Tag Archives: London

Worth reading: Kreditech, Skimlinks, Zalando, Waymate, SBC

Posted on April 22, 2013 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 →

Posted in Germany-Startups, Netherland-Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged Amsterdam, Berlin, Kreditech, London, SBC, Skimlinks, Waymate, Zalando | Leave a comment

Worth reading: AppGratis, London, SportSetter, OnPageCRM

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in France-Startups, Ireland Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged AppGratis, London, OnPageCRM, SportSetter | Leave a comment

busuu hits 30m users and launches a Spanish course for kids

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

busuu, one of the world’s largest language-learning communities, today announced that it has just reached 30 million users (out of 200 countries). Founded in 2008, Busuu raised € 3.5 million by the end of last year and moved from Madrid … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain-Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged Bernhard Niesner, busuu, language learning, London, milestone | Leave a comment

Digital talent marketplace MBAandCo secures £800k

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The digital talent marketplace MBA & Company today announced that it has secured £800k funding, led by MMC Ventures – with co-investment from Piton Capital and the existing investor Cabiedes. The fresh capital will be used to enhance the platform and grow … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, UK-Startups | Tagged London, marketplace, MBA, MBA & Company, MMC Ventures | Leave a comment

Edutainment startup Brainbow secures $1m in seed funding

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Brainbow, a London-based startup which aims to combine games, health and education, has just secured $1 million in seed funding from Initial Capital, DN Capital, LVP, Lifeline Ventures, Jaina Capital and some prominent angel investors. This round of financing will … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, UK-Startups | Tagged Brainbow, DN Capital, edutainment, knowledge games, Lifeline Ventures, London | Leave a comment

Yahoo just acquired London-based Summly for about $30m

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The London-based mobile news aggregator Summly has just been acquired by Yahoo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though AllThingsD reported today that Yahoo paid roughly $30 million. Summly sorts news by topics in quick bites for smartphones and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acquisitions, UK-Startups | Tagged Acquisition, London, mobile news, Nick D'Aloisio, Summly, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Transit mobile ticketing: Masabi secures $2.8m

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Masabi, the leader in transit mobile ticketing and agile fare collection, announced today that it has secured $2.8 million in funding from Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners, London-based MMC Ventures and existing investor m8 Capital – to accelerate U.S. transit agency deployments. The London-based company, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, UK-Startups | Tagged Fontinalis Partners, funding, London, Masabi, MMC Ventures, mobile ticketing | Leave a comment

Fanatix secures $1M to launch its Sports app in the U.S.

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

fanatix, a London-based social network dedicated entirely to sports, announced today the U.S. launch of its app after securing an additional $1 million in funding from (unnamed) angel investors. The free app, which is only available as an iOS-version right … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, Re-/Launch, UK-Startups | Tagged fanatix, funding, London, sport community, sports app, US launch | Leave a comment

Worth reading: iZettle, Infogr.am, Mendeley, Rocket, Playdemic

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Posted in Germany-Startups, Lithuania-Startups, Sweden Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged Infogr.am, iZettle, London, Mendeley, Playdemic, Rocket internet | Comments Off

Adzuna launches free job market statistics

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Adzuna, the “next-generation classifieds search engine” backed by Index Ventures, The Accelerator Group and Passion Capital, celebrated its 1st anniversary this week – and has today announced the launch of its ‘Market Insight’, a statistical overview for any search result … Continue reading →