October 22nd, 2012

London VC Love-In: Index, Balderton, Eden, Passion Capital & Others Holding Joint Office Hours This Week

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A bit like waiting for a London bus, you wait forever to pitch a London VC, and then eleven turn up at once.

In what appears to be somewhat unprecedented, and perhaps signals a new era of co-operation, eleven London VCs have joined forces to hold a shared office hours this Wednesday, offering a fantastic opportunity for local startups to (finally) get in front of and pitch to a VC. → Read More

September 9th, 2012

Facebook Commerce Startup Ondango Picks Up €500K To Turn More Likes Into Buys

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To date, Facebook has focused the majority of its revenue efforts on ads, and, to a lesser extent, payment services around apps that run on its social platform. But Facebook commerce, where users buy physical or other good not connected to apps, is one area where Facebook has not done much– yet. In the meantime the social network becoming a revenue driver for third parties, including Berlin-based… → Read More

May 1st, 2012

European VC Connect Ventures Launches With $22M Fund. Secret Sales Gets The First Helping: $487K

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Make way for another VC firm in Europe: Today sees the launch of Connect Ventures, a new London based fund that will focus on seed and Series A stages in European tech companies. It’s kicking off with a €16 million ($22 million) fund, which will be dispersed in investments of between €250,000 and €1.25 million ($330k-$1.7m).

Led by co-founders Pietro Bezza and Bill Earner, Connect… → Read More