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We covered the launch of Summly an application that summarises text last year, but I recently caught up with Nick D'Aloisio, the16 year year-old programmer who came up with the application for a video interview.
Accelerators, Accelerator, Accelerators! There's a rash of them appearing everywhere, and the latest is the Rockstart Accelerator, a new startup program aimed at Europe’s most promising startups that want to hit a global scale (but then don't they all?).
Way back in 2009 there was no large event dedicated to technology startups in the UK. TechCrunch, under Mike Arrington, was busy trying to get its TechCrunch50/Disrupt programme going in the US, and outside of local meetups, the TC event juggernaut still had yet to arrive in Europe.
Chicago-based but Israeli-founded Future Simple, a startup that creates products aimed at small businesses, has released an Android app which hooks into their small business CRM.
We first reviewed online workspace startup Podio on its launch in March last year, and it looked pretty promising.
Olery, an Amsterdam-based startup that offers reputation management and media monitoring tools for the leisure industry, has raised 750,000 euros ($1 million) to boost its international expansion and develop new products.
JustBook, a mobile app that allows you to book hotel nights at a heavily reduced rate, secured their first angel round, coming from a diverse group of german business angels.
I don't often get a chance to write about a startup from my home country (Belgium) that I'm super excited about, so consider me a happy camper.