British startup TaxScouts has announced a Series A round of €5.5 million to expand its footprint into Europe – first stop being Spain
British startup TaxScouts, founded by TransferWise, has announced a Series A round of approximately €5.5 million to expand its footprint into Europe. The company aims to make personal tax returns completely stress-free by doing it for you online. Now, it seeks
France and Germany have set out to create the bloc’s own “Silicon Valley”
Both Germany and France have ambitious aims to create its own cloud-based eco system in order to reduce the EU’s reliance on America’s Silicone Valley Tech-giants of the likes of Amazon, Microsoft and Google. This joint initiative is being made with
Vienna-based e-learning Start-up, GoStudent, lands €8.3 million in funding
Vienna-based e-learning start-up GoStudent has successfully closed an €8.3 million Series A round, led by Left Lane Capital. GoStudent operates an affordable digital school connecting students with the best teachers worldwide for individual or group tutoring sessions and offers subscription packages
Zeleros, a Spanish hyperloop company, has closed a €7 million funding round
Zeleros, a Spanish hyperloop company, has closed a €7 million funding round led by Altran, a French engineering consulting firm. The company now starts a new phase in the development of its unique version of hyperloop. Commenting on the announcement, David
Uk’s JustEat and Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com given greenlight for a merger deal
The Anglo-Dutch food delivery tie-up placed 4.6 million shares at €87.00 each, raising roughly €400 million. The placement is conditional to the admission of the merged company to trade on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, which is expected
Activist investor Starboard has accumilated 9.3% stake in Commvault
Starboard Value, the prominent activist investor, has accumulated a 9.3 per cent stake in Commvault. In a regulatory filing it stated that it felt the shares were undervalued when it purchased them. Commvault was formed in 1988 as a development group
The rise of video conferencing
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit, sending millions of students and workers home. Lots and lots of us have defaulted to using Zoom for video conferencing, school, virtual happy hours, family chats with parents and even — in the case
Global markets shows mixed feelings
With fears of cornavirus dominating the headlines and the announcement of the federal reserve cutting interest rates, global markets have expressed mixed feelings when it comes to determing potential economic impacts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced a volatile rollercoaster, closing
UberEats sells to Indian rival, Zomato, for $206 million
Uber said that it has sold its food delivery operation in India to Zomato, a local competitor, for $206 million. In an all-stock deal, valued anywhere between $300-$500 million, the former will gain a 10 percent stake in Zomato Both the