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Digital freight forwarder Forto raises another $50M in round led by Inven Capital

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The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. Additional investment came from Iris Capital, with strong participation from current investors, including Rider Global, Northzone, Cherry Ventures and the Italian venture fund H14. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016.

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Partech raises $750 million growth fund

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We’re humbled and grateful for the support of, and commitment from, our global investors. Partech plans to invest across many different verticals, both enterprise and consumer companies, across multiple industries. Around 40 family offices, entrepreneurs and business angels also participated directly in the new fund. million to $78.4

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Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe

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It plans to use the funding to expand its footprint across metropolitan areas in its existing three markets — the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria — as well as to break into Germany, Poland, Romania and other countries in the near future. And this is not a comprehensive list.).

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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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Celebrate Community Storytelling

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The time to gala, glitz, and glam with industry leaders, talented techies, and a few of your favorite TechSoup staffers is almost here! Lam is harnessing social media to spark civic engagement and drive global giving and volunteerism. You can also watch the awards ceremony live streamed on uSTREAM online for our global audience.

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

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The Czech Republic may be better known for beer, hockey and the sights of Prague, but its entrepreneurial community is as ambitious as any. Pipedrive is an EU-based CRM company with offices in eight countries, but it has a Czech co-founder in VP of Product Martin Henk, one of several founders to emerge from the ecosystem.

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Why the next big entrepreneur must come from climate tech

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We see historic fires in Greece, Portugal and North America’s entire West Coast ; epic floods in Germany ; devastating tornadoes in historically temperate geographies such as the Czech Republic ; record-breaking hurricanes in the Caribbean and Philippines; drought in Syria that ultimately led to civil war; destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.

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