Recent articles by Lars-Thorben Niggehoff
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Federal Finance Ministry considers Spacs "sensible" - but warns of risks
A question from the parliamentary group of the Greens shows how the House of Olaf Scholz assesses the current Spac boom. The answer is ambiguous - probably also because so far only a few Spacs fall within the remit of...
10.05.2021
10.05.2021
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Will gorillas become six-unicorns?
The Berlin delivery service apparently wants to raise capital again. The start-up is reportedly aiming for a valuation of six billion US dollars.
10.05.2021
10.05.2021
News
Exclusive: Crafting Future closes seed round
With a new cooperation behind it, the Hanover-based start-up Crafting Future was able to raise six-figure seed funding. With this, the Lower Saxons want to bring their reusable products to the market throughout Europe...
10.05.2021
10.05.2021
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LBBW and EnBW invest in 3Yourmind
In total, the start-up was able to raise over ten million euros. The money is to flow into the further development of the in-house 3D printing software.
23.04.2021
23.04.2021
Portraits
It's all a matter of protocol
Stricter sustainability requirements set by policymakers are causing headaches for many investors. Also because good tools for data collection are lacking. Plan A from Berlin believes it has found a solution that...
23.04.2021
23.04.2021
Portraits
"The big ones have lawyers, the little ones have hope".
The German economy could soon be facing a wave of insolvencies, partly because many companies ignore early indicators. A fintech from Worms wants to help companies identify difficulties before they become acute.
13.04.2021
13.04.2021
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Bayern Kapital invests in Ryte
The Munich-based company now wants to use the money to expand into the US and the UK. Munich-based SaaS start-up Ryte receives two million euros from Bayern Kapital, the VC arm of the Free State of Bavaria. This...
13.04.2021
13.04.2021
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New co-chief for Fraugster
The Berlin-based AI start-up wins the former head of Germany at Klarna for its cause. Now another round of financing is to follow.
09.04.2021
09.04.2021
News
Auxmoney gets a quarter of a billion for its lending business
The fintech is putting the money into its own personal loan platform. The capital comes from Citigroup, among others.
09.04.2021
09.04.2021
News
About You to go public?
Activities of the Otto Group's online subsidiary apparently point to a possible IPO. A merger with Zalando, on the other hand, is no longer an issue.
09.04.2021
09.04.2021
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