Recent articles by Lars-Thorben Niggehoff

News
Prominent business angels support Forget Finance
Berlin-based fintech Forget Finance has raised 700,000 euros from various business angels. This is reported exclusively by FinanceFWD. The app, which the company plans to launch soon, creates an individual financial...

Reports
The tanker is being refloated
The shipping industry has struggled with digitalization so far. But now both large shipping companies and small start-ups have realized that something has to change. There are plenty of starting points.

News
Hellofresh reports doubled sales and profit in the millions
The meal kit delivery service Hellofresh has presented its business figures for the past year. Unsurprisingly, the company benefited from the coronavirus pandemic and presented a strong result.

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Crisp comes to Germany
The Dutch online supermarket Crisp is coming to Germany soon. This is reported in the Handelsblatt. Crisp has raised 30 million euros in capital for the new expansion. The round is led by Berlin-based venture...

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Daimler investment Blacklane launches new chauffeur service
The chauffeur start-up Blacklane is launching an attack on its major competitors Uber and Lyft. The Berlin-based company plans to launch its own service in 20 cities in eleven countries this month, as reported by the...

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New investor for Think RE
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) is investing in Think RE. The start-up based in Wurzen, near Leipzig, intends to use the money to promote its own RE Wave platform, which companies and providers of green...

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Teamviewer buys AR start-up Upskill
The software company Teamviewer, based in Göppingen near Stuttgart, has announced another acquisition. Following the takeover of Bremen-based start-up Ubimax in the fall, the company is now also acquiring US augmented...

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Management consultancy PwC joins Berlin-based data start-up
The Berlin start-up Statice has a new shareholder. The German branch of management consultancy PwC has acquired a 50% stake in the company, which specializes in the anonymization of data records. The purchase price...

Interviews
"Investors lack the expertise"
Investing a small sum in a start-up and perhaps profiting from the next Google or Facebook: This is what users of crowdinvesting platforms dream of. 100 million euros had flowed into this form of financing in Germany...

Reports
Quite modern
More and more start-ups are competing with lawyers when it comes to simple legal services. Providers such as Flightright are enjoying great success. However, some business models are also controversial.
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