Spain and Portugal are bubbling up in the European tech ecosystem, with plenty of new startups and funding rounds being announced in the two countries. Barcelona-based Plus Partners recently launched with the aim of closing a $ 30-$ 50 million million fund; Yellow is a new VC firm that launched with a €30 million fund; […]
Matrix rebrands India, China units for ‘organizational independence’
Matrix is rebranding its India and China affiliates, becoming the latest venture firm to distance its international franchises. The U.S.-headquartered venture capital firm will retain its name, while Matrix Partners India will rebrand to Z47 and Matrix Partners China will rename itself MPC. Matrix began operating the India affiliated fund in 2006 and the China […]
MessageBird rebrands as Bird, and slashes prices by 90% on SMS to take on Twilio
No, don’t think Bird Scooters. Think Bird, formerly MessageBird. For the Amsterdam-based unicorn is now re-branding as such after reportedly acquiring the Bird.com domain name a couple of years ago, allegedly for many millions. Founded in 2011 by Adriaan Mol and Robert Vis, the cloud communications platform for enterprises is also launching a range of […]