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hy! Berlin Startup Competition – €100,000 in prizes and a trip to Silicon Valley

hy! Berlin Startup Competition – €100,000 in prizes and a trip to Silicon Valley

Charmaine Li January 9, 2013 0

Want to win a trip to Silicon Valley to meet the who’s who of investors and tech pioneers? Need some cash to get your startup off the ground? hy! Berlin is inviting European founders to

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European investment bank lights its torch in Silicon Valley

European investment bank lights its torch in Silicon Valley

Rebecca Grant November 21, 2012 1

Torch Partners entered the US market today and opened an office in San Francisco. Torch is an international investment bank that focuses on technology, media, and telecom. It is based in London with offices in

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“Berlin is a city of super-angels” Adeo Ressi – 10 things I know…

“Berlin is a city of super-angels” Adeo Ressi – 10 things I know…

Michelle Kuepper October 31, 2012 3

Adeo Ressi has an impressive resume – he has founded eight startups, seven of which are still successful, and is now pouring his passion and energy into expanding The Founder Institute – the world’s

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Win a Founder Institute Scholarship by just saying one sentence

Win a Founder Institute Scholarship by just saying one sentence

Michelle Kuepper October 29, 2012 2

What if we told you that one sentence could win your startup a scholarship from the Founder Institute? While it might sound too good to be true, when you actually sit down to write it

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Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Retina Macbook Pro, refreshed iMacs, Mac Minis

Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Retina Macbook Pro, refreshed iMacs, Mac Minis

John Koetsier October 22, 2012 0

Apple may have just “a little more to show” us, but this week’s Apple event in San Jose is turning into perhaps more than just a little more. In fact, not to put too

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German Silicon Valley Accelerator announces 9 new winners – TradeMob, Tweek, Roombeats

German Silicon Valley Accelerator announces 9 new winners – TradeMob, Tweek, Roombeats

Nina Fowler October 22, 2012 3

The winners of the latest German Silicon Valley Accelerator (GSVA) programme spots are out – TradeMob, Tweek, Roombeats, Azeti Networks, Adtelligence, Itembase, HoneyTracks, Celonis and Mobile Event Guide. Those nine will have the option

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Don’t be a Silicon Valley tourist – 5 marketing tips for startups from LinkedIn’s founding VP

Don’t be a Silicon Valley tourist – 5 marketing tips for startups from LinkedIn’s founding VP

Nina Fowler October 5, 2012 11

Konstantin Guericke knows more about marketing than the typical engineering graduate. As a LinkedIn co-founder and the first marketing VP, he helped grow our favourite dull-but-worthy social network from zero to six million members (it’s now

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Berlin vs. Silicon Valley – The Social Media Week panelists decide who’s on top

Berlin vs. Silicon Valley – The Social Media Week panelists decide who’s on top

Michelle Kuepper September 26, 2012 1

Top thinkers in the Berlin startup scene came together at Social Media Week to discuss a much-raised topic around the Club Mate cases in this city: Is Berlin the new Silicon Valley? Hosted by

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How to win a trip to the Valley with HY Berlin

How to win a trip to the Valley with HY Berlin

Nina Fowler September 21, 2012 1

New “startup launchpad” HY Berlin is partnering with Deutsche Telekom and Axel Springer to send three founders to Silicon Valley, with one €10,000 cash prize also up for grabs. As part of Media Entrepreneurs Day

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Otto backs Redpoint E.ventures in $130 million Brazil venture fund deal

Otto backs Redpoint E.ventures in $130 million Brazil venture fund deal

VentureVillage Admin July 23, 2012 3

Redpoint E.ventures today announced the close of their first fund in Brazil at US$130 million. The fund is the first new fund raised by E.ventures, formerly known as BV Capital, since rebranding just over

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