Tag Archives: Series A

Dublin-based games startup Digit raises $2.5m

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Digit Game Studios, one of the leading Dublin-based games developers, has closed a $2.5 million Series A funding. Delta Partners invested $2.1 million from its Delta Equity Fund III Limited Partnership, with the remainder of the funds provided by the … Continue reading →

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Paris based AppGratis raises a $13,5M in a Series A round

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

The Paris-based app discovery tool AppGratis just raised $13,5 million in a Series A round with Iris Capital & the Orange Publicis fund. The fresh capital will be used for the international expansion of AppGratis and for hiring new talent. The … Continue reading →

Posted in France-Startups, Funding | Tagged app discovery, Iris Capital, Orange, Paris, Publicis, Series A | 1 Comment

YieldKit raises $750k from Tim Schumacher and HackFwd

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

YieldKit, a Hamburg-based competitor of VigLink and Skimlinks, today announced the closing of its Series A round with Tim Schumachers and HackFwd. Tim Schumacher, founder of Sedo, worldwide domain marketplace leader, is one of Europe’s most experienced Online Marketing experts. Lars … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, Germany-Startups | Tagged content monetization, HackFwd, Hamburg, Lars Hinrichs, Series A, Tim Schumacher, YieldKit | Leave a comment

busuu.com raises €3.5m and moves its headquarters to London

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, the world’s largest social network for language learning, has just closed a Series A investment round of €3.5 million from PROfounders Capital and private investors. PROfounders Capital investment partner Brent Hoberman (lastminute.com co-founder and serial entrepreneur) will join the … Continue reading →

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French P2P carsharing startup Voiturelib raises €2m

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Voiturelib, one of the leading peer-to-peer car rental services in France, announced today that it secured a 2 million Euro series A round led by Alven capital, with significant participation from Index Ventures. Voiturelib, which was founded in 2010, lets … Continue reading →

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Fits.me closes huge financing round led by Entrepreneurs Fund

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Fits.me, the provider of virtual fitting rooms we first introduced you to on November of 2010, closed a Series A round of financing led by the Entrepreneurs Fund. The seven figure investment enables Fits.me to accelerate the delivery of virtual fitting room services … Continue reading →

Posted in Estonia-Startups, UK-Startups | Tagged Entrepreneurs Fund, fashion, fits.me, fitting room, heikki haldre, London, Series A, Tallinn | 1 Comment

Gift service Wrapp receives $5.5m in a Series A round

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Wrapp, the new social gifting service that lets friends celebrate with free gifts of real value, today announced it has received $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Atomico, the international venture capital firm formed by Niklas Zennström, the successful co-founder of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden Startups | Tagged Atomico Ventures, gift cards, Nicolas Zennstroem, Series A, stockholm, Wrapp | 5 Comments

iZettle secures €8.2 Million in a Series A round

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, the social payments startup out of Sweden, today announced it has received €8.2 million ($11.2 million) in Series A funding led by Index Ventures with co-investor Creandum and further investment from Charles Dunstone, CEO and Co-founder of The Carphone … Continue reading →