The Hundert 7 - Highlights of the year 2015

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THE HUNDERT // FOREWORD

MICHAEL MÜLLER MICHAEL MÜLLER, GOVERNING MAYOR OF BERLIN.

2015 was once again a very good year for Berlin. As in the past years, the economy grew beyond expectations and more than 40.000 new jobs were created. The attraction of young talents from all over the world is ongoing. Berlin won more than 40.000 new inhabitants, without counting the thousands of refugees finding protection amongst us.

The Berlin startup scene contributes to this positive development more than ever before. It helps present Berlin from its creative, innovative and attractive side. Surely, it has not been easy for the board of The Hundert to select 100 highlights out of the many things that happened in 2015. For my part, I had some really good appointments and conversations that illustrated the impressive development of our startup scene, for example while attending the opening of Cisco’s innovation center, or while visiting Zalando or the heating installation company Thermondo. My highlight? I am very happy that we recently passed a Digital Agenda for Berlin with ten concrete projects.

For 2016, I am wishing you, your team and your ventures all the best, together with good ideas, a dynamic growth, and another 100 personal highlights. Let us continue pursuing our common goal of promoting the Berlin startup metropolis.

Yours

Michael Müller Governing Mayor of Berlin

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Aupeo

P. 70

Anti-Angel Law

P. 32

Mister Spex

P. 67

Ampion Venture Bus

P. 88

Avuba P. 79

Techstars METRO Accelerator

P. 44

Agent Alice

JANUARY P. 129

FEBRUARY

Startups meet fashion

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audibene

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TLGG

S. 36

txtr

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Tollabox

etventure P. 142

Profund XL

P. 110

Go_Geek!

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GoButler

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ZappChoice

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P. 100

EyeEm

Glispa

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Quandoo

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Jobspotting

ARCH P. 147

Outfittery

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betterplace

APRIL P. 148

SxSW

Rocket Tower

Number26

Uber

P. 25

P. 82

P. 55

P. 85

Marley Spoon

P. 103

FinLeap

P. 86

P. 49

Heureka

ShareTheMeal

P. 109

P. 138

Freygeist

TechBerlin

P. 104

P. 74

Spree Aviv

6Wunderkinder P. 56

Berlin is...

P. 71

MAY P. 58

Paulus Neef

Helpling P. 27

Noah

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St. Oberholz

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Home24

P. 68 / 69

Delivery Hero

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Workeer P. 46

Babbel

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Panono

Berlin Ecosystem

P. 102

P. 37

Auto1 Group

Dubsmash

P. 38

P. 136

Ohlala

Factory

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GTEC

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BPW

coModule P. 29

Oliver Samwer

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Movago

AUGUST P. 45

Startupboat

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Amorelie P. 34 / 35

Lakestar P. 57

Tech Open Air P. 135

Movinga P. 78

Roof Up

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Ciarán O’Leary

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The European

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Axel Springer

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LNDS P. 59

StartUp Teens

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Adjust P. 145

Auctionata P. 24

Einhorn P. 139

P. 28

HelloFresh

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Elon Musk P. 76

Corinna Visser

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Berliner Volksbank Ventures

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Unicorn.Berlin P. 119

Airbnb

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Deutscher Startup Monitor

P. 77

Moviepilot

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Zalando

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Iversity

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P. 144

Andreas Winiarski

Flying Elephant

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Kochzauber P. 60

DailyDeal P. 22

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Clue

Koawach P. 93

Digital Science Match

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Freelance Capital?

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Relayr

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Open Berlin P. 146

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Eric Schmidt

Kisura

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German Startups Group

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Charles von Abercron P. 83

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08 – 13 Timeline 150 – 153 The Hundert at events 14 Introduction 156 – 157 Global coworking partners 16 – 20 20 international startup experts 158 – 159 Berlin distribution partners 30 – 31 The power of TV 160 – 161 Network partners 40 – 41 Tennis-point’s ace in the multichannel 162 – 165 Artist portfolios

commerce game 166 – 167 NKF team 50 – 51 The big b-questions – Is it a bubble? Will it burst?

