Hungry for break-even: Delivery Hero raises $30m Series D led by Russian VC...
Berlin-headquartered food ordering platform Delivery Hero has raised a $30m Series D round led by new Russian VC Phenomen Ventures – also an investor in competitor Foodpanda – as it aims for...
View ArticleVideo: Europe’s Business Angel of the Year Dušan Stojanović talks his “super...
Take 30 business angels who’ve altogether made more than 350 tech investments worldwide, get them to combine their forces into one collective and you’ll end up with investing group True Global...
View ArticleJobs of the week – work for Centralway, Westwing, Team Europe, SaaS
Forget the royal baby, the highlight of our week was the faux Daria Movie trailer starring Parks and Recreation actress Aubrey Plaza. Mostly because the casting is perfect and it reminds us of the good...
View ArticleWummelkiste rolls back its US business, Wummelbox
Just a few months ago, Wummelkiste opened its first US office in New York with a lot of PR hullabaloo. Now, according to information from VentureVillage’s sister magazine Gründerszene, it looks like...
View ArticleBerlin-based company builder Team Europe cuts back operations
Berlin-based company builder Team Europe (disclosure: an investor in Vertical Media, VentureVillage’s parent company) is making big changes to its business strategy, resulting in staff cuts. Its...
View ArticleMymuesli founders buy back shares from Team Europe
The founders of custom-mix muesli provider Mymuesli – Max Wittrock, Hubertus Bessau and Philipp Kraiss – have bought back the shares held by Team Europe founders Kolja Hebenstreit and Lukasz Gadowski....
View ArticleNo Space for Art – Team Europe startup shuts down in Germany
It seemed like a good idea at the time but, as it turns out, offering a service to connect artists and exhibition spaces doesn’t work so well in Germany. At least not for A Space for Art GmbH, the...
View ArticleMobile Network Group on track to takeover Madvertise
Both the German and Italian branches of mobile advertising service Madvertise Media are set to be taken over by France-based Mobile Network Group (MNG). The deal is expected to close in the first...
View ArticleBerlin’s Delivery Hero scores $88m funding round
Over the past few months, Berlin-based company builder Team Europe (disclosure: also an investor in VentureVillage) drew a lot of quizzical glances from the German startup scene. Last summer the...
View ArticleTeam Europe parts ways with kid’s clothing site Kirondo
Secondhand children’s clothing portal Kirondo is no longer a member of Team Europe’s portfolio. The Berlin company builder has sold its shares in the service to Kirondo’s management team – though Team...
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