Sebastian Florian
Founder, editor in chief of Startups&TheCity.
Nestlé’s InGenius innovation challenge for startups: How to re-design the training experience applying game-based...
One of Nestlé's current InGenius innovation challenge targets startups in the IT and gaming sector, media/teaching platforms and online HRM systems, with the task: How can we re-design the training experience applying online action...
Cluj-Napoca appointed leader in healthcare innovation within the European Innovation Area project
On November 25th, during the Global StartUp Summit European conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, was appointed as a project leader in healthcare innovation and artificial intelligence within the European Innovation Area (#EiA), a new European project...
Bucharest-based online store Fenix.eco seals partnership with hypermarket chain to distribute refurbished smartphones
The refurbished smartphones of Romanian startup fenix.eco are now on sale in two of Auchan's Bucharest hypermarkets, as part of a pilot project. Over 10 refurbished Apple and Samsung models are on display in...
Startups Without Borders Summit 2020 is setting off to connect startup ecosystems from 3...
The Startups Without Borders Summit 2020, which will take place on November 14th, is setting off to connect entrepreneurs on the move to startup ecosystems from 3 continents. The hybrid summit will be broadcast...
Starting a business during pandemic, insights from the founders of Mingle, a Bucharest-based HR...
Bucharest-based Mingle is a friendly online platform designed to make recruiting easier for companies. It provides HR teams with simple ways to collaborate, organize and automate their work so they can hire the best...
Cluj-based Telios’ CEO recognized as one of the Top 20 Innovators in Telemedicine in...
Cluj-based Telios’ CEO and co-founder Philip Choban was recently recognized as one of the Top 20 Innovators in Telemedicine in 2020 by Technology Innovators for bringing digital healthcare to Eastern Europe without boundaries or...
‘Hop in’ free online edition of Cluj Innovation Days, focused on digitalization, future of...
This year's online edition of Cluj Innovation Days (12th-14th of October, 2020) will address the issue of digitalization and the impact of the crisis on the regional business environment, with a focus on the future of...
Cluj-Napoca, the first East European city to be shortlisted for European Capital of Innovation...
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the first East European city to make it into the final stage of the contest for the European Capital of Innovation award, within the 2020 edition, along with eleven other cities...
Neurolabs raises one million euro in pre-seed funding
Neurolabs announced today the successful completion of a pre-seed fundraising round of one million euros. Neurolabs is founded by a technical team of computer scientists and mathematicians who have known each other for more...
ScaleOut, the first export accelerator program in Romania, starts with a batch of 10...
ScaleOut Export Accelerator has selected 10 Romanian companies that will enter the first export accelerator program in Romania, through which they will receive support in preparation for international expansion, tailor-made mentoring, access to specialists...
Rubik Garage Demo Day: meet the pitching startups from the 2nd edition pre-accelerator program
After 3 intense months, the second edition of the Rubik Garage pre-acceleration program powered by Rubik HUB, comes to an end and the startups that have built and taken steps for the development of...
The “Amsterdam Approach” and the city platform connected to its urban challenges: Pakhuis de...
Describing “The Amsterdam Approach” was the innovative way the city of Amsterdam won the European Capital of Innovation award (iCapital) in 2016. The Amsterdam Approach focuses on the collaboration between citizens, civil society, the private sector, knowledge institutions and the municipality to address social issues.