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Jul 2016
Hubs, a Protolabs company, is an online manufacturing platform that connects engineers to a global network of manufacturing services.
From CNC machining to 3D printing, injection molding to sheet metal fabrication, Hubs makes custom part manufacturing accessible.
Founded in Amsterdam in 2013, Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs) was acquired by Protolabs in January 2021.
Investor
Jun 2016
We power people’s progress.
At Preply, we’re creating life-changing learning experiences by pairing the magic of human tutors with the power of AI. We help learners discover the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing – wherever they are in the world.
With a global network of 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages across 180 countries, Preply is shaping the future of learning. Backed by $150M in Series D funding, we’ve reached unicorn status and are scaling fast – all while staying grounded in our mission to make learning more personal, powerful, and human.
Our team of 700+ Preplers brings together over 60 nationalities, working across hubs in Barcelona, London, Kyiv, New York and beyond.
Investor
May 2016
Empowering youth players to progress and unlock their potential.
The Tonsser app is live in 10 countries and empower 1.7m users to create their player identity, capture performances with video and stats, be inspired, improve and discover life-changing opportunities.
We’re a passionate team from across the globe, committed to building the best product for football players. Every day, we’re looking for new ways to give our engaged and passionate users the tools to accelerate their game and stay motivated.
Have a look at our job page or reach out to us if you are interested in learning more about the Tonsser mission or life inside a company trying to improve the conditions for the next gen of footballers.
Investor
Sep 2015
At Deskbookers, we have an ambitious goal to bust open the opaque and inefficient world of commercial real estate.... a complex problem not for the weak hearted.
We believe we add value to people’s lives. Where you work should inspire you to reach your potential. How we help is by providing the best tools for professionals to find and rent their ideal workspace, whether it’s an office space for a few months or years, a meeting space for a day or a week or a private desk for hours.
We don’t compromise on talent. We aim to be a high performing sports team… we know we are stronger together than as individuals, we are dedicated to meeting our goals and we enjoy each other's company. We don’t take our culture lightly and are continuously aiming to build a company where people want to invest their professional talents.
We thrive on learning and growing beyond our comfort zone. Whether it’s from smart and talented peers with international backgrounds, from experienced leaders who have worked in a diverse set of industries or from amazing angel and venture investors, there is no better place to enhance your well rounded skillset.
Explore our unique workspaces now: https://www.deskbookers.com/en-gb/home
Investor
Jun 2015
8fit makes healthy living fun and simple by providing guidance and support – including tailored workouts and meal plans – in one easy to use app.
We understand the obstacles people face on their fitness journey. It isn’t easy, and there’s no “one size fits all” way to find lifelong health. That’s why we’re building the most engaging and approachable way for people to achieve their personal fitness goals.
Founded in 2014, 8fit supports more than 25 million users worldwide on their individual journeys to healthier, happier lives. We push for progress over perfection, choose the best solution over the quick fix, and enjoy the journey to your healthiest mind and body yet. The company is based in Berlin and has more than 75 employees worldwide, and has raised $10M in funding to-date.
We are hiring! Check out our Jobs page for open positions:
https://8fit.com/careers/
Hey, Devs! We work with:
• Ruby
• Rails
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• NginX
• Heroku
• and AWS
on the backend, and...
• Java
• Swift
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• React
• ReactNative for mobile
Investor
Mar 2015
Founded by industry experts in 2014, Healthcare.com is a data-driven, intelligence-informed marketplace where millions of consumers have explored, shopped for and enrolled in health insurance and Medicare plans. We put care, data, and a decade of experience into helping you choose the right plan. With us you can easily shop health plans for individuals, for families, for seniors. Trusted by 10 million customers a year, Healthcare.com is the data-driven choice that matches you to the right health insurance plan. We use proprietary data and machine learning technology to match consumers with distributors, ensuring each consumer gets enrolled in the right plan for them and their families.
Healthcare.com also operates Pivot Health, an insurance marketing company and healthcare services provider that offers a variety of coverage options to consumers on behalf of top-ranked insurance carriers and healthcare organizations. We develop custom health insurance programs and coverage solutions in partnership with insurance carriers. In addition to our own solutions, we have put together a portfolio of non-proprietary health insurance and healthcare solutions that we believe meet the needs of our individual members. Our products range from short-term medical insurance, dental and vision, supplemental indemnity, and accident and illness products.
Investor
Mar 2015
We started CROWDYHOUSE from the belief inspiring creations, that stimulate our senses, must be; exposed, admired, shared and bought. Something that is made with sense and sensibility has the ability to change our lives for the better.
We are working towards a world filled with a wider variety of design. That’s why we open our doors for design talents and vintage sellers that are blessed with an exciting uniqueness. Beyond the limits of the traditional design conventions we present unforseen outspoken creations from the most exciting designers and vintage sellers in Europe.
We want to add some spice to the existing design world. Because life is just too short not to create, not to love.
