State of the Startup Market Report Q3 2024

At the end of each quarter, we prepare a State of the Startup Market Report. In the report for Q3 2024, we’re talking about the upcoming startup hubs in Germany and the Netherlands and the hot startup industries. Flip through the spotlighted startups and the fresh arrivals from our Startup Directory. Check out some valuable tips on becoming…
Travis Todd: Building Deep Tech Companies

Travis Todd Co-Founded Silicon Allee in 2011 to support international early-stage entrepreneurs in Berlin. They’ve expanded this mission with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI to transition technology out of research and academia into the startup sector in a better way. Find out why he’s giving his time, money, and opinions to Berlin’s most impactful early-stage…
State of the Startup Market Report Q2 2024

At the end of each quarter, we prepare a State of the Startup Market Report. In the report for Q2 2024, we’re talking about the upcoming startup hubs in Germany and the Netherlands and the hot startup industries. Flip through the spotlighted startups and the fresh arrivals from our Startup Directory. Check out some valuable tips on…
State of the Startup Market Report Q1 2024

At the end of each quarter, we prepare a State of the Startup Market Report. In the report for Q1 2024, we’re talking about the upcoming startup hubs in Germany and the Netherlands and the hot startup industries. Flip through the spotlighted startups and the fresh arrivals from our Startup Directory. Check out some valuable tips on…
How to Filter for Great Deals Using… Natural Selection

The search for new investment opportunities can be a daunting task. It involves knowing where to look and which signals to track to detect the best opportunities. Only if that is successful can one turn to selecting a manageable batch of companies for a balanced portfolio. Having a strong basic deal flow and a good…
Why a SAFE is good, or not

In late 2013, the startup incubator and accelerator Y Combinator introduced the simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) to unify the terms for startup financing and simplify the fundraising of their startups. A SAFE has no maturity date so it can never lead to a cash crunch for the startup. That makes it safer than…
Arnas Bräutigam & AddedVal.io: Tailored Intros Between Startups & Angels

We talked to Arnas Bräutigam, the Co-Founder of AddedVal.io. They offer tailored intros between outstanding startups and verified business angels. The other side of the company, startupdetector, uses advanced algorithms to detect all startup-related activities from the German commercial register. Find out more about Arnas’ mission and how these two platforms interconnect. 1. Hi Arnas….
Thom Wernke & StartDock: Coworking, Offices and a Startup Community

We had a chat with Thom Wernke, the Co-Founder and CEO of StartDock, a community-driven coworking space. They bring entrepreneurs together in many different ways and make sure they get to know each other so they can help each other grow. Read more about how they help companies, check out which advice for founders Thom…
5 Dinge, die Sie nach dem Fundraising tun sollten

Sie haben gerade Ihre Finanzierungsrunde abgeschlossen, gut gemacht! Sie haben erfolgreich nach Business Angels gesucht, sich vergewissert, dass Sie mit ihnen auf die richtige Art und Weise sprechen, Ihre Finanzierungsrunde auf die Beine gestellt und die Mittel beschafft, die Sie zu den nächsten Meilensteinen führen werden! Jetzt fragen Sie sich bestimmt, wie es weitergeht. In…
Die häufigsten Fehler, die Sie bei Ihren Verträgen und Vertragsbedingungen machen können

In der Welt der Start-ups kann das Verständnis des Vertrags und der Termsheets über Erfolg oder Misserfolg eines Geschäfts entscheiden. Ein Term Sheet ist das erste formale (unverbindliche) Dokument zwischen einem Startup-Gründer und einem Investor und legt die Bedingungen für die Investition fest. Ein gutes Term Sheet bringt die Interessen des Investors und des Gründers…