Your startups of the quarter

We are introducing a new ranking category and at the end of each quarter we will present you with the five startups that have most interested you in the past three months.

Heycircle Lions' Den
3rd place: Also on the podium this quarter is a startup that applied for a deal on “Die Höhle der Löwen” in October: Hey CircleThe Munich-based startup aims to rid digital commerce of waste with its reusable shipping system. Hey Circle's system offers robust, reusable, and foldable boxes and bags that can be sent back and forth between retailers and customers up to 50 times, thus minimizing waste and CO2 emissions. Investors from the RTL show expressed interest in participating. Ultimately, Hey Circle founders Doris Diebold and Morris Kurz rejected the dealThe shares that "lioness" Janna Ensthaler of Hey Circle wanted for her investment did not match the founders' expectations. (Photo: RTL / Frank W. Hempel)
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