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

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The company is live in 23 European markets and plans soon to expand to Croatia, Hungary and Sweden. Viva Wallet is at the forefront of a paradigm shift for fintech and together, we expect to transform the payments industry in Europe” said Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital, in a statement. ” Which neobanks will rise or fall?

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How Zoox turned a failed Series C into the future

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So armed with those facts and a team of wonderful employees and investors who strongly believed in that, we were able to weather some of the ups and downs of the industry, even though it’s not always been an easy ride. Extra Crunch memberships are now available in Switzerland , Croatia and Czech Republic. Image Credits: Bumble.

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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. 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

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As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? Healthcare, industry 4.0. We surveyed: Petra Kon?elíková Innovative.

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

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

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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. We also see promise in food tech, robotics and industry 4.0 (we What are you most excited by?

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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. . versus businesses owned by men,” Epperson said.

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