PeopleDoc (Née Novapost) Raises $17.5 Million To Digitalize HR
Formerly known as Novapost, French startup PeopleDoc raised a $17.5 million round led by Accel Partners. Existing investors Alven Capital and Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet’s Kernel Investissements also participated. PeopleDoc lets you paperlessly manage all your HR...
Flipps, Metrekare, Tjobs Are The First To Get Backing From Earlybird’s New CEE Fund
TechCrunch May 13, 2014 Earlybird, the Berlin-based VC, turned a spotlight on Central and Eastern Europe earlier this year when it announced the launch of a new $130 million fund dedicated to tech startups specifically from the region — an area full of talent but...
As Square Struggles, European Payments Rival iZettle Takes Another $55.5M In Funding
As mobile payment startup Square faces reports that it’s delaying an IPO amid growth problems and other pressures, iZettle, the Swedish mobile payments company that has been referred to as the Square of Europe, has raised another €40 million ($55.5 million). In an...
Online Learning Marketplace Udemy Raises $32M
TechCrunch May 8, 2014 Long time player in the online learning space, Udemy, which has built a skills-based marketplace where individual tutors can sell their skills and learners can get access to courses (both paid and free), has just closed a $32 million Series C...