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Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://businessunplugged.podigee.io/87-thomaskirchnermanuelboenisch-proglove 6b55d9e6023cb13d8b8590abab5d3d0a Die heutige Folge stammt vom Startupland in Köln, einer von deutsche-startups.de ins Leben gerufenen Veranstaltung. Ich wurde angefragt, dort zwei Interviews zu führen, was ich natürlich sehr gerne getan habe, denn ich hatte die Möglichkeit, mit großartigen Menschen von faszinierenden Startups zu sprechen. Gleich vorweg: Eines der Interviews darf ich leider nicht veröffentlichen – so etwas kommt immer mal wieder vor. Doch das tut der Folge keinen Abbruch. Daher wird dies die einzige Folge vom Startupland bleiben. Aber ich verspreche euch, ich schicke euch mit einem super spannenden Interview in die Weihnachtszeit: Ich habe mit Thomas Kirchner und Manuel Bönisch, zwei Mitgliedern des Gründerteams von ProGlove, gesprochen. Warum spannend? ProGlove ist nicht nur ein Startup, das Hardware herstellt, sondern hat auch einen beeindruckenden Exit in Höhe von – so heißt es in der Presse – 500 Millionen Euro hingelegt. Im Gespräch verraten die beiden, wie ihre Reise begonnen hat, welche einschneidenden und prägenden Ereignisse es gab, wie sie sich beim Unterzeichnen des Vertrags zum Exit gefühlt haben und wie sie nun als „Oma Business Angels“ Startups unterstützen. Mein Gast: Thoms Kirchner (LinkedIn) Manuel Bönisch (LinkedIn) ProGlove Oma Business Angels Startupland deutsche-startups.de Feedback & Wunschgäste: podcast@peopex.de Über mich: LinkedIn XING Instagram PEOPEX GmbH 87 full no Digitalisierung,Logistik,Innovation,VC,Business Angels,Startupland,Deutsche Startups,Hardware,Wearables,Unternehmertum Prof. Dr. Johannes Pohl, Thomas Kirchner, Manuel Bönisch 1588 87

Das Europäische Parlament rückt ein Stück nach rechts. Und dass die AfD in Deutschland viele Wähler für sich gewinnt, zeigen die Ergebnisse der Wahl auch.Was bedeutet das nun für Menschen, die in jungen, innovativen Unternehmen hier arbeiten? Die globale Probleme angehen und ebenso globale Geschäftsstrategien verfolgen wollen? Die internationale Talente anheuern möchten? Darüber haben wir mit Christoph Stresing gesprochen. Er ist der Geschäftsführer des Deutschen Startup Verbandes und ordnet die Ergebnisse der Europawahl für uns ein. Gibt es eine europäische Startup-Politik und was dürfte sich da ändern? Und auch: Wie sollten Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer mit der politischen Stimmung im Land umgehen?Teilt Lob, Kritik oder eure Wunschgäste unter: podcast@gruenderszene.deEine Produktion von Gründerszene / Redaktion: Nina Anika Klotz Produktion: Derman DenizImpressum: https://www.businessinsider.de/informationen/impressum/ Datenschutz: https://www.businessinsider.de/informationen/datenschutz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our April 2023 wrap-up with important news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less

Das deutsche Patentrecht gilt als das härteste weltweit – nirgends sonst werden die Interessen der Besitzer*innen von Patenten so konsequent verteidigt wie hierzulande. Das sind ideale Voraussetzungen für Startups, um ihre innovativen Ideen zu schützen - möchte man meinen, doch in Wahrheit werden viele Startups im Regen stehen gelassen. Warum das so ist, weiß Nele Husmann von der Wirtschaftswoche. Moderation: Axel Bäumling detektor.fm/was-wichtig-wird Podcast: detektor.fm/feeds/was-wichtig-wird Apple Podcasts: itun.es/de/9cztbb.c Google Podcasts: goo.gl/cmJioL Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0UnRK019ItaDoWBQdCaLOt

In der Nachmittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute Franziska Teubert, Geschäftsführerin vom Bundesverband Deutsche Startups, und sprechen mit ihr über die Billigung neuer Invest-Zuschüsse durch die Europäische Kommission.Seit dem Jahr 2013 wurden Business Angels mit einem Förderprogramm unterstützt, wodurch Finanzierungsrunden in der Frühphase indirekt mit Kapital gefördert wurden. Zum Ende des Jahres 2022 ist das Förderprogramm ausgelaufen und vorerst nicht fortgeführt worden. Nun hat jedoch die Europäische Kommission den Weg für eine Fortführung bis Ende 2026 geebnet. Wenn sich Business Angels an Finanzierungsrunden beteiligen, zahlt ihnen der Staat mit dem Förderprogramm einen Teil ihres Einsatzes steuerfrei zurück. Pro Jahr sind das künftig bis zu 200.000 Euro pro Business Angel und insgesamt 45,9 Millionen Euro pro Jahr. Beim Exit sollen die Business Angels durch eine pauschale Entschädigung für die Steuern auf Kapitalgewinne bei einer gewinnbringenden Veräußerung ihrer Anteile erhalten. Im Gespräch mit der Geschäftsführerin vom Bundesverband Deutsche Startups namens Franziska Teubert werden vor allem die Neuerungen besprochen, wie beispielsweise die Aufnahme von eingetragenen Genossenschaften als potenzielle Investitionsempfänger.Der Bundesverband Deutsche Startups ist ein Netzwerk, welches sich der Startup-Forschung verschrieben hat. Mit 1.200 Mitgliedern werden Startups, Scaleups, Corporates und Investoren aus Deutschland unter einem Dach vereint. Seit 2019 führt der Bundesverband Deutsche Startups in Zusammenarbeit mit PwC Deutschland eine zentrale Studie zum deutschen Startup-Ökosystem namens Deutscher Startup Monitor durch. Mit zuletzt mehr als 2.000 befragten Unternehmen bietet die Studie einen umfassenden Einblick in die Aktivitäten sowie Herausforderungen von Gründerinnen und Gründern in der Bundesrepublik und dient sowohl der Öffentlichkeit als auch der Politik als wichtige Informationsgrundlage zu Entwicklungen in diesem Bereich. Die Mitglieder des Verbandes erhalten zahlreiche Vorteile wie Coachings, Workshops und Events. Mit den German Startup Awards werden besonders erfolgreiche, innovative und nachhaltige Startups, Founder sowie Investorinnen und Investoren ausgezeichnet. 

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Christoph Stresing, Geschäftsführer beim Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V., über die geplante Reform von Bundesfinanzminister Christian Lindner, welche Startups signifikante Steuerprivilegien zusagen würden.Bundesfinanzminister Lindner plant eine umfassende Reform, um Deutschland als Startup-Standort attraktiver zu gestalten. In einem internen Eckpunktepapier des Bundesfinanzministeriums geht hervor, dass mit der geplanten Reform der steuerliche Freibetrag bei Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen von 1.440 Euro auf 5.000 Euro angehoben werden würde. Zudem soll es eine Änderung bei der Dry-Income-Besteuerung geben, die auch ohne einen konkreten Geldzufluss einen zu versteuernden Lohnzufluss vorsieht. Sollten die Pläne des Bundesfinanzministers Christian Lindner eine parlamentarische Mehrheit finden, würde die Mitarbeiterbeteiligung als alternatives Vergütungsinstrument noch populärer werden, sodass auch Startups, die noch keine hohen Gehälter zahlen können, mit Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen im War of Talents auf dem Recruitingmarkt bestehen können. Die genauen Auswirkungen auf die Startup-Szene und die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass diese Reform von der Koalition getragen wird, diskutieren wir mit dem Bundesverband Deutscher Startups.Der Bundesverband Deutsche Startups ist ein Netzwerk, welches sich u.a. der Startup-Forschung verschrieben hat. Seit 2019 führt der Bundesverband Deutsche Startups in Zusammenarbeit mit PwC Deutschland eine zentrale Studie zum deutschen Startup-Ökosystem mit zuletzt mehr als 2.000 befragten Unternehmen durch. Mit 1.200 Mitgliedern werden Startups, Scaleups, Corporates und Investoren aus Deutschland unter einem Dach vereint. Mit dieser Zahl kann der Verband den angeschlossenen Mitgliedern eine starke Stimme gegenüber der Politik, Wirtschaft und Öffentlichkeit geben.

