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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 →

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Flea market app Stuffle raises €500K from HTGF

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Only eight months after being launched, the Hamburg-based startup Stuffle has closed its second financing round. Following SEDO-founder Tim Schumacher’s six-figure investment just a few weeks before, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is now joining as well. HTGF is acquiring a minority … Continue reading →

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Cloud working community twago entering France

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

twago, a Berlin-based startup in the space of “cloud working”, completed its Series A with $ 3 million in funding last June and is now driving its expansion into other relevant markets like France. twago is not only aiming to grow the … Continue reading →

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DaWanda continues its international expansion

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

DaWanda, Europe’s biggest online marketplace for unique and handmade items, has just launched in Spain. DaWanda will also officially launch in Poland and Italy within the next two weeks. In doing so, the Berlin-based company will have expanded into five new … Continue reading →

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DaWanda receives 4 million Euros of expansion financing

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

DaWanda, Europe’s biggest online marketplace for unique and handmade items, raised 4 million Euros of capital in their latest round of financing. The Berlin based company is using this financial boost to develop and strengthen their international presence. Those providing … Continue reading →

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HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in tiramizoo

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

tiramizoo.com, an online marketplace for fully automatic booking of local courier and delivery services, recently closed a Seed Financing round with High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital. The German startup aims to create the first world-wide platform where private & business customers … Continue reading →

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GourmetOrigins: Rebirth as a marketplace for food

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Last Thursday GourmetOrigins.com was launched as an online marketplace for quality foods and beverages. However, the story of this Barcelona and London based startup goes a bit further back: In 2010 the two founders launched the first version of GourmetOrigins.com, so different from the current … Continue reading →

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Interview with Daniel Callaghan (MBA & Company)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

A few days ago we had the chance to interview Daniel Callaghan, the founder of MBA & Company. The global marketplace for MBA jobs, PhD & professorial talent has been launched back in 2009. Daniel Callaghan and his London based … Continue reading →

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Knowledge market Mancx receives $1.1m of funding

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Mancx, the Stockholm based transactional knowledge market, has just raised $1.1 million from its founders and from the investors Nils-Robert Persson, Bo Axel Ax:son Johnson (+others. The fresh capital out of this second round of funding is going to be … Continue reading →

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Freelancer marketplace twago launches safePay

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

twago, a international marketplace for freelancers and service providers in the fields of programming, web-design, and business support services, now offers secure payment via its escrow service “twago safePay”. This makes the Berlin based company probably the only supplier in Europe that offers clients … Continue reading →

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