Latvia Merges Gambling Regulator Into State Revenue Service
Latvia has integrated its gambling regulator into the State Revenue Service, centralizing taxation and licensing oversight. Lithuania and Estonia are also advancing regulatory reforms.
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Latvia Merges Gambling Regulator Into State Revenue Service
Latvia has integrated its gambling regulator into the State Revenue Service, centralising licensing and tax oversight. Lithuania and Estonia are also pursuing major regulatory reforms.
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How to land a startup job in Berlin – even from overseas
You know Berlin’s startup scene is booming and want to be a part of it. But how do you get a job in Berlin if you can’t speak German and are still living abroad? Don’t worry about those first two hurdles. Most startups are very willing to consider overseas candidates. As Sarah Briddon from SoundCloud’s People…
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Before going bust: How founders can turn around their struggling startup
Turning around a struggling startup A high risk of failure is part of any startup’s DNA. Even those fast-growing companies that are subject to investors’ hypes sometimes end up in distress, with their founders being forced to resign as directors and shareholders finding themselves in dismay over their lost investment. On occasion, founders and investors…
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This week in Germany: Point Nine Capital, TreasureHunt, WeWork
Did you follow startup developments this week? Berlin VC Point Nine creates new €75 million fund Point Nine Capital, a Berlin-based venture capital firm, announced the creation of their fourth fund with a total of €75 million ($83.9 million). Horsley Bridge Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners from Israel, Flossbach von Storch from Cologne and several internet…
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Germany’s 10 fastest growing startups in 2016
2016 has been a wild and crazy year, especially for the 10 fastest growing startups in Germany, as ranked by the German startup news site Gruenderszene (German). Only time will tell what the future holds for these companies next year. First place goes to Lesara, established in 2013, with a growth rate of 1,425 per cent in 2016. The E-commerce…
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What some women get wrong about female exclusivity
In their attempt to empower women and solve “lady problems,” some women are guilty of the soft bigotry of low expectations. AKA sexism. This past weekend I attended AngelHack’s Lady Problems Hackathon in Berlin. It was fantastic. The event brings people with different skills together to tackle issues facing women. Christina Lila, AngelHack’s Middle East…
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Copying websites – How far can you legally go?
Take a casual browse of the World Wide Web and you’ll probably notice that a number of websites look suspiciously similar. If you believe in the motto “you don’t have to reinvent the wheel” that probably doesn’t bother you – and that a site has a borrowed another’s navigational structure or colour palette doesn’t seem…
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Today in Germany: Dreamlines, Home Eat Home, European Games Group
Dreamlines raises €14 million Cruise portal Deamlines raises another €14 million which leads to an overall investment of €44 million (in four rounds). The investment comes from existing such as Hasso Plattner Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Dimaventures, Truventuro, Target Global and Altpoint. However, Rocket’s Global Founders Capital did not join the round.[Gründerszene] (German) Home Eat Home files for bankruptcy…
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It’s not rudeness, it’s chutzpah – an insider’s take on Israel’s startup success
With the DLD Tel Aviv Conference kicking off tomorrow, part of a full week of festivities in one of the world’s most sizzling tech hubs, we invited Israeli venture capitalist and tech journalist Gil Kerbs to share his take on the startup nation’s success… “What are the things that make Israelis so strong at entrepreneurship?” Linsey from VentureVillage asked…