Heute u.A. mit diesen Themen: - Unternehmen vertrauen KI nicht - Deutsche Startups sehen NFTs als Hype - Flixbus als Teil des 9-Euro-Tickets? - Frankreich wehrt sich gegen Dark Stores - Truth Social: Börsengang droht zu scheitern - GitLab mit starkem Wachstum - Meta kündigt VR-Konferenz Connect an - TikTok-Mutter entlässt Mitarbeiter - Google weitet umweltfreundliche Navigation aus - Ebay bietet Händler-Kredite an - David Bowie Fans wollen kein NFT-Projekt Infos der Werbepartner (BESCHREIBUNG): ROQ: Gehe jetzt auf roq.tech/daily und erhalte die komplette Plattform 3 Monate lang for free. Project A: Project A veranstaltet am 7. Oktober die Knowledge Conference. Bewerbt euch mit dem Code: insider22 und erhaltet ein garantiert kostenfreies Ticket. Für mehr Infos: googelt nach: Project A Knowledge Conference.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://startupinsider.podigee.io/1124-daily-18-07-22 fd2dbb94c4b72d2185b559eb62b9eeb4 Der tägliche Nachrichten-Podcast der deutschen Startup-Szene Heute u. A. mit diesen Themen: Weniger Investments in deutsche Startups Penta vor Verkauf an Qonto Homeday entlässt 60 Mitarbeiter E-Scooter kaum nachhaltig Erste Gerichtsanhörung zwischen Twitter und Elon Musk steht bevor Stripe kürzt eigene Bewertung OpenSea entlässt Mitarbeiter Anleger verklagen Celsius Amazon Prime Day mit 300 Millionen verkaufter Produkte 1124 full Der tägliche Nachrichten-Podcast der deutschen Startup-Szene no Investments in deutsche Startups,Penta,Qonto,Homeday,E-Scooter,Stripe,Twitter,Amazon Prime Day,Celsius Star

Alexander Hüsing ist die Start-Up-Seele Deutschlands und ein Gründervater der Gründerszene; in den vergangenen 15 Jahren hat er nicht nur den extremen Wandel in der deutschen Unternehmenslandschaft aus nächster Nähe mitverfolgt, als Gründer von deutsche-startups.de hat er auch sein eigenes Unternehmen großgezogen und selber unzählige Hochs und Tiefs mitgemacht und überwunden. Im Extrameile Podcast erzählt er von Zeiten als Einhörner noch Fabelwesen waren und Gorillas im Dschungel lebten, was alle erfolgreichen Gründer gemein haben, welche Annahmen über Start-Ups komplett falsch sind und wie man als junges Unternehmen in große Medien kommt. —Kapitelmarken:2:21 Min: Warum hast du deutsche-Startups gegründet? Wie kamst du zu dem Thema?6:39 Min: Wie hat das mit deiner Comic Leidenschaft zu tun?7:36 Min: Was sind die größten Unterschiede in den letzten 10 Jahren?11:15 Min: Welche Eigenschaft, die Gründern zugeschrieben wird ist komplett overrated?15:01 Min: Was macht die Gegend rund um Köln spannend und warum sollten Gründer dahin gehen?21:42 Min: Was machen die erfolgreichen Gründer anders, als die anderen?25:41 Min: Was braucht eine Story, um bei deutsche-startups zu landen?31:32 Min: Wie hast du die letzten 15 Jahre die Leidenschaft aufrecht erhalten können?37:26 Min: Wann bist du zuletzt die Extrameile gelaufen?39:05 Min: 3 kurze Fragen & 3 kurze Antworten—Du hast den Podcast gehört und willst mehr erfahren? Schau doch mal hier vorbei:Deutsche Startups: https://www.deutsche-startups.de/ Alexander Hüsing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-huesing/Allan Grap LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allangrap/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beim Kampf um minutenschnelle Lieferung von Lebensmitteln und Produkten des täglichen Bedarfs in New York mischen auch deutsche Unternehmen mit. Äpfel, Eier, Müllbeutel, auf App-Klick in zehn Minuten an der Tür. Just-in-Time-Lieferdienste machen es möglich. Der Kampf um minutenschnelle Lieferung von frischen Lebensmitteln und Produkten des täglichen Bedarfs hat in New York mächtig an Fahrt aufgenommen. Am harten Wettbewerb nehmen auch zwei deutsche Startups teil: Der Berliner Lieferdienst „Gorillas“ und „Jokr“, das Startup von Ex-Foodpanda-CEO Ralf Wenzel, werben um die Kundschaft im Big Apple. Die Startups bringen viel in Bewegung. Marktbeobachter sprechen von einer revolutionären Wende auf dem Einkaufsmarkt – Ladenbesitzer fürchten dagegen um ihre Existenz. Investoren wittern hohe Renditen für den Einsatz ihres Risiko-Kapitals und App-Arbeiter kämpfen um ihre Rechte.

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Die Prüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft Ernst & Young (EY) hat ihren halbjährlichen Startup-Monitor veröffentlicht. Demzufolge ist die Startup-Finanzierung im ersten Halbjahr 2021 auf ein Rekordniveau gestiegen. In den ersten sechs Monaten haben sich die Investments im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum auf 7,6 Milliarden Euro mehr als verdreifacht. Im Interview erläutert EY-Partner Thomas Prüver die Struktur dieser Investments, sowohl deren regionale als auch die segmentielle Verteilung. David Rhotert, Co-Founder & CEO von Companisto, berichtet im zweiten Interview des Tages von dem jüngsten Meilenstein der Crowdfunding-Plattform. Das nach eigenen Angaben führende Netzwerk für Eigenkapital-Investments erreicht mit 100 Millionen Euro das höchste Finanzierungsvolumen für Jungunternehmen durch Eigenkapital im deutschsprachigen Raum. Hierüber - und auch über die Aktivitäten des Companisto “Angel Club” - spricht David im Podcast. Auf Companisto können sich Investoren ab 500 Euro an Startups beteiligen.

Fabian von Heimburg, Co-Founder Hotnest China, WEF Global Shaper, Forbes 30 under 30 China & Asia, Koordinator für den China-Markt des deutschen Startup-Verbandes, Brückenbauer für Startups in China und Europa. "Wir sind ein Startup in China. Für uns gibt es nur Wachstum. Eine ganze Gesellschaft ist ausgerichtet auf Wissenschaft.” Willkommen im modernen China, dem Land mit über 900 Millionen Internetnutzern - mehr als die USA und Europa zusammen haben. Mit Anfang 20 zog Fabian nach Shanghai, gründete eine chinesisch-europäische KI- und Big Data-gesteuerte Plattform, die mit Hilfe von Algorithmen das Konsumverhalten analysiert. “China ist zu 90 Prozent eine positive Geschichte", sagt er. Bis 2030 wird Chinas Mittelschicht die Hälfte der globalen Mittelschicht ausmachen. Und Europa? "Wir müssen den Digitalmarkt dringend regulieren und schützen. Der ist unsere Zukunft - und nicht vergleichbar mit einer Auto- oder Luftfahrtindustrie. Eher mit unserem Wasser- und Energiesystem." Mehr zu Hotnest - https://www.hotnest.tech Mehr zum Great Reset des World Economic Forums - https://www.weforum.org Mehr zum Host - https://sibyllebarden.com

