Top 7 Most Promising African Start-ups

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The 2-billion-dollar mark has been exceeded: in 2019, African start-ups working in various fields including FinTech, e-commerce and InsurTech raised 2.02 billion dollars in equity according to the new report from the venture capital fund Partech Africa. With more and more start-ups working for a better world being produced by the continent’s entrepreneurial circles, this landmark achievement comes as no surprise.

Many more start-ups have recently managed to raise funds (150 in 2018 versus 234 in 2019). As things stand, 85% [...]

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How Petit Bateau centralised its translation management with TextMaster

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Established more than 125 years ago, Petit Bateau is a French children’s clothing brand. With 4,700 points of sale in more than 80 countries, the brand achieves almost 50% of its turnover from international markets, primarily in Western Europe and Asia. This iconic French brand therefore faces various challenges, in particular in creating and updating its multilingual content.

Discover how Petit Bateau centralised its translation management with TextMaster

The challenge for Petit Bateau: to select a single translation partner [...]

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TheFork, a model to follow for management of a multilingual website and translation of marketing content

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As Europe’s leading online and mobile restaurant booking site, TheFork offers restaurant owners a full range of tools to help them manage their reservations, grow their revenue and build customer loyalty. Created in 2007, the French company has been part of the American group TripAdvisor since 2014. With more than 50,000 partner restaurants in 4,000 cities and 11 countries, TheFork has a distinctly international presence.

Discover how TheFork manages the translation of its marketing content in [...]

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Creation, funding, distribution, analysis: the winning quartet of Music Tech

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Summer’s here, so that means it’s time for Music Festivals! Instead of giving you a potted history (not very exciting for a blog post), we’ve decided to offer you a selection of the most innovative, original and effective start-ups in Music Tech, as we have before for other sectors. No bum notes – GUARANTEED!

1. Education and creation: become a master musician

Learn music in a new way

The basis of Music Tech is still music. And [...]

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When Worldwide Food Tech Transforms Our Eating Habits

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In 2017, worldwide investment in start-ups from the Food Tech and Agri-Tech sectors reached 10.1 billion dollars. A record for this sector, the financing of which has been booming for several years.

From the promotion of healthier eating, to the reduction of waste, via the all-important delivery platforms, worldwide Food Tech is a booming sector, in spite of the much publicised failures of promising companies (like Pronto in the UK).

Which different businesses [...]

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