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Access Intelligence Plc, the AIM-listed technology innovator delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for the PR, communications and marketing industries, has acquired Pulsar in a stock swap acquisition with Cello Health plc, previous owners of Pulsar.

With Starcom’s consumer expertise, their data scientists can correlate sales with real-time data coming from Digital Out of Home campaigns made through a startup focusing on delivering contextual content on DOOH, TPS Engage.

Davinci Travel System, a Prague-based travel startup developing a B2B platform for group hotel bookings, announced a new funding round of €2.1 million (USD 2.3 million). The leading investor is the Czech venture capital fund Reflex Capital, with contributions from two previous investors: Seedcamp, a UK-based VC fund, and J&T Ventures, a Czech fund.

Aiming to create the “Alexa for sales calls”, Ciara opens Series A funding in the United States and rolls out to Software-as-a-Service sales teams.

The Portuguese AgTech startup Agroop is back to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs for the fourth time. The goal is to raise at least €500,000 in order to support the company’s international expansion.

Liquidity Services International [LQDT] announced that it has acquired Machinio.com, a startup that has built an innovative technology to connect buyers and sellers of used machinery. Machinio has grown significantly over the last 5 years, disrupting the industry with its solution.

25 scaleups from 11 EU countries will compete in the EIT Digital Challenge 2018 for international growth support worth €750,000 in total. The winners will be awarded at the final pitch event in Brussels, Belgium in October.

HOMYHUB developed a solution that turns the smartphone into an intelligent garage control, allowing control, monitoring and managing access. In collaboration with CORREOS, their new service “Safe Delivery” allows users to receive packages in their garages – without having to be at home.

Natural and eco-friendly, but not old-fashioned – this is what the young natural cosmetics brand boep represents. In Germany, their skincare products for babies, toddlers and the whole family have become it pieces shared and talked about by bloggers and social media influencers. From now on, boep is available in 400 dm-drugstores (dm-drogerie-markt) across Austria.

Digital accounting is now integrated into Holvi business account. steueragenten.de takes over the complete bookkeeping and guarantees fiscal security for entrepreneurs.

BIND, a new Manchester-based marketing business, is set to change the way small businesses interact with marketing agencies with a revolutionary and disruptive idea centered around utilizing the gig economy.

Stocard will use the investment to launch its payment capability, expand geographically, and double its team, recruiting 40 new employees globally, across Engineering, Sales and Marketing.

Nextiva, a unified communications company, announced today the official launch of NextOS, an all-in-one communication software that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for its three new products. The new platform provides businesses with a complete view of their customers across all communication channels.

The World Business Angel Forum was held in Istanbul on February 19-20th, 2018, which marked the launch of the Startup Campus V4 Global Tour. At this international conference, five Hungarian and two Polish innovative startups introduced their ideas to key sponsors and partners such as Türk Telekom and Celebi.