Liam Boogar
After SongPop in 2012, France tops Facebook Game of the Year (again) with Criminal Case
Facebook announced yesterday that Criminal Case, the Facebook game developed by Pretty Simple Games, has been crowned Game of the Year by Facebook, an award which takes into account not only downloads on the social network, but the overall rating in the Facebook App Center. The announcement, which was made by Facebook’s French GM Laurent […]
With 200+ investments, Kima Ventures is hosting their first portfolio networking day
Today, early stage seed fund Kima Ventures is organizing Kima Day, a one-day networking event for its portfolio companies, in order for journalists, VCs, and potential users & clients to see the companies in action. Kima Ventures, which is run by Jeremie Berrebi & Xavier Niel, has amassed over 200 investments in the past few […]
The new social network that’s got Jack Dorsey, Mike Arrington & Ashton Kutcher talking about them
It’s not always a great sign when celebrities start pushing new social networks – Justin Bieber’s investment in selfie-network Shots of Me is a prime example of this – however, when more than one Technorati start sharing posts from the same network, it gets you thinking. Recently, it’s been Mindie, the social network that lets you […]
Balderton, Partech & David Cohen kick in $2 Million in Techstars-alumni Sketchfab’s “Youtube for 3D Files”
%CODEGOLDSKETCH% 3D files publishing platform Sketchfab has raised $2 Million led by Balderton Capital, with participation by Partech Ventures, Borealis Ventures, and Techstars founder David Cohen. This fundraising comes just 10 months after Sketchfab raised €370K from a slew of French Business Angels; at the time, Sketchfab counted 20,000+ users, and has grown to over 100,000 […]
Kima Ventures’ Kima15.com brings clarity & transparency to their ‘fast and simple’ investment strategy
Kima Ventures, run by Jeremie Berrebi & Xavier Niel, announced this week a new program, Kima15, which will look to invest $150K for 15% equity in companies, promising a turnaround of less than 15 days. The seed stage VC firm, which already has a reputation for investing fast and simply, also announced that their term […]
3 French Angel investors to give out €2.5M in convertible notes to 101 startups this week
This week three of France’s most prominent Super Angels – Xavier Niel, Marc Simoncini & Jacques-Antoine Granjon – released the list of the 101 projects which would each receive €25,000 “convertible notes,” an amount which will total more than €2.5 Million in investment. As part of the #101Projects contest that the three entrepreneurs set up […]
Hoxton Ventures raises a $40 Million fund, brands itself as a US-centric European fund
A new Venture Capital fund has been born in Europe: Hoxton Ventures announced today that it has raised a $40 Million fund to invest in European early stage startups. The fund, run by partners Hussein Kanji (formerly Accel & Microsoft), Rob Kniaz & Dylan Collins (serial entrepreneur), will be based out of London, and will making […]
Free Mobile’s €19/month 4G Mobile plan sounds too good to be true. So, is it?
In his typical fashion, Free Mobile’s passionate CEO Xavier Niel announced the mobile provider’s 4G offer via Twitter this week. Less than two years after Niel announced that his company Iliad would offer unlimited calls, text, and 3G data for just 19,99€ with an equally astonishing 2,99€ plan without data, Niel has announced that he […]
France continues to search for a ‘French Google,’ while candidates find no support
It’s hard to keep track of the number of initiatives that have been started or proposed in France in order to create a “French Google” – that is, a France-based internet company with equal influence as players like Facebook, Google, Microsoft or Amazon. I often feel that the French government’s entire investment strategy (via BPIFrance) […]
Join 350 Growth Hackers & the Rude Baguette team at Tuesday’s Meetup in Paris
This week the 3rd edition of the Paris Growth Hackers meetup is happening this week, and the event has grown quickly, with 350 currently planning to attend tomorrow’s event. In addition to TheFamily’s Oussama Ammar and Mention’s Clement Delangue, the event will be kicked off by Rude Baguette’s own Joël Galeran, who joins the Rude Baguette […]