Recent articles by Lars-Thorben Niggehoff

News
750 million US dollars for SpaceX
Elon Musk's space start-up is now worth almost 140 billion US dollars. The money will probably also be used to drive forward the development of the company's own spaceship.

News
Trade Republic introduces interest on balances
Neobroker is now paying its customers two percent APR on cash balances in their clearing accounts.

Magazine
Opinion
2022 was a shitty year...
...But surprisingly not for the start-up industry. It seems more stable than ever before. There are good reasons for that.

Portraits
This start-up wants to become the next German world market leader
Vytal plans to be represented with its reusable packaging systems in several industries and worldwide in the medium term. Legislation, both in Germany and internationally, is also expected to help.

Interviews
"The construction industry is conservative".
Andreas Strasser of venture capitalist Kompas talks about the potential of the proptech market, why the industry has struggled with transformation so far, and what he expects after the interest rate turnaround.

News
Warehousing1 gets new chief financial officer
Martin Alpermann joins the management team of the start-up. Previously, he had worked in the software sector.

News
Katjes Greenfood wants to raise 25 million euros
To this end, the investment company of the Katjes Group is issuing a bond on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The money is also to flow into new investments.

News
Prediction Capital launches 30 million euro fund
The new VC primarily wants to make early-stage investments. The first investments have already been made.

News
Vytal launches crowdinvesting round
The reusable start-up wants to raise a low single-digit million amount - also because it is hoping for tailwind from a change in the law.

Magazine
Opinion
Why investors keep falling for child prodigies
Time and again, investors are fooled by charismatic founders, most recently in the case of the crypto exchange FTX. Why does this scam work again and again? An attempt to explain.
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