Jun 30, 2014 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) (Reuters) – France and China have launched a midcap private equity fund to boost investment and exposure between the two following a visit by the Chinese president to France earlier this year. The Sino French midcap fund has reached a...
Jun 24, 2014 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
Etsy announced today that it has acquired a French company called A Little Market, a Paris-based online marketplace for handmade items. Though terms of the deal were undisclosed, Etsy says that this is its “sixth and largest acquisition to date.” A Little Market will...
Jun 12, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
LePoint.fr June 3, 2014 From June 12 to 14, more than 500 start-ups open their doors to the public. This is the idea of Marc-Arthur Gauthey toput an end to the fear of innovation. Startup Assembly is an initiative to democratize the culture of innovation and...
Jun 12, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
Jun. 5, 2014 – PARIS, France — The City of Paris, with the Grande Arche de la Défense serving as the gateway to Europe’s largest business-financial district, hosted a meeting of equity crowdfunding platforms from 10 European Union countries, namely:...
Jun 10, 2014 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
Enquire, an innovative new “local community” or “hood” Q&A app is now being rolled out in eighteen US cities and Paris. Enquire helps visitors and local users alike get “human” answers to questions such as “where’s the best place to take a photo of the skyline”...
May 29, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News, North America, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Yesterday, French mobile analytics startup Capptain, which so far had been funded by Moscow-based venture fund Runa Capital, announced it was being acquired by Microsoft. The amount of transaction has not been disclosed, but Runa’s PR...