Diesmal geht es bei Agnieszka und Alexander um die zahlreichen und umfangreichen Finanzierungsrunden bzw. Investments, die in den letzten Tagen die Schlagzeilen dominiert haben. Millionen für Flixmobility, Celonis, Sennder, Tier und Flink: Es hat einen wahren Geldregen für deutsche Startups gegeben – ein genauer Blick hierauf lohnt sich. Weitere Themen dieser Folge: Der Hype um Schnelllieferdienste, Finanzen.net startet einen eigenen Neobroker, trügerischer Kurssprung bei der Kinokette AMC, Bitcoin in El Salvador, die Folgen eines Urteils des BGH, Cybersicherheit bei der Luca-App und beim größten Fleischkonzern der Welt, neue Infos zum digitalen EU-Identitätsnachweis, Fast-Fashion der Marke Shein und das "New Normal“ in der Arbeitswelt am Prüfstand. --- Die Themen der Folge 122: --- • Flixtrain: Wettbewerb für die DB https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/bahn-konkurrent-flixmobility-nun-drei-milliarden-dollar-wert/27249594.html? • Der Hype rund um die Schnelllieferdienste https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/flink-the-german-grocery-delivery-startup-raises-240m-after-launching-just-6-months-ago/ https://www.zeit.de/arbeit/2021-05/lieferdienst-gorillas-selbstversuch-essen-fahrrad • Celonis wird zum Decacorn https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/06/02/celonis-process-mining-raises-at-11-billion-valuation/?sh=28563922acd3 • Frisches Geld für Tier, Sennder und der Start des Neobroker Finanz.net Zero https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/tier-banks-60-million-in-debt-from-goldman-sachs-to-expand-scooter-fleet/ https://app.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/uebernahmen-neuer-geldgeber-tesla-investor-soll-digitalspedition-sennder-boersenreif-machen/27241040.html https://financefwd.com/de/finanzen-net-zero-gratisbroker/ • Kursfeuerwerk bei der maroden US-Kinokette AMC https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-02/amc-brings-out-the-popcorn • El Salvador macht Bitcoin zum gesetzlichen Währungsmittel https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/05/el-salvador-becomes-the-first-country-to-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-.html • Ein Urteil des BGH zu Kontogebühren und seine Konsequenzen https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/urteilsbegruendung-des-bgh-zu-kontogebuehren-die-banken-muessen-bluten-die-kunden-koennen-feiern-a-eefda554-600a-43a0-88cb-08ec09eb42a9 • Erste Details zum digitalen EU-Identitätsnachweis https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000127137277/eu-kommission-praesentiert-details-zu-digitalem-eu-identitaetsnachweis • Amazon lässt sich nun wieder klagen https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-faced-75-000-arbitration-demands-now-it-says-fine-sue-us-11622547000 • Das TikTok für E-Commerce: Shein https://www.notboring.co/p/shein-the-tiktok-of-ecommerce • Apples App-Store mit Umsatzsteigerung von 24 Prozent im Jahr 2020 https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/apples-app-store-facilitated-643-billion-in-commerce-up-24-from-last-year/ • Apple, Banken und die neu Arbeitswelt https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22491629/apple-employees-push-back-return-office-internal-letter-tim-cook • Cybersecurity-Experten warnen vor Mängel bei Luca-App https://www.zeit.de/digital/2021-05/luca-app-gesundheitsaemter-hackerangriff-risiko-kontaktverfolgung-coronavirus • Hackerangriff auf den weltgrößten Fleischkonzern https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/05/how-ransomware-hackers-came-for-americans-beef-491936 • Trump stellt seinen revolutionären Blog nach 6 Wochen wieder ein https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-trumps-failed-blog-proves-he-was-just-howling-into-the-void/ --- » Die Buchempfehlung der Woche: Tim Harford: “Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform our Lives” https://www.amazon.de/Messy-Power-Disorder-Transform-Lives/dp/1594634793 » Der Podcast “More or Less: Behind the Stats” https://open.spotify.com/show/3sVMOI29n5oyMgbUxFz0p3 --- » Weitere Infos, Kontakt und alle Podcasts: https://zurueckzurzukunft.creativeconstruction.de/ --- » Feedback, Anregungen und Wünsche an: podcast@zurueckzurzukunft.de

This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW

This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW

This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW

This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW

You are listening to the audio track of a YouTube interview. Find all the interviews at YouTube.com/Startupradio This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW Folge direkt herunterladen

