TechHub Resident Company Betapond Raises €1.15 Million
By Miguel Garcia

If there’s something we really like to shout about it’s the
success of TechHub Members.
This week our lovely resident company Betapond received over a million euros in funding. Betapond joined us a few months ago but they’ve been operating since 2009 from offices in Waterford, Dublin, and California.
Betapond has some bragging rights of its own. They’re Ireland’s only Facebook Preferred Developer and have been able to expand into multiple markets with a small but strong team.
Abed Hakim is Senior Account Manager and currently based at TechHub London and their CEO is Declan Kennedy. Abed showcased their product a few months ago at TechHub and showed how they create innovative Facebook apps and retail marketing products to help different commercial sectors incentivise consumers while generating social recommendations.
We’re excited about their recent accomplishments and are confident that they have a long way to go. Congrats guys and bon voyage on the journeys to come.
The Europas Awards Offer Promotion to Early Stage Startups
By Miguel GarciaAre you an early stage startup looking to be recognised as the best in Europe? Do you want to join your peers and VCs at an awesome event in London? If so, this is your chance!
The Europas are the European Awards for early stage Internet and mobile technology startups. Last held in December 2010, they saw a month-long voting campaign collecting a total of 33,126 votes and gathering 350 people from among Europe's best startups, VCs and entreprenuers. This year the event will take place on 17 November and promises to be even bigger!
It will be hosted by Mike Butcher, editor of TechCrunch Europe (and TechHub co-founder), at the Carbon Bar in London's West End. So don't miss out and make sure to sign up for a chance to be among the startup leaders of Europe.
Also grab a ticket here.
The qualification requirements this year include:
- A product that has been launched within the last 2 years (your business can be older)
- If you've received external funding in the past it can only be Seed or Series A funding, anything beyond will not be accepted
- Entrants are accepted from the "EMEA" region (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
- Entries must be in by Friday, 7 October
Best of luck and we want to see loads of TechHub companies there!
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