The success of Roblox and other user-created gaming experiences like Overwolf have democratized the concept of making games and have taken it into the mainstream. Now, a startup founded by veterans from Unity, Microsoft and EA that is building a new platform for creators to build immersive games, and related communities around like-minded people, is […]
Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets
Just a few months after launching support for podcast subscriptions to U.S. creators, Spotify today is making the service available to creators in global markets. The company says the service, which allows creators to mark episodes as “subscriber-only” content, will now become available in 33 new markets worldwide. When podcast subscriptions publicly launched in the […]
What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe
Unlike their neighbors in fintech, it’s assumed that edtech companies need to expand to a number of big markets in order to reach a scale that makes them attractive to VCs.
Billogram, provider of a payments platform specifically for recurring billing, raises $45M
Payments made a huge shift to digital platforms during the Covid-19 pandemic — purchasing moved online for many consumers and businesses; and a large proportion of those continuing to buy and sell in-person went cash-free. Today a startup that has been focusing on one specific aspect of payments — recurring billing — is announcing a […]
Austria v Scotland, France v Finland and more: World Cup qualifying – live!
Updates from Tuesday’s qualifiers for World Cup 2022International schedule threatens players’ fitness warns ClarkeLive scoreboard: the latest from Tuesday night’s matchesAnd you can get in touch with Luke by email or Twitter 7.57pm BST In Vienna, Lyndo…
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city
Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult languageHelsinki should consider declaring itself an English-language city, its mayor has suggested, arguing that too many highly skilled international …
Among Finland’s cold lakes and majestic pines, I learned to be present to beauty | Mette Jakobsen
Living alone for months in a European forest taught Mette Jakobsen a lesson to carry through the pandemic: to look at something beautiful every dayIn 2019 I travelled to a remote part of Finland to finish a novel.I was worn out. Three years in academia…
European refurbished electronics marketplace Refurbed raises $54M Series B
Refurbed, a European marketplace for refurbished electronics which raised a $17 million Series A round of funding last year has now raised a $54 million Series B funding led by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz Capital. They are joined by existing investors such as Speedinvest, Bonsai Partners and All Iron Ventures, as well as a […]
Why I make everyone in my company be the CEO for a day
Unsurprisingly, the CEO of the Day program is one of our most popular initiatives. The program gives an employee the reins for 24 hours with an unlimited budget.