This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists in Frankfurt, more Wirecard details, we talk about Trade Republic and Gamestop, as well as the billion exit of Berlin-based AdJust. Follow us on Social MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/startuprad.io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4837115/ Twitter https://twitter.com/startuprad_io Keep Up to DateHere is our publication calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MDEyaTI3YWs1MjVxaTNzbWdqbDh2OXRiaW9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Affiliated LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn Housekeeping - Time to brag Stay safe everyone! In the meantime you can tune in to our internet radio station, the worlds first 24/7 dedicated to startups and tech companies! https://s2.radio.co/sb16d65602/listen - We will soon be available on many platforms, for now: https://raddio.net/373202-startupradio/ https://radio.streamitter.com/station/startupradio-89HNV Top NewsWe have two new tech billionairesThe IPO of Auto1 went spectacularly well and skyrocketed on the first day of trading on February 4th, surging 45%. We took a look at the data and realized that this was the first tech IPO in a long time that generated new tech billionaires in Germany. Bloomberg: SoftBank-Backed Auto1 Soars in Debut After $2.2 Billion IPO https://buff.ly/2YLTm5jReuters: UPDATE 2-AUTO1 shares go into top gear in Frankfurt debut https://buff.ly/3pLaOSmRead more in our blogpost here: At recording this Auto1 IPO turns founders into billionaires https://buff.ly/3oY45EA Related: The story from the side of one of their first investors: How VC fund DN Capital invested in car marketplace Auto1 8 years ago and landed an $8 billion IPO winner https://buff.ly/3abVPMO N26German regulator, stung by past failings, extends oversight of N26 - sources https://buff.ly/2Ymp88F German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition https://buff.ly/3ckRpVq Trade Republic, Reddit and GameStopBerlin-based SolarisBank needed four years to get to 400k customers, but the next 600k came within half a year says their chief commercial officer Jörg Diewald, many of them have to be attributed to Trade Republic https://buff.ly/3oEKLMc Our take on this topic: https://www.startuprad.io/berlin/gamestop-reddit-and-fintech-trade-republic/ Note: There will be a follow-up on yet another blog post from our side, with hearings of Roaring Kitten and profits for hedge funds. We're nothing like Robinhood, says Berlin-based broker Trade Republic | Sifted https://buff.ly/3bAqNOq iCarPorsche's Cayenne Boss Dr. Manfred Harrer (48) is hired by Apple. He was rumored to be one of the best engineers in the company. Is the iCar around the corner? https://buff.ly/36x2SNM Game over for Mapify?Founders of Berlin-based traveltech Mapify “the Instagram of travel" give up "evaluating options." Their current investors include Lakestar and Atlantic Labs https://buff.ly/39BbzZp (We will come back to Lakestar, keep them in mind). AdJust Exit for 1.2 bn US$ (990 m Euro)AppLovin buys Berlin-based mobile marketing company AdJust and pays 1,2 bn US$ https://buff.ly/3pQCm9P according to Deutsche Startups, who published the priceRelated: Apploving said to acquire Berlin-based Adjust in a 1 bn $ deal https://buff.ly/2NVhrV2 Wirecard We keep you updated, just a small selection of news here. Keep in mind there is still an investigative committee ongoing. Deutsche Bank fires supervisory board member Schütz over email correspondence with Wirecard CEO Braun https://buff.ly/3tGjs7QGerman finance oversight BaFin places one employee on leave due to internal investigations in trading in Wirecard shares before the scandal became public https://buff.ly/2YywIgGGermany's highest court ruled that EY auditors have no right to refuse to give evidence, now the parliamentary committee will invite the auditors and EYs CEO for Germany https://buff.ly/3s01zzi The Digital EuroECB keeps working on digital Euro. Italien central banker said the ECB is looking at the digital Euro for their instant payment system "Target Instant Payment Settlement TIPS" as a first step https://buff.ly/3ji4xMJ The Audio Interview You can subscribe to our podcasts here Ecosystem Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem https://buff.ly/3cdZWJU It's IPO time! Here are 30+ European tech companies most likely to go public this year great list by Tech_eu https://buff.ly/39lB3de including German startups Auto1, SUSE, Mister Spex, About You and N26What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe https://buff.ly/3rIR5EA Iconiq Capital, the US investment firm backed by Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, is expanding to Europe https://buff.ly/3anUdj4 Hubs Note: The order of news and cities is only due to the time when we discovered the news. HeidelbergAleph Alpha, Heidelberg-based AI startup raises 5.3 m Euros (6.4 m US$) from investors LEA Partners and #Berlin-based 468 Capital https://buff.ly/2YhD0kL Frankfurt Startups in the Area around Frankfurt, called Rhine-Main raised more than 1 bn Euros in 2020 our research shows (1.12 bn US$): https://rhinemainvc.medium.com/looking-back-at-the-corona-year-4a8e8806e4cfLakestar SPAC I: First tech-focused SPAC in Europe successfully launches on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange https://buff.ly/3aGFQXn We talked to one of the founders of Frankfurt-based Iconic Lab, which wants to be the largest crypto asset manager in Europe: https://buff.ly/3dBR94V Münster The founders of beverage delivery startup Flaschenpost just sold their company to German food giant Oetker, now they invest in an HRtech startup from Münster - Echometer, which better enables agile work https://buff.ly/2YfmTUO Tübingen Germany #BioTech #startup Curevac, which listed on NASDAQ in summer 2020 - working on a corona vaccination - is planning to raise additional capital, which could amount to 600 m US$ https://buff.ly/3t1PkDS Düsseldorf Düsseldorf-based SME financing platform Compeon closes 15 m € Series C #VentureCapital funding with government-backed NRW Bank joining previous investors including Quatar Development Bank https://buff.ly/39tdJu7 Munich Egym receives 28 m € #VentureCapital for the production of connected gym equipment. In spring 2020 they had to let go 100 of 450 employees https://buff.ly/2O3hmyP Austria Australian Unicorn Canva buys Vienna-based Kaleido AI. Kaleido offers a service where one can automatically cut the picture of a human out of the background https://buff.ly/3aIohVL Austrian crypto startup "Startup Hero" issuer of the Herocoin gets acquired by international gambling group Novomatic, also from Austria https://buff.ly/3d695nY Switzerland Swiss listed travel portal HolidayCheck raises 47 m Euro by selling new shares https://buff.ly/2Z5td1z Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-based VC MIG gets 340 m € payout from their investment in Mainz-based BioNTech https://buff.ly/3jjsHq3 Companies Fintech and CryptocurrenciesMastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies https://buff.ly/3d0AzLM, but not the ones you may thinkMastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think https://buff.ly/3p9MTvDFinleap was once a fintech company builder in #Berlin with 80 employees at peak. Now there are around 20 left to manage existing investments and there may be 20 more work on innovations for corporates in the future https://buff.ly/3u1BrWEHere’s why the former Global Head of Google Payment, former COO of Venmo have backed the €20M Seed round of this fintech https://buff.ly/2M9YoWs Funding News (a very tiny collection, of what we see) Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date here. Berlin-based #traveltech Getyourguide fills war chest with additional 80m € loan, after a convertible of more than 100 mn € last year, looking for targets https://buff.ly/3s8x5LP Autonomous driving startup Recogni, with locations in San Jose and Munich, gets two new investors Bosch and Continental are investing together, this is new for German OEMs https://buff.ly/3k62Q52New VC Funds#Dublin and #London-based #VC firm Frontline has raised its third seed fund of €70m to invest in #B2B #startups across #Europe looking to take on the US. https://buff.ly/3tGEGmmEurazeo gets €340 million in additional commitments to its growth strategy - tech.eu https://buff.ly/2YOrqxOTCV Captial raised 4 bn US$ #VentureCapital fund, aiming for German #startups https://buff.ly/36nPBHw The VC's past investments include Netflix and AirbnbSPACs will be here pretty soon! Lakestar plans to raise 200-300 m Euros for a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on a German stock exchange https://buff.ly/2MI3w47 - Listing already happened by now ⇒ Frankfurt NewsRocket Internet plans to list a SPAC in New York, with a volume of more than 100 mn Euros https://buff.ly/3a2vT6b Technology SPAC Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities files for a $250 million IPO at #NYSE - backed by #Berlin-based #RocketInternet https://buff.ly/2LGkeRp More exitsKinnevik, once an important and trusted Rocket Internet investor now wants to sell all Zalando shares worth 5,5 bn € (6.6 bn US$) https://buff.ly/2Zt6o89 Shell buys Berlin-based electric car charging firm ubitricity https://buff.ly/3pZWd6A Not a direct exit, but preparing for some: Berlin Brands Group commits $302M to acquire D2C and Amazon merchants – TechCrunch https://buff.ly/3t7hc9o Berlin-based startup Branded raises 123,5 m Euros (150 m US$) to buy up Amazon Shops https://buff.ly/3jyi7LWGerman home appliance company Miele buys majority stake in #Berlin-based Kptncook, in which they have already been an investor. Kptncook offers recipes in their app https://buff.ly/3a57j4F All Other NewsMDAX listed tech company Teamviewer want to grow their revenue in the next two years to 1 bn Euros https://buff.ly/3jCfzwsHome24: Growth slows from +54% in Q3 to +50% in Q4 read more here: https://buff.ly/3tM6upb The 1st Unicorn by #German #investor Carsten Maschmeyer in the USA / Startup "Modern Health" with 1.17 ... https://buff.ly/3dbD6THGermany based HDI insurance (a subsidiary of Hannover Re) wants to invest more in startups - especially #cybersecurity https://buff.ly/2Nzjiyw Zalando interested in buying beauty platform Flaconi to add to their second foray in beauty https://buff.ly/3u5WPdiQuandoo, the #Berlin-based platform for table reservations axes 20% of their workforce https://buff.ly/3pDnrjq Stay ahead of the curveVenture Capital and Private Equity Funds trends for 2021 https://buff.ly/3bdMIKW

Nach einem Jahr als Geschäftsführer des Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V. zieht Christoph eine erste Bilanz. Wir sprechen über Sneaker und darüber, was passiert, wenn der junge Startup-Verband fordernd auf alteingesessene Stakeholder trifft. Christoph lässt blicken, wie es sich anfühlt, Lobbyarbeit im großen Stil für die GründerInnen-Bewegung zu machen. Zu erfahren, wie sich der Startup-Verband zwischen den teils sehr gegensätzlichen Welten bewegt, war neu für mich. Danke für die Insights, Christoph!

In unserem ersten Podcast zu Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen hast du bereits erfahren, dass es für dich als Unternehmer einige Möglichkeiten gibt, wie du deine Mitarbeiter an deinem Unternehmen beteiligen kannst: die echte Unternehmensbeteiligung, die stille Beteiligung, ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan) und VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan). In dieser Folge soll es nun insbesondere um die verschiedenen Mitarbeiterbeteiligungsformen und deren größte rechtliche und steuerliche Schwachstellen gehen, die du bei deiner Entscheidung unbedingt beachten solltest. Wir sprechen deshalb über die folgenden Probleme: Problem 1: Steuerpflicht des geldwerten Vorteils bei fehlender Liquidität des Mitarbeiters Problem 2: Steuerliche Ungleichbehandlung der Mitarbeiter und Gründer Problem 3: Internationale Unterschiede Im Anschluss erzähle ich dir von der aktuellen Diskussion und den Lösungsansätzen sowie der vom Bundesverband deutsche Startups ins Leben gerufene Initiative "Not Optional", mit der Christian Miele, Tech-Investor bei Index Ventures und Vorsitzender des Bundesverband deutsche Startups, gemeinsam mit weiteren bekannten Gesichtern aus der Startup Szene wie Dominik Richter von Hello Fresh, Sebastian Siemiatkowski von Klarna und Frédéric Mazzella von BlaBlaCar als Unterzeichner der Initiative auf die steuerlichen Hindernisse im Bereich der Mitarbeiterbeteiligung aufmerksam macht. Außerdem berichte ich dir davon, worauf sich Bundesfinanzminister Olaf Scholz (SPD) und Wirtschaftsminister Peter Altmaier (CDU) bereits geeinigt haben, um die Situation zu verbessern. Möchtest du noch mehr rechtliche Tipps und Tricks, die dir dein Gründerleben erleichtern? Dann bist du in der RAKETENSTART-Academy genau richtig. Du kannst dich jetzt schon für den Presale registrieren, 20 % Rabatt abstauben und als einer der ersten Gründer Zugriff auf unsere Legal Academy erhalten. Jetzt auf www.raketenstart.de anmelden! Wir versorgen dich außerdem in unserem Newsletter wöchentlich mit den wichtigsten rechtlichen Thematiken für deine Gründung sowie mit spannenden Events! Infos zu RAKETENSTART findet ihr auf Instagram unter @raketenstart.de, auf Facebook, LinkedIn oder auf unserer Website https://www.raketenstart.de. Kontaktiere uns gern über Social Media oder per Mail an podcast@raketenstart.de.

