Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest on September 16 with an all-day warmup event for the local startup scene to find the best startups and invite them to participate in the 5 week long program in Helsinki starting at the end of October 14.
Startup Sauna held its first ever Warmup event in Budapest last year. In cooperation with Invendor, Startup Sauna is returning to Budapest for the second year with an all-day event on September 16 to meet startups, key investors and serial entrepreneurs. Their aim is to find the best startups and invite them to participate in the 5 week long program in Helsinki starting at the end of October 14.Read more »
Axel Springer Plug & Play, the Berlin-based accelerator program of the German media giant Axel Springer, is currently accepting applications for its second cycle. The 3 month long programme starts on October 7, the application deadline is August 15.
Berlin-based Axel Springer Plug & Play Accelerator is looking for startups that are breaking new ground in the development and implementation of digital business ideas. Twice a year, it runs a three month-long program in which provides startups with office space in the heart of Berlin, coaching from exquisite mentors, workshops, networking, and € 25,000 for 5% equity. The program ends with the Demo Day, where startups will have the opportunity to pitch in front of an audience of local and international venture capital firms for additional seed and Series A funding. Read more »
Brickflow, which launched public beta on July 20, lets you build social media slideshows in just seconds. Stories can be created automatically by choosing a hashtag, or manually on a drag-and-drop interface. The slideshows can be shared and embedded.
Brickflow, a visual storytelling app for making curated social media slideshows in a matter of seconds, has launched its public beta. It’s the first tool for merging multimedia content from social media sites into a coherent story. The web app allows users to build slideshows by drawing content from popular platforms, such as Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube, in addition to direct link support.Read more »
International Geek-Together, a non-profit initiative aiming to connect expat geeks living in Budapest is about to kick off a special edition event called “Ride the Danube”, that will take place on boat riding the river Danube on July 31, starting at 6:30 pm.
International Geek-Together is a non-profit initiative of Peter Kovacs, aiming to connect expat geeks living in Budapest. The meetups usually take place at bars or cafes acros Budapest, however this time they are about to kick off a special edition event called “Ride the Danube” on the 31st of July. This event, basically a nice boat ride on the Danube river in Budapest, is going to start at 6.30 pm and officially ends at midnight.Read more »
Foodpanda, the leading food delivery platform by Rocket Internet from Berlin, announced its expansion into ten new cities in Hungary. The expansion comes shortly after the company secured more than $20 million funding from a group of investors in May.
With a strong presence and over 200 partnership restaurants in Budapest, leading group of online food ordering platform Foodpanda.hu now operates with additional restaurants in Pécs, Debrecen, Érd, Szeged, Székesfehérvár, Szolnok, Miskolc, Nyíregyháza and Tatabánya and Esztergom. This announcement comes three months after Foodpanda took over the services of competitor Ételvitel Ltd’s services and considerably consolidated its position in the Hungarian food delivery market.Read more »
