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misterb&b, the world’s largest booking platform dedicated to the LGBTQ community and its allies, on raising money, adapting to COVID, and investing in tech.
misterb&b (misterbandb.com) has grown from being a niche vacation rental website to being the world’s largest booking platform dedicated to the LGBTQ community and its allies, with more than 1 million listings. Four years ago, when we first talked with the company’s CEO, Matthieu Jost, the site had only 45,000 gay rentals and homestays. misterb&b
MIRO Analytical Technologies – Caught in flight
Humans are exposed to numerous harmful environmental influences, and it is an international concern to quantify these emissions as accurately as possible in order to be able to take measures to contain them. Empa is also part of these efforts and has, among other things, developed a drone equipped with state-of-the-art measuring instruments which can
INVESTIERE – “I’m bullish about the Swiss startup ecosystem”
Lucian Wagner has two decades of experience as a startup investor. Together with Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch, he runs Privilège Ventures, a seed and early-stage venture capital firm active in Switzerland and Europe. In this interview, they share the story of how they came to invest in startups and what fascinates them about the Swiss startup
Swiss start-ups drive research around Covid-19
Not every Swiss start-up involved in Covid-19 research is developing a therapy. Companies also support researchers with digital tools, bioanalytical instruments and the production of proteins. Swiss start-ups are very active in the quest for therapies against Covid-19. You can find several examples in our article from 5 May. According to the weekly updated view
Keyless: Esami a distanza, Cisco Webex sceglie la Luiss come “pilot” mondiale
Piattaforma customizzata per l’ateneo capitolino che sperimenta anche l’uso di un’app di riconoscimento biometrico sviluppata da Keyless. Dall’11 maggio 1.500 studenti al giorno nelle sessioni virtuali È tempo di esami “virtuali” per gli studenti della Luiss Guido Carli che, già da lunedì 11 maggio, stanno svolgendo direttamente da casa le prime prove di valutazione
Los CEO de Byhours anticipan que la necesidad de libertad tras la cuarentena y las microestancias ayudarán al sector hotelero a sobreponerse al coronavirus
La crisis por la pandemia del coronavirus ha cambiado la forma de trabajar y relacionarse de millones de personas en todo el mundo. El virus ha paralizado los viajes de Semana Santa, entre tantas otras celebraciones que estas semanas se han cancelado, al igual que todas las reservas de hoteles. Un sinfín de actos y eventos en España, con un gran
Privilège Ventures closes a second fund
Privilège Ventures, focusing on seed and early-stage Deep and Medtech companies, announces the final closing of its second Venture Capital Fund. To date, the firm has invested in 23 companies mostly in Switzerland and surrounding countries. Privilège Ventures is the venture arm of Privilege Management SA with offices in Lugano and Zurich. Last year in February, Privilège Ventures announced
AVA – Liechtenstein study aims to help combat coronavirus pandemic
Testing a promising way of detecting infection early A consortium led by Liechtenstein scientists and entrepreneurs Professor Dr. Lorenz Risch and Dr. Martin Risch has just launched a scientific study aimed at combating the coronavirus: the COVI-GAPP study. Around 2,000 individuals in Liechtenstein are taking part. The aim is to see whether a sensory bracelet,
Annaida Technologies SA Closes CHF 1M Seed Financing Round
Annaida Technologies SA today closed an oversubscribed seed financing round led by HEMEX. Zürcher Kantonalbank, Fongit Seed Invest (FSI), Business Angels Switzerland (BAS), Privilège Ventures, Venture Kick and an angel investor also joined the round to support the start-up developing non-invasive embryo screening technology. Every year more couples turn to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) when