How does Amazon CTO Werner Vogels — a man worth untold millions, who during the COVID-19 pandemic bought outright the small Central Amsterdam Airbnb he’d been living in […]
Pokémon Sells Van Gogh Collaboration Merch Again After Months
Remember last year when Pokémon collaborated with the Van Gogh Museum for an incredible line of products and an exhibit in the Amsterdam facility? Then you may also recall how resellers, in desperate need to throw the plushies, art, and figures onto eBay at inflated prices, embarrassed themselves by ruining the…
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Furnished rental startup Blueground defies proptech woes with $560M in revenue, a new $45M raise
Alex Chatzieleftheriou founded Blueground in 2013 after being frustrated with the dearth of short-term furnished apartments in Europe. He had been traveling as a consultant for McKinsey, living […]
Where To Stay In Amsterdam In 2024: Our Favorite Places and Neighbourhoods
Amsterdam is famous for its enchanting canals that outnumber Venice, historic landmarks, and a diverse array of neighborhoods, from its famous Red Light District to the Museum Quarter. […]
World Fund closes first €300M climate tech fund, seeking to follow-on and backing hardware
After a three-year fund-raise, World Fund has finally closed a €300 million first fund, €50 million short of it’s target in 2021, but still a considerable number given […]
With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185 million into European deep tech
Not a day goes by without some confirmation that deep tech is on the rise in Europe — and that public and private capital investors are here for […]
AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy
GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, has plenty on her plate, what with legal wrangles around its Copilot pair-progammer, as well as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which was […]
Ubicloud wants to build an open source alternative to AWS
Using the large cloud computing providers is convenient, but not exactly cheap. Ubicloud, a new startup founded by the team behind Citus Data, which Microsoft acquired in 2019, […]