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

The Next Web

The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine). The idea-stage program basically gathers aspiring startup founders, experienced local entrepreneurs and international mentors for a part-time, four-month curriculum to launch ‘enduring’ companies.

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

TechCrunch

Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. 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.

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Greece’s Viva Wallet raises $80M for its neobank targeting small business merchants

TechCrunch

The company is live in 23 European markets and plans soon to expand to Croatia, Hungary and Sweden. The funding is notable in part because of who is doing the investing. Hedosophia, the somewhat secretive fund that also has been active in SPACs in the U.S., is also a backer, we have confirmed. billion ($1.8

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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

The Next Web

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. So if an emergency happens and an SOS alert is sent, all the members of the iHelp community in the local area receive it.

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

TechCrunch

Nonetheless, Bounce claims it was able to continue growing its business during the pandemic — saying i t paid out more than one million dollars to local businesses during the pandemic in spite of COVID-19’s impact. We’re also investing far more in local marketing,” says Candee of this program.

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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

TechCrunch

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. The competition is more on a global basis, because even local startups will always be looking at global talent, from the region, Australia, India, China or beyond,” he added. “I

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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

TechCrunch

Startups may not spring to mind when speaking about the beautiful country of Croatia. But Croatia’s entrepreneurs haven’t been quiet: Startups like Infobip and Rimac are significant local hero businesses now, and the region can boast of high-quality talent in the tech, automotive, manufacturing, and agtech spaces.

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