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Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools

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Businesses today feel, more than ever before, the imperative to have flexible e-commerce strategies in place, able to connect with would-be customers wherever they might be. That market driver has now led to a significant growth round for a startup that is helping the larger of these businesses, including those targeting the B2B market, build […] Continue reading Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools→

Berlin’s Wonder raises $11M for a new approach to video chat where you wander and join groups

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If this year has taught us a lesson about the world of of work, it’s that collectively, we weren’t very well equipped in terms of the technology we use to translate the in-person experience seamlessly to a remote version. That’s led to a rush of companies launching new services to fill that hole — cloud […] Continue reading Berlin’s Wonder raises $11M for a new approach to video chat where you wander and join groups→

Checkly raises $2.25M seed round for its monitoring and testing platform

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Checkly, a Berlin-based startup that is developing a monitoring and testing platform for DevOps teams, today announced that it has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by Accel. A number of angel investors, including Instana CEO Mirko Novakovic, Zeit CEO Guillermo Rauch and former Twilio CTO Ott Kaukver, also participated in this round. The […] Continue reading Checkly raises $2.25M seed round for its monitoring and testing platform→

3XN thinks inside the box with futuristic app-controlled office

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3XN’s Cube Berlin is an ambitious new office building in Germany that takes the form of an eye-catching glass box. The futuristic building provides office staff with a remarkable amount of control over their surroundings using a smartphone app and is d… Continue reading 3XN thinks inside the box with futuristic app-controlled office→

Developers Hack McDonald’s Reward System to Get Free Hamburgers

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A couple of German software developers discovered an oversight in McDonalds’ promotion systems that allowed them to get as many hamburgers as they wanted, without paying anything. While software vulnerabilities or loopholes are sometimes used for… Continue reading Developers Hack McDonald’s Reward System to Get Free Hamburgers→

Hack My Wired Heart

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Liner notes? Passé. In Berlin, the release of a special edition synth-wave record came with an accompanying experimental synthesizer called Wired Heart.

At the core of this adorable heart-shaped synth, designed by music technology enthusiast [tobi tubbutec], is the classic 74HCT14 chip with six Schmitt trigger oscillators. The bright red …read more

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German LinkedIn rival Xing is rebranding as ‘New Work’ acquires recruitment platform Honeypot for up to $64M

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Xing, the business networking platform that has been described as Germany’s answer to LinkedIn, has made an acquisition to beef up its recruitment business ahead of a rebrand of the business as “New Work.” The company has acquired Honeypot, a German startup that has built a job-hunting platform for tech people, for up to €57 […] Continue reading German LinkedIn rival Xing is rebranding as ‘New Work’ acquires recruitment platform Honeypot for up to $64M→

Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform

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Contentful, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based startup that provides content management infrastructure for companies like Spotify, Nike, Lyft and others, today announced that it has raised a $33.5 million Series D funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from OMERS Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors General Catalyst, Benchmark, Balderton Capital and Hercules. In […] Continue reading Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform→

TravelPerk grabs $21M to make booking business trips suck less

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TravelPerk, a Barcelona-based SaaS startup that’s built an end-to-end business travel platform, has closed a $21 million Series B round, led by Berlin-based Target Global and London’s Felix Capital. Earlier investors Spark Capital and Sunstone also participated in the round, alongside new investor Amplo. When we last spoke to the startup back in June 2016 — as it […] Continue reading TravelPerk grabs $21M to make booking business trips suck less→