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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. The industry is quite young by Western standards and is having to quickly scale and adjust to rapidly changing consumer demand and expectations.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.;

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

To quote the Boston Consulting Group , “Demand for health care is growing rapidly in emerging markets, a function of rising household incomes, increased discretionary spending, and aging populations. or Europe-based medical device companies that are tapping into this trend. It is not only U.S-.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Is Government a good idea? SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand.

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The truth about FMCG in Australia

Start Up Blog

We can no longer buy an audience on demand. But what is happening in Australia, is a sample of what is to come in larger markets such as the USA, Europe and Asia. Dominant players like Walmart will continue to call the shots, and eat into suppliers business via backwards vertical integration.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. Annualised, this would be 2.7x larger than last year!

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization.

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