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The Paris Startup Job Fair returns, connecting 1,000+ Job Seekers with 75 Startups
The tech sector continues to be the shining light of France’s challenging job market and, as such, there are many startups looking to expand and increase the depth and breadth of their teams. We work hard with each edition to make the Paris Startup Job Fair the event bringing together top French and international tech talent […]
You Can Have It looks to give TV viewers the most relevant content at the right time
Last month, ESCP-Europe held their annual ‘Made in ESCP Europe’, their day long pitch event which showcased 35 startups founded by ESCP grads. There several promising startups that pitched, including one in particular that caught my eye, called You Can Have It. Founded by ESCP alumn Didier Baptiste, You Can Have It seeks to solve […]
Meet My Designer seeks to disrupt and democratize fashion creation
The rise of crowdfunding has given funding and ultimately life to many startups and projects that otherwise may not have succeed. With the rise of global crowdfunding powerhouses like Kickstarter and Indiegogo as well as local champions like KissKissBankBank, crowdfunding has grown into a large and active market. Naturally as the market has matured, crowdfunding […]
Orange’s Sosh to answer Bouygues and launch low-cost fiber offer
Following Bouygues’ announcement of a 25.99 / month fiber option, Orange has announced that they will also launch a more affordable combined mobile + box fiber option via their ultra low-cost brand Sosh. Up until now, only standard ADSL high-speed internet access has been available to Sosh’s customers. With the new fiber option they’ll now […]
Viadeo raises 5 million euros to accelerate its growth in China
Just ahead of their Paris IPO coming up on July 7th, Viadeo has announced the closing of a 5 million euro round with A Capital. The purpose of this new round is to support the increasing growth of Viadeo’s Chinese professional social network, Tianji which it purchased in 2007. Tianji has been posting strong growth, […]
With 15 million monthly unique visitors, Feeligo is at the forefront of the ‘sticker revolution’
Similar to many startups, Feeligo has evolved over time. Having started off offering monetization applications for social networks, over the past year they’ve honed in on a fast-growing and more directly monetizable opportunity – stickers. As recently pointed out by our RudeVC, the sticker market is an extremely lucrative one and, as demonstrated so aptly […]
Salesforce to increase its footprint in France and elsewhere in Europe
Today, the Salesforce1 World Tour comes to Paris. Many large companies host their own events to connect with customers, publicize what they’re up to and make big announcements. However, Salesforce’s events, including their stalwart Dreamforce and now Salesforce1World Tour, are well-known to stand-out from the pack. This year, Salesforce founder Marc Benioff is joining the […]
European Ecommerce market grew 16% last year to €363 billion
Europe’s ecommerce market growth continues to show now signs of slowing. With many European economies starting to at least stablize last year, online sales in Europe went on to grow at a very healthy 16% in 2013, increasing Europe’s overall ecommerce market to €363 billion. This actually puts Europe ahead of the North America, whose ecommerce […]
6 Startups will simultaneously launch Connected Hardware Crowdfunding Campaigns next week
One of the big highlights of our Connected Conference this 18-19th at the Halle Freyssinet will be the ‘connected’ crowdfunding competition. We’ve partnered with Indiegogo to identify some of the most innovative new connected objects. Starting on Monday at a launch event taking place at TheFamily, 6 selected projects will launch their campaigns. From there, […]
Codiki looks to bring true measurability and performance to the world of offline marketing
Two of the biggest challenges in marketing have long been tracking and measurability. While the advent of online marketing has gone a long way in helping to address these challenges, offline marketing such as direct mailings or handouts of paper flyers, remain largely immeasurable for many marketers. A rising player in the performance marketing space […]