Day: Startups
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Guest article by Stefan Hoffmeister: Personal characteristics of successful founders
Do you have what it takes to be a successful founder, or to become one? What personal qualities do you actually need…
Needs Review
Haggis & Brezn: Scotland and Bavaria join forces
The “Scottish-Bavarian Tech Mission to Munich” aims to strengthen the innovative power of the two participating regions, Scotland and Bavaria, through exchange…
How to
In conversation with Jeff Burton: “Munich has the intellectual powerhouses of Germany”
Jeff Burton is co-founder of Electronic Arts (EA) and without a doubt an absolute expert when it comes to…
ecosystem
Better funding conditions for EXIST
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has improved the funding conditions for the EXIST Start-up Grant and Research Transfer programs. These changes are intended to…
Needs Review
MeisterLabs gets a taste of Valley air: A field report
As part of the Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley (SEC2SV) program, the Munich-based startup MeisterLabs was honored to travel to San Francisco…
Accelerator/Incubator
Global Call: Wayra is looking for new startups
Global Call: Telefónica's global accelerator program is now looking for a total of six national and…
Deals
Check24 Ventures: 60 million euro fund for startups
The Munich-based comparison service Check24 is launching a venture capital arm called Check24 Ventures. Over the coming years, it plans to raise more than €60 million in capital…
Deals
Cashwalk attracts Europe's investment elite to Munich
To stand in front of the most renowned venture capitalists and business angels from all over Europe and present your vision on stage…
ecosystem
herCAREER 2016: On an equal footing with experienced founders
New round, new luck: The program for herCAREER, the career fair for women, is online. Visitors can expect…
Deals
Startups: New law creates tax incentives for investors
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, the Federal Government passed a new bill: From now on, additional tax incentives will…
Needs Review
Gewerbehof Nord should also provide a home for startups
On September 13, 2016, Munich's Mayor Josef Schmid, together with the Managing Director of the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, Dr.…
Deals
Think big! How startups find investors
Three young Munich-based companies raised a total of almost 100 million euros in capital for their growth phase in the first half of 2016 alone. Founded in 2010…