The Verge

JANUARY 20, 2021

This broke the EU’s Digital Single Market rules which prohibit those types of barriers. The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Five publishers were fined in total. Focus Home was fined almost €2.9

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Samsung says the app update that enables the features will begin rolling out on February 4th, though the company notes that availability “may vary by market and carrier.”. Apple introduced the ability to take an EKG with the Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018 , though Apple Watches still can’t natively track blood pressure.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Estonia-based Membo — which is backed by Y Combinator and will be presenting at the incubator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day next week — is aiming to take a slice of the premium end of grocery shopping in Europe and a bite out of supermarket giants’ continued dominance of the traditional weekly food shop. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Woola opened a production facility in Estonia and launched its first product in December 2020. Wool envelopes were the first products to hit the market. These wool-based packages can be reused, repurposed, or returned by the end user, with the ultimate goal of making the solution “closed-loop” so nothing goes to waste.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Kahoot, which trades a part of its shares through Norway’s alternative exchange the Merkur Market and currently has a market cap of over $3 billion , said in an announcement that it would pay $31 million in cash, plus up to $19 million more in cash and shares, based on Drops meeting certain targets between now and 2022.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

The market primarily caters to criminals in Russia and surrounding nations. Hydra has the highest turnover rate out of any illegal market in the world. In coordination with allies and partners, like Germany and Estonia, we will continue to disrupt these networks.”. billion (~$1.35 million USD) in 2020 alone.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Warren’s self-service distributed cloud platform is gaining traction in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service markets, and Europe. AWS remains in firm control of the cloud infrastructure market. It recently closed a $1.4

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Kickfolio: service to help brands market their iPhone apps. Pick1: retargeting service through automated market research.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Now Estonia-based eAgronom , another FMS startup, has closed a $7.4 It will also expand to new markets (including outside of the EU), and improve its carbon tracking technologies. Voluntary carbon markets lack transparency and liquidity, and blockchain is the best technology for providing both. Agrivi has raised $7.3

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

The new financing will be used for growing the workforce, R&D, sales and marketing. The Estonia-based startup’s “special sauce” is using AI-powered video to verify identifies. They were joined by existing investors IVP and Accel, bringing Veriff’s total funding to date to $200 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

The company — co-headquartered in New York and Tallinn, Estonia — has now raised more than $150 million overall, it said. We’re investing more into the company because of its extraordinary growth and momentum and the enormous size of the market opportunity.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s also had a significant presence in Europe, with its primary R&D operation based out of Tallinn, in Estonia (hence the financial endorsement from the EU), and its first substantial city deployment in Milton Keynes in the UK. “Grocery will be larger in a year to 18 months,” he said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

So far, the Estonia-founded mobility startup that offers rent-to-buy car subscriptions has bought over 12,000 cars for its customers in South Africa and Mexico. Planet42 is one of the few upstarts, including Moove , Autochek and FlexClub , focused on the African market tackling this inequality via different mobility offerings.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

To power the expansion, which will see Lightyear land in 19 new markets, including the Baltics and much of Western Europe, London-based Lightyear has also raised $25 million in a Seres A round of funding led by U.S. Lightyear , a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

ERP is a form of business management software that can serve any number of functions inside a company, from marketing and risk management, to supply chain management and beyond. “As manufacturing moves closer to the ever-increasingly conscious consumer, brands that rely on local production and inventory are gaining market share.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In the early days of the company, the market was immature, so Clarifai started selling to small businesses and individuals. Now it is closing deals with Fortune 500 companies as the market has matured. When the company started to see those enterprise signals in the market, it went after the Series C.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Launched in a number of Nordics markets, and on the verge of opening properties in London, the startup seems to be weathering the pandemic, reaching occupancy rates as high as 90% at its existing properties in Estonia and Finland. 10 proptech investors see better era for residential and retail after pandemic.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

The Santa Monica-based scooter sharing company announced that it will bring its battery-powered two-wheelers to 50 new cities on the continent in the coming months, in addition to growing its fleet in its current markets. The move comes as scooter sharing continues to perform strongly in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tableau

JANUARY 6, 2022

Marketing Manager, Community Content & Events, Tableau. Danika Harrod. Bronwen Boyd. January 6, 2022 - 9:05pm. January 10, 2022. The ultimate data showdown is back. We are calling on data rockstars (that’s you) from around the world to compete in our annual Iron Viz competition. The fine print. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Dan Michaeli, the co-founder and CEO who is based out of New York (the company has a substantial operation in Estonia too), said it will be used to continue developing its technology and expanding to address inbound interest for its services after seeing its revenues grow by 150% in 2020. billion) also participating.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

18 European countries have already signed a non-binding pledge saying that they plan to contribute to this EIF’s fund of funds — Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. More countries should join the list soon.

