Day: Bitkom
Needs Review
Digital Country: Applications for the Smart Country Startup Award are open
The digital association Bitkom is presenting the Smart Country Startup Award for the first time. Applications for the €10,000 prize are still open…
Inside Stories
Startup location Germany: Founders largely satisfied
Germany is a better startup location for innovative young companies than its reputation suggests. Whether it's sales opportunities, infrastructure, or the job market—in virtually all…
Inside Stories
Bureaucracy as a hurdle: One in three startups foregoes government funding
German founders are fed up with bureaucracy: Whether it's start-up grants, government loans, or even venture capital – in Germany, there are now…
Deals
German startups need an average of 3.1 million euros
3.1 million euros — that's how a Bitkom study estimates the capital needs of German startups for the next two years. Only a quarter…
Inside Stories
Survey: Too many companies ignore startups
Whether in finance, the energy sector, healthcare, or retail, startups are active in all industries today. They…
Inside Stories
Bitkom survey: The Future is now – is it?
Artificial intelligence, 3D printing, blockchain, robotics — topics that are on everyone's lips, but apparently not yet really in the German economy…
Needs Review
Bitkom: Germany should become a pioneer in blockchain financing
The digital currency Bitcoin has broken one price record after another in recent weeks; most recently, one Bitcoin was briefly…
Needs Review
Bitkom demands four billion euros for artificial intelligence
Bitkom is calling for a strategy for the development and use of artificial intelligence at the federal level. According to the digital association, this should include, among other things…
Inside Stories
Repeat offender founder
In a Bitkom survey of 250 founders, 95 % stated that they would start a business again – despite all adversities…
Needs Review
Bitkom: Federal government falls short of expectations in startup policy
The German government has announced a total of 28 measures to support startups—more than any government before. The industry association Bitkom is drawing…
Inside Stories
Trump-Kink: Fewer Germans would start businesses in the USA
Is this the Trump effect? The proportion of entrepreneurs who want to start a business in the United States has increased dramatically in just one…
Deals
Financing: Munich startups need an average of 2.5 million euros
Munich startups have above-average capital requirements: According to a recent Bitkom study, startups from the state capital need €2.5 million in financing in…
