The magazine “The Hundert” comes from Berlin and deals extensively with the startup scene. In 2013, the first issue was published, in which 100 startups from Berlin were presented. The following issues also introduce different startups around the world – including the founders behind the companies. Now, in November 2018,…
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The Berlner FinTech Smava is for sale. “Buyout group Vitruvian is putting German consumer credit online platform Smava up for sale, people close to the matter said” – reports Reuters. How much could Smava ask for its shares? The purchase price is 500 million US dollars. British private equity firm…
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Amazon Chile Amazon has lost in its attempt to register its virtual assistant “Alexa” in Chile. The company admitted the defeat after numerous judicial obstacles. Both the Supreme Court of Chile and the Industrial Property Court (INAPI) prevented Amazon from formally registering its product due to name complications. According to…
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In times of health-conscious dietary trends like low carb, casual vegan or clean eating, fries, pizza, and burgers are high on the ban list. Because white flour, sugar, salt, and saturated fatty acids are those components that burden the organism, slow down the metabolism and trigger food cravings. This is…
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In subways and on billboards N26 advertises just offensively for its direct bank offer. Apparently, the banking startup from Berlin has grown so fast that its own marketing department with the comma did not come after. In the ads, it promises “no hidden fees” and “#nobullshit”. Now N26 has collected…
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A new platform will make it easier for startups in Germany nationwide to establish contact with customers and investors and to find cooperation partners. The platform “Startbase” as a central platform will fundamentally change the ecosystem for startups, announced the German Association of German Startups on Wednesday. The platform is…
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According to Raisin (who also runs WeltSparen), 62 banks are already using the deposit platform – but the FinTech wants more. New interfaces should make participation for banks as easy as possible. That’s why Raisin joins Temenos MarketPlace as the first FinTech. The MarketPlace uses over 700 banks and the…
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The two-year-old scooter startup Lime has a remarkable financial history: According to a report, it is now worth two billion US dollars. The company raised $ 70 million in early 2018 as part of its financing round. Thus, the total financing in the spring already amounted to 132 million US…
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The new cash injection for N26 is a fan of the German fintech scene. A comparison with Deutsche Bank reveals a lot about our risky bets on the future The future of German banks in 2019 is somewhere between 2.3 billion and 15 billion euros. The first number since Thursday…
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The number of German founders has fallen almost every year since 2001 TV formats such as “The Cave of the Lions” on VOX give you the feeling that everyone in Germany is starting a startup and employees are now rather boring and exotic. But if you look at the facts,…
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