Christophe Maire, Geschäftsführer Atlantic Internet[/caption]Venture Capital setzt auf die Zukunft, nicht auf die Vergangenheit. Und wenn man sich ansieht, was in Berlin momentan passiert, braucht einem vor dieser Zukunft nicht bang sein, findet Christophe Maire. Der Berliner Investor und Geschäftsführer der Start-up-Schmiede Atlantic Internet (www.atlanticinternet.de) sieht die lebhafte Start-up-Szene Berlins im Aufschwung. Hier werden große – und großartige – Unternehmen entstehen. Abschreiben darf man europäisches Venture Capital deshalb auf keinen Fall, erläutert Maire im Interview.
Known as a formidable tourist destination, with its location in the Mediterranean Sea Malta could very well become an interesting place for start-ups connecting to Africa. Jaroslaw Bialek and Simon Azzopardi give us more insights on the current stage of development of the Maltese start-up scene.
The relation among start-ups and established firms can be tricky – with the German economy being vigorous throughout the European crises, we wanted to know how big companies in Germany view the start-up world. Dr. Sebastian Sieglerschmidt is Managing Director of the newly established Munich-based Allianz Digital Accelerator.
The EU’s newest member country, Croatia looks to build its stance within the European Community. Ana Kolarevic, Croatian entrepreneur and founder of an informal start-up initiative called StartupsCroatia, told us about the confident and uprising scene in her homecountry.
Der High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF, www.high-tech-gruenderfonds.de) beteiligt sich an WPX Faserkeramik GmbH (www.whipox.com). In der Vorgründungsphase unterstützte der Helmholtz Enterprise Fonds (www.helmholtz.de) das Spin-off des Instituts für Werkstoffforschung des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt.
Der German.Venture.Day (GVD) geht in die vierte Runde und auch in diesem Jahr haben Unternehmen, die sich im Fundraising für eine Series A- oder für eine spätere Finanzierungsrunde befinden, die Möglichkeit vor Investoren zu pitchen.
Die Berlin Technologie Holding (www.berlinholding.com) ist neuer Investor bei Sensorberg (www.sensorberg.com). Das Berliner Start-up aus dem Microsoft Ventures Accelerator-Programm erhielt eine Frühphasenfinanzierung über 750.000 EUR von der neugegründeten Venture Capital-Gesellschaft.
Marina Hramkova from Leto speaks about the Startup Rally 2013, the willingness of start-ups to exchange across boarders and how the start-up scene in the UK has changed over the past two years.
Bulgaria surprises as a vivid start-up hub for Central Eastern Europe (CEE). We spoke to Dilyan Dimitrov, one of the founders of a 12 Mio. EUR fund called Eleven, which is based in Sofia and operates throughout the CEE region. Formerly, he has been Vice President at Bedminster Capital Management LLC, a 320 Mio. USD private equity fund. Today, he shares his insights with us on the current stage of the Bulgarian start-up scene.
With Rovio and Supercell, Helsinki has become very well known as a start-up hub, but we wanted to explore the country further and discovered a remarkable initiative called “BoostTurku” in Finland’s fifth biggest city and spoke to Community Manager Erika Halonen.
Facebook is there, Google too and Twitter now as well. Ireland is attractive for global IT companies, no question. But what about Ireland’s start-up scene? We spoke to one of of Ireland’s top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs. And yes, it seems to be booming: From IT over social entrepreneurship to even a Guinness Enterprise Center, everything’s there.
Would you have known that the Czech Republic is a major hub for internet security? We wanted to learn more about chances and opportunities for start-ups in this Central European country and spoke to two dedicated supporters of the local scenes: Michal Hrabí is director of StarCube, the first accelerator program in the Czech Republic and Linda Kajzarová works at Wayra, Telefónica in Prague.
Times when Estonia was called “Baltic Tiger” are over, but we wanted to know what is still there from the innovative spirit of this young and innovative society? Kaspar Ploom is CEO of Startup Garage, a Talinn-based student-led initiative to encourage technology-based entrepreneurship in Estonia.
Mit dem Investitionsfokus auf Mobiltechnologien startet die Berlin Technologie Holding (BTH, www.berlinholding.com). Die Wagniskapitalgesellschaft managt einen Fonds in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe.