Tag: Venture capital
Engine manufacturer joins start-up
Illustration of a storage facility Volt-Storage announces the first pilot projects with customers for 2023. Wind power and solar park operators are very interested in storage options. (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)…
Engine manufacturer joins start-up
Illustration of a storage facility Volt-Storage announces the first pilot projects with customers for 2023. Wind power and solar park operators are very interested in storage options. (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)…
Air taxis fly, hoping for approval
Villacarrillo, Bruchsal The “ATLAS” flight test center in Andalusia: The small white Lilium jet, which with its darkened black windows is reminiscent of an oversized insect, stands on a runway…
Berlin’s start-up scene is experiencing a setback
Berlin skyline According to EY, there were 219 financing rounds in the capital in the first half of 2022. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt The consequences of the war in Ukraine, rising…
Everdrop raises EUR 80 million growth financing
Everdrop cleaning tabs The company develops products that should be practical and at the same time reduce packaging waste. (Photo: Everdrop) Munich The start-up Everdrop has secured 80 million euros…
Venture capitalists rely on greentech and cybersecurity
Frankfurt The war in Ukraine and the change of course in energy policy towards renewable energies are causing venture capitalists to reorient themselves. For example, the sharp rise in energy…
Warning about investors who let down founders
difficult tasks Many start-ups have to save massively – and are sometimes let down by investors. (Photo: IMAGO/MASKOT) Germany’s youngest generation of founders has to learn some ugly vocabulary: The…
Start-ups are taking out loans again
San Francisco skyline In late financing rounds, start-ups want to avoid their valuation stagnating or falling. Frankfurt For years, the young entrepreneurs in Germany and Europe have been spoiled with…
Berlin holiday real estate company Myne collects fresh money
sharing economy Owning a house on Mallorca, in Vorarlberg or on Rügen is “neither good for your wallet, the environment nor the local community,” says co-founder Fabian Löhmer. (Photo: E&V…
Young companies in crisis – investors announce funds
Dusseldorf Although the start-up scene is currently in crisis after years of unchecked growth, numerous venture capitalists are starting up new investment funds. The internationally active company Headline announced three…
Venture capitalist Wenger on sustainable investments: “ESG is bullshit”
Albert Wenger in conversation The partner at Union Square Ventures continues to believe in crypto “as a fundamental innovation.” (Photo: picture alliance / Andreas Gebert) new York Sustainability is one…
How to get digitization into administration
Dusseldorf, Berlin After a year and a half of processing, Marc Hodapp lost his patience. As an architect and project developer, he had to wait that long for a building…
How to get digitization into administration
Dusseldorf, Berlin After a year and a half of processing, Marc Hodapp lost his patience. As an architect and project developer, he had to wait that long for a building…
How to get digitization into administration
Dusseldorf, Berlin After a year and a half of processing, Marc Hodapp lost his patience. As an architect and project developer, he had to wait that long for a building…
How to get digitization into administration
Dusseldorf, Berlin After a year and a half of processing, Marc Hodapp lost his patience. As an architect and project developer, he had to wait that long for a building…
Ex-GE boss: investments in ailing medium-sized companies
Munich “In difficult times there are always great investment opportunities”, “Nani” Falco Beccalli is convinced. Since 2019, the former European boss of General Electric (GE) has been investing in small…
Comment on Robert Habeck: Start-up strategy lacks priorities
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to get his start-up strategy through the departmental vote by the summer. (Photo: dpa) “Wow!” – the reactions to Robert Habeck’s new start-up strategy…
Bosch is investing an additional 250 million euros in tech companies
Bosch The automotive supplier is now also successful as a technology investor. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The world’s largest automotive supplier, Bosch, has been providing venture capital to start-ups for almost…
Bosch is investing an additional 250 million euros in tech companies
Bosch The automotive supplier is now also successful as a technology investor. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The world’s largest automotive supplier, Bosch, has been providing venture capital to start-ups for almost…
Start-ups could run out of money
start-up office In the worst case, companies are threatened with bankruptcy because no more money comes up. (Photo: Hero Images/Getty Images) New York, Dusseldorf The warning of a “death spiral”…