eCommerce

HotelTonight expanding in France and across Europe

May 17, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Started in 2011, HotelTonight is a app that allows users to reserve in seconds hotel rooms at the last minute. They differentiate themselves from other last minute reservation services such as Last Minute and Late Rooms as well as direct competitors such as VeryLastRoom by their high-quality hotel and low...

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With the Sharing Economy booming in France, La Belle Assiette brings professional cooks to your kitchen

May 16, 2013 by Trista Bridges

The sharing economy has been on the top of the tech agenda in recent years. With sharing giants such as Airbnb, ZipCar, Blablacar, etc as well as various events centered on it, including Le Web London in June and the recent Ouisharefest.com, this continues to be a growing area that’s...

[AdTech][eCommerce][Games][Social]

Nanigans launches in Europe to help companies scale up their Facebook advertising

May 8, 2013 by LiamBoogar

For companies who have been experimenting with Facebook advertising and have begun to identify the right times, demographics, and ad-formats to target their audience with, Nanigans‘ Facebook advertising platform might be the best way to scale. Founded in 2010, the Boston-based company has announced its European launch today, fresh off...

[eCommerce][French-Startup][Mobile][TravelTech]

VeryLastRoom raises 400K€ to bring its last-minute hotel reservation service to every town in France

May 7, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Founded by Nicolas Salin, VeryLastRoom announced last week a seed round of funding of 400,000€ in order to spread VeryLastRoom to every city, town & village in France. The service offers users the ability to choose between 50-60 hotels in a given city for a last-minute reservation, taking advantage of...

[eCommerce][Events]

Lengow announces new solutions for Ecommerce vendors at their first ‘Lengow Ecommerce Day’

Apr 17, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Last week, Lengow hosted their very first Ecommerce Day conference in Paris which proved to be a solid success for its first version, drawing over 250 participants. In addition to offering participants the opportunity to meet with experts from the sector and learn more about the emerging trends in Ecommerce, Lengow...

[eCommerce][Enterprise][French-Startup][Hardware][Mobile][Virtual Reality]

Augment raises 220K€ to take its 3D Augmented Reality app to the US

Apr 12, 2013 by LiamBoogar

3D Augmented reality app Augment has raised 220K€ from Paris investors, including PriceMinister cofounder Olivier Mathiot(1001Pharmacies), LeGuide COO Nicolas Vauvilliez, Laurent Therezien & Tristan Vyskoc (who also recently invested in TheFamily). Created in 2011, the company’s cofounders, JF Chianetta, Cyril Champier, and Mickael Jordan were part of Paris Accelerator LeCamping‘s 3rd batch of startups in...

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Rocket Internet’s coupon aggregator CupoNation partners with Habitat, Marionnaud, and Levi’s for launch in France

Apr 10, 2013 by LiamBoogar

German savings platform CupNation has launched in France today, partnering with local retail stores Habitat, Marionnaud, and even Levi’s in France. This is the startup’s eighth market, having already launched in India, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Austria, India and Brazil. The startup also announced they have hired Marc-Antoine Thiriat, a former product development intern at l’Oreal, as...

[eCommerce][Enterprise][Mobile]

Pulled from Apple’s App Store, does AppGratis have a future?

Apr 8, 2013 by LiamBoogar

You’d think with $13.5 Million in the bank, everything was going the way AppGratis wanted it to. The App recommendation company announced 10 Million users back in February just weeks after a massive fundraising with Iris Capital; however, news was buzzing this week after Pocketgamer announced that Apple had pulled...

[eCommerce][Events]

Lengow kicks off its first Ecommerce Day on April 11th

Mar 29, 2013 by Trista Bridges

On April 11th, Lengow, one of the rising stars in the area of services and solutions for Ecommerce vendors, will host their first Ecommerce Day conference at the fantastic Tapis Rouge in Paris. Lengow has designed a conference that is focused on offering attendees an opportunity to meet with experts from the...

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Jaina Capital partners with Rentabiliweb – what future for online payments in France?

Mar 15, 2013 by Nadia Leung

Marc Simoncini, known for creating the online European dating scene, Jaïna Capital, and being a tax-targeted millionaire, entered into a partnership with Rentabiliweb. This means all of Jaïna Capital’s e-commerce activity will be under the umbrella of Rentabilweb’s e-payment services. If the words ‘Rent’, ‘Ability’, and ‘Web’ don’t stick out...

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