Learn about our B2B Interior Project services here: https://crowdyhouse.com/projects/
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Mark & Suzan Founders of CROWDYHOUSE
Investor
Feb 2015
Lyte, the technology platform reimagining e-commerce for live events, has acquired the Festicket and Event Genius assets in a move that represents an exciting coming together of services and team worldwide, bringing much-needed solutions to the global promoter community.
The Festicket and Event Genius asset acquisition enables Lyte to offer comprehensive, fan-friendly ecommerce solutions for live events anywhere on earth alongside a broad expansion of technology and services.
Who are Lyte?
In 2012, Lyte founder Ant Taylor attended a sold-out Olympic Games event with half-empty stands while hundreds of desperate fans stood outside seeking tickets. Inspired by this experience, Ant created Lyte to allow fans to easily return tickets they couldnt use and help other fans get verified tickets to events of their dreams.
Lyte enables event organisers, venues and artists to enhance their ticketing, ensure shows are full and keep fans happy by providing a safe, official reservation system whilst allowing fans to return tickets to the official point of purchase for a fair price.
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About Festicket
Founded in 2012, Festicket is the worlds largest platform for discovering and booking festival trips. In 2019 Festicket completed the acquisition of multi-award winning ticketing and cashless POS platform Event Genius, and the related Ticket Arena consumer website and brand.
The new joint venture created a platform for organisers and fans alike, combining ticketing, marketing, travel, access control and cashless payment solutions in one end-to-end solution.
Festicket Awards
2019 - FT (Financial Times) 1000
2019 - Deloitte Technology Fast 50
2019 - Partnership of the Year - Forum de la Billetterie
2017 – Sunday Times Tech Track 100: Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies
2017 – Future Fifty company in 2017: hottest UK start-ups /Tech City UKs Future Fifty
2017 – Ticketing Technology Awards 2017: Smart & Connected Award
Investor
Jan 2015
Ubeo.app is the largest auction app in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany.
Bid and win every day thousands of hotel-nights, city trips, fashion items, products and other plans. Here you will find the best deals and discounts because it is the only place where you decide everything: what to buy and how much to pay. If you are tired of being told what to do, in the Ubeo app you have the power.
Ubeo is a free app where you can find the best auctions. Through our bidding system we assure you the best offers and discounts, because here you are the one who decides the price.
Ubeo gives you all the power and it's super fun too. Search and choose the auction you want and put the price you want to pay. If you are tired of everyone telling you what to do, this is your place. A pair of shoes with the latest? A trip to Berlin? A hotel on the seafront? Decide for how much you want it, bid and if you win the auction ... it's all yours!
If you like games, challenges, accumulate points and win playing, this is your app. Here your loyalty comes with rewards. Bid, win and have fun!
Do you dare to try it?
Investor
Nov 2014
2days is een pionier op het gebied van event discovery en ticketing in Nederland. Onze prachtige mobiele app laat mensen een zorgvuldig samengestelde shortlist zien van de allerbeste events in Amsterdam, gefocust op vandaag en morgen.
We halen de tijdverspilling van het zoeken naar events weg, assisteren mensen met hun beslissingsproces door onze eigen tips, en bieden de mogelijkheid om in-app je tickets te boeken en te ontvangen. Hierdoor kan je dus met slechts een paar klikken op je telefoon van het zoeken naar events tot het betalen en ontvangen van tickets gaan.
2days focust op alles wat inspireert tot een spontaan avondje uit, van een underground feest naar een openlucht theater en van een concert tot een gave expositie. Zolang het maar bijzonder en echt je tijd waard is. Op deze manier promoten wij de gaafste culturele evenementen en de allerbeste feesten die anders misschien aan je voorbij zouden gaan, en zetten we ons tegelijkertijd in om overcapaciteit van zalen en events tegen te gaan.
Investor
Aug 2014
Collect & share knowledge from the web in simple playlists for learning. Curate a library for your team with articles, videos, presentations, PDFs, Github Repos and truly everything else you can find on the web!
Knowledge is shared every moment of the day, but a lot links are often lost in timelines, chat histories and other random corners of the office. Save the most valuable links in Gibbon and share them with the rest of your team.
Investor and board member
Aug 2014
Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects. Over 75,000 objects are offered in auction every week - each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki’s hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and much more. Catawiki is headquartered in Amsterdam with over 750 employees across the world.
Investor
Jun 2014
At Treatwell, we’re on a mission to digitally revolutionise the hair and beauty community. We’re the industry’s smartest salon management software, all connected to Europe’s No.1 booking platform. We work with over 55,000 salon partners across 13 countries, processing up to 1 million bookings every month. We empower hair, beauty and barber pros to do bookings and business well - connecting salon professionals with treatment-loving clients seamlessly.
We’re a team of passionate and brilliantly talented people. Together, were working to bring the hair and beauty industry online; giving everyone the freedom to book the perfect salon experience - at any time or place. But getting there means constantly evolving our team, and you might be the perfect addition.
Our company values (Ambition, Speed, Collaboration & Impact) are the foundation and driving force of everything that we do. Staying true to these values empowers us to build a successful business that has a positive impact on our employees, our partners and our industry.
