Venture capital

Labena Ventures to foster biotech, pharmacy and healthcare ideas

Labena, a Ljubljana-based family-run business, is launching a new platform to link start-up companies and disruptive ideas with venture capital and investment funds in medicine, biotechnology and the food and pharmaceutical industries. More than €100 million will be available, with applications expected from 14 March.

Business plan: a vision for your business

Planning for the future is a virtue of successful people and successful companies. It represents proactive and responsible behavior, which does not depend only on external factors, but creates its own path, in harmony with the external environment. Some entrepreneurs run businesses intuitively, and there is nothing wrong with that, if they are choosing the best solutions this way.

Turkish on-demand delivery pioneer Getir's valuation hits $7.5 bln

Turkish on-demand delivery pioneer Getir's valuation rose to over $7.5 billion, thanks to the investment of $550 million it received.

Getir will utilize the latest capital injection to fuel its expansion into the U.S., the Istanbul-based platform said in a statement on June 4.

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