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iX Paris connecting startups and top international investors on June 18-19th – apply by May 18th!

May 13, 2013 by Trista Bridges

June 18 – 19th one of the top international events with the specific objective of getting promising startups in front of high-quality, international investors is coming to Paris for the first time. We introduced iX Paris, which is run by Bootcamp Ventures, last month to you here. If you’re at the...

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Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax

May 13, 2013 by LiamBoogar

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François Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in France. This report will detail a plan to add a tax on smartphones and tablets, a tax which will go to pay for art & culture in...

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Seedcamp announces the 20 teams participating in Seedcamp Week Berlin next week

May 10, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Seedcamp has announced the 20 teams that have been accepted to Seecamp Week Berlin, its week-long event that it announced earlier this year, which will provide selected teams with access to a world-class network of mentors, including investors from Index Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Balderton Capital, BDMI, Earlybird, DFJ Esprit and T-Venture. The event, hosted by BDMI, The Wyre...

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Apply by May 12th for hy! Berlin’s startup competition

May 9, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Applications are now open to hy! Berlin’s pitch competition. hy! is an event series which addressing all those who are enthusiastic about pioneering products and their designers. hy! Berlin, whose last installment took place in January and we covered extensively here and here, is emerging as one of the top...

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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...

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ICT Spring Europe unites the startup and corporate worlds on June 19 – 20th

May 6, 2013 by Trista Bridges

ICT Spring Europe, which will bring together 3500 attendees from over 60 countries, has set as its theme for this year ‘Pure Innovation’, putting the spotlight the latest ICT solutions from both startups and established companies. Great visibility for startups ICT Spring strives each year to bridge the gap between...

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Drawing conclusions from the Yahoo-Dailymotion affair – what does it all mean?

May 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

What a week. I thought most certainly that François Hollande’s announcement of 10 pro-business measures for France would have made international news, but of course, like the great ugly PR machine that France is, they managed to put the spotlight on something else during that very same week – Yahoo walking away...

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Blackbox Connect partners with Google for Entrepreneurs to bring global entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley this Summer

May 2, 2013 by LiamBoogar

The Atherton mansion will welcome yet another group of global entrepreneurs looking to break into the Silicon Valley – Blackbox Accelerator announced that they are partnering with Google for Entrepreneurs, a program which works to empower entrepreneurs around the world to be successful, to receive applicants from all over the world....

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Investment in German tech surpassed France in Q1 2013 – Average deal size is bigger, too!

Apr 30, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Clipperton Finance, a leading European corporate finance firm specializing in the technology sector, released a report this week in collaboration with Digimind, the company behind WhoGotFunded.com, which gives a look at the European Investment landscape in Q4 2012 & Q1 2013 for the technology and life sciences sectors. The publication, which...

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