Tag: unicorns
Venture capital: US financiers avoid European start-ups
avocado The cargo bike provider failed when trying to raise fresh money. (Photo: Avocargo) Berlin The energy start-up Efficient Energy tried unsuccessfully, as did the food delivery service Alpakas and…
These German startups could become unicorns
Berlin The Hamburg energy start-up 1Komma5 has already done it. In June, despite the financing crisis, Philipp Schröder’s company became a unicorn after only 23 months, i.e. a company valued…
Funding crisis for start-ups: CVCs could help
Berlin Money for start-ups is scarce, financing is suffering from the economic crisis and the turnaround in interest rates. Now, for a long time, unpopular financiers are moving into the…
Unicorns in green: Sustainable start-ups in Germany
Traceless Materials packaging The rotting outer packaging can end up in the compost. (Photo: Traceless Materials) Dusseldorf Green is trendy, including among German start-ups. According to the Green Start-up Monitor…
Unicorns in green: Sustainable start-ups in Germany
Traceless Materials packaging The rotting outer packaging can end up in the compost. (Photo: Traceless Materials) Dusseldorf Green is trendy, including among German start-ups. According to the Green Start-up Monitor…
German unicorns become the founding forge
Delivery Hero According to a study, a particularly large number of new start-ups have emerged from the Berlin food delivery service. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Make 165 out of 25: That’s…
“The next 1000 unicorns will be green tech companies in the broadest sense”
Better Ventures co-founder Tina Dreimann “I’m convinced the next 1000 unicorns will be green tech companies in the broadest sense.” (Photo: Better Ventures) Frankfurt The venture capital market has come…
Who are the next unicorns in Europe?
Hamburg energy start-up 1Komma5 is considered a candidate for a billion dollar valuation Former Tesla Germany boss Philipp Schröder founded 1Komma5. Berlin The Cologne translation service DeepL is the youngest…
Who are the next unicorns in Europe?
Sunfire from Dresden is one of the unicorn candidates According to financial circles, the Dresden start-up is already negotiating a new cash injection. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Cologne translation service…
Private equity opens up to private investors – high returns possible
Opportunities for returns with private equity The return opportunities are higher, but investors need to consider a few basic factors. (Photo: Getty Images) Frankfurt Alternative investments away from the traditional…
These German start-ups and tech companies are cutting jobs
Delivery Hero in Berlin The food delivery service is cutting 156 jobs at its headquarters. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The news is now coming in weekly: Similar to the USA, numerous…
Are German startups also threatened with a wave of layoffs?
The absolute numbers are significantly lower compared to the tens of thousands of employees laid off at US companies such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook. But the examples of the…
The government needs to rethink start-ups
woman in the office It has not yet been decided whether the Greens and Olaf Scholz will put obstacles in the way of start-ups. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Many concerns have long…
This is how the German start-up elite involves their employees
start-up employee The companies want to attract young talent with employee participation schemes. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin Employee share ownership is one of the most important ways for start-ups to recruit…
Job offers at Germany’s most valuable start-ups collapse
Billion startups Flink (left), Scalable, Sennder (right) The job offers are at rock bottom. (Photo: Imago, PR (2)) Dusseldorf High inflation, rising interest rates and fears of recession are making…
Unicorns: Crisis check of German billion dollar start-ups
Good morning dear readers, Yesterday afternoon, when I edited the cover story of our start-up reporters Larissa Holzki and Nadine Schimroszik, I was once again amazed at the fascinating scene…
From Celonis to gorillas: Germany’s unicorns in the crisis check
Unicorn on Libra The Handelsblatt analyzed statistics and spoke to founders, investors and bankers to find out how Germany’s 36 unicorns really are. (Photo: Foreal) Although there is still plenty…
Luck in the oligopoly: one pays, one collects
In November 2023 there is a special anniversary in Germany: 50 years earlier, the government issued a driving ban due to the oil crisis and a delivery stop by Opec,…
Olaf Scholz, the somewhat different people’s tribune
the two living SPD chancellors have a very special fascination for well-known US press titles – apparently those of political trapeze artists, of whom one wants to see whether they…
“All Germans are underinsured”: The inflation dilemma of life insurance
Dusseldorf Life insurance is one of the most popular old-age provision products for German policyholders. “At the turn of the year, around 83 million life insurance policies were taken out,”…