Asset management is under pressure. In addition to challenging market conditions, growing competition from low-cost index products is also undermining the margins of fund providers. Last but not least, end users make demands: they want to invest independently. FinTech cooperation offers customers added value. Although the global financial industry has…
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The start in the US is often a shock for German startups. Annika Pierson, COO of the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) on the East Coast of the United States, knows that. She says, “In Germany, startups have a lot of visibility and their number is not that high either.…
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Getnow is a startup that delivers groceries to your home. In vain, so for lukewarm, that is not. Only from an order value of 40 euros, the delivery fee is waived, including 3.99 or 6.99 euros, if the food should arrive at home within 90 minutes. Of course, you also…
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The investment is the largest for the startup so far. Baloise provided around EUR 46 million in 2017 for the construction. Christoph Samwer, the cousin of Rocket Internet boss Oliver Samwer and former Lendico boss, leads the startup. Friday claims that Friday has attracted more than 45,000 customers. The aim…
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The Venture Network of Deutsche Börse and Alphazirkel, a network of more than 5,000 family businesses, have set themselves the goal of bringing together companies with national and international investors. The “Investor Talk” in Munich provides a framework for discussions with or without a specific investment project. Ten to fifteen…
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The City of Munich and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs are supporting five young, innovative companies that would like to be inspired and further developed in Austin at the SXSW 2019. Which startups were selected in 2019 and why Austin is better for certain things than New York or…
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May we get rid of two or three sentences on the background of the acquisition of the Frankfurt MHB bank by the Berlin-based startup Raisin (“World Savings”)? Yes? We may? Great! Well, that was a nice story, as it was read yesterday in various media, so that Raisin initially worried…
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Dax investors cheer on further zero interest rates – Euro dipping off The prospect of new ECB cash injections and still ultra-low interest rates have fueled the stock markets in Europe. Dax and EuroStoxx50 turned after the interest rate decision into plus. The euro fell by 0.3 percent to a…
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Green startups find it harder to attract investors and funding opportunities because short term expected return on capital is often lower. The real added value of a green startup will only be apparent after some time. The focus of investors in green startups should therefore not be on short-term return…
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HR start-ups are currently bringing a lot of fresh wind into the personnel scene. This series of interviews introduces some innovative solutions designed to make human resources work easier, more effective and more efficient in times of digitization. In my interview series “Start-up HR”, I speak today with Reza Madjidi…
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