Rockstart accelerator – just a few more days for applications!

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With only 3 days left for applications for the next program, the Rockstart accelerator recently announced a new awesome batch of mentors. Mind you, we’re pretty proud to have Bogdan Iordache on that list! :)

So what is Rockstart Accelerator?

Rockstart is a European accelerator based in Amsterdam

Romanian startup, Summify, acquired by Twitter

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Summify just announced their recent acquisition by Twitter. The startup started in Romania, joined the Bootup Labs accelerator in Canada, moved to Vancouver and has gone through a couple of pivots. The final product, an application that creates a summary of the most important pieces of news shared on the user’s network, was launched in the summer of 2010.

Interview with Marius Ghenea – “The biggest mistake I have seen is not recognizing the importance of an excellent team.”

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School for Startups
was one of the main partners of How to Web 2011. We had the great opportunity of having both main S4S mentors as speakers at the conferenece. Doug Richard delivered one of the most appreciated keynote speeches and Marius Ghenea held the workshop with the most attendance rate on Early Stage Investments – we had to bring in extra chairs to the room! :)

We also had the pleasure of asking them a few questions

Romanian startup, Brainient, raises $1.8m and plans to open a new office in New York

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Brainient, the Romanian startup developing a platform to support video advertising, announced earlier today that they closed another funding round, raising $1.8m from a collection of investors. The main investor is Prague-based Credo Ventures. Atlas Venture, Estag Capital and existing investors Serry Coutu and 500 Startups have also
participated in the round. 

Accelerate your Startup-up with GrowLab

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Startupers out there, if you’re in Bucharest on January 26th, this is a must-attend event!

One of North America’s top angel investors, Boris Wertz, is hosting an event in effort to get to know the Bucharest start-up community and meet its many talented entrepreneurs and engineers.