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Corona crisis weighs on number of startups
The number of young companies fell last year, according to a report by the development bank KfW. Women remain significantly underrepresented.

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This is how badly Germany performs when it comes to reasons
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor looked at 43 countries. The Federal Republic of Germany is only in 41st place in terms of the start-up rate.

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Lower Saxony supported start-ups with over 17 million euros in the first quarter
The money flowed into 23 young companies. The situation of many start-ups in the country is still tense even after a year of pandemic.

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Plans for future fund become more concrete
Last year, the German government announced the Future Fund, which is intended to help make up for the lack of venture capital in Germany. The first component, the Deep Tech Fund, was launched in March, and now there...

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Medtech start-up Sirion Biotech sold to PerkinElmer
The US technology company is buying the shares from HTGF and KfW, among others. Sirion develops vectors for gene and cell therapy.

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Taledo increases financing round to six million euros
The HR startup has been focusing on digitizing job applications since 2017, and now it's raising another €1.6 million for its funding round.

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VC market starts the new year strongly
The business climate indicator of KfW and BVK is approaching its best values again. One reason for this is probably the controversial shell companies.

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Here's how Unicorn Workspaces got back on its feet
Unicorn Workspaces has been hit hard by the pandemic. But boss Florian Kosak has found more than one creative way to maneuver through the crisis.

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Launch of the KfW "Start-up" Award
Start-ups have been able to apply for the prize again since 1 April. The jury pays particular attention to trends of recent years: social responsibility, environmental awareness and innovation despite the crisis. All...

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20 million US dollars for Productsup
The e-commerce start-up Productsup has raised 20 million US dollars in capital. This enabled the Berlin-based company to almost double its total funding, which now stands at 45 million US dollars. The round is led by...
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