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Europe Startup News

On Jul 6, 2020
@tech_eu shared
RT @EU_Startups: Zurich-based @OperCredits secures €500K pre-seed funding from @Barclays, Pitchdrive & three angel investors 👼 It'll use the fresh funds to expand its digital credit launch pad across Europe and grow the team 🚀 https://t.co/vhSZMJe2yC
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Zurich-based Oper secures €500K pre-seed funding to expand its digital credit launch pad across Europe

Zurich-based Oper secures €500K pre-seed funding to expand its digital credit launch pad across Europe

Zurich-based fintech Oper has raised €500K in a pre-seed funding round. The round was participated in by Barclays and Pitchdrive, as well as three angel investors, and will be used to scale ...

On Jul 3, 2020
@mikebutcher shared
If anyone is confused by all this, this is the best explanation I’ve seen https://t.co/19rUVcf0UA
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Silicon Valley Elite Discuss Journalists Having Too Much Power in Private App

Silicon Valley Elite Discuss Journalists Having Too Much Power in Private App

In leaked audio from an invite-only app, venture capitalists pondered everything they think is wrong with journalism.

On Jul 3, 2020
@founding shared
Thanks to all our supporters and congrats to our newest portfolio companies in Accra! #FIpride https://t.co/aUFqUd2wWg @kafuiday @buzzedison @cfagbata @dzigbordikwaku @madibaamo @SimonTurner @foundingaccra https://t.co/mT889x39Bm
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How our Resilient Global Entrepreneurs made it through the pandemic to graduate from the World’s Largest Pre-Seed Accelerator

How our Resilient Global Entrepreneurs made it through the pandemic to graduate from the World’s Largest Pre-Seed Accelerator

And that’s a wrap! After 14 weeks of programming, the support of over 40+ Mentors in Ghana and overseas, and 21 entrepreneurs starting…

On Jul 2, 2020
@EU_Startups shared
🇱🇹 The self-titled "G-spot of Europe": Lithuania’s #startup ecosystem at a glance 🇱🇹 Despite barely existing 10 yrs ago, Lithuania's fast-growing startup hub has now made it into global rankings, and currently has more startups than Estonia and Latvia 🚀 https://t.co/5p3fDocvpr https://t.co/eUiArbS60o
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The self-titled “G-spot of Europe”: Lithuania’s startup ecosystem at a glance

The self-titled “G-spot of Europe”: Lithuania’s startup ecosystem at a glance

If you've ever had the chance to walk through the magical streets of Vilnius' medieval old town and meet the locals, it's easy to understand why Lithuania’s capital has been marketing ...

On Jul 3, 2020
@founding shared
Guide to Selecting a Venture Capital Investment Focus: https://t.co/z77o3z6plw via @founding #venturecapital #vc #angel #angelinvestment #startups https://t.co/vW7yR1Oo3b
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Guide to Selecting a Venture Capital Investment Focus

Guide to Selecting a Venture Capital Investment Focus

In addition to creating your Investment Thesis and venture capital fund size, one of the most important and difficult things for a new venture firm manager to d

On Jul 2, 2020
@robinwauters shared
RT @tech_eu: UK healthcare startup Lifted raises £1.6 million for tech-enabled home care that pays a living wage https://t.co/Jv1OT1cb27 by @annieMusgrove @liftedcare @fuelventures #healthcare #healthtech #UK #London #homecare #LivingWage
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UK healthcare startup Lifted raises £1.6 million for tech-enabled home care that pays a living wage

UK healthcare startup Lifted raises £1.6 million for tech-enabled home care that pays a living wage

Lifted, a London-based home healthcare startup, has raised £1.6 million in a seed round led by Fuel Ventures. Vitry Enfants, the fund of Benoit de Vitry (former treasurer of Barclays), and ...

On Jul 5, 2020
@mikebutcher shared
RT @reorganisers: great find by one of our community @davidjwbailey ..the Toolbox Toolbox - curated list of the best business, design, and org change toolboxes built by some of the most influential companies, institutions and thinkers https://t.co/rycRCI4Rpr see more at https://t.co/bQ38u6puqk
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Stay at home with these work from home toolboxes

Stay at home with these work from home toolboxes

A curated list of the best analogue and digital toolboxes and methods from companies, institutions and thinkers.

On Jul 5, 2020
@brenthoberman shared
As the UK reopens for business, London may never be the same - CNN Good overview of what makes London great, how it will recover.. Covers : tech, offices, finance, leisure, culture and tourism https://t.co/OsPDfWbJLs
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The UK is reopening for business. London may never be the same

The UK is reopening for business. London may never be the same

London has seen more than its share of crises. The 2000-year old metropolis has endured an influenza pandemic, the Blitz and several financial meltdowns over just the past century.