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From 3D printers to laser cutters – Fab Lab Berlin wants to help you build...
Fab Lab Berlin cofounders Wolf Jeschonnek and Nicolai Hertle In an unassuming studio near the border of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg, you’ll find shelves littered with a smattering of objects that look...
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Smart bike lock Lock8 secures funding from Hong Kong billionaire’s Horizons...
It looks promising for the team behind Lock8 – a smart bicycle lock and bike-sharing platform. The Berlin and London-based startup has landed a seven-digit investment from Horizons Ventures and Otto...
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Top 10 apps to master the art of the selfie
Selfie. It’s one of many internet words that, despite its pervasiveness in the digital world, sends us quivering and recoiling when we hear it IRL. But that hasn’t stopped the term from being crowned...
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Online ad platform Sociomantic expands to Stockholm
Online advertising platform Sociomantic Labs has today rolled out its operations in Stockholm. Spearheading expansion in the region is Frederic Saigne, who joins the company as Managing Director...
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Bringing US investing to Europe – Hoxton Ventures raises $40m fund to target...
Hoxton Ventures has today announced a $40m fund that will focus investments on early-stage tech companies in Europe. Founding partners Hussein Kanji and Rob Kniaz – who have worked at VC firms Accel...
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Rocket Internet’s Lazada lands $250m – and UK retail giant Tesco as new investor
Rocket Internet is on a roll. Only a week after announcing a huge investment, the Berlin-based company builder has raised a $250m round for Lazada – its online shopping mall in Southeast Asia....
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Berlin’s Readmill pushes social reading to get an edge on the crowd
In a bid to strengthen its community and position itself as more than just an eBook reader, Berlin-based Readmill has released a new update promoting book discussion and discovery. “While our...
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Berlin hype, immature startups and burritos – 10 Questions with Olga Steidl,...
10 Questions is VentureVillage’s new interview column featuring someone from the Berlin tech scene… who’s not originally from Berlin. Why? To get a glimpse of what it’s like to work with startups, tap...
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Beauty booking site Salonmeister scores seven-figure investment
Berlin-based online beauty booking portal Salonmeister today announced an undisclosed seven-figure funding round led by Michael Oschmann from publishing house Müller Medien alongside existing...
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Vote for your favourite startup of 2013
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to sit back and reflect on the ups, downs and twists of 2013. From the (many) consolidations to the emergence of a new crop of companies – it’s been a...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2013 – 10 perfect gift ideas for the tech addict
Not sure what to get your friends who constantly have the world at their fingertips (or need to enroll in tech rehab)? Here’s our top picks… 1) Palomino Blackwing Pencils T’is the season of anguish...
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My Top 5 Startups for 2014 – Charmaine Li, Editor
In the next instalment of VentureVillage’s Top 5 Startups of 2014, Charmaine Li, our editor, explains why she’ll be keeping an eye on these startups in the upcoming year. If you haven’t already, be...
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