The France that innovates is thirty years younger than those who direct us

Jun 12, 2014 | France, News

LePoint.fr June 3, 2014 From June 12 to 14, more than 500 start-ups open their doors to the public. This is the idea of ​​Marc-Arthur Gauthey toput an end to the fear of innovation. Startup Assembly is an initiative to democratize the culture of innovation and...

KKR Buys Rose Farm in First Africa Deal

Jun 12, 2014 | News

Wall Street Journal June 4, 2014 LONDON — The Deal is the Private Equity Firm’s First Foray in Africa For private-equity giant KKR & Co., a debut investment in Africa smells of sweetheart roses. Afriflora is an Ethiopian company that grows about 730 million...

Kingdom of Bahrain Hosts MENA Angel Investors Conference

Jun 12, 2014 | News

Jun. 5, 2014 – MANAMA, Bahrain — The Kingdom of Bahrain has taken great steps in broadening the horizons of its country’s economy. And so far, it’s doing a great job. With its vast urbanized transportation and communication facilities, the Kingdom of...

EU Crowdfunding Platforms Meet in Paris to form the European Equity Crowdfunding Association (EECA)

Jun 12, 2014 | France, News

Jun. 5, 2014 – PARIS, France — The City of Paris, with the Grande Arche de la Défense serving as the gateway to Europe’s largest business-financial district, hosted a meeting of equity crowdfunding platforms from 10 European Union countries, namely:...

SpinUp Partners leads Russian startups to global markets via Singapore accelerators

Jun 11, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News

East-West Digital News Over the past months Russian seed-stage fund SpinUp Partners has invested in two Asian startup accelerators – a pioneering move among Russian funds, which usually consider California the prime destination in their global investment strategy. In...

Google Confirms Purchase Of Satellite Startup Skybox Imaging For $500M

Jun 10, 2014 | News

TechCrunch June 10, 2014 Google is today confirming that it has purchased Skybox Imaging, the satellite startup that we reported it was close to acquiring last month. The price is somewhat lower than we had heard it would be: $500 million rather than close to the $1...