"Collabs" sind weiterhin angesagt. Heute gibt es aus besonderem Anlass die Collab zwischen Deutsche-Startups und OMR. Alle zwei Wochen berichten Alexander Hüsing, Chefredakteur von Deutsche-Startups, und Sven Schmidt, CMO von Maschinensucher.de und OMR Podcast Stammgast, im DS Insider Podcast über News aus der deutschen Risikokapitalszene. Für Ihren Auftritt im OMR Podcast – diesmal der OMR DS Insider Podcast – bringen sie die MEGA News mit. Ein deutsches Start-Up, in der Frühphase durch deutsche VCs finanziert, wird für eine Milliarde Euro an einen deutschen Käufer verkauft. Die Rede ist von Flaschenpost und der Oetker Gruppe. Die Oetker Gruppe, die Flaschenpost mit Durstexpress zuerst geklont hat und jetzt doch das Original kaufen muss.

Unendliche Weiten und unendliche Möglichkeiten für die deutsche Wirtschaft? Der Weltraum lockt jedenfalls immer mehr junge Gründer an. 00:05:33 Unter dem Stichwort New Space erschließen Startups weltweit das All als neuen Marktplatz. Ein technologischer Wettlauf, bei dem sich deutsche Unternehmen gegen die großen Weltraummächte USA, Russland und China als ernst zu nehmende Gegner beweisen - und Elon Musks SpaceX Konkurrenz machen. Markus Fasse, Handelsblatt-Redakteur für Luft- und Raumfahrt, spricht im Interview über die Chancen für die deutsche Wirtschaft und verrät, ob New Space auch Anlegern die Möglichkeit bietet durchzustarten. 00:17:23 Außerdem: Die EU-Kommission leitet rechtliche Schritte gegen Großbritannien ein. Hintergrund ist das umstrittene Binnenmarktgesetz, mit dem Boris Johnson Teile des Brexit-Deals aushebeln will. Das britische Unterhaus hatte dem Vorschlag am Dienstag zugestimmt. Unser Korrespondent in London Carsten Volkery erklärt, was der Streit für die Freihandelsgespräche bedeutet. Wenn Sie Anmerkungen, Fragen, Kritik oder Lob zu dieser Folge haben, schreiben Sie uns gerne per Email an today@handelsblattgroup.com. *** Weitere Informationen zu unserem Sponsor finden Sie hier: https://www.hypovereinsbank.de/hvb/private-banking/vermoegen-anlegen/anders-investieren/esg-kriterien

Tilo Bonow hilft mit seiner PR-Agentur Piabo Tech-Unternehmen dabei, ihre Geschichten der Öffentlichkeit zu erzählen. "Mittlerweile haben wir gefühlt das halbe Silicon Valley im Portfolio", sagt der PR-Mann. Warum haben es besonders deutsche Firmen und Startups schwer, ihre Themen sichtbar zu machen? Sie haben Fragen, Anregungen oder Kritik? Oder einen tollen Gast für Frauke Holzmeier und Andreas Laukat? Dann schreiben Sie gerne eine E-Mail an: sotechtdeutschland@ntv.de. Sie finden "So techt Deutschland" in der ntv-App, auf Audio Now und allen anderen bekannten Podcast-Plattformen. Mit dem RSS-Feed können Sie "So techt Deutschland" auch in jeder anderen Podcast-App hören: www.n-tv.de/mediathek/audio/podcast/so_techt_deutschland/rss

Wie werden deutsche Startups die UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele umsetzen? Welche Aktionen schweißen Startups & Co. in der Coronakrise zusammen? Gibt es gesundes Weißbrot? Unser Wochenrückblick klärt auf! Zum gesamten Artikel geht's hier entlang. Bock auf Entschleunigung? Dann lies mal hier. Schreibe uns auf Facebook, Instagram oder Twitter, wenn du deinen Jingle auf unserem Podcast hören willst!

Zu den Entwicklungen im Bereich Elektromobilität, dem Wettbewerb zwischen Twisper und TripAdvisor, ambitionierten Startups für mehr Schutzmasken, Umfragen unter deutschen Startups und mehr! Den vollständigen Artikel kannst du hier nachlesen: https://gruenderfreunde.de/startupnews-kw16/

Franziska Teubert is working to promote innovative entrepreneurship across Germany. As the Managing Director for Communication and Partner Management at the Bundesverband Deutsche Startups, she acts as a point of communication between startups and politicians. On this week's episode, Lena and Franziska had a great conversation about internal and external communications styles and the upcoming German Start-up Awards. She also shared her number one tip for management: listen! Enjoy the episode!

Der Bundesverband Deutsche Startups ist ein Eingetragener Verein mit Sitz in Berlin und ein Interessenverband der deutschen Startupbranche. Wir sprechen mit Paul Wolter vom Team des Bundesverbands als Stimme der Startups in Deutschland. Inhalte der Sendung Ab 00:00:00 – Intro, … Der Beitrag Interview: Paul Wolter vom Bundesverband Deutsche Startups| Podcast erschien zuerst auf #Onlinegeister.

Der eine ist E-Commerce-Experte und bietet mit seinem Unternehmen Spryker eine Shop-Lösung an. Der andere ist OMR-Podcast-Stammgast und ist mit Maschinensucher.de im B2B-Commerce-Business unterwegs. In der neuen Folge des OMR Podcasts diskutieren Alex Graf und Sven Schmidt aber ausschließlich über die Rolle von Amazon und wie sich das Unternehmen aus Sicht von Händlern, Kunden und Shareholdern entwickelt. Und liefern damit wahrscheinlich die bisher tiefgründigste und informativste Episode.

Zur heutigen Podcast Ausgabe haben sich Kilian und André einen weiteren Podcaster als Gast dazugeholt, Sven Schmidt. Bekannt auch aus den Podcast von Deutsche Startups und aus regelmäßigen Gastspielen bei Philipp Westermeyer im OMR Podcast. Hintergrund der Zusammenkunft mit Sven am späten Sonntag Abend ist unser durch die Berichterstattung aufgekommenes Interesse an Neufund. Ein Berliner Cryto-Unternehmen, welches in den letzten Wochen und Monaten durch verschiedene Meldungen in den Schlagzeilen war. Zuletzt wegen einer Meldung der BaFin in Zusammenhang mit dem Livegang von Greyp Bikes auf Neufund. Unsere direkten Anfragen an Neufund via Twitter, waren nach einer ersten positiven Rückmeldung leider dann doch nicht erfolgreich. Da wir das Thema aber gern nach den weiteren Berichterstattungen hier: https://www.wiwo.de/finanzen/boerse/blockchain-platzierung-greyp-bikes-600-prozent-rendite-mit-der-e-bike-firma-des-kroatischen-elon-musk/25235058.html https://cryptoticker.io/de/probleme-neufund/ https://financefwd.com/de/bafin-neufund-greyp/ einmal vertiefen wollten, haben wir den Weg zu Sven gesucht. Er hat Neufund bereits in der Vergangenheit mehrfach in den oben besprochenen Podcast erwähnt und das Model einmal in einem Gastartikel bei OMR näher betrachtet: https://financefwd.com/de/zur-neufund-debatte-ein-gastbeitrag-von-omr-podcast-stammgast-sven-schmidt/ Im Podcast selbst haben Kilian und André dann rund 80 Minuten zusammen mit Sven das generelle Thema Crowdfunding, Crowdinvesting und Crowdlending an Hand von Beispielen besprochen, haben den Kritikpunkt der adversen Selektion näher beleuchtet, sind der Frage nach der Rolle von Liquidität nachgegangen, um gegen Ende auch einen stärkeren Blick auf Neufund und die Spezifika zu werfen. (Korrektur/Hinweis: Im Eifer wurde Companisto mit Kapilendo verwechselt beim Von-Floerke-Crowdfunding. Es wurde bei Kapilendo durchgeführt!) Aber hört einfach selber rein.

