Startup Stories

Customer Feedback Instead of “Hot Air”: an Interview with Business Angel Martin Giese

18. September 2018

Customer Feedback Instead of “Hot Air”: an Interview with Business Angel Martin Giese

18. September 2018

It’s been a long road from starting a school newspaper to becoming a business angel. That’s something Martin Giese knows only too well, as a negotiation coach, investor, lecturer by trade and a startup-enthusiast in general. We spoke with him to find out what is important to him as a business angel, the tips he […]

6. September 2018

“Anything Is Possible with Good Ideas and Hard Work” – A Profile of Holidu

6. September 2018

The Munich startup Holidu is a search engine for vacation rentals. The company was founded in 2014 by Johannes and Michael Siebers. The two brothers came up with the idea while planning a joint surfing vacation with friends. Now with more than 150 employees, the company offers its vacation rental comparison service in more than […]

3. September 2018

Sensor Startup Blickfeld: “A Major Hype”

3. September 2018

The Munich startup Blickfeld was founded in 2016 and builds LiDAR sensors, which can be used for autonomous driving or IoT applications. Their seed financing has already brought in a 10 million dollar investment. What’s innovative about the technology, and why is there such a major hype at the moment? We spoke with co-founder Dr. […]

“The Seeds are Sprouting” – A talk with… Silicon Valley Bank

21. August 2018

“The Seeds are Sprouting” – A talk with… Silicon Valley Bank

21. August 2018

There were a lot of rumors in recent months, but it’s been certain since late May 2018: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is now officially represented in Germany. We wanted to know what startups can expect from the new player, what makes the American bank so special and why the German market is so exciting. So […]

20. August 2018

“Keep on Going!” – an Interview with Health Startup Munevo

20. August 2018

The last time we spoke with Claudiu Leverenz, founder of the health startup Munevo, his company was still called Glasschair. That was a good two years ago — which makes it high time for an update on current challenges. Approval is a tough topic, but the founders are planning to launch their product on the […]

8. August 2018

“Speak up and ask” — an Interview with Franzi Majer from Catchys

8. August 2018

At the Munich startup Catchys, a lot has happened since our first interview about a year ago: They just successfully completed their second round of financing and won not only the main prize at Bits & Pretzels in September 2017 (a trip to the Tech Challenge), but also the Munich Startup Award. It’s high time […]

“Don’t Set Any Limits!” – an Interview with Dagmar Schuller from audEERING

30. July 2018

“Don’t Set Any Limits!” – an Interview with Dagmar Schuller from audEERING

30. July 2018

Dagmar Schuller founded her company audEERING in 2012 with a small team and very little seed capital. Building something new and continuously developing suits the founder. She studied economics first and then law, both with a focus on IT. During our interview, Dagmar Schuller told us about the kind of footprint she would like to […]

20. July 2018

A Founder’s Secret Weapon: A Water Gun – an Interview with Rike Brand from Spyra

20. July 2018

Rike Brand is multifaceted. She’s an ethnologist and has a Master’s degree in Public Policy — and is quite multifaceted in many other ways: She was first a cofounder of the Munich wave energy startup SINN Power. Then she founded the water gun startup Spyra with two other partners. She’s done a lot of bootstrapping […]

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Customer Feedback Instead of “Hot Air”: an Interview with Business Angel Martin Giese

“Anything Is Possible with Good Ideas and Hard Work” – A Profile of Holidu

Sensor Startup Blickfeld: “A Major Hype”

“The Seeds are Sprouting” – A talk with… Silicon Valley Bank

“Keep on Going!” – an Interview with Health Startup Munevo

“Speak up and ask” — an Interview with Franzi Majer from Catchys

“Don’t Set Any Limits!” – an Interview with Dagmar Schuller from audEERING

A Founder’s Secret Weapon: A Water Gun – an Interview with Rike Brand from Spyra

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