Why the startup scene needs more variety Whether agriculture, HR, communications, medicine, banking or education: all major industries are currently enriched by innovative startups. The developments of recent years prove that young companies can change the world. Especially on the rise: founders. Although just about every seventh startup of women…
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The Women’s World Edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative program provides women entrepreneurs with a platform to present innovative solutions. FinTech Visa and Social Impact Visa reaffirmed its dedication with the empowerment of women. And it launched the first World Edition for Women of the Visa Everywhere Initiative program. This…
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Good news for investors and startups: According to Statista, the global ones were Venture capital investment of $ 274 billion. 2018 was a record year. However, it is no great achievement that the proportion of women in top positions in venture capital (VC) is still below ten percent worldwide. A…
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Stephanie Frost and Hanna Lutz just came home from university when they founded their startup Vostel in 2015. Frost had studied business administration, Lutz Stadtplanung. The Berliners originally wanted to open a sustainable hostel where tourists can volunteer. The concept did not work. Instead, the founding duo started a platform…
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When Lea-Sophie Cramer was small, she wanted to become a car towing. But nothing came of it. Instead, she started a career as an entrepreneur and sold in school time even painted pictures to afford lollipops and gummy bears. Almost 20 years later, Cramer is still acting, but no longer…
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Startups are often associated with founders from the tech scene. Not least thanks to the Vox program “The Cave of the Lions”, the term Startup is also established among food founders. However, in traditional occupations and industries, young people are less likely to startup. Rebecca Materne and Janina Schmitt did…
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How fintechs can improve women’s lives IMF head Christine Lagarde discusses the future of fintechs at the industry meeting of financial technology – and emphasizes the importance of regulation. Every year, the world of the future gathers in the 200-year-old Paris stock exchange ‘Palais Brongniart’. With 220 participating company directors,…
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