Zur heutigen Podcast Ausgabe haben sich Kilian und André einen weiteren Podcaster als Gast dazugeholt, Sven Schmidt. Bekannt auch aus den Podcast von Deutsche Startups und aus regelmäßigen Gastspielen bei Philipp Westermeyer im OMR Podcast. Hintergrund der Zusammenkunft mit Sven am späten Sonntag Abend ist unser durch die Berichterstattung aufgekommenes Interesse an Neufund. Ein Berliner Cryto-Unternehmen, welches in den letzten Wochen und Monaten durch verschiedene Meldungen in den Schlagzeilen war. Zuletzt wegen einer Meldung der BaFin in Zusammenhang mit dem Livegang von Greyp Bikes auf Neufund. Unsere direkten Anfragen an Neufund via Twitter, waren nach einer ersten positiven Rückmeldung leider dann doch nicht erfolgreich. Da wir das Thema aber gern nach den weiteren Berichterstattungen hier: https://www.wiwo.de/finanzen/boerse/blockchain-platzierung-greyp-bikes-600-prozent-rendite-mit-der-e-bike-firma-des-kroatischen-elon-musk/25235058.html https://cryptoticker.io/de/probleme-neufund/ https://financefwd.com/de/bafin-neufund-greyp/ einmal vertiefen wollten, haben wir den Weg zu Sven gesucht. Er hat Neufund bereits in der Vergangenheit mehrfach in den oben besprochenen Podcast erwähnt und das Model einmal in einem Gastartikel bei OMR näher betrachtet: https://financefwd.com/de/zur-neufund-debatte-ein-gastbeitrag-von-omr-podcast-stammgast-sven-schmidt/ Im Podcast selbst haben Kilian und André dann rund 80 Minuten zusammen mit Sven das generelle Thema Crowdfunding, Crowdinvesting und Crowdlending an Hand von Beispielen besprochen, haben den Kritikpunkt der adversen Selektion näher beleuchtet, sind der Frage nach der Rolle von Liquidität nachgegangen, um gegen Ende auch einen stärkeren Blick auf Neufund und die Spezifika zu werfen. (Korrektur/Hinweis: Im Eifer wurde Companisto mit Kapilendo verwechselt beim Von-Floerke-Crowdfunding. Es wurde bei Kapilendo durchgeführt!) Aber hört einfach selber rein.

Heute mit Alexander Hüsing, Chefredakteur von Deutsche-Startups.de & Herausgeber des Buches "Wann endlich grasen Einhörner an der Emscher – Startups im Ruhrgebiet." In der heutigen Folge dreht sich alles um den pott! Wieso lohnt es sich im Ruhrgebiet zu gründen? Welche spannenden Start-ups findet man schon heute im Pott? Und wie kann es der Region gelingen, die Kohlevergangenheit endlich hinter sich zu lassen und in die wirtschaftliche Zukunft aufzubrechen? Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: Website: www.deutsche-startups.de LinkedIn Alexander Hüsing: linkedin.com/in/alexander-huesing LinkedIn Tilo Bonow: www.linkedin.com/in/tilobonow/ Weitere Folgen von Business Class: @tilobonow Gästevorschläge oder Kontaktaufnahme via E-Mail podcast@piabo.net

Mit einer guten Idee und einem spaßigen Job Millionen verdienen. So erträumen sich viele ihr Startup. Mark Zuckerberg hat es vorgemacht. Er gründete als Student Facebook und ist heute einer der zehn reichsten Menschen der Welt. Häufig werden Startups aber mit einem Unternehmenswert in Miliardenhöhe bewertet, obwohl sie über kein schlüssiges Geschäftsmodell verfügen, ein schlechtes Management haben und Milliardenverluste verursachen. Viele scheitern und nicht wenige stellen sich als Flops heraus. So hat der Börsengang des Fahrdienstunternehmens Uber kürzlich enttäuscht und das Bürovermietungsunternehmen WeWork musste seinen Börsengang kurzfristig sogar ganz absagen. In den USA gibt es zahlreiche Gründer, die mit ihren Startups Weltmarktführer geworden sind. In Deutschland sind sie dagegen noch rar gesät. Aber wer sich seinen Traum erfüllen und mit seinem Startup Amerika erobern will, kann dies möglicherweise mit Unterstützung der Bundesregierung schaffen. Sandra Navidi spricht mit Christian Busch. Er ist Chef des German Accelerators, das deutsche Startups in den USA unterstützt. Busch hat sogar ein Jobangebot parat für alle, die in der Startup-Szene in New York arbeiten wollen. Außerdem berichtet der Mitbegründer von QuoScient, Ioannis Bizimis, über den Markteintritt seines Unternehmens in den USA. Frauen gibt es nur wenige in der Startup-Szene, aber bei einem Empfang des Berliner Business Office in New York trifft Sandra die Mitbegründerin von Rysta, Julia Gebert, die mit einer Delegation der Berliner Bürgermeisterin und Wirtschaftssenatorin Ramona Pop angereist ist, um den amerikanischen Markt zu erobern. In dieser Ausgabe von "Wieder was gelernt" erklärt n-tv Expertin Sandra Navidi, wie Startups funktionieren, was Deutsche von den Amerikanern lernen können und wo die deutschen Startups bereits die Nase vorn haben. "Wie tickt Amerika?" ist der neue n-tv Business-Podcast mit Sandra Navidi aus New York. Immer freitags auf n-tv.de und Audio Now.

Wenn es um Künstliche Intelligenz geht, hat kaum ein deutsches Unternehmen so ambitionierte Pläne wie Bosch. Bis 2025 soll jedes Produkt des Konzerns KI beinhalten. Dafür baut das Unternehmen eine der größten KI-Abteilungen des Landes auf. Bei Handelsblatt Disrupt erklärt der Chef des Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, Christoph Peylo, wofür sein Unternehmen in den nächsten Jahren 25.000 Software-Spezialisten einstellt, weshalb Deutschland ein guter Standort für KI-Entwicklungen ist und wie Algorithmen helfen können, die Schadstoffemissionen von Autos fast auf Null zu senken. Im Anschluss daran ein Gespräch mit dem Chefredakteur des Branchenblogs Deutsche Startups, der gerade das Buch „Wann endlich grasen Einhörner an der Emscher?“ veröffentlicht hat. Darin beschreibt Hüsing den Aufstieg einer ganzen Schar interessanter Jungunternehmen - und appelliert an den Rest des Landes, diese neue Gründerzeit im Pott endlich wahrzunehmen. Und am Ende noch ein Gespräch über die wichtigsten Tech-Trends mit Oliver Heyden. Er ist Chief Strategy Officer von Pressrelations und gibt jeden Monat den Report First Signals heraus, eine Art Frühwarnsystem für neue Technologien. Handelsblatt Disrupt entsteht mit Unterstützung der neuen Audioteka Podcast- und Serien-App „Lecton“. +++Anzeige: Weitere Informationen zu unserem Partner KPMG finden Sie unter kpmg.de/Consulting

Deutsche Startups profitieren von hoher Ingenieurskunst und können in Zukunft womöglich Massenproduktionen vereinfachen. Gemeinsam mit der WirtschaftsWoche werfen wir einen Blick in die Zukunft der deutschen Gründerszene und stellen fest, dass es einen Trend in Richtung "Qualität statt Quantität" gibt. Moderation: David Seeberg detektor.fm/was-wichtig-wird Podcast: detektor.fm/feeds/was-wichtig-wird Apple Podcasts: itun.es/de/9cztbb.c Google Podcasts: goo.gl/cmJioL Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0UnRK019ItaDoWBQdCaLOt

