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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

It is a rather interesting and complex set of startups in the group and could be considered the most international, diverse, and exciting group in the history of the accelerator program so far. 500 Startups has announced the 33 newest companies joining its accelerator program this Fall.

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Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension

TechCrunch

Part of the funding will be used to increase Jeff’s team from about 15 people now to more than 40 employees for its offices in Latvia and Southeast Asia. Before launching Jeff, Niparts was CEO of Spain for Digital Finance International, a fintech company that is part of the Finstar Financial Group.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

million registered freelancers who have worked 35 million hours in total, as well as 900,000 clients who have posted 1.5 The company’s VP of Business Development & International Matt Cooper, with whom I spoke a few days before the IDCEE conference where he came to give a talk, is not really concerned with the rivals’ numbers though.

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Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

Though it is based in Latvia, Jeff will continue focusing on unbanked people in South and Southeast Asia, said founder and chief executive officer Toms Niparts. It plans to add more loan products, and is also working on its first insurance collaborations, credit cards and other bank-grade products.

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500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tbilisi

TechCrunch

The latter has made investements such in Greece (Plum), Latvia (Printify), and Bulgaria (Cloudpipes). Vieira told me: “Three years ago, before Shilling, I was working with 500 Global, doing accelerators for them around the world. Plus, 500 Istanbul last year relaunched istelf as 500 Emerging Europe with a €70 million early-stage fund.

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With over 1.3 million users, Nigerian-based fintech FairMoney wants to replicate growth in India

TechCrunch

Due to the daunting logistics behind international expansions, it’s challenging for an African-based startup to expand outside the shores of the continent. And with over 100 staff spread across Nigeria, France, and Latvia, the company hopes to build an engineering and marketing team in India.

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How To Survive And Then Reset To Ultimately Thrive

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book brings together more than 15 years of Homkes working directly with high-growth companies of all sizes and across a wide variety of industries. When a shock (either internal or external) hits, your organization moves into “triggered Survive.”

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