September 2015

We proudly announce that Black Pearls VC has been awarded in Polish Best Investor category in Central European Startup Awards. We are happy that our work has been appreciated by European startup community and it gives us more motivation for the future! Announcement of Polish CESA winners took place in Gdańsk in STARTER and gathered over 100 participants and great speakers. Organisers announced winners in 8 categories. You may find full list of winners here: http://centraleuropeanstartupawards.com/national-winners-2015 You may also find pictures from the ceremony HERE. The Central European Startup Awards is a unique award show, committed to advocate and celebrate the startup spirit of the CEE region and to pin the region to the global startup map. The festival brings together 10 countries, nearly 4.000 startups and their ecosystems for the second time this year. Besides having the must-have categories of ‘Startup of

TVN Ventures acquires 40% in Polish company Everytap, operator of a beacon-based mobile advertising platform that offers contextual and personalized communication opportunities for brand advertisers. Everytap will receive cash and media to support the further growth of the company. Everytap is a platform that combines beacon technology with a mobile application, allowing users to receive contextual messages, incentives or bonuses while shopping or visiting venues like restaurants, concert halls, sports stadiums etc. Everytap offers cooperating advertisers, retailers, restaurants and venues the opportunity to develop dedicated loyalty programs, promotional incentives and fully flexibly manage marketing campaigns targeted at customers within their premises. The Everytap platform is one of the first applications of this type in the world using wireless beacon technology , providing unlimited possibilities to reach customers based on their microlocation. Everytap was launched in 2013 and is available