optimize their visibility and profitability on all online distribution channels, including comparison shopping sites, affiliate networks, … Continue reading →