These interviews and portraits were clicked on particularly frequently in 2021

These female founders, founders and investors have particularly inspired many readers with their statements and stories in 2021.

The most clicked interviews from the start-up world

Phong Lam moved from Dublin to Munich in 2021 and started at prop tech Capmo. In the end, the argument for this is as simple as it is beautiful: "The main reason for my switch is the family situation." His story has apparently inspired many.

Especially in the first half of the year, so-called Spacs have been hotly discussed. Series founder and investor Nils Seebach had a clear opinion on the subject: "I would ban Spacs altogether," he said. With this statement, he catapulted himself to second place in our interview ranking. You can read the whole interview here.

Christian Weiss invested in Likeminded, among others. In the interview, he explained how he wants to promote health tech platforms in Europe in order to improve the healthcare system in the long term - and lists five factors that such a start-up must bring to the table. Read the tips here.

The most clicked portraits from the start-up world

Enpal actually rents out solar systems, but it also wants to break into the electric car industry. To do so, it needs one thing above all else: Capital. In 2021, this came from Volksbank, which became a partner of the start-up. Later in the year, Enpal rises to become a unicorn. Read our exclusive portrait here.

Studies show that women invest less than men. Also because they lack the knowledge. Martina Gstöttmayr and Alexa Cotiaux want to change that with Uplyvt, an app with financial tips and knowledge tailored to women. You can read their story here.

Learning German sign language via flipbooks is how inclusion is to be promoted and knowledge more widely distributed. That's what the start-up Talking Hands has set out to do. They sell their little books to daycare centers, for example. Click on this link to read our portrait of the young founders.