This is the audio track of a Google Hangout. You can find the video on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/startupradio Welcome to the 2018 Fintech Review Germany by Startuprad.io. In the stream you will hear: Paolo Sironi – Crunchbase – LinkedIn – Website – Twitter – InstagramYassin Hankir - Crunchbase – LinkedIn – Website – TwitterJörn “Joe” Menninger Crunchbase – LinkedIn – Website – TwitterHere you can find the 2017 fintech review: https://www.startuprad.io/news/2017-fintech-review-germany-2018-outlook/ here is the 2016 interview with DWINS, the company behind Finanz Guru: https://www.startuprad.io/interviews/dwins-db-hackathon-winner/ Yassin talks about co-branding, for example, Finanz Guru (co-branded with Deutsche Bank, who owns 25% in the startup) https://finanzguru.de/ Paolo talks about regulations (referring to the last year). "The regulatory storm hitting 2018 PRIIPs – A regulation, forcing asset managers to disclose more of the content of their products in a more simplified way.GDPR – A regulation on the usage of customer dataMifid II – A regulation on the transparency of investments.PSD2 – A regulation, which forces banks to open up via API to other companies, including fintechs" Joe refers to the dot-com company Pets.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets.com Cost of capital for banks https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/costofcapital.asp Wealth Management https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wealthmanagement.asp Interview with CreditShelf, which is Germany’s only listed pure-play: https://www.startuprad.io/exclusive/do-you-know-creditshelf-it-is-germanys-only-listed-pure-play-fintech/ As Paolo said, we have been to the Christmas Market and celebrated 10 years of fintech in Frankfurt: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVqaH4HsXl/ Below you will find all the news we have been discussing, touching fintech in 2018, as well as a transcript. “It will be really tough to bring Crypto to the masses” Yassin Hankir – at Startuprad.io’s 2018 fintech review “When central banks use the technology behind Crypto to transform fiat money, that will be truly revolutionary” Paolo Siroin – at Startuprad.io’s 2018 fintech review DecemberPan-European Leader: Moneyfarm acquires #Frankfurt-based #roboadvisor vaamo to accelerate growth https://buff.ly/2AaeANC #Germany #startup #fintech #investment #investments #startups #tech #frmstartupscene #rheinmainrocks Study of Comdirect shows, that #Berlin, #Munich and #Frankfurt are the leading #fintech hubs in Germany | heise online http://ow.ly/12AG30mXhDh Keep in mind all the international fintechs active in Frankfurt, who want to work with German banks. Also notice, that there is only an access to international capital markets in Frankfurt. Serious financial situation at Germany’s formerly most valuable #fintech, #Hamburg-based Kreditech. In the last financing round the valuation went from 230 mn Euros down to the 14 mn Euros #VentureCapital just invested reports Gründerszene http://ow.ly/x9wt30mWhnb #Valuation #Berlin based #fintech RatePay gets 83 mn Euro #VentureCapital as #VentureDebt from NIBC Bank https://buff.ly/2AyGZwR #Berlin #startup #startups #payments #Berlin based #fintech RatePay gets 83 mn Euro #VentureCapital as #VentureDebt from NIBC Bank https://buff.ly/2AyGZwR #Berlin #startup #startups #payments IPO: Deutsche Familienversicherung a direct insurance company (think online), which sees itself as an #insurtech just sucessfully IPOed in #Frankfurt, raising more than 50 mn Euros http://ow.ly/CKSp30mTbOf #Fintech #Insurtech #Startup #Startups #IPO #VentureCapital #RheinMainRocks The Most Active Investors In Banking Automation - CB Insights Research http://ow.ly/RgRT30mVmZC #CustomerService #chatbot #bots #CRM #fintech #automation #startup #startups #banking #processautomation #processing #VentureCapital NovemberEuropean early stage technology investment increases four-fold to 3.6 bn Euro in H1 2018 (4.1 bn US$). Investors like fintech and medtech startups. Germany scores No 2 in #Fintech investments with 402.2 mn Euros http://ow.ly/lBHq30mvOyj Meet The 100 Most Innovative Startups Of Germany In 2018 - Forbes https://buff.ly/2SimfAZ Frankfurt is present fintech heavy including @ginmon @ClarkGermany and #blockchain #accelerator @iconiqlab You find the interview with the CEO and founder of Clark Germany here: https://www.startuprad.io/interviews/clark-de-startup-germany-bloombergs-list-50-promising-startups/ Berlin-based incubator Finleap has raised €41.5 million to build more fintech startups https://buff.ly/2Biv87E Copycat behaviour is punished faster than ever before Klarna sues German fintech Sofortpay, which was founded by former employees of Sofortueberweisung. Sofortueberweisung was bought by Klarna | Gründerszene https://buff.ly/2FMJVvX #fintech #payments And even fintechs are conservative with their growth and risk #Berlin-based #banking startup Solarisbank can only show 1,9 m Euros in revenue in B2B, where it works with #fintechs. The bank raised 95 m Euros #VentureCapital and invested 24,5 m Euros already to build up the banking platform http://ow.ly/HMbl30mpmz3 The incumbents awake: "Patent Analysis: Top US Banks Prioritize Payments" - CB Insights Research http://ow.ly/KbCU30mLmJt #fintech #banking #payments #patents #strategy OctoberBerlin based fintech Penta raises 7 mn Euros venture capital. The fintech offers its services to German small and medium enterprises https://buff.ly/2EmyyKk Related: Interview Penta, also noted in “How 60+ Startups Are Disrupting Retail And Commercial Banking Around The World” by CB Insights https://buff.ly/2RKGJCJ including n26 and Penta Related: Our interview with Lav, CEO and Co-Founder of Penta https://youtu.be/M1ExxaijmfQ The twins from #Frankfurt-based #fintech dwins appeared in the German Version of #SharkTank - called Lion's den. They presented their app to manage your contracts https://buff.ly/2O1Gg0T Deutsche Bank is already a shareholder and Startuprad.io interviewed them in the past: https://buff.ly/2PaAKWp German billionaire and business angel Carsten Maschmeyer is a judge at Germany's version of #SharkTank. Now he invests 1 million Euros, a record amount for this TV format in #Frankfurt-based fintech Dwins, which pitched there. http://ow.ly/tgmG30m90lp https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/gruendershow-hoehle-der-loewen-carsten-maschmeyer-investiert-rekordsumme-in-das-fintech-dwins/23140920.html Mailbox @SocieteGenerale - opens Global Markets Incubator for #fintech #startups, working on capital markets https://buff.ly/2NHFJMu Startup News Germany Summer 2018 (July, August, September)This is a first! For the first time in Germany a German fintech listed successfully on a stock exchange! Frankfurt-based fintech Creditshelf listed successfully at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This is the first IPO of a pure play fintech in Germany. The company raised 16.5 m Euros (almost 20 m US$) http://ow.ly/IpTg30l1tUz We have an exclusive interview for you! The recording is done. It will be published mid of October. #Frankfurt-based government-owned bank KfW and Frankfurt-based #FinTech CrowdDesk start pilot program for municipal crowdfunding http://ow.ly/8vOM30l1zn5 Deutsche Bank Pushes Digital With Second Fintech Deal This Year - Bloomberg Quint http://ow.ly/yFDn30lz35DB German fintech Wirecard to push Commerzbank out of DAX 30 https://buff.ly/2Q9B3Sc Finanzcheck.de a comparison portal for financial services is sold for almost 300 mn Euros to M-Dax listed Scout24 group. This is Germany's 2nd largest #fintech exit after 360T transaction, worth approx 750 mn US$ http://ow.ly/daW730l0jOL related https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2018/07/18/finanzcheck-exit/ Hamburg-based fintech Naga group gets a bad wrap from Finanz-Szene.de, since their ICO was not for themselves, but for a company, which will provide services to Naga. The money actually went to Naga Development Association Ltd. (NDAL) which is domiziled in Belize http://finanz-szene.de/exklusiv-wo-sind-die-50-millionen-aus-dem-ico-des-hamburger-fintechs-naga-gelandet/ #Hamburg-based #Fintech Deposit Solution raises 100 m US$ Venture Capital, valued at 500 m US$ - deutsche-startups.de http://ow.ly/uHk930lqr8p He used to be a Tesla manager, than he lead the German energy startup Sonnen to international successes, now he has his own #fintech #startup CapInside - a network were members can search investment opportunities http://ow.ly/wkG930lKwc5 German fintech Auxmoney is eyeing an IPO reports Reuters. The credit platform broke even (according to their