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GlossyBox: Access Industries invests in Birchbox clone

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

GlossyBox, the German BirchBox clone of the Samwer brothers, has recently received an investment from Access Industries – an investment company of the American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik. According to an article of Deutsche-Startups.de, Access Industries purchased a stake of roughly … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: SwiftKey, Transferwise, JolieBox, Gidsy

Posted on February 28, 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 new section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of … Continue reading →

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Birchbox clone GlossyBox acquires MonCoffretBeaute

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

GlossyBox, the German Birchbox clone which is backed by the Samwer brothers (and Kinnevik / Holtzbrinck Ventures), has recently acquired MonCoffretBeaute – a French website that also offers beauty samples on a subscription basis and a startup which used to … Continue reading →

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French Birchbox clone Joliebox secures €1m

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Joliebox, a new Paris based Birchbox-clone, has just closed its first round of financing. Alven Capital and some other angel investors invested 1 million Euro in the young startup which (like Birchbox) offers a subscription model for monthly sent beauty samples. Joliebox was … Continue reading →

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