Tag: Venture capital companies
Locusts or value creators? These are the most important people in the private equity industry in Germany
Private equity manager Who are the people driving the private equity industry in Germany? Dusseldorf Since SPD politician Franz Müntefering described them as “locusts,” private equity managers in Germany have…
Arms start-up becomes Europe’s first armaments unicorn
Dusseldorf The German defense start-up Helsing receives 209 million euros in a new round of financing. The US venture capitalist General Catalyst, the Swedish Saab Group as a strategic investor…
Reform of employee participation would attract talent to Germany
Fight for sought-after talent Start-ups often attract talented employees with a stake in the company. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Lindner wants to make it easier for start-ups…
The IPO of the chip manufacturer Arm is intended to usher in a renaissance of tech IPOs
Euronext in Paris Arm’s IPO could ensure that other European companies also venture onto the market. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Berlin The long lull in technology IPOs is about to end.…
The IPO of the chip manufacturer Arm is intended to usher in a renaissance of tech IPOs
Euronext in Paris Arm’s IPO could ensure that other European companies also venture onto the market. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Berlin The long lull in technology IPOs is about to end.…
Almost half of the start-up strategy projects have already been implemented
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck Habeck sees progress on projects that are important for the industry. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government sees itself on the right track in…
At BMW and Deutsche Telekom, the metaverse comes from Jena
Deutsche Telekom’s 3D room created by Rooom The start-up from Jena has numerous DAX companies as customers. (Photo: Rooom) Berlin Around a third of all DAX companies create their 3D…
German fintechs continue to find it difficult to get fresh money
Berlin skyline The capital is in demand with German fintechs. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt German fintechs continued to have difficulties raising fresh capital in the second quarter. In 13 rounds of…
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…
SAP is investing in three leading AI startups, including Aleph Alpha
SAP headquarters The group has been investing in AI for several years. (Photo: IMAGO/Revierfoto) Dusseldorf Dax group SAP wants to secure access to future technologies through investments in three start-ups.…
Inflow of money to the founders is halved
Frankfurt The golden days for the German start-up scene are not coming back anytime soon. The total volume of investments in the first six months of this year fell by…
Italian Post significantly increases stake in logistics unicorn
Sennder boss and co-founder David Nothacker Nothacker co-founded Sennder in 2015 and also initiated the joint venture with Poste Italiane. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Berlin The Italian Post is significantly expanding…
That’s how much the USA depends on Europe when it comes to AI investments
new York 2023 is the year of the AI hype. At the end of November 2022, the Microsoft partner OpenAI ChatGPT went online. Anyone could use the text robot, which…
Despite the financing crisis, more start-ups are being founded again
Berlin Despite difficult financing conditions and persistent economic weakness, more companies are being founded again. In the first half of the year, 1293 start-ups were created, 16 percent more than…
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…
The head of French Tech does not want to leave the future to men
Clara Chappaz The Frenchwoman has been promoting the start-up scene since 2021. (Photo: French Tech) Paris Clara Chappaz welcomes you to a sparse, small office in the Paris start-up center…
Charge X secures fresh money
Tobias Wagner (left) and Michael Masnitza The Charge-X founders have raised fresh money from investors. (Photo: Charge X) Berlin The Munich start-up Charge X wants to make it easier for…
More money for the ex-Bahn executive’s quantum translation service
Professor Sabina Jeschke Before her time as a digital strategist at Deutsche Bahn, Jeschke worked as a computer science professor at RWTH Aachen University. (Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Max…
Everything for profit – this is how Zenjob wants to become profitable
Dusseldorf The three founders of Zenjob had to learn hard how to deal with crises. When the corona pandemic began, the recruiter’s sales collapsed by 70 percent in just a…
McMakler cuts valuation in half in new round of financing
McMakler founders and managing directors Hanno Heintzenberg, Felix Jahn and Lukas Pieczonka The Berlin proptech is still worth 400 million euros. (Photo: obs) Zurich. Frankfurt. Berlin The Berlin start-up McMakler…