Past articles

Startupers, let us know what you’re up to!

Hey everyone! How to Web aims to inspire and support Eastern Europe’s great tech talents into becoming web innovators. One thing we want to do in this matter is to create a stream of info especially about and for the region.

So, are you an entrepreneur, a startup or an investor in Eastern Europe? Give us a shout! Read on →

January 23, 2012 by no comments

The Summify story: from ReadFu to Twitter

The news of Summify being acquired by Twitter is great news for Romanian entrepreneurs. It’s one more proof that you can be successful, coming from this part of the world. There’s a bit of a controversy on weather this was a good exit or not – check out Natasha’s post on Goal Europe. All debates on the exit strategy aside, it is undoubtedly recognition of the value the Summify team created.  Read on →

January 20, 2012 by 2 comments

Romanian startup, Summify, acquired by Twitter

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. Read on →

January 19, 2012 by 1 comment

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

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 Read on →

January 16, 2012 by no comments

Accelerate your Startup-up with GrowLab

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. Read on →

January 13, 2012 by no comments