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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Hungary

The Next Web

By Gianluca Bellan and Andrea Hak Hungary is a startup hub on the rise. In the year Prezi was founded, 2009, the country already had its first English language workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs, the Venture Accelerator Course,… This story continues at The Next Web. The company now has over 100 million users, raised $72.8

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Kahoot drops $50M on Drops to add language learning to its gamified education stable

TechCrunch

The popular startup, which lets people build and share educational games, has picked up Drops, a startup that helps people learn languages by way of short picture and word-based games. A third, Droplets, is aimed specifically at language learning for learners aged between eight and 17. million (€6.3

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Novakid’s ESL app for children raises $4.25M Series A led by PortfoLion and LearnStart investors

TechCrunch

This edtech startup is yet another “learning English as a second language for children” startup. million Series A financing led by Hungary-based PortfoLion (part of OTP, a leading banking group in Eastern Europe), alongside a prominent edtech-focused U.S. Today it’s Novakid’s turn. fund, LearnStart.

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Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries

The Verge

The New York Times confirmed this policy applies to people using the service from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Typically, moderation guidelines would dictate that language dehumanizing or attacking a particular group based on its identity be removed.

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TamatemGames raises $11M Series B led by PUBG maker Krafton

TechCrunch

The users need to feel that the game was made for them, not just translated from one language to another. India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Hungary, and Jordan. Tamatem publishes games relevant to Arabic users and customizes its games to fit the culture. . Tamatem makes the games culturally relevant to the end-users,” said Hammo.

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How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

TechCrunch

The current plan is to figure out how to get staff across the border either to Hungary or Poland. The situation is being hampered by the fact that all airspace is now out of bounds, and public transportation is largely out of action. The situation is also going to spell major economic fallout for startups in Ukraine.

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

TechCrunch

Only in founders from: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania or Hungary. How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? More than 50%? Which industries in your city and region seem well positioned to thrive, or not, long term?