May 22, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 22, 2014 ‘Tinderfaces’ are in app vogue right now. By which I mean Tinder-esque ‘swipe to filter’ interfaces. ‘X app is the Tinder of Y’ has become the standard descriptive shorthand for this trend (named, of course, for dating app Tinder which...
May 22, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 22, 2014 French startup accelerator TheFamily is raising up to $2 million from angel investors and Index Ventures. It’s an open round — so far investors have committed $1 million. Given the overall interest around the funding, the company should quickly...
May 19, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 19, 2014 Dashlane came to life in 2011 as a somewhat stealthy startup out of Paris that promised a smart approach to the sometimes-frustrating art of consumers managing multiple passwords. Nearly three years on, with some key product iterations under...
May 19, 2014 | Deals, Western Europe
The Business is a subsidiary of a Group that operates in the ICT and Digital Media sectors. The Group is seeking a buyer of its 90% of shares of the Business (an Italian limited company). The Business is a scientific publishing company that primarily operates in...
May 19, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, MENA, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News May 19. 2014 In early May TMT Investments, a UK-headquartered venture fund backed by Russian businessmen, announced the completion of a $200,000 investment in Israeli startup Drippler, in exchange for a 1.86% share. Drippler is a mobile and...
May 18, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
May 18 (Reuters) – German toy maker Schleich, known for its lifelike figurines, has been bought by French private equity firm Ardian from its British owner HgCapital, the two private equity companies said on Sunday. Neither side disclosed the price of the...
