Omicron Pandemic

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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…

Bavaria Proptech

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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…

Venture capital records for startup investments

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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.

IfM survey

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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…

Biotech

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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).…

SMEs

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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…