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Founder Institute doubles down on Europe, now runs 10 startup accelerator programs continent-wide

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The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine). Image credit: Ralph Orlowski / Getty Images. Full disclosure: I’ve mentored at the Founder Institute programs in Brussels in the past and probably will do more of that in the future.).

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

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Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. Image Credits: Minka. I realized I could send a photo of my daughter to her grandparents in Croatia for free, and using only a phone number,” he told TechCrunch. Image Credits: Minka.

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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

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Tank Top TV was at the demo day looking to raise £400,000 in seed round funding. Monetization of the platform is achieved in three ways: ad-funded access for free users, a premium subscription and in-app purchases. In the image below you can see the Drops Mix Chart – curated lists from users that have been voted the most popular.

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YC grad Wasp land $1.5M seed to help developers build web apps faster

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Image Credits: Wasp. Wasp CEO Matija Sosic said that he started the company in Croatia in 2019 with his twin brother Martin because they wanted to make it easier for developers to stitch together a group of services into a full stack web application. Today, Y Combinator Winter 2021 graduate Wasp announced a $1.5

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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

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Now, after helping Palantir scale up its senior talent (and pocketing some advisor shares for himself) he invests in the Palantir diaspora out of his fund. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. Image Credits: Mlenny / Getty Images. Image Credits: Bumble. Anyone else feel a moonshot theme arising in 2021? Quick IPO update.

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How Bounce beat pandemic disruption and bagged a16z to lead its Series A

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But by summer 2020 there was a temporary unlocking as parts of Europe reopened to tourism — so Bounce focused its efforts on markets like Croatia at that point. ” To fuel the expected boom in growth, Bounce is announcing close of a $12 million Series A round of funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz. Image Credits: Bounce.

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

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million in a Series E round of funding, as well as $50 million in debt financing. With the new capital injection, FreshBooks has now raised a total of more than $200 million in funding over its lifetime. The funding comes as an injection of confidence in our mission to digitally enable small businesses.”

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