May 30, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 30, 2014 What is it about Finnish startups and fitness? We’ve recently covered Sportsetter, an app that lets you discover different fitness experiences, and HeiaHeia, the corporate wellness platform — both companies that hail from Finland. Today another...
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...
May 27, 2014 | Western Europe
Organised by education technology company Edxus Group and specialist media investment and advisory firm IBIS Capital, EdTech Europe is an exclusive one day summit for senior business executives and investors with an interest in the e-Learning market. Addressing...
May 26, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
May 26, 2014 Russian billionaire Anton Zingarevich is reportedly willing to sell his majority stake in Reading Football Club a cut price after The Royals missed out on promotion to the Premier League. Anton Zingarevich, the son of St. Petersburg-based paper...
May 23, 2014 | News, Western Europe
Financial Times May 23, 2014 EasyHotel, the sister brand of the easyJet budget airline, has announced its intention to float on London’s junior market, despite rising questions over investor appetite for initial public offerings. A shift in sentiment towards London...
May 22, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
French startup TVTY raised $4.5 million from Partech Ventures, 360 Capital Partners and business angels. This is yet another sign that French companies’ efforts to advertise technology have been doing very well. TVTY provides an API for advertising companies to bridge...