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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). 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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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. 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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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. .

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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. 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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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

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So if an emergency happens and an SOS alert is sent, all the members of the iHelp community in the local area receive it. 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. It also has a map of known defibrillator locations.

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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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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. In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech.

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