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Rumours abound – is Axel Springer investing €50m in Project A?
Rumours are rife in the startup scene today that German media conglomerate Axel Springer is currently in negotiations with Berlin-based company builder Project A Ventures. Deutsche Startups broke the story, claiming that the publishing house
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Project A’s Shirtagram – an Instagram-inspired first foray into the app market
Shirtagram, the newest startup to be launched by Berlin-based incubator Project A Ventures, is jumping on the Instagram-to-real-life bandwagon – following the big news this week of the Twitter/Instagram spat which has led to the picture-sharing
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Bonjour, France – Project A’s Wine in Black inks landmark deal with Lot18
Berlin-based wine shopping club Wine in Black is partnering up with Lot18, the US market leader that helped inspire it. The somewhat unusual deal, announced today, will see Wine in Black acquire Lot18′s French subsidiary, Lot18.fr.
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“I’m a Bob the Builder” – Oliver Samwer at CEO Berlin
“In the internet industry, there are Einsteins and there are Bob the Builders. I’m a Bob the Builder,” stated Oliver Samwer in front of an exclusive crowd of 130 people at CEO Berlin. The
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Find a founder – the event guide to meet Berlin’s big names this September
Everyone knows tech and startup conferences aren’t just about the speakers’ sessions – it’s the interesting chats in the buffet queue, bathroom or bar terrace that really count. With that in mind, we’ve put
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Bertelsmann, Holtzbrinck, Project A invest in Semasio
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures and Berlin incubator Project A are teaming up to invest an unknown amount in online advertising targeting platform Semasio. Semasio, founded by Kasper Skou and Thomas Rask
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Today’s top headlines: Square valued at $3 billion plus; Project A to release Toroleo
We’re serving up a mix of Berlin- and internationally-relevant headlines today, with a serious main course – Square’s latest multi-million dollar financing round, including a partnership with Starbucks: Square’s latest round, including $25m from
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Project A sprinkles share of $4.5m on Popdust, looks to a future in digital content over eCommerce
UPDATE: We managed to speak to Christian Weiss about Project A’s new investment. He told us that Popdust heralds the beginning of the firm looking to new ventures that depart from the straightforward eCommerce
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Rocket Internet, Project A, Team Europe on clones, commerce and what they really think of each other
If you want to know what some of the brains behind Berlin’s hottest incubators really think, look no further. Alexander Kudlich (Rocket Internet), Lukasz Gadowski (Team Europe), Stefan Glänzer (Passion Capital), Florian Heinemann (Project A)
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Project A reveals its newest company NU3
Pills, pills, pills… Online nutritional supplements store NU3 is revealed as the fourth company in Berlin incubator Project A’s portfolio. German-language site NU3, based in Berlin and founded in 2011, offers health, beauty and sports
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