Tag: Venture capital companies
Atomico introduces State of European Tech
Dusseldorf They have reached their billion dollar valuation in record time and have something in common: The four fastest unicorns in Europe all come from Berlin. The fabulous companies valued…
How deep-tech companies compete for government funding
Paris, Düsseldorf Aude Guo is developing a high-tech insect breeding program with which the world’s population can be fed in a climate-friendly way. Daniel Metzler wants to secure strategically important…
Employee participation: Europe’s start-ups are catching up
Dusseldorf The employees should also benefit from the many new billion-dollar valuations for start-ups in Europe: founders are allocating more and more company shares to their employees, shows an analysis…
How Magna could become the most important automotive supplier in the world
Dusseldorf There are a lot of inquiries at Magna these days. Start-ups from all over the world want their vehicles to be built by the Canadian auto supplier and developer.…
The start-up founders are finally in charge
New relationships It is good that start-ups can now choose their financiers and that founders have the say over their companies. In Europe’s start-up scene, the situation is being straightened…
The new power of the founders
Start-up founders (from left) Christian Hecker, Hung Dang and Nicolas Julia The founders’ bargaining power vis-à-vis investors is greater than ever. (Photo: Trade Republic, Y42, Getty Images) Lisbon, Berlin In…
The new power of the founders
Start-up founders (from left) Christian Hecker, Hung Dang and Nicolas Julia The founders’ bargaining power vis-à-vis investors is greater than ever. (Photo: Trade Republic, Y42, Getty Images) Lisbon, Berlin In…
Ex-Commerzbank boss Blessing joins Hausgold
Sebastian Wagner Currently, 40 million euros in brokerage commission for Hausgold run on an annual basis. A good third of this remains as sales on the platform, said the 41-year-old…
Financial investors: The new generation of locusts: The flood of big money is forcing private equity firms to change
Growth managers instead of brutal renovators: A new generation of financial investors is turning the corner in what was once so harsh an industry. .source site
Berlin investor launches Europe’s largest crypto fund
Server farm in Romania where ether is mined The technology behind the cryptocurrency ether forms the basis for many decentralized financial applications. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt The Berlin financial investor Greenfield…
Female Catalyst Fund – Gesa Miczaika & Bettine Schmitz
Dusseldorf Elisa Hertzler has come one step closer to her vision of being able to offer digital continuing education content quickly and easily throughout Europe. Not only because the founder…
Start-up The Exploration Company plans spaceship
Dusseldorf Hélène Huby wants to go to the moon and back. More precisely, she wants to build a spaceship that can do this. “In the first mission we will fly…
Berlin Brands Group: E-commerce unicorn gets fresh capital
Peter Chaljawski The founder of the Berlin Brands Group wants to take over brand dealers around the world with fresh capital. (Photo: W. Schuering / WirtschaftsWoche) Dusseldorf The rapidly growing…
Nykaa, Paytm & Co .: These Indian tech companies are inspiring investors and Silicon Valley
India’s tech startups are having their best year ever. Investors bet billions on their growth. German donors also benefit. .source site
Start-ups in society & politics: let’s talk!
Baby boom in the German unicorn herd: In the first half of the year, eight newcomers joined the young companies with a valuation of more than one billion dollars. This…
These women are involved as business angels
Female business angels Beate Fastrich (volnur), Claudia Nagel, Gwendolyn Schröter, Patrizia Schützenhöfer, Verena Pausder, Cornelia Hörl and Katja Ruhnke. Dusseldorf At some point Luisa Dames couldn’t hear it anymore: When…
How start-up Orora Tech prevents forest fires
Berlin Whether in California or Yakutia, on the coast of Greece or in the heart of Australia: every year, huge areas of forest around the world are destroyed by fire.…
Intelligent technology against climate change
Berlin It was another disaster summer. Huge forests burned down in California, and large areas in Siberia and the Mediterranean region were also in flames for weeks. It should not…
Softbank is losing almost a quarter of its value
Tokyo In May, the founder of the Japanese investment group Softbank, Masayoshi Son, celebrated a record profit. “And I was so proud of the result and talked about a rainbow…
Europe is bursting with new start-ups
Web Summit Chief Paddy Cosgrave At this year’s edition of his huge trade fair, he sees promising developments in Europe above all. (Photo: imago images / NurPhoto) Hardly anyone noticed…