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„Den Anlegern fehlt die Expertise“
Interview"Investors lack expertise"Crowdinvesting sounds appealing. Finance professor Markus Petry explains why many projects fail despite this.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Better Ventures investiert in Liefergrün
NewsBetter Ventures invests in delivery greenThe Munich-based startup has been around since 2020, and now it successfully closed a pre-seed funding round. Several business angels gave money.
Lisa Marie Münster
Marvel Fusion streitet mit Stadt Penzberg
NewsMarvel Fusion is in dispute with the city of Penzberg The start-up wanted to build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor in the town near Munich. But suddenly Marvel Fusion is keeping a low profile, and the city is setting a deadline.
Lisa Marie Münster
1,5 Millionen Euro für Sawayo
News1.5 million euros for SawayoThe start-up wants to convince medium-sized customers with its compliance software. This has apparently worked with the investors.
Nils Wischmeyer
Mehr Geld für Konux
NewsMore money for KonuxThe start-up from Munich extends its current financing round by five million US dollars. Konux already received a high double-digit million sum in January.
Nils Wischmeyer
Oliver Bierhoff investiert in Start-up Sorare
NewsOliver Bierhoff invests in start-up SorareThe start-up Sorare convinces investors. It has now received 40 million euros in a financing round.
Lisa Marie Münster
Shell kauft Next Kraftwerke
NewsShell buys Next KraftwerkeThe energy giant takes over the Cologne-based start-up, founded in 2009, for an undisclosed sum. Shell already has plans for the employees.
Nils Wischmeyer
Start-up e.Go bekommt Millionen
NewsStart-up e.Go gets millionsFirst the insolvency, then the takeover, now a new round of financing: The Aachen-based start-up is on the upswing.
Nils Wischmeyer
So will Upvest eine Million Endkunden erreichen
PortraitHow Upvest wants to reach one million end customersThe Berlin fintech wants to tap into a new market. Founder Martin Kassing wants to occupy a very special niche.
Nils Wischmeyer
Plusdental expandiert nach Spanien
NewsPlusdental expands to SpainExclusive: The Berlin start-up also invests a double-digit million sum.
Lisa Marie Münster
Phenom übernimmt Talentcube
NewsPhenom takes over TalentcubeThe start-up operates a platform for video applications. Now the US HR company Phenom has struck.
Lisa Marie Münster
TU Dortmund erweitert Start-up-Förderung
NewsTU Dortmund expands start-up supportThe Center for Entrepreneurship & Transfer (CET) enters into new collaborations to facilitate start-ups.
Lisa Marie Münster
Fonds 2150 sammelt erstmals Geld ein
NewsFund 2150 raises money for the first timeThe fund aims to invest in tech startups that care about the city of the future. Now it's announcing its first closing.
Lisa Marie Münster
Exit von DHDL-Start-up Happypo
NewsThe lion's denExit of DHDL start-up Happypo.Razor Group snaps up the company, which was founded in 2017. Founder Oliver Elsoud remains loyal to his company and goes along.
Lisa Marie Münster
Ein Start-up mitten in der Grauzone
PortraitA start-up in the middle of the grey zoneLars Müller wants to open up the young market for cannabinoids with Synbiotic. Above all, this requires stamina.
Jan Schulte
Deposit Solutions kooperiert mit französischer Bank
NewsDeposit Solutions cooperates with French bankWith the help of the Fintech, Crédit Agricole wants to bring its offer to Germany. It is not the first cooperation of this kind.
Lisa Marie Münster

Actio bekommt neuen Marketingchef
NewsActio gets new head of marketingThe coaching platform hires advertising professional Alexander Stauss from the agency Heimat Active. Just the other day, Actio raised a million-dollar sum.
Lisa Marie Münster
Start-up Myuterus launcht Online-Verhütungsberatung
NewsStart-up Myuterus launches online contraception consultationWith the help of counseling sessions, women are to be educated about various birth control options.
Lisa Marie Münster
Aktuelle Finanzierungsrunde von Penta wächst auf 30 Millionen Euro an
NewsPenta's latest round of financing grows to 30 million eurosThe start-up has raised a total of almost 50 million euros so far. It's the second big news in just a few weeks.
Lisa Marie Münster
Qunomedical greift bei Medical One zu
NewsQunomedical takes hold of Medical OneMedical One had filed for insolvency. Now the startup has found two buyers.
Lisa Marie Münster
Recht modern
ReportModern lawLegal tech is a growth market, with more and more startups trying to help lawyers and clients. A look at the industry.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Cazoo kauft Münchner Start-up Cluno
NewsCazoo buys Munich-based start-up ClunoThe British company wants to integrate the Munich-based company's subscription offering. It's not Cazoo's first acquisition.
Lisa Marie Münster
Siebenstellige Summe für Etvas
NewsSeven-figure sum for EtvasThe Hamburg-based fintech has also convinced a new investor from Silicon Valley in its current financing round.
Lisa Marie Münster
HelloFresh will in Deutschland ausliefern
NewsHelloFresh wants to deliver in GermanySince the demise of Liefery, HelloFresh has been looking for alternatives to deliver its cooking boxes. Now it seems to have found a solution.
Lisa Marie Münster
Dataport will enger mit Start-ups zusammenarbeiten
NewsDataport wants to work more closely with start-upsThe IT service provider for public administration wants to better exploit the potential of administration-related start-ups in cooperation with Public.
