These are the most clicked reports on start-ups in 2021

These analyses, listicles and studies convinced a particularly large number of readers last year.

Not only did German fintechs raise 2.2 billion euros in 2021, but the young companies in the financial sector were also marked by a few scandals and discussions. Startbase took a closer look at the five biggest of them.

Water with flavor because the sense of smell plays it up: The principle behind the Airup bottles is going down well on social platforms in particular, with the company raising €40 million in 2021. Startbase tested whether the concept is any good. Click here for the results.

Just under 12 percent of start-ups in Germany are run by women. That's a sad record, when Startbase's Female Founders Report shows: Women are founding more sustainably and creating more jobs. Here is the most comprehensive report on female founders in Germany.