Europe’s best digital entrepreneurs are under the spotlight tonight with the presentation of the “Europioneer awards” in Amsterdam. Alexander Ljung & Eric Wahlforss of the Berlin-based “social sound platform” SoundCloud are European Entrepreneurs of the Year. Jon Reynolds of the London-based company SwiftKey is now holding the title ”Young European Entrepreneur of the Year” (under 30 years).
The European Commission sponsors the awards as part of Startup Europe, the Commission’s Continue reading
GetYourGuide, the world’s largest online portal for tours and activities at destinations across the globe, has announced that Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform for discovering local experiences and things to do, is now part of the company. GetYourGuide will integrate Gidsy’s marketplace of authentic experiences and make them bookable on GetYourGuide. In addition, Gidsy’s full team will join GetYourGuide in its mission to create the best user experience out there for booking tours and activities across the web, mobile and social channels. The terms of the deal were Continue reading
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 publications:
Paris-based Sush.io, a financial analytics app for small businesses, has picked up $325K in seed financing. The app, which will be launched on Thursday ahead of availability next month, plugs into accounts Continue reading
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 publications:
Global Founders Capital, the new fund started by Oliver Samwer, Marc Samwer and Fabian Siegel, just invested a “mid-seven-digit” sum in the credit scoring company Kreditech – alongside Kreditech’s existing investors. Kreditech, founded in 2012 and based in Hamburg, is a real-time credit scoring and micro-lending company, aimed particularly at emerging markets. Read more on VentureVillage.com.
Skimlinks, the platform which gives publishers control over affiliate links and content monetization, has completed a Continue reading
If you are working on your own product or having a dream about starting, H&F Amsterdam edition is definitely a place to be this week.
We can easily name this week in Amsterdam IT-week. Starting already this Monday and lasting all the way to the weekend, Amsterdam promises to delight the tastes of even the pickiest of us. With The Next Web as the central Continue reading
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 bookshelf of Jeff Bezos and Tony Hsieh:
Jeff Bezos (Founder / CEO of Amazon): In interviews with different media outlets he named ‘The Remains of the Day’ and ‘Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’ as among his most favourites. Bezos onces said: ”If you read The Remains of the Day, which is one of my favorite books, you can’t help but come away and think, I just spent 10 hours living an alternate Continue reading
A few days ago we had the chance to interview Steffen W. Frølund, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bownty.com.
Bownty is a Copenhagen-based startup with the mission to give you all your favorite deals in a single place. It could be described as a Kayak or Momondo for deals. Earlier this month, Bownty has raised $1.1 million in new funding from Danish SEED Capital, and Accelerace Invest. We talked about this and other topics with Bownty’s CEO Steffen W. Frølund. Enjoy the interview:
EU-Startups.com: When have you Continue reading
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 members, a significant milestone in reaching its vision of building an alternative European transportation network.
Nicolas Brusson, Co-founder and COO BlaBlaCar, stated: “The German market has a long history of ride sharing that started offline, and for many years Continue reading
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 publications:
A few hours after we reported about this case, Apple has confirmed the reason why it kicked AppGratis out of the App Store: 2 rule violations, including one that prohibits displaying or promoting other apps, and another that prohibits using push notifications for advertising. Visit GigaOm.com to find out more.
London is about to get a shot in the arm as a hub for UK and European technology startups. The London-based fund manager + investor MMC Ventures has won a competitive tender from Continue reading
Panasonic’s division company “Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America” today announced the acquisition of Aupeo, a leading content and audio streaming service and technology platform provider, based in Berlin. With the acquisition of Aupeo, Panasonic aims to further enhance its technology and customer relationship tools for its automotive customers.
Founded in 2008 by Armin G. Schmidt, Aupeo is now licensed to operate streaming services in more than 40 countries, offering consumers a rich personalized Continue reading
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