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ONLINEPLUS: Start-Ups

Germany’s Aim is “The Best Start-up Ecosystem in Europe”

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27. August 2021

Thomas Jarzombek is the German Commissioner for the Digital Industry and Start-ups and the Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy. It’s a combination that says a lot about the directions Germany wants to take in the coming years, and we got the chance to ask some questions about the country’s future strategies.

Female Scientist Using Pipette In Laboratory

GERMANY’S LIFE SCIENCES REVOLUTION

Germany’s healthcare market is the largest in Europe, and the corona pandemic has given it a major boost.

IN BRIEF: Start-ups

German Startups Continue Raft of Big VC Deals

23. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Investors, Startups /von

There have been a series of nine-figure financing rounds for fledgling German companies, with N26, Berlin Brands Group and Enpal all raking in massive hauls. And they weren’t the only ones. Here’s our bimonthly round-up of German venture capital success stories.

IN BRIEF: Investors

German Disrupter Flixmobility Acquires American Icon Greyhound

21. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Investors, Mobility & Logistics /von

US-company Greyhound was being bought for around USD 172 million by the relatively young Germany company Flixmobility.

IN BRIEF: E-Commerce

German Retail Going Digital But Wants More

20. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Consumer Industries & Corporate Services, Digital Economy, Industries /von

Germany is increasingly exploiting the advantages of online shopping, but the journey is anything but over – that’s one of the conclusions drawn by a poll of 500 retailers and wholesalers by digital industry association bitkom.

IN BRIEF: Start-Ups/Investors

Hero Buys Part of Gorillas in Food Delivery Deal

19. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Consumer Industries & Corporate Services, Investors, Startups /von

Delivery Hero, the self-proclaimed world-leading “quick commerce” company, has nibbled off an eight percent share of Gorillas. In return, the highly touted Berlin on-demand grocery start-up has received USD 235 million in fresh capital to take its Series C funding round, which also included China’s Tencent, to nearly USD one billion.

IN BRIEF: Investors/Fintech

Digital Bank N26 Makes Huge Leap in Fintech Rankings

19. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Digital Economy, Investors, Location, Regions in Structural Change, Startups /von

Berlin-based neo-bank N26 announced it had raised additional USD 900 million in fresh capital to take its total value to approximately USD 9 billion.

IN BRIEF: Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen Firm Aims to Build First Gigaplant in Germany

19. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Climate Protection, Energy & Environment, Location, Regions in Structural Change /von

Dresden’s Sunfire has big plans for H2 in the eastern German city. The third-largest hydrogen technology company in the country has just raised EUR 109 million to fund a 500 megawatt production facility to be finished by 2023.

IN BRIEF: Start-Ups/Unicorns

Solar Company Enpal Becomes Germany’s First “Green Unicorn”

18. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Energy & Environment, Investors, Startups /von

A whopping EUR 250 million financing round has taken Berlin-based solar energy provider Enpal over the EUR one billion mark in value. That massive haul came on top of another EUR 100 million round this spring.

IN BRIEF: Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen Electrolyzer Maker Enapter Wins Earthshot Award

18. Oktober 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Energy & Environment, Innovations, Location, Startups, Success /von

Thai-Italian-German company Enapter has been given the “Fix our Climate” Award of the Earthshot Prizes, created by Britain’s Prince William. The award was made for Enapter’s modular AEM electrolyzer, which produces hydrogen for a variety of applications, including private homes.

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Corona Crisis and Germany

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Brexit: Expanding to Germany

The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has led to a reorientation of business worldwide. GTAI advises and supports British and international companies seeking to establish business operations in Germany.

MAGAZINE: Work Culture

Direct but Effective: German Work Culture

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12. Juli 2021

To foreign businesspeople expanding to the country, German workplaces may initially seem overly formal and rules-bound. But there are many advantages that benefit employers and employees alike, as human resources consultant and leadership coach Anke Wolf tells us.

Editor’s Choice

Video

Supercomputers in Germany

5. August 2019/0 Kommentare/in All, Digital Economy, Editor's Choice, Location, Videos /von

Don’t know your pentium from your petaflops? No problem. Our video on QuantumComputing has the answers & will introduce you to the two fastest computers in Germany.

IN BRIEF: Digital Payment / Corona Pandemic

Smart Devices – the New German Cashless Option

5. Januar 2021/0 Kommentare/in All, Corona UPDATE, Digital Economy, Editor's Choice, Location /von

In a new survey, German digital industry association bitkom found that 79 percent of Germans regularly used cashless payment option in stores from September to November of last year.

IN BRIEF: Renewables

No-Subsidy Solar

18. Oktober 2019/0 Kommentare/in All, Climate Protection, Editor's Choice, Energy & Environment, Industries, Regions in Structural Change /von

Power company ENBW has announced the construction of what will be Germany’s largest solar energy park. What’s more, the firm is doing this without any help at all from state subsidies.

Focus

Opportunity from Crisis

1. Oktober 2020/0 Kommentare/in All, Corona UPDATE, Editor's Choice, Focus All Hands on Deck /von

The coronavirus pandemic has created new arenas and chances for investors interested in German businesses. The openings are particularly apparent in robotics, 3D printing, data protection and e-learning.

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The German government sees hydrogen technology as the key to the country’s clean energy future. It’s investing billions of euros in the sector. Germany aims to become the „world number one“ in clean hydrogen energy technology – with the government investing €9bn. Our new video looks at how international businesses can get involved in German environmental H2.

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MAGAZINE: Aerospace

Germany's New Space Liftoff

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1. Juli 2021

Germany is reaching for the stars as it embraces an increasingly vital and commercialized aerospace market. You can expect to see more and more German-based companies putting more and more satellites into orbit.