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We’re ending the #VentureinCEE event with a final roundtable discussion about what 2022 holds for angel investing. ✨Initiatives ✨Angel networks ✨Startup programs ✨Sourcing strategies ✨Market changes ✨Local challenges and opportunities 👇

Our half year funding report is out today! 💥 How fitting that it's the day @GoStudent1 announces that it's Europe's first EdTech unicorn. 🦄 🎉 A thread... 1/6 ❇️ European EdTech VC investment breaches $1B for the first time in a calendar year, with 6 months to run!

🤩This is the day! @B_Hub4eu last open call for acceleration services is opened! #blockchain startups take your chance now! 📍Why applying? bit.ly/3i5bUFS 📍How does it work? bit.ly/2D93oWR 📍Application! bit.ly/3ahLSh0

Registration for the pan-European #EUvsVirus Hackathon is now open! Challenge areas include: 🔷 health & life 🔷 business continuity 🔷 remote working & education 🔷 social & political cohesion 🔷 digital finance 🔷 open category Let’s #HackforEurope ➡️ europa.eu/!tR43Vq

Reading @jason's latest: Now is the best time to be an angel investor (let me show you how) bit.ly/2JhsqT5

Now that we’ve closed 2019, it’s a good time to review the main news related to the Romanian Startup ecosystem (august-december 2019): activize.tech/articles/autum… #romanianstartups #startupecosystem #yearinreview2019

Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2020 Over the next 10 years increasing levels of physical and cognitive human augmentation will become prevalent as individuals seek personal enhancements. Read more about technology trends below: pos.li/2dqudq

“It’s not just about building for your city or country but, now is the time when innovation is going global.” - Travis Kalanick, founder of Uber

Trenduri în ecommerce în 2019. Cum se extinde Blugento din Cluj-Napoca și în Franța Blugento Romania oferă toate funcționalitățile necesare unui magazin online de succes, în baza unui abonament lunar. Citește mai multe mai jos: pos.li/2dpmfc

Ride-sharing services hit full throttle in Romania With a more regulated market, ride sharing in Romania is becoming increasingly popular, with more and more Romanian choosing the alternative services over driving their own cars. Find out more below: pos.li/2dp998

“The ones who chart their own territories have the chance to do something disruptive.” - Travis Kalanick, founder of Uber

“We are three/four years more advanced than US companies in terms of product, regulation, and size. US companies should learn from Europe.” - Nikolay Storonsky, founder of neo-bank Revolut #product #regulation #Europe

How can a design sprint accelerate your product idea? In this article you will learn about the effectiveness of doing a design sprint within your team, and how it can save you a lot of money, time and effort.Find out more below: #design #sprint #product pos.li/2djut6

KPMG Startup Grow Pad - Partnering program for B2B Startups The startups that will be part of the program will have facilitated access to KPMG Romania's resources and knowledge and to Spherik Accelerator​'s mentors and connections. Find out more below: pos.li/2deed9

Banks and fintechs facing cooperation challenge on Romanian market European deals and funding activity in the fintech sector reached USD 3.3 billion in the first half of 2019, with some of the most dynamic startups in the field moving. Read more below: pos.li/2ddiv6

“The goal of a startup is to figure out the right thing to build-the thing customers want and will pay for-as quickly as possible.” - Eric Ries, entrepreneur, blogger, and author of “The Lean Startup”

“As an entrepreneur, your goal is to build a successful, profitable company - not a startup. A startup is what you build on the way of creating a successful business.” - Anonymous

The customer experience trends most likely to shape the industry in 2020 Most companies have made customer experience (CX) a strategic priority because they realize if they don’t meet their customers’ needs someone else will. Find out more bellow: pos.li/2d7h50

The 3 Simple Reasons Everyone Will Be Working From Home by 2030 or Even Soon The overwhelming scientific consensus is that open plan offices reduce productivity by at least 15%. Find out more the benefits of working from home bellow: pos.li/2d7h41

Belgian startup Unifly raises €17 million for its drone traffic management software By 2020, there will be about 20 million drones in circulation – compared to around 30,000 planes today. Read more bellow: pos.li/2d7h2x