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GTA-themed supermarket opens in Lviv (still unclear if developer permitted it or not)

On October 31, 2020, the supermarket chain Silpo (part of Fozzy Group) opened a store in the style of the famous computer game GTA in Lviv, in the Ocean shopping mall, which stands in Volodymyra Velykoho str. The design incorporates

Online supermarket Arbuz.kz raises $2M for further digital platform development

Kazakhstan e-commerce startup Arbuz.kz has raised $2 million from the owner of Aitas KZ Group, which consists of 12 enterprises in the field of plant growing, production and processing of poultry meat, Serik Tolukpaev, reports Kapital. Arbuz.kz is an online

E-scooter startup TIER closes a $250M financing round

The German micro-mobility company TIER has completed a $250 million Series C investment round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors Mubadala Capital, Northzone, Goodwater Capital, White Star Capital, Novator and RTP Global also joined the round. Formula 1

Portal, a startup founded by Ukrainian, closes $350k angel round

Portal, an international startup with Ukrainian founder Andrew Bondarenko, has closed a $350,000 angel funding round, as reported to AIN.UA by representatives of the company. Portal is a platform that helps companies with remote employees to simplify administrative work, make

Zalando: Europe’s leading fashion e-commerce powerhouse

Headquartered in Berlin, Zalando is one of the biggest names in fashion e-commerce in Europe. Expressed in figures, the company carries over 2,500 brands and over 600,000 product choices for over 34 million customers in 17 countries worldwide through its platform. 

French startups can apply for Next40 and French Tech 120

Every fall, La French Tech and Bpifrance publish a list of 40 French startups and pave the way for the next generation of French entrepreneurs. Last year, the French government and the government-supported La French Tech’s initiative published an index

German eco-startup the nu company closes a €3.7M financing round

As reported by der brutkasten, Leipzig-based eco-startup the nu company has closed a €3.7 million investment round led by German expert for green impact investing ForestFinance. Austrian food and beverage investor Square One Foods, CEO of Develey Michael Durach, Zurich-based

Europe encourages global online platforms to become more transparent in a fight with COVID-19 scams

On November 6, 2020, Didier Reynders, the EU commissioner for justice, met with 11 e-commerce and media companies including Amazon, Alibaba/AliExpress, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft/Bing, Rakuten and Verizon Media/Yahoo to urge them “to join forces and engage in a peer-to-peer

German HR and legaltech startup twinwin raises €285k

Berlin-based startup twinwin has raised a €285,000 Pre-seed investment and welcomed Florian Eismann, previously founder wefox and FRI:DAY, on the board. It already includes such SaaS experts and investors from Silicon Valley, as Charlie Songhurst, former Head of Corporate Strategy

Romanian startup VoxiKids aims to attract $344K on SeedBlink

VoxiKids, a startup that digitizes speech therapy, is aimed to raise $344K in exchange for 10.39% of equity. $137K is invested by GapMinder VC, which also previously invested and continues to support the company, Cleverage VC, and business angels, SeedBlink