Want to know more about Treatwell? Take a look at our careers page.
Investor
Jan 2014
Yotpo, the leading eCommerce retention marketing platform, helps thousands of forward-thinking brands like Steve Madden, Princess Polly, Brooklinen, and Morrocanoil win customers for life. Our platform approach connects data-driven solutions for reviews, visual UGC, loyalty, referrals, SMS marketing, email, and subscriptions, empowering brands to maximize the value of their customers.
We integrate with the tools online businesses use every day, including Google, Instagram, top eCommerce platforms, and the rest of the marketing technology stack. Yotpo is a Forbes Cloud 100 company with offices worldwide including New York, London, Sydney, and Tel Aviv.
Our mission? Empowering brands to grow their direct-to-consumer business through captivating experiences that spark and sustain lasting customer loyalty.
Investor
May 2010
At Rentalcars, we’re on a mission to help people discover and do more. Putting the customer back in control, giving them maximum choice, great value, total transparency, and customer service that really cares.
Today, there are three members of the Rentalcars family.
Rentalcars.com: The world’s biggest online car rental service, with over 1,600 colleagues speaking 42 languages, empowering travellers at 50,000+ locations worldwide.
Rideways: Finding the best way for each customer to get from A to B, in pre-booked taxis and chauffeur-driven cars.
Rentalcars Connect: Bringing the magic of Rentalcars.com and Rideways to partners’ sites, so customers enjoy a seamless booking experience through brands they already know and love.
Our aim is to be everyone’s first choice in ground transport. Delivering market-leading choice, value, transparency and service, wherever they are and wherever they need to go.
We’re part of The Priceline Group, the world leader in online travel and related services, along with Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, agoda.com, and OpenTable.
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Jul 2016
Hubs, a Protolabs company, is an online manufacturing platform that connects engineers to a global network of manufacturing services.
From CNC machining to 3D printing, injection molding to sheet metal fabrication, Hubs makes custom part manufacturing accessible.
Founded in Amsterdam in 2013, Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs) was acquired by Protolabs in January 2021.
Investor
Jun 2016
We power people’s progress.
At Preply, we’re creating life-changing learning experiences by pairing the magic of human tutors with the power of AI. We help learners discover the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing – wherever they are in the world.
With a global network of 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages across 180 countries, Preply is shaping the future of learning. Backed by $150M in Series D funding, we’ve reached unicorn status and are scaling fast – all while staying grounded in our mission to make learning more personal, powerful, and human.
Our team of 700+ Preplers brings together over 60 nationalities, working across hubs in Barcelona, London, Kyiv, New York and beyond.
Investor
May 2016
Empowering youth players to progress and unlock their potential.
The Tonsser app is live in 10 countries and empower 1.7m users to create their player identity, capture performances with video and stats, be inspired, improve and discover life-changing opportunities.
We’re a passionate team from across the globe, committed to building the best product for football players. Every day, we’re looking for new ways to give our engaged and passionate users the tools to accelerate their game and stay motivated.
Have a look at our job page or reach out to us if you are interested in learning more about the Tonsser mission or life inside a company trying to improve the conditions for the next gen of footballers.
2015
Investor
Sep 2015
At Deskbookers, we have an ambitious goal to bust open the opaque and inefficient world of commercial real estate.... a complex problem not for the weak hearted.
We believe we add value to people’s lives. Where you work should inspire you to reach your potential. How we help is by providing the best tools for professionals to find and rent their ideal workspace, whether it’s an office space for a few months or years, a meeting space for a day or a week or a private desk for hours.
We don’t compromise on talent. We aim to be a high performing sports team… we know we are stronger together than as individuals, we are dedicated to meeting our goals and we enjoy each other's company. We don’t take our culture lightly and are continuously aiming to build a company where people want to invest their professional talents.
We thrive on learning and growing beyond our comfort zone. Whether it’s from smart and talented peers with international backgrounds, from experienced leaders who have worked in a diverse set of industries or from amazing angel and venture investors, there is no better place to enhance your well rounded skillset.
Explore our unique workspaces now: https://www.deskbookers.com/en-gb/home
Investor
Jun 2015
8fit makes healthy living fun and simple by providing guidance and support – including tailored workouts and meal plans – in one easy to use app.
We understand the obstacles people face on their fitness journey. It isn’t easy, and there’s no “one size fits all” way to find lifelong health. That’s why we’re building the most engaging and approachable way for people to achieve their personal fitness goals.
Founded in 2014, 8fit supports more than 25 million users worldwide on their individual journeys to healthier, happier lives. We push for progress over perfection, choose the best solution over the quick fix, and enjoy the journey to your healthiest mind and body yet. The company is based in Berlin and has more than 75 employees worldwide, and has raised $10M in funding to-date.
We are hiring! Check out our Jobs page for open positions:
https://8fit.com/careers/
Hey, Devs! We work with:
• Ruby
• Rails
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• NginX
• Heroku
• and AWS
on the backend, and...
• Java
• Swift
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• React
• ReactNative for mobile
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