Italian startup ClouDesire raises €600,000
Italian startup ClouDesire helps software developers monetise cloud apps, raises €600,000
The story of Mitula Group: the company behind the largest IPO by a Spanish tech company of 2015
Jaime Novoa shines a light on Mitula Group, a Madrid, Spain-based vertical search engine and classifieds aggregator that went public in Australia earlier this year.
Lithuanian startup Vinted scores $27 million to become the first choice for second-hand shopping
Vinted, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based e-commerce startup that’s been seeing a lot of interest in its peer-to-peer marketplace for secondhand fashion items, has raised $27 million in Series C funding in a round led by international media company Hubert Burda Media. VC firms Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners also participated in the round, which brings […]
Amsterdam-based StuDocu raises €1.35 million from Point Nine Capital, Peak to help students study
Amsterdam-based StuDocu, better known in The Netherlands under its original name, StudeerSnel, has scored €1.35 million in seed funding from local VC Peak Capital and Berlin-based Point Nine Capital to expand internationally. StuDocu is an edtech startup that basically enables students to study faster and more efficiently, by providing them with an online platform on […]
Swisscom acquires majority stake in on-demand services marketplace Mila
Swiss ICT provider Swisscom has acquired a majority stake in Mila, a sharing economy startup based in Zurich, Switzerland, for an undisclosed price. Swisscom was already quite familiar with Mila, which basically enables users to discover, book and pay for local services from other customers and small businesses online, having partnered with the startup two […]
Hungry for growth, Scandinavian media and classifieds giant Schibsted hires Azeem Azhar
Relatively under the radar, Schibsted Group has been building a network of online marketplaces around the world. It’s now ramping up hiring tremendously.
MyOptique is consolidating the European online eyewear market, acquires ‘Scarlett of Soho’ (UK)
MyOptique, the leading online eyewear retailer in Europe, has made yet another acquisition in its quest to dominate the market and battle Mister Spex. After snapping up UK premium online eyewear business Eyewearbrands.com and Germany’s 4Care (Lensbest.de), the company is today announcing that it has acquired ‘Scarlett of Soho’ (also based in the UK). Terms […]