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

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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. Minka has about 30 employees, with its product and tech team located in Croatia and support and sales staff in Colombia.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

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Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. ” Photo credit: John Moore/Getty Images. accelerator and brought on two venture partners to help oversee its India investments.

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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

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Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. Image Credits: Mlenny / Getty Images. Image Credits: Bumble. Extra Crunch memberships are now available in Switzerland , Croatia and Czech Republic. Loizos also profiled Lux Capital’s Deena Shakir, who sees space and frontier tech going mainstream right now. Quick IPO update.

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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

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In the image below you can see the Drops Mix Chart – curated lists from users that have been voted the most popular. Launching first in the UK, Bulgaria, Germany and Croatia, iHelp is currently looking for £500,000 to expand its network and build into new markets. Featured Image Credit – Wayra/Flickr.

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Uber to offer boat rides in London as new commuter service

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Image: Uber. For a number of years now, it’s offered an island-hopping service in Croatia during the summer months. Thames Clippers’ fleet will be rebranded as part of the partnership. This is not the first time Uber has offered a boat service. Uber has also offered journeys via other methods, such as helicopters , over the years.

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