Alibaba snaps up German big data startup data Artisans for €90M
Berlin-based startup data Artisans has been acquired by Chinese multinational conglomerate Alibaba in a €90 million deal.
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Berlin-based startup data Artisans has been acquired by Chinese multinational conglomerate Alibaba in a €90 million deal.
Jan 9, 2019
London-based shopping tool and browser extension startup Pouch has been taken over by Global Savings Group.
Jan 8, 2019
French startup Ledger has introduced its new cryptocurrency hardware wallet ‘Nano X’. It is a Bluetooth enabled wallet accessible from smartphones.
Jan 8, 2019
CES is an yearly event where developers across the world showcase their new technological innovations encompassing a wide range of products right from TVs, virtual reality to self-driving cars and gaming consoles.
Jan 8, 2019
Flinders, Amsterdam-based online furniture e-commerce startup store has announced that it has achieved a turnover of €20 million in 2018, a growth of 30% compared to last year.
Jan 8, 2019
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Jan 8, 2019
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Jan 8, 2019
Berlin-based venture capital investment firm Blue Yard Capital has raised the second venture capital fund of €105 million.
Jan 8, 2019
Sunfire GmbH, a provider of liquid fuels and combustibles recently raised € 25 million venture capital in a series C financing round.
Jan 7, 2019
Recently, Lightspeed, a cloud-based POS system provider announced a tie-up with food delivery services like UberEats and Thuisbezorgd to launch its service 'Lightspeed Delivery', powered by Deliverect.
Jan 7, 2019
After ten years at the head of core banking provider, Ohpen founder, Chris Zadeh transferred the CEOship to Matthijs Aler from January 1, 2019. In fact, Aler has extensive experience in online banking, including at BinckBank as Managing Director Netherlands and as CEO France where he was ultimately responsible for setting up the French branch.
Jan 7, 2019
German smart luggage startup Horizn has obtained a €10 million investment for endorsing its digital travel assistance platform Horizn GO. The new platform enables users to have a customised tour management solution, incorporating booking of flights and hotels.
Jan 7, 2019