Latin America is one of the regions with the highest economic growth in the world. Therefore, it is no surprise that SoftBank, one of the largest conglomerates and venture capital funds in the world, has announced the creation of an investment vehicle of 2 billion dollars for the region. The…
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The incorporation of innovation in the corporate culture, investments in high technology and solid collaborations are shaping the panorama. The Visa Innovation Center has published The State of Innovation in Latin America, the first report of its kind to examine the indicators, trends and benchmarks of the most innovative companies…
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The industry has grown and grown out of its infancy. There are so many companies that shape the industry but not all are equally known. Who are the companies that are the glue between finance and digital technologies? In our series “FinTech companies” we give companies or start-ups from the…
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A total of 20 startups will compete in the International Pitch Competition (IPC) against companies from Greece, Norway, India, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Israel, Italy, Romania and Switzerland during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. March 7 to 10 in the city of Austin, Texas. Winning is equal to get…
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Two years ago, the major Swiss insurance company Baloise Group founded digital car insurance Friday in Berlin. Now investing 75 million euros in the daughter. In addition, the startup of Sevenventures and German Media Pool will receive a media-for-equity deal worth over 39 million. Means: While the investors take over…
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How we can produce clean energy in the future and the e-mobility boom has put the energy sector at the center of attention. Austria is a pioneer in Europe in terms of green energy and creative energy solutions. Startups play an important role in these developments, and the #chick challenge…
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The Berlin work on technology and software for charging e-cars. Of three large corporations now flow 20 million euros to the start-up. An own charging cable for the car, a compact charging point for lantern or house wall: The Berlin start-up Ubitricity works since 2008 on hardware and software to…
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The German Accelerator has again selected seven companies for its startup programs in New York and Silicon Valley. Among them are also three Munich startups. At the beginning of February, the final pitches of the German Accelerator for the “Class of Summer 2019” took place in Munich. From 14 finalists,…
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Having a suitable investor can be really easy with these steps The business idea stands. Maybe a company has already been founded, or your startup is already making first sales, but now wants to really get started in the growth phase. Most of the time, the limiting factor is not…
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Like few other insurers, Baloise is committed to a digitization strategy and invests in a wide variety of startups. The latest engagement in the founding scene of Berlin makes sense. Two years ago, Baloise founded a fintech in Mitte of Berlin, which specializes in digital car insurance. As was heard…
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