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After lockdowns boost gaming marketplace Eneba, it raises $8M from Practica and InReach

TechCrunch

The investment highlights once again the strength of the Baltics region as a tech ecosystem, after Lithuania produced its first Unicorn in the shape of Vinted , and Estonia added Pipedrive to its unicorns list. With the increased shift to digital entertainment during the pandemic, the startup has managed to garner much more U.S.

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Revolut applies for bank charter in the US

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Revolut could start offering more financial services. Companies can also use the service for payments with virtual and physical debit cards. In Europe, Revolut has a specialized license from the Bank of Lithuania — some customers are already moving their account to Revolut Bank. After obtaining a charter in the U.S.,

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Nilos unifies crypto and fiat accounts for small businesses

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The startup currently takes a fee on crypto-to-fiat transactions, but the company plans to move to a more traditional software-as-a-service subscription model as it’s more transparent for the end users. Some of the first clients are AnotherBlock, Rocket3, Metafight and Rarecubes.

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

The Next Web

“For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. Moreover, the marketplace itself is in big part fueled by freelance workers. “We

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Y Combinator widens its bet in edtech in latest batch

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The vast majority of startups in the current edtech batch charge consumers, instead of institutions or enterprises, for services. In some ways, edtech startups going for consumers instead of institutions isn’t new: it’s always been easier to convince a parent instead of a public school to pay for a service simply due to red tape.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

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There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. Lithuania is now fourth in the global fintech ranking after the U,S,, the U,K, and Singapore. Lithuania’s life sciences sector is gaining prominence. But what are the locals excited about on the ground?

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Despite remote work and the economic downturn, some companies look to London for expansion

TechCrunch

Data from FDI Markets * , the Financial Times’ cross-border investment monitoring service, indicates that London has attracted the highest number of foreign direct investments ( FDI ) into tech from international companies for the past few years, ahead of Singapore, Dubai, and New York. . Cross-border investments. In the U.K.,