An original Albanian card-game launches on Facebook by Puntoria from Kosovo
An original Albanian card game played by 2 or 4 people called Pishpirik, has been launched on Facebook by a new game development startup from Kosovo called Puntoria, targeting millions of users on the...
View ArticleRussian mobile photo-based social network WeHeartPics launches Awesome Accounts
WeHeartPics is a beautifully designed mobile app that seems to be popular amongst social mobile photography aficionados in Russia and possibly soon elsewhere in the world. The app, available on iOS and...
View ArticleUkrainian commenting startup Hypercomments shows traction, plans to go global
Ukrainian comment-manager Hypercomments has made inroads in the Russian and Ukrainian internet and is now seeking to make its mark in the United States. Here is how it works. Hypercomments system...
View ArticleAn update on the Lithuanian startup scene
We came across a post on the recent explosion in activity on the Lithuanian startup scene. I contacted the author of the post, Edmundas (Eddy) Balcikonis, about doing a story for GoalEurope and he has...
View ArticleEstonian startup Sportlyzer goes after sport clubs
Having given in to the cold weather after nearly 10 years I have signed up for the local gym, only to bail out a month later as my working schedule can hardly fit a daily run much less a proper...
View ArticlePolish text-based alternative to Chatroulette Talk.io reports 500,000 users
Talk.io is a chat service which represents a Polish text-based alternative to the controversial video-chat service Chatroulette. Founded 5 months ago, the service now attracts 500,000 unique users and...
View ArticleBulgarian-British Unioncy launches to help de-clutter and keep track of the...
Unioncy is a recently-launched service which attempts to tackle the problem of wastefulness by providing a place for people to manage their unused personal belongings. According to information provided...
View ArticleYuri Milner and Pavel Durov have selected a new batch of Start Fellows
Start Fellows has announced the list of 12 teams which will receive grants and participate in the organization’s events. The non-profit, which was established by billionaire Russian investor Yuri...
View ArticleRussian copycat accused of patent infringement
Russian startup Surfingbird, which was just recently named as a Start Fellow and is backed by famous Russian investor Yuri Milner and Vkontakte-founder Pavel Durov, has been accused of patent...
View ArticlePolish SocialDoe launches to help owners of popular social media profiles...
Polish development company Red Sky is launching a service called SocialDoe to help monetize social media pages. Social-media sites are used by hundreds of millions of people around the world and Red...
View ArticleBig deal: 48 percent of Russian social network Vkontakte has been acquired
According to Bloomberg, United Capital Partners has acquired equity stakes in Russian social network Vkontakte.ru (vk.com) from its shareholders Vyacheslav Mirilashvili and Lev Leviev. Vkontakte...
View ArticleTechTour shortlist startups to be showcased to the participating investors
Russian TechTour, which takes place this week in Moscow and Kazan, has determined a shortlist of startups to be presented to its attending international investors. 3DiVi – 3D computer vision solutions...
View ArticleMini Seedcamp Kyiv: here are its participating 10 startups
Seedcamp Kyiv took place yesterday, where 9 Ukrainian and one Italian startup presented their ideas. In total 40 applications were received by Seedcamp for this event, reports AIN.ua. Adwice Wallet...
View ArticleResults of the Ukrainian startup ratings are in
The 2013 Ukrainian Startup Ratings have been announced an Zakaz.ua leads the way in this year’s competition. This annual competition, which was begun in 2009 by noted investor and founder of...
View ArticleKosovo “Diaspora” launches social network for techies Solaborate, raises $1...
Los Angeles-based Solaborate launches as a social network for IT professionals with $1 million (756,000 euro) in backing from unnamed Angel investors. Despite launching in California, Solaborate is...
View ArticleA roundup of the Hungarian startup ecosystem
Silicon Goulash, a blog dedicated to the Hungarian startup community, has come out with a post which acts as a thorough guide to the startup ecosystem of this central European country and they’ve very...
View ArticleMeet teams of the Brno-based startup accelerator StarCube, demo day next week
Brno-based accelerator StarCube announces their next demo day for next Wednesday, May 15th. This will be the 3rd show that they’ve held and follows their most recent class, which began the accelerator...
View ArticlePolish startup Booklikes launches as a bloging platform for reading fans
Polish Booklikes, a blogging platform for reading-enthusiasts, officially launches following 8 months in closed beta. According to co-founder and CEO Dawid Piaskowski, this new service is a bit of a...
View ArticleThe Demo day of Czech accelerator Startup Yard invites investors is planned...
Prague-based accelerator announces the teams for their upcoming Demo Day on June 4th. A couple of months ago, we did a post on the announcement of their new class. And now we are back with news about...
View ArticleCzech startup accelerator Wayra selects its first teams
Wayra Czech Republic, the Prague-based branch of the global network of startup academies operated by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, last week announced the batch of projects which will be...
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