Start-up

Reports
Program check: What the FDP, Linke and AfD are planning for start-ups
Election programs are relevant for start-ups. But what does it say? Part 2 of our election manifesto check with the FDP, Die Linke and AfD.

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Alpaca start-up wins new investors
Soft Couture Alpaca is able to attract the ex-Hermès CEO and the founder of DeinHandy as backers.

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Finalists of the "HR Start-up Competition" have been announced
There were 57 applications from HR start-ups, and now the three finalists of the competition have been chosen. The winners were 100W, Voiio and Yucca HR.

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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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Here's how long it takes startups to reach billion-dollar valuations
Chinese start-ups are the frontrunners and on average only need almost six years to achieve unicorn status. In Germany, it takes considerably longer.

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Bundeswehr wants to work more closely with start-ups
The Chief of Staff of the German Army, Alfons Mais, needs to digitize the Bundeswehr. Civilian start-ups are also supposed to help.

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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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Start-ups are increasingly concerned with the health of their employees
Back pain is a thing of the past; today, start-ups are primarily concerned with the work-life balance of their employees when it comes to health. According to a study, the trend has been reinforced by the coronavirus...

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Casida wins Saxony's start-up prize
Casida won almost a third of the votes cast, earning it the title of Start-up of the Year 2021 in Saxony. The Werdau-based company is dedicated to manufacturing products based on medicinal plants.

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Pleo becomes a unicorn - and expands big in Germany
The Danish fintech is valued at 1.7 billion US dollars. The start-up wants to double the size of its office in Berlin and sees Germany in a key role.
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