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German limousine service Blacklane scores “several million euros” funding and aims for US rollout
German chauffeur and limousine booking service Blacklane has closed a funding round in the “several million euros” range from existing investors Carsten Maschmeyer, RI Digital Ventures, B-to-V Partners and Car4You. With the new financing,
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“Compare anything” tool Versus IO closes $2.8m round with Berlin VC Earlybird
Berlin-based comparison platform Versus IO has closed a $2.8 million Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and joined by angel investors Dave McClure, Lars Dittrich and Dario Suter. Versus IO, which
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Addicted to bass? Meet the events app dedicated to Berlin’s electronic beats
Eclectic nightlife, clubs that never close and diehard dance fans are arguably the traits that Berlin is best known for internationally. What better way, then, to capitalise on this than by providing a service
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GIF-based movie charades anyone? Hip Stockholm students gamify Loopcam
If you’re a movie buff, you might like the new Loopcam-based hack that transforms the GIF-animator into an online #MovieCharades. Built by Julia Wallin and Love Krok Attling, two students from Hyper Island‘s digital media
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Startup of the Week – The Football App “We got 6.5m downloads without spending a Euro on marketing”
Having just closed an impressive €10m Series A investment round lead by Earlybird Ventures, Berlin-based startup The Football App has its sites set on becoming the definitive source of information for the millions of football-lovers
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Twago founder Gunnar Berning steps down, head of PR follows suit
Berlin-based online service broker Twago has announced its CEO and cofounder Gunnar Berning is stepping down. He will remain an advisor to the company. Head of PR, Christoph Burbes, has also left the company after
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Hitfox boss takes over from investors to “support rapid growth” of company builder
Jan Beckers, founder of Hitfox and poster child for the Berlin tech scene, has announced he’s taken over the shareholdings of three investors in the company builder. Beckers traded shares with Hasso Plattner Ventures,
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Berlin reading app Dotdotdot inks seed deal
Berlin-based reading app Dotdotdot has raised seed funding from German public-private investment fund High-Tech Gründerfonds and business angel Heiko Scherer. The investment – announced yesterday – is a mid-six digit euro sum. Since HTGF usually
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Goodbye Gidsy – GetYourGuide snaps up travel experience rival
Gidsy, the Berlin-based platform that hosts tours and activities in cities, is being taken over by tour-booking platform GetYourGuide. The Gidsy team will be integrated into GetYourGuide, with personnel already working from their new
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Travel comparison app Waymate is live – can it make trip planning “simple and joyful”?
Travel comparison service Waymate today launched its mobile app and website. The Berlin-based startup is focusing on the highly lucrative – and highly complex – transport-booking market, and has its sights set on being the only app
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