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Tableau

JANUARY 6, 2022

Marketing Manager, Community Content & Events, Tableau. Danika Harrod. Bronwen Boyd. January 6, 2022 - 9:05pm. January 10, 2022. The ultimate data showdown is back. We are calling on data rockstars (that’s you) from around the world to compete in our annual Iron Viz competition. The fine print. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Now, in a spot of perfect timing, a startup out of Talinn, Estonia, called Ready Player Me — which has built a popular platform for creating dynamic, animated avatars to use across virtual worlds built and operated by others — is announcing $56 million in funding to grow its business.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

January 2020 seems like a long time ago: Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards, Tesla’s market cap made it America’s most valuable car company, and Visa announced plans to purchase Plaid for $5.3 Smart growth tactics can put account-based marketing within reach for startups and SMBs.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Internal combustion engines still rule the roost when it comes to powering automobiles, but there are signs that they’re trundling into oblivion, at least in some markets. ” Papaya is already live in five markets, including the U.K. Spain, France, Germany and Estonia. The likes of Sweden , Denmark , and the U.K.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Over this time the startup has expanded into 10 markets across Europe. The plan is really that by 2025 we [will] have a coverage of 50 markets globally and we have all the global hubs covered and can serve the really big companies — because I think that’s where the big volume of employees moving across the world is.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

. “With the funding, we want to accelerate our expansion in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal & Spain, besides our core market Germany. We’ve been operating in these markets for a while and now look at strengthening our go to market across Europe.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

In the same way your firm might offer marketing or PR services to portfolio companies, coaching should be part of the package. A few VCs have already taken a 1% pledge , but it’s the Europeans who are leading the charge here, with funds from Estonia to Ireland generously covering all founder coaching fees and other support programs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2022

Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Central and Eastern Europe have had less venture capital at their disposal than their GDP or population could warrant.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

I reached out and connected with Felicity Kibble, the aquarium’s Visitor Experience Marketing Adviser, to learn more about their social program that has me and loads of people around the world enthralled. There’s no doubt that whenever I’m in that part of the world, I will be visiting this aquarium. Draco won, closely followed by Mo, again!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

So we get on par with countries like France, Portugal, Estonia, Croatia, and the Netherlands. The Ministry of Economy is still working to understand and evaluate how these first sandboxes are helping the financial sector to let startups introduce and market their own products. We have recently started with financial sandboxes.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

Incubators and accelerators have provided a tremendous boost to the start-up ecosystem, but the arena also requires another medium to step in for those accelerator graduates – one that helps them scale, go global, and gain critical traction to attract market interest and investment. Make your mark in new markets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

He then started Social West , a Calgary-based digital marketing conference that, before long, expanded to three cities. Bird noted that “thanks to our high retention, we’re able to build a company culture that makes up for any of the disadvantages of a smaller labor market.” venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

We’ll cover every aspect of company building: Fundraising, recruiting, sales, product-market fit, PR, marketing and brand building. Proactive CEOs should prioritize European expansion. You’ll hear firsthand how some of the most successful founders and VCs build their businesses, raise money and manage their portfolios.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Major brands are experimenting with it, using the AI to generate ad and marketing copy, for example. We’ve been putting market participants on notice that instances in which AI tools are effectively being designed to deceive people can place them on the hook for FTC action,” she stated. And OpenAI is heavily investing in it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

with other markets to follow, tests can be ordered online and are carried out remotely with the promise of a certified result the following day for PCR tests and in under 90 minutes for antigen tests. Kreindler also says it’s not just about individuals and that Certific has worked with academics in Estonia, North America and in the U.K.

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Ars Technica

MARCH 28, 2025

The date varies by market, but the wait is almost over. On April 14, the Pixel 9a will arrive in Europe, launching in Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland.

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