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These are the best insurers in 2022
Cologne The digital insurer Wefox relies on pure emotion in the competition for attention. The German-Swiss insurtech signed shirt sponsorship deals with Italian soccer champions AC Milan and Bundesliga club…
Venture capitalists continue to invest in German B2B fintechs
Frankfurt Even in the current market environment, German financial start-ups are attracting the interest of venture capitalists. In the second quarter, venture capital investors invested a total of almost 1.4…
Nephews of Olaf Scholz fail with fintech
The team behind Rubarb: Fabian Scholz (CEO, left) and Jakob Scholz (CPO) The founders wanted to democratize saving. (Photo: Rubarb) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Fabian and Jakob Scholz, the Chancellor’s nephews,…
Nephews of Olaf Scholz fail with fintech
The team behind Rubarb: Fabian Scholz (CEO, left) and Jakob Scholz (CPO) The founders wanted to democratize saving. (Photo: Rubarb) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Fabian and Jakob Scholz, the Chancellor’s nephews,…
Nephews of Olaf Scholz fail with fintech
Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Fabian and Jakob Scholz, the Chancellor’s nephews, and co-founder Kelvin Craig have filed for bankruptcy with their financial technology company Rubarb – 19 months after it was…
Layoffs – Fintechs are coming under pressure
Frankfurt The celebratory mood is followed by disillusionment: just a week after the Berlin neobroker Trade Republic announced the expansion of its last financing round by 250 million euros and…
N26, Trade Republic, Gorillas: Start-up valuations under pressure
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Several billion German start-ups are apparently experiencing difficulties in their financing rounds. It can be heard from those close to the companies and investors that fundraising at Trade…
Trade Republic will cooperate with Deutsche Bank and Citibank in the future
The founders of Trade Republic The Neobroker was founded by Marco Cancellieri, Thomas Pischke and Christian Hecker (from left). (Photo: Trade Republic) Frankfurt Trade Republic is bringing two new partners…
Helden.de: Start-up relies on animal insurance
Insurance for animals Insurtech Helden.de wants to offer pet insurance via a platform. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf When you click through the Helden.de website, you could almost think you’ve landed on…
War in Ukraine finishes off the 2021 IPO vintage
The trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange There are likely to be significantly fewer IPOs in Germany this year than in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Frankfort, New York The economic…
Expert in KYC procedures is for sale
IDnow founder Are still active with the KYC experts (from left to right): Armin Bauer (Managing Director, CTO), Dennis von Ferenczy (Chief Growth Officer), Felix Haas (Executive Chairman), Sebastian Bärhold…
Insurtech Wefox could increase the valuation significantly again
Frankfurt, St Gallen The “all-hands” meeting with his employees is still having an effect on Julian Teicke. A high double-digit number of employees at the Berlin insurance start-up Wefox have…
Allianz X is feeling headwind for the first time
Frankfurt, Munich In recent years, the venture capital subsidiary of the insurance giant Allianz has been spoiled by success. Now, for the first time since it was restructured four years…
This is how you become a top manager at a unicorn
Dusseldorf The average top manager in Germany’s most important start-ups is male, studied at the Technical University of Munich or at the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and…
This is how you become a top manager at a unicorn
Dusseldorf The average top manager in Germany’s most important start-ups is male, studied at the Technical University of Munich or at the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and…
Andreessen Horowitz joins Fintech in Berlin
Emre Talay, Orkhan Abdullayev and Nicolas Thouzea (left to right) The Payrails founders were largely responsible for processing payment transactions at Delivery Hero. Now they are starting their own company.…
The Ukraine war and shaky stock markets are affecting financial start-ups
Frankfurt Neobank Penta needs money again. The Berlin company wants to collect 40 million euros. But it could be one of the first financial technology start-ups to feel that money…
The most valuable start-ups in Germany, Europe and the world
The most valuable startups Meanwhile, a few unicorns have cracked the $100 billion valuation mark. (Photo: Top left to bottom right: Bloomberg, AP, Global Switch, Sportsfile/Getty Images, Celonis, picture alliance/photothek)…
Start-ups: Financing record – yet there is still a lack of money
Julian Teicke (left), Verena Hubertz, Klaus Hommels The Wefox founder, the SPD politician and the investor are campaigning for better start-up financing. (Photo: Wefox Group, Carolin Lauer, Lakestar [Montage]) Berlin…
Start-ups: Financing record – yet there is still a lack of money
Julian Teicke (left), Verena Hubertz, Klaus Hommels The Wefox founder, the SPD politician and the investor are campaigning for better start-up financing. (Photo: Wefox Group, Carolin Lauer, Lakestar [Montage]) Berlin…