Kai Malkwitz is an entrepreneur, a business angel and a startup mentor. He successfully founded and exited two startups in the past. Since 2016, he focuses on helping entrepreneurs in founding and growing their businesses. His focus is on Energy, Mobility and Smart City solutions,… Read more
RefundMe: Get Your VAT Refunds Instantly
RefundMe is a platform that digitises the VAT refund process for tourists, retailers, airports and governments. Their IoT-based solution enables the government to validate purchases automatically without the need for manual intervention. With their solution, all stakeholders benefit from the process. Find out what type… Read more
obob: The Photo Communication and Documentation Tool for Craft Enterprises
obob is an easy to use photo tool for teams in construction, trades and facility management. Making a photo with obob means automatically capturing, documenting, communicating and organising all necessary data around the photos. Therefore, initially, non-descriptive photos become readable, searchable and shareable images. The… Read more
Live Rounds Update: February 21st
In our new ‘Video Lessons’ blog series we share knowledge for both startups and investors in a short video format. The next couple of video lessons are dedicated to the shareholders’ agreement. Check out the promising startups currently raising funding: Civocracy, RefundMe, obob, Soulskill & PleanSat. Stay tuned for… Read more
Video Lessons: What is a Shareholders’ Agreement/Founders’ Agreement?
In our new ‘Video Lessons’ blog series, we share knowledge for both startups and investors in a short video format. The next couple of video lessons will be dedicated to the shareholders’ agreement. The shareholders’ agreement is a contract between all shareholders. It defines additional… Read more
The Most Read Blogs in 2018
In 2018 we interviewed leaders, investors and founders from the Dutch and German startup scene. For those of you interested in the most inspirational stories, we have collected 10 most-read blogs from 2018: Johan van Mil is an active investor, entrepreneur and the co-founder of… Read more
Live Rounds Update [the Netherlands]: February 7th
The Dutch startup scene is always full of events, demo days and awards. And 2019 will be no different. Check out the events no investor should miss in 2019! Lean Startup Summit is a full-day event that brings big ideas from Eric Ries’s books off the page… Read more
Live Rounds Update [Germany]: February 7th
The German startup scene is always full of events and demo days. And 2019 will be no different. Check out the events no investor should miss in 2019! Lean Startup Summit is a full-day event that brings big ideas from Eric Ries’s books off the… Read more
Events in 2019 in Germany no Investor Should Miss
The German startup scene is always full of events and demo days. And this year will be no different. Here are events no investor should miss in 2019! Lean Startup Summit Berlin When: February 11 & 12, 2019 Where: Berlin Web: Lean Startup Summit Berlin… Read more
Live Rounds Update: January 24th
In 2019 we’ll focus on extending our business in Germany and the first commercial activities in the Nordic region. 2018 was about becoming a recognized infrastructure player in Berlin and consolidating our position in the Netherlands with a consistent flow of deals. Lean Startup Summit is a full-day event that brings… Read more