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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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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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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

TechCrunch

I often begin calls with founders by asking why they’re willing to bet their livelihoods on an idea that will most likely fail. It’s a small hack that lets me see how vulnerable a founder is, and how much conviction they have behind their ideas. One of the great things about Zoox is that the idea itself just makes a lot of sense.

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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. It’s on track, he said, for that number to be 100,000 by the end of this year. “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

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

TechCrunch

How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? Who are key startup people you see creating success locally, whether investors, founders or even other types of startup ecosystems roles like lawyers, designers, growth experts, etc. Social media, logistics, travel.

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. Many older people have a strict understanding of a business and the startup ideas don’t match that.

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