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Online train ticket platform Capitaine Train raises €2.5M

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The French startup Capitaine Train recently secured €2.5 Million funding from Index Ventures and CM-CIC Capital Privé. Founded in 2009, Capitaine Train is probably Europe’s most innovative online train ticket booking platform. The Paris-based company sells tickets to many European destinations with a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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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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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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CRM: Malmö-based Dexplora raises $1.2 million

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The Swedish startup Dexplora today announced a seed investment of $1.2 million to support its drive to improve enterprise tools and empower sales organisations. Its first product, the intelligent task app GetSalesDone, has been developed to improve sales workflow and eventually make CRM input … Continue reading →

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Now official: Bill Gates + Tenaya Capital invested in ResearchGate

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists, today officially announced a new investment ($35 million) from Bill Gates and Tenaya Capital with participation from Dragoneer Investment Group, Thrive Capital, and the company’s existing investors. Backed by this growth investment, ResearchGate, which is … Continue reading →

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WorldStores raises $15m to fuel continued growth in 2013

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

WorldStores, a leading U.K.-based online retailer of products for the home and garden, today announced that it has raised $15 million to support its continued rapid growth in an investment round led by Serena Capital. The existing investors Balderton Capital and Advent … Continue reading →