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Germany’s VC industry is ready to take off, but bureaucrats need to release the handbrake

The narrative suggests that Germany is lagging behind its European neighbors when it comes to building a globally competitive venture capital market. But I think that the next five years will be huge

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The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun

Last week was a good one for edtech in Europe.GoStudent became Europe’s first edtech unicorn (IPO’d companies aside), raising its third round in 12 months and the biggest ever in the sector in Europe.

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Late-stage capital is having a ‘cascading effect’ on European VC activity

Capping off our dig into the early-stage venture capital market, we’re taking a quick look at Europe this morning. Previously, The Exchange tucked into the United States’ early-stage market for startu

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Forum Brands raises $27M as crowded Amazon roll-up space continues to heat up

The number of startups acquiring e-commerce businesses, especially those operating on Amazon, to grow and scale is increasing as more people than ever are shopping online.The latest such startup to ra

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Wimbledon: Djokovic eyes sixth title, Tiafoe stuns Tsitsipas

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning the Wimbledon men's singles match against Jack Draper (not pictured) of Britain in London, England, June 28, 2021. /CFP Novak Djokovic begins

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Italy see off battling Austria to join Denmark in Euro quarters

Federico Chiesa of Italy appeals for a penalty during the Euro 2020 match between Italy and Austria in London, UK, June 26, 2021. /CFP Italy overcame Austria 2-1 in extra-time at London's Wemb

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Announcing the agenda for Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals presented by TechCrunch

Here at TechCrunch, we’re big fans of startup competitions. From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of 

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How to identify unicorn founders when they’re still early-stage

As an early-stage VC, you spend time with hundreds of fantastic startups, trying to identify potential winners by thinking about market size, business model and competition. Nevertheless, deep down yo

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Rio Pro Surfing event canceled due to coronavirus concerns

Leilani Mcgonagle of Costa Rica performs a trick while riding a wave during the World Surfing Games where the winners will be given tickets to the Tokyo Olympics, in Tamanique, El Salvador, June

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Apple announces its 2021 Apple Design Award winners

Apple incorporated the announcement of this year’s Apple Design Award winners into its virtual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) online event, instead of waiting until the event had wrapped,

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Jury announced for Shanghai's Golden Goblet Award

The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) organizers announced jury panel for its Golden Goblet Award on Tuesday. The international jurors for main competition of feature films for the

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Basketball Africa League: Zamalek beat US Monastir to claim title

The curtains came down on the inaugural Basketball Africa League that saw Zamalek become the winners of the tournament. The Egyptian outfit Zamalek defeated fellow North Africans US Monastir of T

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Global Political Calendar: BRICS FMs meeting, Peru presidential runoff

In the upcoming week, BRICS member countries will have talks online, and Peru will continue its second round of presidential election. Eyes on BRICS to address COVID-19 A virtual BRICS ministerial me

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Imagine Cup 2021: Who is the world champion?

02:48 Microsoft’s annual Build Developer Conference kicked off Tuesday.As part of the event, Microsoft announced the winners of itsImagine Cupglobal competitionfor students innovators i

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Lille win first Ligue 1 title, Juventus qualify for Champions League

Lille players pose for a group picture after winning the French Ligue 1 title at the Raymond-Kopa Stadium in Angers, France, May 23, 2021. /CFP Lille won the Ligue 1 title on Sunday thanks to

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Lille win first Ligue 1 title in 10 years, Chelsea, Juventus qualify for Champions League

Lille won the Ligue 1 title on Sunday thanks to a 2-1 victory at Angers which ensured they were crowned French champions for the first time since 2011 on the final day

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Lille win first Ligue 1 title in 10 years, Chelsea, Juventus qualify for Champions League

Lille won the Ligue 1 title on Sunday thanks to a 2-1 victory at Angers which ensured they were crowned French champions for the first time since 2011 on the final day