Biotech

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Corona led to record investments in biotech in 2020

German biotechnology companies are chasing record financing: last year they raised a total of almost 3.1 billion euros in fresh…

New Space

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Munich dominates the German New Space industry

There are currently 92 startups in Germany that are part of the New Space ecosystem. 32 of these are located directly in Munich or the Munich…

business climate

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Business climate in the digital sector reaches highest level in two and a half years

The business climate in the digital sector, measured by Bitkom and the Ifo Institute, has reached its highest level since November 2018. In the…

Migrant Founders Monitor 2021

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Migrant Founders Monitor 2021: High expertise and less external capital

In a joint study, the German Startups Association and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom are investigating the question of which…

Venture capital records for startup investments

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Despite Corona: Record startup investments

European startups on the hunt for records: Despite Corona and Brexit, young companies in Europe raised more capital last year than…

Business Angels

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Germany, your business angels

Across Germany, 4,070 business angels were active last year. Where do they come from? And which startups do they invest in? One…

ECBF Green Startup Monitor

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Green Startup Monitor: Almost every third German startup is green

The Green Startup Monitor (GSM) examines startups with an ecological mission. This year's study is the third edition of the…

Multiconnect founders

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Corona hits young female founders particularly hard

40 percent of the young self-employed people surveyed by KfW, who have only been on the market for a short time, have lost their jobs since the outbreak of…

This is how much Corona has digitalized everyday life digital

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This is how much Corona has digitalized everyday life

The pandemic has led to a significantly greater spread of digital technologies in Germany, according to the results of a survey of 1,002…

Fintech scene Fintech Startup Monitor

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Fintech Startup Monitor: The state of financial startups

A new study provides insights into the world of fintechs. We present the key findings of the Fintech Startup Monitor.

StartupXpress Global tech cities of the future

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Munich among the 'Global Cities of the Future'

FDI Intelligence publishes a biennial ranking of the 'Global Cities of the Future.' Munich ranks highly in the international competition…

Munich Unicorns Unicorn

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European and American startups become unicorns equally often

Statistically speaking, startups from Europe and the US are equally likely to reach a valuation of one billion dollars – so…