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What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe

TechCrunch

We received 57 responses and supplemented it with interviews of leading companies and investors. Europe is home 49 of the surveyed companies, six are based in the U.S., To get some additional insight into this trend, we surveyed edtech firms on their expansion plans, priorities and pitfalls. and three in Asia.

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Japan joins Europe and U.S. to keep Big Tech in check

TechSpot

The chairman of Japan's FTC, Kazuyuki Furuya, made an interview statement recently that Japan will aid the United States and Europe in efforts to prevent and limit market abuses by the Big Four global tech companies.

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

TechCrunch

upr, Rohlik CEO and founder, told TechCrunch in an interview. Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. This round will give it significantly more fuel to grow than its balance sheet would, Tomáš ?upr, For example, Ocado here in the U.K.,

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Bolt raises $182M to expand its on-demand transportation network in Europe and Africa

TechCrunch

In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding.

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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

Candid

Based on Philea’s recent analysis of surveys, in-depth interviews, and meetings with European foundations, we’ve seen how the pandemic has had significant implications for the way philanthropy operates in Europe. International giving was not limited within the borders of Europe, however.

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Doctors Have One Weird Trick to Tell When Their Colleagues Are On Ozempic

Futurism

In interviews with the New York Times , medical professionals who use the popular weight loss drugs which replicate the stomach's feeling of fullness have begun sniffing each other out. "Yes, Yes, you can definitely tell," the cardiologist said. And when you go to dinners, you can definitely see. We eat, like, an eighth of our meal.

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Vivid Money, a financial super app, raises $114M at an $886M valuation to expand in Europe

TechCrunch

Now, as it gears up to add more services to its platform and expand across all of Europe, the startup has raised €100 million ($114 million), in a round of funding led by Greenoaks Capital, with Ribbit Capital and new backer SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participating. ”

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