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European Internet Shoe Retailer Spartoo.com Secures 12 million Euros in Follow-on Funding

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 13, 2010

 Spartoo.com, a European site that sells  footwear over the Internet, announced Jan. 13 that it has  closed on a €12 million Series B round of financing to accelerate growth. 

This funding round was led by Highland Capital Partners and Endeavour Vision.  They were joined by existing investors A Plus Finance and CM-CIC Capital Privé. Read more

Israeli Mobile TV Chip Company Raises $24 million in Series D Round

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 13, 2010

 Siano Mobile Silicon, a supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips, has raised $23.5 million in a fourth round of funding.

The round consists exclusively of all of Siano's existing investors: JVP, DFJ-Tamir-Fishman, Star Ventures, Walden Israel, and Bessemer Venture Partners.Read more

International Tech Tour of UK and Ireland April 27-April 29

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 12, 2010


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Daily Motion Announces $25 Million Funding Round

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on October 25, 2009

  DailyMotion, the French video sharing sites which attracts 60 million unique monthly visitors and one billion video views worldwide, announced October 22 that it has raised $25 million (€17 million) in a round led by the French Sovereign Fund and original investors Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International.Read more

Russia's Serial Entrepreneurs Launch A New Crop of Hot Companies

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on October 24, 2009

U.S. skeptics said it couldn't be done but Natalya Kaspersky built a company inside Russia that today has annual revenues of $500 million and is ranked as one of the top five anti-virus companies worldwide. Now she is on to her next venture, InfoWatch, which is targeting another area of data security. Kaspersky is just one of the Russian serial entrepreneurs who presented their companies to global venture capitalists during a recent tech tour of Moscow, Tatarstan and Siberia. Click here to see the video and read the story.
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Frog Capital leads second round of financing in Britian's eCommera

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on September 21, 2009

WeFi reaches 30 Million Wi-Fi hotspots, Secures B Round Funding

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on August 5, 2009

 

WeFi, a community-based global Wi-Fi network, announced August 4 that it has secured an undisclosed amount of second round funding. The B round was led by venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Pitango Venture Capital.Read more

France's Rising Tech Stars

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on July 8, 2009

The European Tech Tour Association served up France’s best start-ups to 60 venture capitalists from the U.S. and Europe during a hectic 48 hour road trip. Click “read more” to see the video and read the story.Read more

Can Start-ups Transform the Power Industry for the 21st Century?

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on June 15, 2009


Germany's Power Plus Communications, a smart metering company with  utility company clients across Europe and the Middle East, is one of 25 companies set to present at a Cleantech Summit in Switzerland June 17-19. Smart grid and energy efficiency companies like PPC are attracting venture capital investment as demand for cutting energy costs increases across the globe.
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British Cleantech Start-Up Raises 9.1 Million Euros

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on June 10, 2009

AlertMe, a Cambridge, England -based company that helps consumers understand their electricity consumption and reduce it through a device and software, has raised 8 million pounds (€9.1 million) in venture capital in a B round.Read more

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