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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe

TechCrunch

To power the expansion, which will see Lightyear land in 19 new markets, including the Baltics and much of Western Europe, London-based Lightyear has also raised $25 million in a Seres A round of funding led by U.S. Lightyear , a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. launch plans back in 2020.

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Can data fix healthcare?

TechCrunch

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. Healthcare in America is inequitable — something that the pair of Truveta executives stressed during our call — thus giving the company a huge market to improve and make less racist and sexist. Market Notes. Sign up here.

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An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to life during wartime

TechCrunch

Our emergency plan included accommodation for employees and their families in Slovakia, but in the end, everybody decided to stay back, and we did not have use it. to work with local, national, governmental and international professional medical organizations to provide information and training to the military. How can you help?

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

She was a pioneer of the Eagles Care program, which partners the Eagles with local nonprofits to make a lasting difference in the Philadelphia community. She speaks worldwide, enjoying the opportunity to work with colleagues in places like Mexico City, London, Paris, Italy, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Slovakia.

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

TechCrunch

How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? We are solely focusing on the European market, with an impact on the Czech Republic. How much are you focused on investing in your local ecosystem versus other startup hubs (or everywhere) in general? Vaccination.

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HBO Max is coming to parts of Europe on October 26th

The Verge

Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra are the first six countries it’ll be available in, before it expands to the following 14 territories next year: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

The company is also incentivizing drivers in Poland and Slovakia to accept rides on the Ukrainian border to help transport refugees. Anyone who wants to volunteer to help with skill-sharing from software development to marketing to translations can also sign up. The site already has dozens of companies signed up as potential employers.

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