Carles Puigdemont, the fired former leader of want-away Spanish region Catalonia, has announced his intentions to return to power. The politician, who faces charges of sedition and rebellion over an independence declaration…
Entrepreneur First to Search Berlin for “Anti-Establishment” Talent
London-based “pre-team, pre-idea” company-builder Entrepreneur First is expanding to Berlin, as it looks for tech workers who buck establishment trends. The 2011-founded firm, which opened its second office in Singapore in 2016,…
Volkswagen’s MOIA Debuts All-electric Ridesharing Vehicle in Berlin
German automaker Volkswagen has just taken electric ridesharing a step further, with the unveiling of an all-electric ride-pooling vehicle. The six-passenger car by MOIA, the company’s year-old mobility wing, will be unveiled…
St Petersburg’s Startups Must Continue to Bootstrap, as Russia’s Economy Limits Investors to Moscow
St Petersburg is Europe’s fourth largest city, with 5.3 million inhabitants. It dwarfs other continental hubs like Berlin, Barcelona, Lisbon and Stockholm. But one of the three that outweighs it is Moscow.…
Confusion Reigns in Britain’s Fight Against the Gig Economy
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi may have found an early nemesis in the form of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. But for the rider-sharing firm’s legal team, just one name dominated the beginning…
Raph Crouan and Ben Hayes of London’s Startupbootcamp, on Brexit’s Effect on Tech: “Uncertainty is the Biggest Killer”
Startupbootcamp is a globally-focused group hosting events over a hundred cities. It connects founders and mentors from Holland to Honduras. This year’s Startupbootcamp in London saw teams from Latvia, Canada and Britain,…
The Dread Pirate and The Populist: Czech Tech Pros See Few Pluses in a Tough Election
This weekend Czechs go to the polls in a hotly-contested general election that pits a billionaire populist against his former colleague, a dreadlock-sporting digital pirate and a half-Japanese, Islamophobic right-winger. But amid…
Delivery Hero, Berlin’s Food Unicorn, Looks to Middle East for Key Growth
Just a fortnight ago Delivery Hero, the Berlin-based food ordering company, announced impressive financials to back up a June IPO which made it one of Europe’s hottest ‘unicorn’ tech firms. The company, whose…
Catalonia’s Independence Bad for Madrid – and Tech
The images coming from Catalonia this weekend have been a worrying throwback to less peaceful times in Spain, Europe’s sixth largest economy. An independence referendum, outlawed by the government in Madrid, went ahead despite…
Delivery Hero’s Financials Put it Among Berlin Startup Royalty
Berlin-based Delivery Hero, which went public this June, has posted impressive financials for the first half of 2017–putting it well on track to break even ahead of schedule. The company, who food…