Jan Schulte
Darum gibt sich TransferWise einen neuen Namen
NewsThis is why TransferWise has a new nameFrom now on, TransferWise will simply be called Wise - officially, so that the brand better reflects the product. But there might be another reason altogether.
Jan Schulte
Das plant Rheinland-Pfalz für Tech-Start-ups
NewsWhat Rhineland-Palatinate plans for tech start-upsAlready on March 14, the state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate will take place. Now there is an overview of how the parties there want to support start-ups.
Jan Schulte
Car-Sharing- und E-Scooter-Anbieter gründen Verband
NewsCar-Sharing and E-Scooter providers found associationNine providers want to improve the image of e-scooters and car-sharing models.
Jan Schulte
Bekommt Streetscooter doch noch einen Käufer?
NewsWill Streetscooter find a buyer after all?At first it looked as if no buyer could be found for the start-up. But apparently there are four interested parties.
Jan Schulte
Über 13 Millionen Euro für Rows
NewsOver 13 million euros for RowsIn a recent financing round, Rows not only convinced venture capitalist Lakestar, but also existing investors.
Lisa Marie Münster
Wann Start-ups von Crowdfunding profitieren können
KnowledgeWhen start-ups can benefit from crowdfundingCrowdfunding offers startups another funding option. However, there are major differences in the way it is structured.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Raisin kooperiert mit britischem Versicherer
NewsRaisin cooperates with British insurerThe Aviva Group is getting help in setting up a savings platform. It is not the first customer in the UK.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Smark und Deutsche Bahn eröffnen Supermarkt
NewsSmark and Deutsche Bahn open supermarketThe market does without staff and is to be open 24 hours. The Stuttgart-based start-up has already tested the model.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Acht Engel für Luminovo
NewsEight angels for LuminovoSeveral prominent founders and an ex-Microsoft manager join the deep-tech start-up as business angels.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff

Vivid Money hat 100.000 Kunden
NewsVivid Money has 100,000 customersThe fintech thus grew even faster than N26. Now the Berlin-based company is looking to expand into crypto investing and money management.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Erster deutscher Spac startet erfolgreich
NewsFirst German Spac launches successfullyInvestor Klaus Hommels is able to collect a three-digit million amount, now he is looking for a suitable start-up.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Hunderte Durstexpress-Kündigungen unwirksam?
NewsHundreds of Durstexpress notices invalid?According to Gründerszene, the Leipzig employment agency is throwing a wrench in the works for Dr. Oetker's subsidiary.
Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
Donatus Albrecht investiert in Start-up Werbezeichen
NewsDonatus Albrecht invests in start-up WerbezeichenWerbezeichen was founded in 2017 and offers branded promotional products such as pens or mugs. In addition, the start-up also advises companies.
Tom Schmidtgen
Eine Million Euro für NautilusLog
NewsOne million euros for NautilusLogThe marine start-up offers digital solutions for the shipping industry. It has now been able to convince investors with this.
Tom Schmidtgen
Wingcopter wird Partner bei Flying Labs
NewsWingcopter becomes partner at Flying LabsThe company also wants to help with the Corona vaccination campaign with its drones.
Tom Schmidtgen
Yptokey realisiert erste Finanzierungsrunde
NewsYptokey realizes first round of financingThe Hella spin-off wants to turn the mobile phone into a door key. IBB Ventures is also involved in the round.
Tom Schmidtgen
Atomkraft-Start-up gewinnt deutschen Gründerveteran
NewsNuclear power start-up wins German founding veteranLukasz Gadowski, founder of Spreadshirt; becomes supervisory board member at HB11 Energy.
Tom Schmidtgen
Semalytix erhält zwei Millionen Euro
NewsSemalytix receives two million eurosThe Bielefeld-based company wants to make medicines safer. They were able to win NRW.Bank as an investor.
Tom Schmidtgen
Hier bekommen junge Start-ups Geld
KnowledgeThis is where young start-ups get moneyIn the early stages, founders can rely on business angels, incubators or state funding. An overview.
Jan Schulte
Bayern: Steuervorteile für Start-ups?
NewsBavaria: Tax advantages for start-ups?The finance minister of the Free State wants to make investments more attractive.
Tom Schmidtgen
Seed-Runde von Actio jetzt zehn Millionen Euro schwer
NewsActio's seed round now worth ten million eurosVenture capitalist Heal Capital invests another 1.5 million euros - even though the start-up's developed app has only been available since December.
Lisa Marie Münster
Das Rheinland ist bei Scale-Ups beliebt
NewsThe Rhineland is popular with scale-upsScale-ups rate the Rhineland as a good location, but would like more financial support.
Lisa Marie Münster
Start-up des Monats: Oreltech
InterviewStartup of the monthStart-up of the month: OreltechThe start-up wants to simplify electronics printing. How the young team wants to do it and what are the challenges.
Magdalena Hinze
Linus wird zur Aktiengesellschaft
NewsLinus becomes a public limited companyThe start-up has set itself an ambitious growth course - and brought a prominent chairwoman of the supervisory board on board.
Lisa Marie Münster
Hyperganic erhält 7,8 Millionen US-Dollar
NewsHyperganic receives $7.8 millionIn 2011 Lin Kayser sold his successful start-up Iridas to Adobe, with his new company he wants to revolutionize 3D printing.