These are the most clicked startup news in 2022

These five start-up news items were particularly popular with readers in 2022.
News by Janina Gerhardt Janina Gerhardt · Stuttgart, 22. December 2022

A particularly large number of readers wanted to read these five news items last year.

The translation software DeepL regularly beats its competitor Google Translate in independent tests. This paid off this year. DeepL achieved the billion rating, making it the first unicorn in Cologne. Read more about it here.

Earning 32 million euros with socks and underwear? That's what Snocks founders Felix Bauer and Johannes Kliesch have achieved. Find out how the start-up plans to further increase its turnover here.

The Snocks founders Felix Bauer and Johannes Kliesch. (Photo: Snocks)

The demand for green energy is probably higher than ever. At least that's what the turnover figures of solar start-up Enpal suggest. For the first time, the greentech achieved a turnover of more than 100 million euros, doubling the previous year's figure.

Enpal also relies on mezzanine financing.

4,100 euros per month was the average monthly income of full-time employees in Germany in 2021. Sono Motors founder Laurin Hahn is not far behind with a salary of around 4,600 euros. You can read about the accusations that led the founder to make his income public on Twitter here.

Co-founder Laurin Hahn (left) has made his salary public. (Photo: Sono Motors)

There has long been speculation about the merger of Gorillas and Getir. Insiders estimated the price of Gorillas at 840 million euros - however, competitor Getir reportedly only wanted to pay 590 million euros for the takeover .

Gorillas delivers food to your door. (Photo: Gorillas)

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