Founders of the most aspiring early-stage startups from Central and Eastern Europe can propel their businesses to success through the Spotlight program and competition. Between June 7 and September 1, startups can enrol in the program here. The Spotlight Program & Competition, part of the How to Web Conference, has been a driving force for […]
The Growceanu business angel investment platform aims to attract EUR 300,000 in a round that takes place exclusively on the Growceanu platform, starting on June 9th. The round is also supported by the founders with an additional EUR 50,000. The funds raised will be used to develop the international marketing strategy, expand the executive team, […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 48 transactions in the first three months of 2022, a 17% increase compared with the first quarter of 2021. Despite the higher volume of deal-making, the estimated value of local M&A activity was lower on a year-on-year basis, at USD 1.8bn in Q1 2022 vs USD 2.1bn […]
Whether you’re on the agency side or the client side, a strong relationship with great communication and established expectations is essential for maximising the chance of a successful and meaningful business relationship. Set expectations — realistic ones. Expectations, on both sides, are important for setting standards, benchmarks and for being able to evaluate progress. An […]
Launched in June 2020, InternetCorp’s platform, one of the most prominent players in the Romanian publishing industry, comes with a new vision meant to bring the experience of offline and hybrid events to a new level. On top of that, thanks to InternetCorps’s new shareholders, IC Events is going worldwide. InternetCorp’s B2B solution for online […]
Frmat Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, announced it has acquired the Romanian startup Mondly, a global online language learning platform. The acquisition will allow Pearson to offer a full range of ways for people to learn and prove their English skills – adding online self-study to its existing diagnosis and learning tools and assessment […]
Catalyst Romania Fund II, one of the most important venture capital funds in the region, joins the Adservio platform in its efforts to scale the business and expand on other markets in Europe with an investment of €2 million. Adservio has over 14 years of experience in the Education Technology market. Today, the platform supports […]
The employees of Industry X service from Cluj, part of Accenture, moved into a new headquarters, an investment of $1.5 million. Industry X is responsible for developing industrial software in areas such as railways, automotive, and manufacturing. The Industry X service employs around 900 people in Romania, in Timișoara, Târgu Mureș and Cluj. In total, […]
Bitpanda introduces Bitpanda Staking, allowing investors the possibility to earn up to 27% extra income on selected crypto portfolios, with just one swipe in the app or web platform. What is staking? In simple terms, staking is a way of earning rewards for putting certain cryptocurrencies to work. This is possible only for cryptocurrencies that […]