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Nauta Capital closes fund with 190 million euros
The venture capital company has raised 190 million euros for its new fund. Early-stage tech start-ups in the B2B sector will benefit from the funds.

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

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This is how badly Germany performs when it comes to founding
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor looked at 43 countries. Germany only ranks 41st in 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 make up for the lack of venture capital in Germany. The first building block, 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 start-up has been focusing on the digitalization of applications since 2017 and is now raising another 1.6 million euros for its financing round.

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VC market starts the new year strongly
The KfW and BVK business climate indicator is once again approaching its best values. 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 "Founding" Award
Start-ups have been able to apply for the award again since April 1. The jury pays particular attention to trends from recent years: social responsibility, environmental awareness and innovation despite the crisis....
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