Founder characteristics

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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…

Scotland

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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…

Jeff Burton

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…

EXIST

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…

MeisterLabs

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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…

Global Call

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…

Check24 Ventures

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…

Cashwalk 2016

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…

herCareer

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…

Tax incentives for investors

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…

Foundation stone laying for the North Commercial Courtyard

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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.…

Investors

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…