Category Archives: France-Startups

Ezakus closes a $3 m round with Idinvest Partners

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Ezakus Labs has just closed a $3 million funding round with Idinvest Partners. The Paris based startup was founded in 2010 by Christophe Camborde and Yannick Lacastaigneratte (also founders of Steek, which got acquired by F-Secure in 2009). The young … Continue reading →

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FrenchWeb raises almost $1m from French entrepreneurs

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

FrenchWeb, a professional Paris based blog focused on French startups, just raised about $1 million in an angel round from 17 French web entrepreneurs. The blog was founded in 2010 by Richard Menneveux. According to the young company FrenchWeb.fr had … Continue reading →

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Wikio Group becomes ebuzzing and raises $25m

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Wikio, the leading Social Media Group in Europe, is taking the name of its thriving Social Media Advertising platform: ebuzzing. “ebuzzing is our most important business unit. It is booming thanks to the Social Video Advertising wave, and already generates … Continue reading →

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Shiroube – a new marketplace for locals and travelers

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Shiroube, a new marketplace that enables local residents to offer guides and services for travelers, recently launched its open beta version. The new kind of travel marketplace is like an AirBnB for travel services. According to the Shiroube founders, the platform … Continue reading →

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European shoe business: Zalando vs. Spartoo

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

According to the Federal Cartel Office the German Zappos clone Zalando recently was about to receive some fresh capital from Emesco AB, which is a subsidiary of Kinnevik AB. An update of the Federal Cartel Office has now revealed that this … Continue reading →

Posted in France-Startups, Germany-Startups | Tagged Kinnevik, Rocket internet, Shoe shop, Spartoo, valuation, Zalando | 2 Comments

Lengow has just raised $1.8m from Alven Capital

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

One year after the initial investment from Kima Ventures, the Nantes (France) based startup Lengow has now reached a new milestone with Alven Capital in raising an additional $1.8 million, in order to finance its international development. Lengow offers an SaaS web solution which … Continue reading →

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Carpooling: BlablaCar just launched in the UK

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Comuto S.A.S., a Paris based provider of carpooling platforms just launched its UK subsidiary which was named BlablaCar. Aside of the French and English platforms, Comuto S.A.S. also operates a Spanish carpooling website (comuto.es). The three platforms are somehow a combination … Continue reading →

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Kennet Partners invested €16 m in Next Performance

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Kennet Partners, the technology growth equity investor has recently announced a €16 million investment in Next Performance, a fast growing online advertising company that specialises in dynamic retargeting. The financing will be used to fund Next Performance’s continued European expansion. Michael Elias, Managing … Continue reading →