Day: KfW
ecosystem
KfW: Digital start-up platform on growth path
The start-up platform launched by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and KfW in April 2018 has had a successful launch and is enjoying increasing…
ecosystem
KfW Award for Starting a Business 2018: Apply now!
New title, same content: The "GründerChampions" award has been renamed the KfW Award Gründen. The KfW Banking Group has already honored...
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German Private Equity Barometer: Good mood on the German private equity market
The mood on the German private equity market is positive at the start of the year—at least according to the German Private Equity Barometer, which was compiled by KfW…
Inside Stories
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more innovative again – but there is no reversal of the trend
The proportion of innovative medium-sized companies in Germany is rising again after a good ten years of continuous decline: The innovator rate for…
Inside Stories
Number of start-ups collapses, quality increases
Only 557,000 people dared to become self-employed in 2017. At the same time, the quality of start-ups is increasing significantly, according to...
ecosystem
New state startup platform live from March 2018
Starting next March, a new government-run startup platform will provide free support to startups from the initial idea to the funding application. Because…
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Toposens is the Bavarian state winner of the KfW Award Gründen
16 state and one national winner: The KfW Award for Starting a Business 2017 has been awarded. The Bavarian prize goes to Toposens. The KfW…
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KfW Research: Success factors of growth companies
Fast-growing companies are central to overall economic growth and the creation of new jobs. A KfW study now reveals the factors…
ecosystem
The countdown is on: KfW is looking for Founder Champions
The clock is ticking: Companies can still apply to become Founder Champions until August 1. KfW is honoring this year…
Deals
New KfW subsidiary to support startups in the growth phase
KfW subsidiary to invest: As Spiegel Online reports, the German federal government plans to establish a subsidiary of the state-owned Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)…
Inside Stories
KfW hopes for a “very good VC year in 2017”
Every quarter, KfW and the Association of German Private Equity and Venture Capital (BVK) assess the current sentiment in the German private equity market. The…
Inside Stories
KfW warns of declining share of innovative companies
KfW presents its twelfth Innovation Report. The share of innovative SMEs reaches a new low. The share of innovative companies…
