Snapchat is the famous start-up that conquered the majority of young smartphone users, both in Western Europe and in the USA, and is now entering the Eastern markets at a fulminant pace. It is also the start-up that refused to be bought by Facebook, in 2013, for no less than 3 billion dollars. Actually, in 2015, Snapchat is said to value over 11 billion dollars and everyone in the IT industry is now eager to see what will come next:…
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Vocal IQ, an artificial intelligence start-up that helps Siri learn from past conversations
If you own an Apple product -or even if you don’t-, you must be familiar with Apple’s software virtual assistant, Siri, who replies to voice commands. You might also be familiar with the fact that communicating with Siri can sometimes be annoying, due to the fact that it often doesn’t understand your commands and the responses you get are deficient. This is exactly what the founders of a small British company, Vocal IQ, decided they needed to solve. What they…
Meet Amber Studio, the Romanian business creating mobile games for Disney
Amber Studio is one of the largest independent games studio in Romania, whose story began about 3 years ago, when Dragos Hancu decided to quit his corporate job and set up his own IT business, in a small flat in Bucharest. The initial investment amounted to 50.000 EUR and was recovered in less than 1 year, followed by other highly profitable years. At the moment, after having created games for big clients, such as Disney and Twentieth Century Fox, Amber…
Just launched a start-up in tech? Gain visibility by applying for ALPHA
You recently started your own business in tech and are struggling to get it known worldwide? We might have just the right solution for you, if you are willing to complete an online form, make an investment of over 8,000 RON and head for New Orleans at the end of April, 2016. Trust us: It pays off in the end! No wonder companies such as Dropbox, Coursera and Uber did the same. So, what happens in New Orleans? The Collision…
New investment fund for tech start-ups in Europe
For those of you who are planning to open a start-up in the field of technology, we have good news! Besides the usual options of bank loans or getting business angels on board in exchange for equity, investment funds are a good alternative for start-ups in need of capital. One such fund, has recently started operations in Europe and is on the lookout for up and coming tech start-ups. Firstly, it is important to understand the basics of dealing with…