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 publications:
Cognitive Security, a Czech security software company that came out of Czech Technical University, has been acquired by Cisco. The details of the deal have not been disclosed. Cisco will now offer advanced network security solutions to its enterprise customers. The 28 startup employees will be joining Cisco’s security technology group. Visit GoalEurope to read more (Update – March 2023: The article seems to be not visible anymore, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
Finland-based IndoorAtlas enables indoor navigation without any anchoring to WiFi nodes. Now they announced they have just closed roughly €500 000 in funding from both local and US investors. Find out more and check out the full article on ArcticStartup.com (Update – March 2023: The article seems to be not visible anymore, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
The Paris-based social network Bistri, which provides a disruptive way to communicate and share things online, just raised €2 million from French business angel(Update – March 2023: The startup seems to be not using this website anymore, and we therefore deactivated the original link). Bistri was founded in 2010 by Arnaud Budkiewicz, formerly CIO of BT France. For more info visit FrenchWeb (in French).
The Berlin-based startup Wimdu (backed by Rocket Internet) is causing the company builder strife, according to online magazine Focus. Industry insiders say potential investors have been put off due to the tough competition from US rival Airbnb. The incubator is reported to be looking for buyers for the accommodation site but so far no one is biting. Read more about in on VentureVillage.eu (Update – March 2023: The article seems to be not visible anymore, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
Pubeco, a French startup that specialises in helping retailers digitalise all those ‘annoying’ paper ads and catalogs they send to potential customers, has just announced that they raised €1.25 million from French VC ISAI. Since its founding in 2008, Orchies-based Pubeco has grown steadily to reach 700,000 consumer subscriptions and more than 100 retail outlets. Visit RudeBaguette.com to read the full article (Update – March 2023: The article seems to be not visible anymore, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
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