by Sinead Ward | Dec 3, 2018 | Financials / Deals
Swiss media group Ringier AG has acquired a minority stake in the Berlin-based blockchain startup Bot Labs. The startup was founded by Hubert Burda Media, operator of careers network Xing, together with Ingo Rübe, the former CTO of the national publishing business at...
by Sinead Ward | Nov 27, 2018 | People on the Move
Robin Simon has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief product officer for Classifieds, Marketplaces and Ventures at Tamedia, with effect from 1 January 2019. He will report to Christoph Brand, head of Classifieds and Marketplaces, and Samuel...
by Sinead Ward | Nov 27, 2018 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Brazilian startup QuintoAndar, which focuses on the residential rental market of Brazil, has raised R$250 million ($64.2 million U.S.) in a Series C investment round led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic. The round places the six-year-old startup’s...
by Sinead Ward | Nov 15, 2018 | Automotive, People on the Move
Scout24 Switzerland AG, operator of leading autos and real estate verticals in Switzerland, shook up its top ranks today with the exits of Christoph Aebi and Patrick Hagi, as CEO Gilles Despas assembles his new executive leadership team. The shakeup comes as the...
by Sinead Ward | Nov 15, 2018 | Recruitment, People on the Move
Vienna-based career-orientation and recruitment platform Whatchado has announced its co-founder Ali Mahlodji will step down from the company management, effective early 2019. The startup also plans to increase the number of job advertisements on the site from 2019....
