Liam Boogar
The Apple/Android duality: in your market, are you a curator or an egalitarian?
The Apple/Android rivalry has been an on-going “fight” for quite some time, and it seems that the two, purposefully or not, created the perfect duality for users in which the only two options were Apple & Android. While this begs the question as to how other mobile operating systems like UbuntuOS or FirefoxOS will find […]
Partech & Elaia invest €4 Million in automated Video Ad Platform Teads
Teads announced this week that they have taken in €4 Million in funding from Partech Ventures & Elaia Partners, in order to bring its multi-format video ad platform to international markets. Founded in 2011 by Loïc Soubeyrand, Loïc Jaurès, and Olivier Reynaud, the platform operates as an adExchange for publishers, and as a bidding platform […]
Leaving his Wellingtons behind, Daniel Waterhouse joins rising European VC Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital announced that they have brought on former General Partner of Wellington Partners Daniel Waterhouse, a move that comes as Balderton Capital continues to grow its European presence. Alongside Accel & Index Partners, Balderton Capital is among the few pan-European VC funds that actually invests pan-European, and the addition of Waterhouse – who has […]
Leaving the Silicon Valley for the City of Light: Why Vayable set up shop in Paris
Silicon Valley founders have begun to make the trip from San Francisco to Paris more frequently in recent years – in no small part due to the likes of LeWeb and TheFamily – however, very few startups have uplifted their roots in San Francisco and moved to Paris the way founder Jamie Wong and her […]
How the closing of one of Berlin’s top nightclubs underscores its evolution as a Startup destination
You may never have been to Berlin, but you’ve certainly heard about the change it’s been undergoing. Whether or not it’s producing the next Facebook may still be in question; however, the massive influx of artists, entrepreneurs, developers and young, jobless hopefuls from Eastern Europe, Scandinavia & the rest of the world set the stage […]
Bunkr announces 35,000 users, 500 customers & a sleek overhaul to their web app presentation editor
html5-based presentation creator ( & “Powerpoint Killer”) Bunkr has relaunched its web app with a whole new design, a suite of new features, and some pretty amazing growth figures. The startup has brought in 35,000 users from all over the world in the past 5 months, with more than 500 of those going on to become […]
Criteo sets the terms of its IPO: $176 Million at a $1.5 Billion valuation. Find out who’s getting rich.
After announcing it had filed IPO papers last month, the Nasdaq has reported that Criteo will look to raise $176 Million in their IPO, at a total valuation of $1.5 Billion. This represents a huge achievement for the Paris-based company, which has grown to become one of Google’s largest competitors in the Display Ad business. […]
“God has given you the Internet” & other great quotes from Oliver Samwer
Here at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Business today, the annual IdeaLab! Founders’ Conference has kicked off. The event, organized by WHU students, has brought out a plethora of founders & executives – a mix of WHU alumni – including, notably, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom & Axel Springer, as well as Rocket Internet […]
Singular University’s Vivek Wadhwa talks innovation in Paris Oct. 18th
Paris accelerator TheFamily will welcome Vivek Wadhwa, VP of R&D at Singular University, to speak on October 18th in Paris. The author of ”The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent,” Wadhwa has lectured in Stanford, Duke & Emory, and is a regular columnist for The Washington Post & the Wall […]
Commerce Guys & Paymill partner to bring easy payments to Drupal Commerce
Paymill & Commerce Guys announced this week that the online payments platform will now be available on Drupal Commerce, the Drupal-based e-commerce platform developed by Commerce Guys. For Drupal Commerce users, this means being able to choose Paymill as the online payments provider for their checkout process; for e-shoppers on Drupal Commerce sites, this means […]