Tag: Venture capital companies
Are Thousands of Crowd Funding Platform Contracts Ineffective?
Berlin An investor in the Hamburg cloud start-up Protonet has won a victory in the Dresden Regional Court that could have far-reaching consequences. The operator of the crowd-funding platform Seedmatch,…
Greenhouse start-up Infarm continues to shrink and leaves Europe
Infarm cabinets in France According to insiders, the start-up is withdrawing completely from Europe. (Photo: imago images/IP3press) Berlin. Frankfurt The massive downsizing at the Berlin greenhouse start-up Infarm continues. The…
How Scoutbee wants to keep Audi and Siemens factories running
Berlin The pandemic has severely disrupted global supply chains, and supply bottlenecks are repeatedly slowing down the German economy. The business model of Gregor Stuhler’s start-up Scoutbee starts right there…
Tech investor Softbank mitigates losses from stock sales
Tokyo One of the world’s largest tech investors has struggled to avert a record loss. The Japanese company Softbank, which maintains two billion-dollar financing funds, announced a minus of the…
“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…
Allianz X sets the course again
Munich, Frankfurt The Allianz holding company wants to use the significant valuation discount in the fintech sector to make noticeable changes in its portfolio. “We want to strengthen our presence…
Disinfectant manufacturer Schülke before the sale
Schülke disinfectant The company has increased sales significantly during the pandemic. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to financial circles, the disinfectant manufacturer Schülke is being prepared for sale by its private…
Employers want to strengthen innovative strength with special start-up visas
startup The employers’ association sees a lot of catching up to do in Germany in terms of start-up culture, which can lead to innovative business ideas and new jobs. (Photo:…
Equity capital for private investors – How the company Tokenstreet wants to change the market
Frankfurt It’s a segment where professional investors often rake in double-digit returns: the private markets. This involves company investments (private equity), venture capital (venture capital) and private real estate investments.…
Wasted potential? – Migrant start-up founders criticize discrimination
startup Migrant founders often experience discrimination during the founding process, a new survey shows. (Photo: IMAGO/Wavebreak Media Ltd) Berlin The majority of migrant company founders feel disadvantaged when founding a…
Advent puts German specialist care for sale
intensive care The company Deutsche Fachpflege looks after around 8,500 patients in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A billion-dollar deal is looming in the German care market. The financial investor Advent…
Air taxi company collects fresh money from Tencent
Animation of a vertiport with a Lilium jet The German air taxi company was able to collect fresh funds from investors. (Photo: lilium) Frankfurt The German air taxi company Lilium…
Start-ups in Germany collapse
Berlin With the two software companies Celonis and Personio, two of the currently most valuable German start-ups come from Bavaria. The chances that others will soon follow have increased in…
IBM expects hiring freeze due to artificial intelligence
German associations and creative people want stricter regulation of ChatGPT & Co A good 40 German associations and trade unions are demanding stricter rules from the EU to avoid copyright…
“We would sell to Nestlé again”
Stefan and Anne Lemcke The start-up show “Die Höhle der Löwen” (The Lion’s Den) made her company, Ankerkraut, known nationwide. Today, the entrepreneurial couple invests in various start-ups themselves. (Photo:…
“We would sell to Nestlé again”
Stefan and Anne Lemcke The start-up show “Die Höhle der Löwen” (The Lion’s Den) made her company, Ankerkraut, known nationwide. Today, the entrepreneurial couple invests in various start-ups themselves. (Photo:…
Green technologies CDU and start-ups: need to speak on the subject of climate protection
Friedrich Merz The CDU boss invites you to the “Future Congress” for climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The question of how to deal with the climate crisis without simultaneously stalling…
Personio enters the payroll software business
Hannah Renner The Personio boss is getting into the payroll accounting software with his company. (Photo: Personio) Berlin The personnel software developer Personio now also offers payroll accounting software. German…
German family businesses join forces with venture capital companies
Dusseldorf The Berlin medium-sized business network Maschinenraum has joined forces with nine of the most important German venture capital companies. The network wants to offer a platform on which start-ups…
Venture capitalists around the world are developing emissions standards
Battery start-up custom cells The start-up develops and produces high-performance battery cells for air taxis and electric aircraft. (Photo: obs) Berlin Investing is about returns. Dozens of venture capitalists in…