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German optical shop Fielmann eyes up startups with incubator Fielmann Ventures
Missed the latest German corporate to jump on the incubator bandwagon? Looks like one of Germany’s biggest optical shops, Fielmann, launched Hamburg-based Fielmann Ventures without a big press junket or showy announcement last year.
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Why do you love Grumpy Cat so much? Someone has actually written a LOLCats thesis to explain
Most internet memes are ephemeral in nature, but LOLCats are not like most memes, said enthusiastic “LOL Scholar” Kate Miltner – who received her Master’s degree from the London School of Economics after writing her
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Mark your calendars! Our guide to the best Berlin conferences this summer
Conference season has arrived! Whether you’re a startup, investor, designer or tech enthusiast, there’s an event lined up for you this summer to broaden your knowledge, expand your network and exchange ideas. Here’s our
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Pioneering scientists’ network ResearchGate raises $20m
ResearchGate – popularly dubbed the “Facebook for scientists” though in reality closer to LinkedIn – has raised an additional $20m of equity-based financing according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Serial entrepreneur and investor Andreas Etten: “We aren’t a VC, we’re business partners”
A true veteren of the internet scene, German serial entrepreneur, angel and investor Andreas Etten has gathered enough experience in the 13 years he’s worked in the industry to know how to spot a
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Infographic: The most active investors in Europe revealed
German seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is the most active investor for Europe-based, VC-backed companies – with 16 completed deals – according to a quarterly report released by Dow Jones VentureSource. Coming in second place is Danish VC
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Venture debt – a guide to the startup financing option you’ve never heard of
Until recently, venture debt – a type of financing largely for venture-backed, later-stage startups provided by specialised firms and banks – has been a relatively unknown concept in continental Europe. However, it is becoming
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O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures’ Bryce Roberts: we need a “third way” to finance startups
Caught between venture capital and a hard place? Founders trying to get companies off the ground may see only two options: bootstrap – work in a garden shed, build desks out of scrap wood – or
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5 ways taking venture capital could hurt you
Glen Hellman is the founder and chief entrepreneureator of Driven Forward LLC. This post originally appeared on his blog. It’s every startup founder’s dream: Having a venture capital firm invest in your company. Let’s celebrate! We’ve
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Global Founders Capital and Rocket Internet: healthy distance or too close for comfort?
Following news last week of Oliver Samwer, Marc Samwer and Fabian Siegel’s new €150m VC fund, we take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges ahead: In Rocket Internet’s Berlin HQ reception, there’s
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