Liam Boogar
Why you should care about the LeWeb Startup Competition: the Winners always raise money.
LeWeb is only a week away, and those who plan ahead have already begun looking at the Speaker Schedule to figure out when to listen & when to network. Personally, I’ve blocked off most of the first morning to sit and listen to speakers – it’s a pretty strong line-up to start – but I’ve […]
Deezer vs. Spotify: a side-by-side comparison
I’m a pretty ardent believer in the idea that it is better to use the best products than local products. I rarely give favor to local versions of products that I use, when I feel they are ‘me-toos’ – I use Eventbrite, and not Weezevent or Amiando, I use LinkedIn and not Viadeo – and […]
Meninvest raises €1.5 Million for dude media: suits, sports & style
Meninvest announced this month that they have raised an additional €1.5 Million, on top of the €10.1 Million the group has already raised, for their menswear-focused media, publishing and e-commerce. Founded by Marc Menasé, the media group, which runs sites like Menly, Menlook, as well as Oki-ni (acquired earlier this year), creates media targetted at […]
Collaborative listening platform Soundrop expands beyond Spotify; now available to Deezer users
The venture-funded music listening app Soundrop has announced that it will be available to Deezer users starting today. The application, which was originally built exclusively as a Spotify app, allows users to listen to music together in ‘rooms’ – a Turntable.fm of sorts, if you will. The startup has already raised $3 Million for its application, and a […]
Appsfire puts Engagement, Monetization & Control in the hands of app developers with their Mobile SDK
Mobile App Discovery startup Appsfire has announced the launch of their Mobile SDK, a “360° Solution for app developers to grow discovery, engagement, [and] monetization.” The startup, which has offices in Paris, Tel Aviv & the Silicon Valley, raised $3.6M from Idinvest back in 2011, and has been growing its Android & iOS app following steadily. Today, […]
Chromebooks, Nexus & Android: Photos of the first Google Store in France
This weekend, Google made a big step in France, opening up its first in-store retail location for Google products. The site, located inside of the large FNAC store at Montparnasse in Paris, can be seen in the photos shot by Google Product Marketing Manager Claire Stosskopf, who is in charge of Google’s “2014 strategic plan […]
UK Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs opens up to European investors & startups
London-based Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced this week that they will be opening up their platform to European companies and investors, making them the first pan-European equity crowdfunding platform. Launched in the summer of 2012, Seedrs has already facilitated 48 deals, and the 47th may be the £500,000 crowdfunding platform they launched on their own […]
Continuing its digital spree, Axel Springer acquires My Little Paris via its subsidiary AuFeminin
German media giant Axel Springer announced this week that they have purchased a 60% stake in Paris-based media startup My Little Paris, via their French subsidiary AuFeminin (which they purchased in 2007), a leading female-oriented media with presence in Europe, North America & North Africa. MyLittleParis manages a variety of “My Little” properties aimed at […]
Cloud BI startup BIME Analytics raises $4 Million from Alven Capital; opens Kansas City office
Cloud business intelligence startup BIME Analytics announced this week that they had raised a $4 Million Series A led by Alven Capital, following news earlier this year that the company would open their US headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The company, which offers advanced business intelligence services as a simple SaaS offer, has already had […]
Deezer to launch in the USA in 2014 with a partner, potentially Microsoft
2014 will be the year of US expansion for Deezer, LeFigaro confirmed finally this week. After a week of rumors around Deezer’s US launch, as well as a rumor that Microsoft would acquiredthe online music streaming service, Deezer co-founder Daniel Marhely set the record straight, saying “2014 will be an American year for us.” Earlier […]