Tag Archives: Helsinki

Web of Trust closes €1m investment round led by Inventure

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The community-powered safe surfing tool Web of Trust announced today that it has closed a further investment round of € 1 million led by Inventure. Other participating investors include private investor Risto Siilasmaa and the Finnish Industry Investment, which has … Continue reading →

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Robotic revolution: ZenRobotics secures €13 million

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

ZenRobotics, a Helsinki-based tech company which is the world leader in robotic recycling, today announced it raised €13 million from Invus. Lifeline Ventures, a Finnish technology accelerator, participates with a minority stake. The funding will be used to achieve world … Continue reading →

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Mobile app platform Blaast extends global reach for developers

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Blaast, one of the leading cloud-based providers of mobile app solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its cloud-based mobile app platform. This platform will enable mobile app developers to more easily extend their global reach, while capitalizing on the growing demand for … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: Fruugo, Rocket Internet, ThingLink, hub:raum, Kobojo

Posted on May 9, 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 →

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Inbound marketing platform Cuutio secured 100k

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Cuutio, a Finnish startup developing a SaaS-based inbound marketing software, has closed an investment round of 100,000 Euro with a group of angel investors. Cuutio, which is based in Helsinki, provides an easy-to-use service for companies to monitor and manage … Continue reading →

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Comptel acquires the Finnish analytics company Xtract

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Comptel, a Helsinki based software company, just announced the acquisition of Xtract Oy, a Finnish analytics startup, for a total consideration of 3.1 million Euro (enterprise value). Xtract was founded in 2001 and has about 20 major customers including telecom … Continue reading →

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Interview with Oliver Bremer (Founder2be)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Yesterday we had the chance to do a short interview with Oliver Bremer, the co-founder of Founder2be. Founder2be, which was founded in 2011, could be described as the match.com for finding a co-founder. The platform helps you take the first … Continue reading →

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WOT ensures safe online shopping for Kiosked

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

WOT (Web of Trust), a leading safe surfing tool which helps millions of users stay safe while searching and shopping the web, and Kiosked, a leading in-content ad platform, are partnering together to provide a safe way for online publishers … Continue reading →

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Grey Area launches Shadow Cities in Europe

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Grey Area, the Finland based developer for smartphone games, just launched the MMO game “Shadow Cities” in 13 European countries. The new game is free and available through local iTunes-stores in Germany, UK, Italy, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, … Continue reading →

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Game developer Supercell raises $12M from Accel Partners

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

The Finnish game developer Supercell announced today that it has secured an investment of $12 million from Accel Partners. The previous investments of Accel Partners include Rovio (Angry Birds), Playfish and Gameforge, in addition to some internet success stories like … Continue reading →

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