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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

TechCrunch

Today’s funding round values the startup — which says it now has 5 million customers globally — at $3.2 trillion market globally. “We look forward to supporting Back Market as it doubles down in the US and elsewhere globally. Up next, the startup plans to launch in Canada, Greece, Sweden and Slovakia. “We

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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

Swobbee was able to enlist the help of startups like Onomotion , an e-mobility company focusing on urban logistics, and Emmy , an e-moped sharing company that was recently purchased by GoTo Global , to provide vans packed with goods to be sent to the border.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Yaccarino will be leaving her role as chairman of Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCU. X opens up its ad revenue sharing program globally The company announced its “Ads Revenue Sharing” program is now available for eligible creators globally. X also changed its App Store tagline from “Let’s talk.”

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. Per Jozef: "In Slovakia, Mr. Pado took the whole database of illegal dumps and sent letters to each affected city. The Problem. Check it out here: [link].

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Only in founders from: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania or Hungary. Our focus is on the Central European region — so far we have invested in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but we are open to founders from other neighboring countries as well. More than 50%? More than 50%?

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How Ikea turned flat-pack furniture into a business worth billions

Fast Company Tech

The two Swedes are lifting parts and turning hex wrenches in a second-floor conference room in Trnava, Slovakia, just outside the capital, Bratislava. This interrelated process is the Ikea way, dating back to its world-changing leap into the self-assembled furniture business in 1952, and foundational to its global success.