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Why Techstars is doubling down on Europe

TechCrunch

As we get into our dive into Q3 2021 venture capital numbers, one region in particular has our attention: Europe. While venture capital gains in markets like India, Latin America and the larger African startup ecosystem have proved impressive, Europe has posted strong results of its own. Let’s talk Europe!

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Charles raises $20M to bring conversational commerce to WhatsApp in Europe

TechCrunch

Two years on from its launch, Charles today announced that it has raised $20 million in a series A round of funding led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Accel and HV Capital. million seed round of funding it raised last year. Conversational commerce comes to Europe. This follows a $6.5 How it works.

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

TechCrunch

Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup taking Berlin by storm, has raised $44M Series A. Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. which is listed here but is run like a startup) raised more than $1 billion. raised $20 million.

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5 things you may have missed in Atomico’s 2021 Europe report

TechCrunch

Europe, long viewed as a relative backwater to the U.S. Akin to many startup markets around the world, Europe has seen its venture capital totals rise, its unicorn ranks swell, and even a few major public exits. This morning, TechCrunch reported that Flink raised $750 million. Sounds good? Let’s rock. Remember Brexit?

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More venture funds are betting on Central and Eastern Europe

TechCrunch

Central and Eastern Europe have had less venture capital at their disposal than their GDP or population could warrant. Startup founders in Central and Eastern Europe will soon have more dry powder to chase. Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here.

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Bolt raises $709M at an $8.4B valuation to expand its transportation and food delivery super app

TechCrunch

Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business. “We started off in Eastern Europe and Africa because those markets had a bigger need. . billion ($8.4 Didi quietly divested its stake in Bolt last year.).

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Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices outside the US

TechSpot

Sony is raising the retail price of its PlayStation 5 console in several regions. While the tech giant is increasing PlayStation 5 prices across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and even North. The company announced the move earlier today, citing a difficult global economic environment and soaring inflation.

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