Telegram’s CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested in France: Here’s why
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of instant messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday, August 24, when he exited his private jet at Le Bourget airport, outside Paris.
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Robert Vis ditches Gmail, moves to Bird’s newly launched “Mail” app
Robert Vis, Founder & CEO of Bird, announced on Friday that he will be shifting from the Gmail app to Inbox.ai on iOS.
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Prague-based platform for second-hand books Bookbot raises €4M at €20M+ valuation
Prague-based Bookbot, an online platform specialising in second-hand books, announced that it has secured €4M in a Series A round of…
Lithuania-based Tingit bags €500K to transform fashion repairs and boost circular…
Vilnius-based Tingit, a zero-effort fashion repairs marketplace, announced that it has secured €500K in a pre-seed round of funding from a…
Tilt, founded by ex-Revolut employees, raises €16.1M from Balderton, Seedcamp…
Tilt, a real-time shopping platform, announced on Friday that it has closed $18M (approximately €16.1M) in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors TQ Ventures, Earlybird, and Seedcamp.
Munich-based XO Life bags €7M to help the pharma industry better understand…
Munich-based XO Life, a digital health startup, announced on Thursday, August 22, that it has secured €7M in funding led by Sandwater and Grazia Equity.
Denmark’s Podimo acquires Amsterdam-based podcast production house Tonny Media
Copenhagen-based Podimo, a podcast and audiobook subscription service in Europe, has acquired Amsterdam-based podcast production house Tonny Media, enhancing their partnership.
Leipzig-based TEDIRO bags funding to develop the ‘smartphone on wheels’ for…
Leipzig, Germany-based TEDIRO Healthcare Robotics, a company developing a mobile robotics platform for multiple applications in healthcare, announced that it has secured a seven-figure investment in a seed funding round.
Swiss-based FLOWIT bags €4.2M to enhance employee engagement and reduce turnover…
Zürich-based FLOWIT AG, a coaching platform, announced that it has secured CHF 4M (approximately €4.21M) in an oversubscribed seed funding round.
Amsterdam’s FounderFuel to invest up to €250K in startups powering these 5…
Amsterdam-based FounderFuel, a private community for Dutch founders and investors creating the next Silicon Valley, announced on Thursday that it is now investing up to €250K in startups.
Germany’s Boomerang raises €1.9M to offer reusable shipping packaging solutions
Hamburg-based Boomerang, a reusable shipping packaging company, has raised nearly €3M in a fresh round of funding.