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Tom Schmidtgen
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Digidip and Yieldkit go their separate ways
The advertisers are now both owned by the Hamburg-based investment group Waterland Private Equity. Together, they are already the market leader in Europe. Now they want to become the global number one.

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FarmInsect wants to breed insects as animal feed
The Munich-based start-up has received millions in funding for this. Now it wants to use it to build the first larvae breeding facility.

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Smafo introduces third e-bike
The start-up offers the Smafo 3 both for purchase and as a subscription. The e-bike is available from 1,899 euros.

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Penta apparently valued at more than 100 million euros
The banking start-up receives a further 15 million euros from existing investors. This brings the total investment to almost 60 million euros.

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Coaching app Humanoo raises US$10 million
So far, the start-up has around 300 B2B customers. With the money from the Series B, Humanoo is now planning to expand.

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Consumer advocates warn Tomorrow
The Baden-Württemberg consumer advice center criticizes the fintech's "misleading advertising". Tomorrow has already reacted and adapted the relevant wording.

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Flixbus wants to expand to Brazil
The green buses will soon be on the road in South America too. This is made possible by the opening of the mobility market in Brazil.

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Silent partnership for company builder Mantro
The Munich-based company receives mezzanine financing from BayBG. The company builder wants to continue to grow.

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Vulcan Energy aims to go public
The lithium start-up is already listed in Australia. Now the company also wants to move onto the Frankfurt trading floor.

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Doordash apparently wants to buy gorillas
The US delivery service wants to invest in Gorillas. The start-up's valuation is currently so low that a "sell-off" is imminent.
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