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The countdown to Heureka – Berlin’s most interactive conference – is on
Need that push to get your startup off the ground and transform your idea into a reality? Lacking the skills and network to make your business a success story? In just two weeks the
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Mister Spex founder Dirk Graber: “In the future, glasses will be more interactive”
It may be less flashy than its eCommerce counterparts Zalando or Fab but online eye wear store Mister Spex is quietly working away in the background to become the market leader in Germany. Launched in Berlin
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Marcus Ross launches 9Cookies – for restaurants to manage bookings, crunch numbers
Marcus Ross has launched a new venture backed by Berlin-based company builder Team Europe (disclosure: also a shareholder in VentureVillage) – the deliciously, yet deceptively named 9Cookies. For everyone imagining a tasty, Knusperreich type startup, you’ll
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The first Spätschicht of 2013 – the buzz, the business, the photo gallery
The first Spätschicht of 2013 kicked off last Thursday with the movers and shakers of Germany’s internet scene gathering at the chic Hausungarn for a night of networking and business match-making. Over 300 guests – including investors,
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Team Europe’s ChicChickClub gets booted, acquired by JustFab
ChicChickClub, the online shoe retailer from company builder Team Europe (also a shareholder in VentureVillage), has been acquired by competitor JustFab. Both the ChicChickClub brand and independent business will be discontinued. Founded in 2011, it wasn’t
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Berlin jobs of the week – work for HitFox, Team Europe, Renovata Partners
Unhappy with your current job? Spending more time reading about entrepreneurship than actually working on your career? Think your obsession with startup blogs and TED talks is verging on the unhealthy? Then stop procrastinating
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Berlin VC Point Nine closes €40m second fund
Bucking the trend of struggling VCs in Europe, Berlin-based early-stage VC Point Nine Capital has closed its second investment fund at €40m. Point Nine’s previous investments include Berlin internet companies Lieferheld, Madvertise and Westwing.
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Jobs of the week – work for Delivery Hero, Team Europe, Kreditech, Orrington Ventures
It’s still winter and you’re still looking for the job of your dreams. The one that’ll make you jolt up and dance each morning like Gangnam style as your alarm clock (refer to video below)
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Madvertise appoints Silicon Valley CEO ahead of US and East Asia roll-out
Madvertise today announced long-standing CEO Carsten Frien’s move to the board, to be replaced by Silicon Valley import Christof Wittig. The Berlin-based company, backed by $10m in venture capital from Earlybird, Team Europe (also
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“I won’t discover the next Google. I just want to execute well every day” Jan Beckers – the poster-boy for German pragmatism
Cookies Nightclub in Mitte, Berlin. The dancefloor is crammed with the darlings of the city’s startup scene. The free-flowing booze and techno soundtrack ensures that CEOs, founders and assorted beautiful people have melded into
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