own statement) in Q4 2017 http://ow.ly/No7430lD7ZJ #Fintech BBVA and ABN Amro invested almost 57 m Euros #VentureCapital in #Berlin-based Solarisbank. Now they published their annual results and generated only approx 2 mn Euros in revenue. This is for a 225 m Euro postmoney company | Gründerszene http://ow.ly/Mni630loIbq Finanz-szene.de calculates the number of customers, which really have their primary bank account with hyped N26. N26 claims 1 m customers, but FZ calculates only 250k - 300k have their primary account with them #Berlin #Fintech http://ow.ly/G17b30laSGs US #insurtech Lemonade sued German competitor WeFox. Now they seem to have an out-of-court settlement. Lemonade will withdraw the lawsuit, as soon as WeFox made changes. Yet the extend and nature of changes remain unclear | Gründerszene http://ow.ly/DKEE30liNga The fintech Deposit Solutions (a platform for fixed deposits) and the comparison portal Check24 cooperate. According to Finanz-Szene, parts of the "investment service" of Check24 is white labeled from DS http://ow.ly/AdMG30kXXb7 This is surprising, since Check24 originally wanted to take market share away from fintechs. Now they are cooperating. orderbird, the #Berlin-based #cashier system #startup stopped expansion - They have generated 9 m Euros revenue and 8.8 m Euros loss according to their 2016/17 balance sheet http://ow.ly/3aC330lduDZ Startup News Germany June 2018We talked to some of the winners of the “Golden Garage”, Germany’s investor side fintech award: https://youtu.be/KgRzjIi-Kr0 The 10 hottest fintechs in Germany. To the list made it the Frankfurt based insurtech Clark and microsavings app Savedroid, which recently completed it's ICO - Horizont.net http://ow.ly/NuK830kvL0Q Finanz-Szene sheds some lights on the Lendico ING transaction, where the bank bought the fintech. According to FZ calculations Rocket Internet burned almost 27 mn Euros with the startup. ING may have made a bargain in the transaction they conclude http://ow.ly/9puq30kClNZ ING Ventures invests in Berlin-based fintech FinCompare, as part of a series A financing round http://ow.ly/l9BL30kkgSK Startup News Germany May 2018We have two winners of the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards in the exclusive video interview, including one which wants to list 2019. According to calculations by consultancy Oliver Wyman - Fintechs already cut 1,5 bn Euros profits out of the bank business in Germany writes Gruenderszene.de, although 900 mn thereof are from retail banking https://buff.ly/2rt6pbq #fintech #germany #profit #Banking Startup News Germany April 2018Fist one was Savedroid, who pretended to be an ICO Scam for 24 hours just to draw attention to their ICO advisory business, which they wanted to launch with this PR stunt. So far we can say it fired back. They have been getting a beating in the national and international press, including CEO Yassin Hankir, who received multiple death threats. You remember savedroid, Yassin and the ICO from the video interview we had shortly before christmas last year: https://youtu.be/oEfX6knd-1o Here are some of the links to the national and international press coverage: German: Deutsche-Startups.de https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2018/04/19/savedroid-verkauft-yassin-hankir-den-miesen-pr-gag/Gründerszene https://www.gruenderszene.de/fintech/savedroid-pr-stunt-hack-exit-scam-aktion-werbungEnglish: Rhein-Main Startups https://rhein-main-startups.com/2018/04/19/and-its-not-gone-savedroid-is-safe/TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/18/another-day-another-50-million-ico-exit-scam/Hallo Frankfurt https://hallofrankfurt.de/savedroid-rekt-or-pr-stunt-a60d19e35eceWe have yet to see a positive coverage of the stunt and I personally wrote Yassin, that I am sure he will get a few less invites to parties this year. Yassin’s direkt statement: https://youtu.be/o5_bwFf_byo Germany's 2nd largest bank Commerzbank holds shares in more fintechs than the other top 10 combined reports the blog Finanzsene https://buff.ly/2HDZDKp this should not suprise anyone. Commerzbank was with its Main Incubator the pioneer of the large german banks to invest in fintechs. Related: Former CEO of Main incubator Christian Hoppe will be the CEO of the Frankfurt branch of the Silicon Valley Bank, which just announced plans to launch in Frankfurt, Germany https://buff.ly/2KyFvXD Kreditech, new CEO and one of the top managers leaves https://www.gruenderszene.de/fintech/kreditech-vorstandswechsel?ref=nl_b Still no fintech unicorn in Germany and some investors did not like the valuation of N26 or Number26, the Berlin-based fintech. Deutsche-Startups.de writes about the valuation of N26 of approx. 750 mn US$. It appears the valuation was too high for some investors and they dropped out http://ow.ly/myHL30jkhgF #Berlin-based #fintech savendo has brokered fixed deposit to Versobank in Estonia. Now the bank is closed for money laundry and terrorism financing. The money of savendo clients should not be in danger .... http://ow.ly/zqeM30jb4JL Finanzcheck.de, is the first German fintech to open a brick and mortar branch reports Finanz-Szene.de exclusively https://buff.ly/2ILrqo Startup News Germany March 2018Frankfurt-based #fintech Giroxx raises 900.000 Euro #VentureCapital writes deutsche-startups.de http://ow.ly/vdkC30j9wU0 The company offers transfers in foreign currencies. Frankfurt-based startup Acomodeo, a market place for serviced apartments, raises "mid seven digit" #VentureCapital reports @RMStartups http://ow.ly/wiLQ30iLdZ1 Meet the Frankfurt-based fintech FastBill, which sees opportunities in the US market and may look for another #VentureCapital round. Learn more here http://ow.ly/W4cy30iOv4v via RMStartups You may remember that we also talked to savdroid about their ICO? They are under scrutiny for their ICO since one of their advisors was blogging in favour of the ICO but did not disclose the connection. None the less the ICO raised somewhere between 35 and 40mn Euros https://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/savedroid-ico-krypto-roland-klaus Rocket Internet again Innolend - financed by Rocket Internet - the fintech for financing SMEs is in liquidation. The phone number on the website is already dead writes deutsche-startups.de https://buff.ly/2HEQ49B Startup News Germany February 2018Frankfurt-based online bank INGDiba (German arm of ING) buys Rocket Internet’s P2P SME lending platform Lendico writes Finanzszene.de exclusively. This is the first fintech acquisiton of a large Germany based bank http://finanz-szene.de/exklusiv-ing-diba-kauft-lendico-und-macht-als-erste-grosse-deutsche-bank-wirklich-ernst-mit-fintech/ Deutsche Startups has a more critical view of this - They quote ARD - ING only buys software it does not have and is not taking on the risk of its own software development. Lendico on the other hand never took off. What is your take? https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2018/02/20/ing-diba-kauft-lendico-soll-der-jubel/ Startup News Germany January 2018German fintech startups raised 716 mn Euros in 2017 reports FINANCE https://buff.ly/2EssWcI #German #fintech #wunderkind Naga buys shares in #Frankfurt based easyfolio writes deutsche-startups.de. Naga will own 25% with an option of up to 49%, buying shares from current owner, Frankfurt based bank Hauck & Aufhäuser https://buff.ly/2ncVC2X Kreditech, with an assumed valuation of 300+ mn Euros, Germany's most valuable fintech is not doing well reports Gruenderszene. According to press reports they collected the startup generated losses of 114 mn Euros in just 24 months. Also the CFO is about to leave. Gruenderszene writes that the revenue growth is pretty small compared to the invested sums they deduce from the losses http://ow.ly/970V30hQT6g We will keep an eye on the fintech for you guys Berlin-based FinTech startup Penta accuses TransferWise to have stolen its debit card branding writes EU Startups http://ow.ly/Z6n030hNYYP Learn more about Get Penta here on our interview: http://www.startuprad.io/exclusive/exclusive-berlin-based-fintech-penta-goes-live-open-beta-re-thinking-banking/ Folge direkt herunterladen

In Folge #5 ist der Autor von "Deutschland digital" und Chief Business-Editor der Süddeutschen Zeitung, Ulrich Schäfer, zu Gast im Tesla bei Philipp Depiereux. Im Interview erfahrt ihr, warum Deutschland aus seiner Sicht weiter ist als viele von uns denken, wie der digitale Wandlungsprozess bei der SZ verläuft und welches deutsche Startup es dank Kundenzentrierung und einer genialen Idee geschafft hat, etablierte Player vom Markt zu drängen. Freut euch auf eine spannende Fahrt!