Tag: Venture capital
“Start-ups need more than just a bank”
Silicon Valley Bank According to tech investor Sven Weber, companies should always be customers of more than just one bank. (Photo: Bloomberg) Denver Sven Weber has been involved in tech…
What founders can learn from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank After the collapse of the bank, which is also popular with German start-ups, venture capital experts advise young companies to use more effective risk management. (Photo: Reuters)…
High-Tech Gründerfonds can invest even more in the future
HTGF Managing Director Guido Schlitzer (left) and Alex von Frankenberg Despite the restrained mood on the market, the investor has already co-financed the first start-ups with his new fund. Berlin…
Go Student acted partly anti-competitive
Dusseldorf The Cologne district court has sentenced Go Student in 17 out of 20 points. The judgment, which is available to the Handelsblatt, shows that the education start-up has made…
That’s why start-ups are having a hard time at the moment
Frankfurt/Berlin For many years, the mood on the German venture capital market was excellent. The venture capital funds, supported by the low interest rates, reported new records in raising new…
That’s why start-ups are having a hard time at the moment
Frankfurt/Berlin For many years, the mood on the German venture capital market was excellent. The venture capital funds, supported by the low interest rates, reported new records in raising new…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…
Numbat is planning charging stations with battery storage in supermarkets
Munich For Martin Schall, one of the obstacles to electromobility is the network of fast charging options, which is still poorly developed. “The sheer mass of electric cars will totally…
Isar Aerospace, RFA and Hyimpulse will start soon
RFA One The Rocket Factory Augsburg launch vehicle is scheduled to be launched for the first time at the end of the year. Dusseldorf It’s a race into space: three…
Start-ups attract professional athletes as investors
Berlin Entrepreneurship and professional sports have long gone hand in hand in the USA. Athletes like ex-basketball star Michael Jordan have been making targeted and lucrative investments for decades. Jordan…
40 million euros for The Exploration Company
Dusseldorf The Franco-German spaceship start-up “The Exploration Company” is one of the most ambitious space projects in Europe. The former head of innovation at the Airbus subsidiary Defense and Space,…
Heating app start-up secures fresh capital
Heating via app Smart systems like Tado’s are currently experiencing a boom in demand. Munich High electricity costs are a burden for most companies, for the start-up Tado they are…
105 Drones for War – Quantum Systems with an order worth millions
reconnaissance drone Barely visible in the sky, Ukraine has ordered another 105 Vector drones from Quantum Systems to reconnoiter Russian positions. (Photo: Quantum Systems) Berlin The Munich drone start-up Quantum…
International investors rely on German robotics
Munich, Dusseldorf International investments have recently collapsed, but German robotics start-ups remain popular. Last year, 617 million dollars flowed into German companies. Although that is a good five percent less…
Start-up from Munich teaches robots how to fold towels
Munich In view of cost pressure, labor shortages and the trend to bring production back home, robots are becoming established in more and more industries. Industrial laundries and the textile…
KfW Capital wants to mobilize more private venture capital
Frankfurt Despite the currently very difficult framework conditions for venture capital (VC) and start-ups in Germany, the co-managing director of KfW Capital is confident about the new year. “I am…
No tax cut for employee participation without transparency
startup Many start-up employees are motivated to work overtime through profit-sharing in the company. But many employers leave them in the dark about how the value of their company shares…
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…
Start-up equips robots with muscles and fingertips
Munich In science fiction films, robots are almost indistinguishable from humans. The reality is still different, even after decades of research and development: So far, industry has hardly succeeded in…
Founders need to know this for financing
Berlin After the financing is before the financing: start-ups regularly need fresh money to finance their growth. But it wasn’t that easy in 2022, the financing market for founders collapsed…