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5 things you may have missed in Atomico’s 2021 Europe report

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The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The Exchange has been tracking Europe’s startup acceleration for years now. The Atomico/Dealroom report details that the total value of tech M&A in Europe through the third quarter of 2021 has crossed the $100 billion mark. Good news for 2022 European exits.

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Pittsburgh’s AI expertise may give rise to an already growing startup market

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The Steel City has all the ingredients to be a hub for startups: a good university system, a cheaper cost of living — definitely when compared to places like New York and the Bay Area — and a proliferation of seed firms and startup accelerators. You can give it a listen here.).

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HPA Member Hardik Bhatt Appointed as CEO at SDI Presence

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Hardik joined SDI in June 2021 as the firm’s President and Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Hardik will leverage his key partnerships with global corporate leaders, public sector leaders, startup leaders, investors, and academia to provide strategic direction to help modernize SDI clients.

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Paris-based accelerator The Family sues co-founder Oussama Ammar

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The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. In November 2021, Ammar announced on LinkedIn that he was moving on and leaving The Family. “On

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Perhaps Substack can grow just fine without venture dollars

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First, a little context: Substack’s first known external capital came in January 2018 via the Y Combinator startup accelerator. From there, the startup’s ability to raise new funds quickly accelerated, with Andreessen Horowitz leading Substack’s $15.3

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Stripe has laid off employees behind TaxJar, a tax compliance startup it acquired last year

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Stripe bought TaxJar, a provider of a cloud-based suite of tax services, in April 2021 to help its customers “automatically calculate, report and file sales taxes.” billion raised across 1,287 deals in Q2 2021. It’s a similar story looking at some players within the startup world. billion in July of 2021 to $6.7

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Shipping platform Shipmates scores $2.2m to help e-commerce firms grow

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Founded by CEO Josh Supan and CTO David Marquez, the startup helps e-commerce businesses grow by making their shipping process easier and faster. In 2021, the e-commerce market was the leading contributor to the internet economy in the Philippines, with an estimated gross merchandise value of $12 billion — a 132% increase from 2020.