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What I learned at Lift13 about the Swiss startup scene
Last week I attended Lift13 in Geneva, which was a great experience, offering all kinds of interesting insights, debates and experiences around technological innovation. Although innovation and entrepreneurship have always been at the core of Lift’s DNA, this year saw a particular emphasis on showcasing Switzerland’s startup scene. It was interesting seeing how the tech […]
Here’s your chance to tell Fleur Pellerin what you want from Paris Capitale Numerique
In an effort to ensure that broader tech community as well as the general public don’t feel all decisions are been made in a governmental bubble, Fleur Pellerin has opened the Paris Capitale Numérique initiative up for input. Earlier this week, the governement launched an online questionnaire in French and English (great idea!) to gather […]
European Commission cuts 2020 Digital Agenda budget by 90%
Coming on the heels of Liam’s adventures in the hallowed halls of the European Commission and just in time for one of telecoms biggest events of the year, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, comes some disappointing news from Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda. In the midst of the tough EU budget deal negotiations, some […]
More tablets will be sold than laptop PCs in France this year
France will soon reach a major digital milestone…2013 will be the year that tablet sales, projected to easily reach 5.1million this year, will officially surpass those of laptop PCs. With the number of tablets sold in France more than doubling in a year (up from 1.5 million in 2011 to 3.6 million in 2012), this […]
Social network monetization startup Feeligo announces €250k seed round
Feeligo, whose goal is to essentially become the “Google AdSense of the social web”, has announced today that they closed on a €250k seed round with Petit Poucet Participation and a group of successful web entrepreneurs. This seed investment caps off a strong first year for Feeligo, which was founded by business-tech duo Jonathan Levy-Bencheton and Davide Bonapersona. […]
Leeaarn hosts master class featuring Gilles Babinet…chance to win a free slot!
Leeaarn, France’s answer to the online collaborative learning and university phenomenon, will be hosting a master class featuring well-known entrepreneur and investor Gilles Babinet February 18th from 20h-22h at Loft 50 Partners. The session will look to discuss in detail where digital technology is heading as well as examine its current and future impact on our […]
L’Oreal Paris to begin direct sales from its own e-commerce site in March
Starting in March, L’Oreal Paris will launch their own online store[fr] where they will make their entire product line available for purchase. While most luxury cosmetic brands in France have widely been available online for some time, many mass market cosmetic brands have avoided setting up their own on-line shops so as to not upset their […]
Ebuzzing sees big revenue jump in 2012; announces US expansion
Ebuzzing, the leading European platform for video advertising distribution, has just announced very strong results for 2012, having achieved $52 million in revenues which is a 79% increase over 2011. This strong performance also helped them, 5-years after their founding, break-even for the first time. Ebuzzing’s differentiated approach to video advertising distribution vis-a-vis their competitors […]
Deezer ups the ante on rival Spotify and launches in 22 new markets
To say that Deezer has had an active year is an understatement. From raising an eye-popping 100€ million from Warner Music owner Len Blavatink, to beating Spotify on subscriber growth, to launching their App Store to rival Spotify’s App Centre, their achievements over the last year have been seemingly non-stop. Now comes the news that […]
Here are the Top 5 most sought after Tech Freelancers in Europe
Berlin-based, freelance platform and cloud working expert Twago has a unique insight into which careers are hot at the moment Europe. Having grown by 40% in 2012 and now boasting of 180 000 freelancers offer their services on their platform, they now have the scale to be able to offer a view on how the job […]