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Berlin-based hospitality startup Cosi raises €5 million in pre-launch seed funding
The new Berlin-based hospitality startup Cosi has raised €5 million in pre-launch seed funding, drawing participation from big names in world of travel, real estate, and hospitality. The company aims to compete with boutique hotels by offering uniquely designed apartments for short-term stays and a streamlined digital service to facilitate the guest experience. Cosi’s CEO, […]
O2 to launch 5G UK network, without Huawei’s help
UK telecom company O2 has announced the launch of its 5G mobile network this October, in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, and Slough, according to BBC News. The following summer, it will expand the network to a total of 50 cities. The company will first deploy 5G in areas with capacity that is often pushed to […]
#FRENCHTECHFRIDAY: Five friends launch Fintech start-up Ticoon right out of school
Never underestimate what you can do with a bunch of friends. It is such a bunch that created fintech start-up Ticoon right out of business school, well almost out. Sébastien Bergès, Gatien Cantais, Mathieu Mhun, Antoine Grimal and Niels Rolland were all in the same preparatory class in Toulouse. Entering different Business […]
Backed by Rocket Internet, on-demand laundry service ZipJet launches in Paris
ZipJet is a London-based company offering an on-demand laundry service that collects, washes and delivers clothes. Currently active in London & Berlin and will launch in other markets in the near future. The company is supported by Berlin’s Rocket Internet which is famous for having built many successful Internet companies around the world. The service […]
Spendesk launches a SaaS solution to help companies manage their corporate spendings
Founded in 2015 by Rodolphe Ardant and Parisian startup studio eFounders, Spendesk is a unique solution to generate digital or physical corporate cards for employees and easily manage expenses as a team. Tracking corporate spendings is definitely a pain for companies, today’s CFOs, accountants, and managers are struggling to manage their teams spendings, gather all […]
After acquiring its French competitor, recruitment marketplace Hired officially launches in France
Back in February, and after raising $70M in total from Comcast, Crosslink Capital or Google Ventures, talent recruitment marketplace Hired.com has acquired its Paris-based competitor Breaz.io, with the aim to tackle a French recruitment market, an essential target according to Mehul Patel, CEO of Hired: “We started thinking about entering the French market two years ago. […]
IZBERG launches a turnkey solution to deploy service marketplaces
Paris-based IZBERG Marketplace -which raised €1.5M last year from Alven Capital, announces the launch of their marketplace solution for services: IZBERG Plaform for Services. The startup, which provides a SaaS solution adding an e-commerce layer to any existing website, has stretched its offer to not only products but also services marketplaces, allowing every actor, e-merchant or not, to launch their […]
Hivy launches the solution every office manager needed
Hivy is a tool making the life of office managers easier and assisting them in their everyday tasks to build a better work experience. Co-founded by Pascaline Bertaux along with startup studio eFounders, Hivy has opened its service publicly today, after months of beta, during which French (DoctoLib, BlaBlaCar or Numa) and US (CareMessage or AdoreMe) […]
Orange acquires Groupama to launch mobile bank in bid to become major fintech player
Orange announced today it has acquired a majority of Groupama and will use the service to launch a new mobile banking service. The former Groupama, a financial services and insurance company, will be re-named “Orange Bank” in 2017 and will be a pure mobile banking play. Orange acquired 65 percent of Groupama after months of exclusive […]
Backed by La Poste, Stuart launches same-hour delivery in Paris
After a 6 months trial in Paris, last-mile logistics startup Stuart has officially launched in the French capital. Stuart connects a fleet of independent couriers with local merchants and e-commerce businesses. The service allows same-hour delivery within the city for companies of all sizes. They also announced the launch of their operations in Barcelona and London, where they […]