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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

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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. In that process, it came in contact with the central bank and the local ACH, and then won an RFP to automate Colombia’s payments infrastructure.

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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. So if an emergency happens and an SOS alert is sent, all the members of the iHelp community in the local area receive it. Featured Image Credit – Wayra/Flickr. Apps Entrepreneur Insider News Roundups'

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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

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Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. 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 Image Credits: Mlenny / Getty Images. Image Credits: Bumble. Quick IPO update. Around TechCrunch.

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

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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. Image Credits: Bounce. We’re also investing far more in local marketing,” says Candee of this program.

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

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FreshBooks has 500 employees in Canada, Croatia, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United States — hiring over 100 people in the past year. For example, he said, more business owners are working to become digitally enabled to meet local tax and invoice compliance systems. . ” Image Credits: FreshBooks.

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

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TechCrunch: In order to be able to access the support package a local startup must be an innovative business that’s up to five years old (or seven in biotech); making up to €5 million in revenue; and have at least 60% of its employees in Spain. So we get on par with countries like France, Portugal, Estonia, Croatia, and the Netherlands.

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