Tag: Venture capital
Founders call for reforms to survive the crisis
Office of a start-up Founders call for better political framework conditions in the crisis. (Photo: Jason Goodman on Unsplash) Berlin While the year 2021 was characterized by new financing records…
Hardly any IPOs, falling company valuations, more insolvencies
Berlin The start-up industry celebrated a record year in 2021. Now, at the end of 2022, the situation looks very different. The turnaround in interest rates, the war in Ukraine,…
Logistics start-up Sennder is to receive fresh money
Sennder truck Sennder acquired French competitor Everload in 2020. (Photo: Sender) Frankfurt, Berlin According to corporate and financial circles, Sennder is talking to investors about a new capital injection. The…
Medium-sized companies are showing increasing interest in robotic solutions
Robco team Roman Hölzl, Constantin Dresel and Paul Maroldt (from left) founded Robco. The start-up develops modular robots for smaller industrial companies, for which it is only worth using the…
Start-ups receive less venture capital – France is lagging behind Germany
Germany versus France France has beaten Germany in venture capital for the first time in years. French start-ups get more money. (Photo: Imago, AP, Getty) Berlin Start-ups in Germany have…
How Rogue Space wants to clean up Earth orbit
new York Old satellites, burned-out rocket stages, the smallest pieces of scrap: more and more space debris is circling our planet. The US Department of Defense is tracking over 27,000…
Solar start-up could double its valuation in a financing round
Installation of a solar system Enpal has recently recorded steep growth rates in sales from year to year. (Photo: Enpal ) Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf The Berlin solar start-up Enpal can…
Red Points secures 20 million euros for the fight against counterfeiters on the Internet
Dusseldorf The online trade in plagiarism has reached dramatic proportions in recent years. According to OECD estimates, counterfeit gangs make more than $500 billion in annual sales worldwide. This corresponds…
Why laboratory start-ups are still too rare
Berlin The science summit “Falling Walls” in Berlin is a showcase for research projects. The event brings together scientists whose technology could solve major environmental and social problems and who…
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son is on the defensive
Masayoshi Son The Softbank founder is withdrawing from the investment business. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Masayoshi Son started the quarterly presentation of his Softbank group on Friday with a bang: The…
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son is on the defensive
Masayoshi Son The Softbank founder is withdrawing from the investment business. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Masayoshi Son started the quarterly presentation of his Softbank group on Friday with a bang: The…
Start-up report Female Founders Monitor spoils women’s desire to start a business
founders Are male-led startups the benchmark to aim for? (Photo: Getty Images/Westend61) The Federal Association of German Startups wants to increase the number of female founders in Germany – but…
How the satellite company ConstellR wants to help farmers
Dusseldorf Max Gulde wants to use satellite data to reduce water consumption in agriculture. Because the actual requirement can hardly be calculated, fields are often irrigated unnecessarily. After years of…
30 percent fewer start-ups – and nobody will miss them
Potential founders (icon image) The looming economic crisis makes investors take a closer look at sales opportunities, sales markets and margin potential. (Photo: IMAGO/MASKOT) The news sounds dramatic at first:…
The number of start-ups in Germany is declining significantly
Flying with battery The start-up Vaeridion is working on this green aircraft model. (Photo: Vaeridion) Dusseldorf, Berlin The number of start-ups founded in Germany is declining significantly. Between July and…
The new Handelsblatt: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, like the economy the Handelsblatt is also constantly evolving. From Monday our newspaper will therefore look different: We will appear with one refreshed layout and a…
Munich drone company receives Thiel-Invest after Ukraine mission
Dusseldorf German-American billionaire Peter Thiel and Berlin-based venture capitalist Project A are investing in drone company Quantum Systems. It is a deal that promises the Munich start-up access to US…
This start-up offers car battery recycling
Cylib Founder Paul Sabarny (from left), Lilian Schwich and Gideon Schwich want to introduce a highly efficient process for battery recycling to industry. (Photo: Dominik Fahnenschmidt) Munich Lilian Schwich has…
Air taxi start-up continues to have trouble with investors from the Seedmatch platform
object of dispute The “Volo City” by Volocopter. It still lacks certification for the market launch (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The air taxi start-up Volocopter is threatened with legal trouble…
400 million euros collected for new funds
Berlin The capital for the new funds of the Berlin venture capital company Visionaries Club comes from some of the best-known family entrepreneurs in Europe: the Oetkers, Haniels, Swarovskis and…