Around 600 German startups raised venture capital already in 2019, some of them several times. This was the result of the startup barometer of the EY audit. Overall, the founders received 4.57 billion euros – almost seven percent, or 290 million euros more than the year before. Most of the…
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Jochen Kalka’s “StartUp lie” (Econ) explains how business startup euphoria is abused – and who benefits from it Jochen Kalka’s new book The StartUp Lie (Econ) aims to be an eye-opening book for anyone involved with StartUps. The author confronts the fad StartUp with reality and explains how the business…
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NASDAQ was the first fully electronic exchange. This innovative attitude is still fueling our ambitions today. This is how Nasdaq Ventures is motivating its investment efforts in new technologies. As a press release reveals, these are not just empty words. Together with other venture capitalists, including Galaxy Digital, NASDAQ is…
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The hype around the smartphone bank N26 is great. This year, N26 has already announced another round of financing of $ 300 million. In addition to existing investors, the investment fund GIC from Singapore also participated. With that, N26 broke the magic barrier with a market valuation of $ 1…
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The deep tech startup receives a hefty cash injection for the further development of its language assistant for motorists. Fresh capital for German Autolabs The Berlin based deep tech startup has collected seven million euros in a recent round of financing. New investors include nbr Tech Ventures, VC Fonds Technologie…
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The Berlin startup wants to involve wealthy private investors in construction projects. The start went well, now the equity capital is again increased significantly. 20 million euros for a residential quarter in Berlin Wilmersdorf. Just under 8 million euros for a commercial project on Alexanderplatz. More than three million for…
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The sensors of the startup should make the supply chain more transparent. With private and public funds, the young company wants to convince more companies. A particularly energy efficient network protocol for the supply chain. This is what the startup Blackbox Solutions based in the Munich area is focusing on.…
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In subways and on billboards N26 advertises just offensively for its direct bank offer. Apparently, the banking startup from Berlin has grown so fast that its own marketing department with the comma did not come after. In his ads, it promises “no hidden fees” and “#nobullshit”. Now N26 has collected…
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The Linz startup Presono has come up with its own solution for presentations in a crowded market. Three years after its foundation and a million investment in 2017, the start-up has even convinced a Microsoft manager of the Powerpoint alternative. Lukas Keller was most recently a member of the executive…
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The Federal Government is on an exam and puts digitization at the top of its list of priorities. That’s important and right. With an interjection: “It’s Entrepreneurship, Stupid!” The Federal Government today launched its two-day retreat. In addition to the planned tax reform, digitization has also been communicated in advance…
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