Dutch payment platform Adyen’s revenue surpasses $1B in 2017
Adyen, a Dutch payment processing company announced it has earned north of €921M ($1.14B) in annual revenues in 2017 with an increase of over €323M from 2016. The company signed its first renowned cus...
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See Tickets aims to capture European market with Dutch ticket-sales company Paylogic acquisition
With an aim to expand its European presence, See Tickets, a ticketing services company owned by Vivendi, an integrated content, media, and communications group recently acquired a Dutch ticket sales, ...
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Belgian fintech company POM gets growth subsidy from the European Commission
Horizon 2020 is European Commission's (EC) most well-funded Research and Innovation programme with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). It aims to secure Europe's globa...
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These nine promising startups graduated from World Startup Factory
Nine startups in Blockchain, digital health, smart city, and building-tech last week demoed at the World Startup Factory's (WSF) 'Impact Accelerator #3' event. The accelerator helps startups to expedi...
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Belgium-based digital platform for seniors Cubigo raises €3.65M Series A, partners with Lyft
Unlike social media networks, messaging apps, and deep tech startups that get plenty of media attention, senior living might appear as a 'niche industry' hardly in need of a tech solution. Still, conn...
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Amsterdam-based Unchain.io launches Blockchain integration platform, adds investor
We've seen the ups and downs cryptocurrencies had in past few months. Bitcoin's price zoomed past 8,926 Euros at the end of November last year. It soared more than 1,000 percent since the start of 201...
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Belgian online parking startup Sharemypark acquired by Irish competitor Parkpnp
"I do not need a drill. I need a hole in the wall". That's the idea behind the growth of sharing-economy companies. While Uber and Airbnb are the 'crown jewels' of sharing economy, there are numerous ...
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Startups.be launches job platform that uses AI techniques to pair up job-seekers and employers
Brussels-based Startups.be, a one-stop-shop for Belgian tech entrepreneurs to get an access to investors, customers and experts, has launched a job platform which uses 'natural language processing' to...
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GeoSpark, an AI location tracking startup, launches developer platform
Turning on location services of your mobile phone can consume plenty of battery. At times it is a foreground/background app that unnecessarily and constantly pings GPS to get an exact location. Featur...
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Accident prevention app Safeguard partners with Startupbootcamp, aims to raise €20M in ICO
2017 was a crazy good year for startups raising capital via ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), a form of crowdfunding for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. But, not so for the investors. 211 ICO pro...
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