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French startup Algolia makes it into NEXT Berlin pitch contest finals
After running open, public voting through end March, NEXT Berlin has announced the 12 finalists that will be pitching at its upcoming conference on March 23rd – 24th. The contest that is, once again, organized in conjunction with Deutsche Telekom’s incubator hub:raum, who added about today’s announcement via representative and jury member Peter Borchers “We are thrilled […]
Don’t miss your chance to apply to LeWeb London’s Startup Competition – deadline April 15th!
Le Web London, which is set for June 5 & 6th, will once again be looking to showcase the best and most innovative global startups in its Startup Competition. Although tech startups across various sectors are encouraged to apply, those that have a focus on the theme of this year’s LeWeb London, “New Sharing Economy,” […]
Berlin Web Week’s star event Heureka 2013 focuses on the ‘elements of a startup’ on May 14th
This year Berlin’s tech showcase week, Berlin Web Week, is set to kick-off on May 13th and once again, the Heureka networking conference, set for May 14th, will be a big highlight of the week. This year’s edition of Heureka will welcome over 500 entrepreneurs, startups, investors and others interested in the tech scene to […]
After OVH announced $181M to go to N. America, Mailjet snags partnership as only newsletter tool in OVH’s marketplace
Last month, OVH, the number one hosting provider in Europe and fourth globally, announced that it raised $181M to fuel its North American expansion. Now comes the news that they’re integrating Mailjet into their new OVH Marketplace. Mailjet, who are a key competitor of MailChimp and define their offering as a “the email service for […]
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[Interview] Ebuzzing, changing the game in social and video advertising
Ebuzzing was originally founded at the end of 2007 by 12 year web veteran Bertrand Quesada, whose vision from the beginning focused on offering brands a platform to help scale their PR and ‘buzz’ on social media. Quesada joined forces with Kelkoo founder and serial entrepreneur Pierre Chappaz shortly thereafter with the objective of building Ebuzzing into a […]
Report from French government offers some big ideas to foster a ‘culture of innovation’ in France
A report published today by the government and covered in detail in Les Echos rings the alarm about where France falls vis-a-vis its international counterparts on innovation and proposes 19 measures to help foster an innovation and entrepreneurial culture in France. Smartly, the report suggests to start at the beginning – with the education system. […]
Hadopi rears its ugly head as 2013 brings a huge jump in warning emails
As France’s digital, media and entertainment sectors await the government’s report laying out policy recommendations for tackling online piracy, the ‘Haute Authorité’, responsible for implementing Hadopi, has taken a more aggressive approach in recent months. According to Numerama, warning emails have jumped dramatically in since the beginning of the year. The last time the Haute […]
Why Web2Day’s Startup Contest is a great opportunity for startups and investors alike
This year’s Web2Day Startup Contest seeks not only to surpass the success of last year’s, but also to deliver a higher value experience for both startups and VCs/Investors alike. In order to design and execute this year’s edition, Atlantic 2.0 has partnered with Company Campus. Company Campus, who identify themselves as a ‘self incubator’ and, […]
InstantLuxe announces €2 million round with Iris Capital and Isai
InstantLuxe, which was founded in 2009 by Yann Le Floc’h and is now the leading marketplace for second-hand luxury goods, announced yesterday that they raised a €2 million equity round with lead investor Iris Capital and Isai. The funds will be used to accelerate InstantLuxe’s growth by strengthening its position amongst luxury e-commerce platforms and […]
Nantes’ tech conference of the year Web2Day announces stellar line-up for 5th edition
Atlantic 2.0/La Cantine, organizers of Web2Day, have just launched their full prorgam for the 5th edition of Web2Day, set for May 16-17th in Nantes. Last year’s conference, which was also attended by Minister Fleur Pellerin, proved to be a super, high-quality event which as Liam pointed out ‘punched well above its weight’. The 2012 edition […]