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Pealk, the startup that hacked the LinkedIn API, acquired by Viadeo
We reported last year on Pealk, a Paris-based startup that had used the legal access to the LinkedIn API that they had been granted to provide users with the same functinoality that recruiters pay upwards of $7,000 per year for. Less than 6 months later, the startup, which was shut down after LinkedIn revoked their […]
Why is the #1 headhunter app Pealk shutting down today? (Answer: Linkedin)
If you didn’t catch the story over the weekend, TheNextWeb ran a story last Friday announcing that French startup Pealk, who offers a free headhunting app, is being shutdown. Today. The startup’s application used LinkedIn’s API to help exactly 2739 (as of this morning) recruiters to search for potential hires with a user-friendly interface. What’s […]
Partech Ventures announces the Biggest European Seed Fund. Ever.
Partech Ventures announced this morning that they have closed a new €60 Million Seed Fund – Partech Entrepreneur II – with LPs including BPIFrance, seven corporations (Carrefour, Econocom, EdenRED, Groupama, Ingenico, Neopost, Renault-Nissan), as well as 50 entrepreneurs, including Eric Carreel (Withings), Marc Menasé (Menlook – a Partech investment) & Oliver Goy (Lendix). The fund will […]
Shapr raises $3 Million to combine Path, Tinder & LinkedIn into the perfect networking app
Paris- and New York-based startup Shapr has raised $3 Million from investors including Blablacar co-founder Fred Mazzella, the company confirmed on Twitter this week. The startup, which aims to leverage the power of introductions, was co-founded by Ludovic Huraux, formerly of Attractive World, and by Zane Groshelle last year. The product, currently built on top of LinkedIn’s API (with all […]
What to think of Viadeo’s €200-300 Million IPO plans?
This week Viadeo announced in an interview with LeFigaro that they would be seeking to raise €200-300 million on the Euronext in a Paris IPO early next year. Viadeo, which competes with LinkedIn and Xing as a professional network, owes much of its success to France, where it first started as an online network for French […]
Viadeo appoints Kewego founder Michel Meyer as new Managing Director
With over 50 million users worldwide, a big leap in traffic last year due to their success on mobile, their rapid expansion in emerging markets, and increased acquisition activity, Viadeo’s evolution has been looking a lot more interesting as of late. However, to finally break-out of LinkedIn’s shadow (200 million users to Viadeo’s 50 million) […]