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How the pandemic has changed our everyday lives
Two years of coronavirus: Bitkom surveyed around 1,000 people how the pandemic has changed Germans' digital habits. The…
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2021 was also a record year for venture capital globally
Global venture capital investments rose to a new record level last year, with a total of $671 billion invested in…
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Startup investments flow mainly to Berlin and Bavaria
Never before has so much money flowed into German startups as last year – according to an annual analysis by the consulting firm EY.…
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Bitkom: ICT industry to grow strongly in 2022
The industry association Bitkom expects revenue growth in the ICT sector of 3.6 percent to €184.9 billion this year. The figure…
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Investments in Europe exceed $100 billion for the first time
This year, $121 billion will flow into startups, according to the latest edition of the 'State of European Tech' report. Startup funding…
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Volume of venture capital investments increases significantly
Compared to the previous year, the average transaction volume per financing round in 2021 increased from EUR 5.2 million to EUR 5.8 million.
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IfM study: Number of start-ups recovers in the first half of 2021
The lockdowns from November 2020 and April 2021 had a significantly less negative impact on start-up activity in Germany than the first lockdown…
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DSM 2021: Munich startups grow the fastest
The 9th German Startup Monitor was presented today. The study shows an extremely positive development in the startup scene: The business climate has…
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Munich is an outstanding biotech location in Germany
According to a recent study, 21 percent of Germany-based biotechnology companies are headquartered in the European Metropolitan Region of Munich (EMM).…
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Study: Innovation as a driver for SME-startup cooperation
What is the current state of collaboration between SMEs and startups? The study "Mittelstand meets Startup 21: Potentials…" explores this question.
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Number of new businesses has halved since 2003
A study by the IfM Bonn registered 507,000 commercial start-ups in 2003. In 2019, this number was...
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Smart City Index: Munich among Germany's most digital cities
Bitkom has compiled a smart city ranking of German cities for the third time. Munich ranks fourth behind Hamburg, Cologne, and…