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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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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I made it to the 1000K level for United, in part, due to too many International trips, including trips to London and Croatia. This year, I will do master classes in London, Croatia, and Poland. In order to accomplish as much as possible, I have lived many of the idea around personal resilience in my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit.

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On my way to Zagreb!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

November 26, 2007 I’m going to Zagreb, Croatia to be at Aspiration’s Open Translation event. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology On my way to Zagreb! I’m really looking forward to it.

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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

The Next Web

It’s hard to have a good idea. It’s even harder to have a good idea that no one else has done, which makes it even more surprising that Dattch claims to be the very first dating app with a user experience designed for women. by 2016 “or will have been acquired for our discovery technology”. ? Tank Top TV.

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Rimac reveals the Nevera, a 1,900-horsepower electric hypercar

The Verge

The Nevera represents the culmination of a lot of ideas Rimac has worked on for a decade. Each buyer will even be “invited to Croatia to design his or her car to their exacting requirements,” Rimac says.

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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. “Viva Wallet is proving the resilience of its business model,” he said.

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

TechCrunch

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. The original idea for Bounce came to Candee back in 2014, although he didn’t start work on the startup until January 2018 — going on take take in $1.2M