ecosystem
Florian Bogenschütz becomes new boss of Wayra
After Managing Director Christian Lindener left Wayra Germany at the end of October 2019, Telefónica's investment arm has now appointed a new Managing Director...
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TÜV Saarland participates in Authorized.by
The startup Authorized.by has developed a solution that allows brands and manufacturers to identify authorized dealers via a counterfeit-proof seal on the web…
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Bernd Storm becomes head of Allianz startup Iconicfinance
Aboalarm founder and 'Bits & Pretzels' co-founder Bernd Storm has been leading Iconicfinance since the beginning of the year. With the startup…
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Mastercard invests millions in Ryd
The Munich-based IoT/fintech startup Thinxnet has secured Mastercard and a premium car manufacturer from southern Germany as strategic investors for its Ryd product. The…
Inside Stories
Socialpals: Digital marketing for retailers at the touch of a button
Facebook, Instagram, emails, Google Ads—the number of digital channels on which companies can advertise is vast. But many…
Deals
Successful crowdfunding: Sono Motors raises 50 million
Sono Motors originally aimed to raise €50 million within 30 days through a community funding campaign. However, since the goal was not reached…
DLD Conference
“We humans decide how technology develops”
At the international conference and innovation platform Digital Life Design — DLD for short — in Munich, the focus was on the question…
study
Hurdles in the collaboration between startups and SMEs
When medium-sized companies and startups work together, not only do both sides benefit from each other's know-how, but satisfaction with the cooperation is also...
Fintech
Xpay secures 7 million euros in financing
Prepaid credit cards and the corresponding data analysis — with this offering, the Munich-based fintech Xpay has attracted investors such as Apeiron Investment…
