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Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU

The Verge

The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Activation keys were geo-blocked between 2010 and 2015, the European Commission said.

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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

TechCrunch

Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data. De Datta says the money was used in part to buy Exponea, but he also plans to invest more in engineering to continue building the product line. ” BloomReach shoots for more complete digital experience with Hippo acquisition.

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

TechCrunch

Lightyear is one of several burgeoning stock trading companies to emerge on the scene, promising an easy inroad for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies, from Apple and Alibaba, to Spotify and Tesla. Trading stocks.

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Can data fix healthcare?

TechCrunch

Let’s talk money, startups and spicy IPO rumors. The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 There was more money for OKR startups , leading to our question about VCs putting capital into related companies in the future. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. Can data fix healthcare?

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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

TechCrunch

However, the concept has picked up steam and credibility again in the past year of pandemic living, a time when people are looking to save money, with many thinking of the part they play in this world of ours, possibly helping to put a little less of our plastic and other waste into it.

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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. There is a lot of investment capital there (just as everywhere else I guess), not too much smart money yet, so definitely opportunity for good VCs to take a look (and they are looking). More than 50%? More than 50%?

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5 Ways to Gain The Upper Hand in Facebook’s Newsfeed

Connection Cafe

Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. All of the most successful nonprofits on Facebook use Facebook ads to boost Page posts, grow their email lists, and raise money. So the Newsfeed algorithm tries to predict what each user wants to see in their Newsfeed.