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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 →

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Truecaller counts half a billion searches each month

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Truecaller, a Stockholm-based startup which created one of the world’s first collaborative global phone directories, just announced that its users are searching for half a billion names and numbers each month. The young company, which was founded in 2009, makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden Startups | Tagged milestone, phone directory, stockholm, Truecaller | Leave a comment

Lithuanian Mobile startup beats 2M registered users mark

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Andrius Neviera

Lithuanian mobile startup MoboFree crossed the line of 2 million registered users. MoboFree allows for mobile web users to find a new friend or a date and learn new things right via mobile phone. The project is oriented to African users … Continue reading →

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Milestone: Skyscanner’s flight app reaches 10m downloads

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Skyscanner’s highly rated travel search app, which allows users to find the cheapest flights on the go, has just reached the milestone of 10 million downloads. The free app was first launched on the iPhone in February 2011 and is now available … Continue reading →

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busuu.com apps reach landmark of 10m downloads

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Madrid-based language learning startup busuu.com just announced that it has reached 10 million downloads of its Android and iOS apps. Every day, busuu.com registers more than 20,000 downloads of its app by language learners from all over the world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain-Startups | Tagged App, busuu, community, language learning, madrid, milestone | 1 Comment

BlaBlaCar: Over one million seats available!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

BlaBlaCar, a leading European marketplace that connects any driver with empty seats with paying passengers to offset travel costs, has just reached over one million seats available. The Paris-based startup Comuto S.A.S., started out with a French carpooling platform (comuto.fr) in … Continue reading →

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Rovio announced 500 million downloads of Angry Birds

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

The Espoo (Finland) based startup Rovio today announced 500 million total downloads of Angry Birds games across all platforms. This milestone makes Angry Birds one of the most downloaded games in the history of gaming. According to the young company … Continue reading →