168 Thank You! 80 Klaus Siegers, Weberbank 169 Media partners 106 Data-driven business matchmaking from Berlin 170 Imprint and contact

DEAR READER, There is a first time for everything and it is now my very special pleasure, as a novelty, to be the one officially welcoming you to an issue of the Hundert. Ever since the second issue, the Hundert has increasingly become my project, although it is foremost a group effort, and will remain so. More than ever, I am thrilled by this project.

My biggest thanks goes to my team. Simona and Miriam – you stick by me through thick and thin. Thanks for being so strong and patient and staying positive despite all daily challenges. This issue of the Hundert would not have been possible without you both!

In this line, it is very fitting that this issue is entirely different to all of And of course, I would like to thank our demanding but also very our precedent efforts. It is our first end-of-year review: An issue full supportive Jan, who came up with this crazy idea of drawing the of startup highlights of the year 2015. Berlin‘s startup scene has Hundert. Jan, thank you for giving us the opportunity to create this yet again sparked a firework galore of very special moments. This one-of-a-kind project. past year was dominated by some of the biggest investments, numerous exits, awards, openings, events, anniversaries and other Now, I invite you to enjoy the highlights of the year 2015 while reading special projects and occurrences. Unfortunately, there were also a magazine that is as colorful as Berlin‘s startup scene. some bankcruptcies amongst them. In the startup world, however, this is just part of the gear turning the wheel and founders do Yours not just sit and cry over spilt milk. It will work, next time around!

Kata Oldziejewska, This issue is on a new course, not only regarding its written but Head of the Hundert also its visual content. We have entirely done without photographs. The whole issue was illustrated by seven artists from six countries. Its execution has been a major challenge for PS – If you are wondering how you can support this ambitious project: you can everyone involved. Nevertheless, we are convinced that the download the magazine for free at: www.the-hundert.com. We would appreciate results were every bit worth the effort. At this point, I would your feedback and, in particular, your recommendations sent via E-mail, Facelike to express my huge gratitude to our artists. Working book or Twitter. Make sure to inform your good friends and colleagues. Our kindest with all of you has been truly amazing! thanks in advance!

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2015 – WHAT A YEAR! 20 INTERNATIONAL STARTUP EXPERTS SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR ECOSYSTEMS

INKA MERO / HELSINKI

DEMETRIOS POGKAS / ATHENS Business & Tech Journalist

Chairwoman and Co-founder, KoppiCatch Startups with greek origins saw multi-million funding rounds from interHelsinki is bustling with startups – growing also from the national investors, for ex. Workable ($32mn) and Persado ($21mn).

Baltics, Stockholm and Moscow. With the highest per We saw four companies exiting, with the biggest deal coming from capita number of angel investors in Europe, a booming Germany’s Delivery Hero acquiring E-food and ClickDelivery. Even gaming ecosystem and high tech startup scene, Helsinki scaling companies started investing in others; Daily Secret snapped seriously can be ranked as one of the startup capitals of up Berlin’s Sugar High. For the first time, we saw established startups the world. SuperCell leads the way as tech companies like closing down (for ex. Tapely with €910k funding in total). Startups Enevo (waste IoT), IndoorAtlas (indoor positioning), Beddit were impacted in July by capital controls from banks and even big (sleep monitoring) and Smartly.io (Facebook marketing) raise tech faced serious challenges, making headlines with their troubles. major two-digit VC rounds. The highlight of the year was again SLUSH technology conference with 14000 global participants and hundreds of cool side events like Junction Hackathon.

CORNELIUS BOERSCH / ABOUT MEXICO CITY Executive Chairman at Mountain Partners, Considered one of the biggest cities in the world, Mexico‘s capital has become the most powerful innovatiCo-Founder of Start-it on hub in Latin America within less than 5 years. Today, Mexico City is known as an emerging startup hub with The Belgrade startup scene is in its nascency, even though it is home to at more than 30 operating VC`s and a dynamic startup least two flourishing world class companies — Nordeus and Seven Bridges scene around. Mountain Partners takes part in this Genomics. The highlight from 2015 would, in my opinion, be a decisive shift global rise with the acquisition of NAZCA Ventures. in mindset. The biggest local startup event ever occurred in May, which attracThere are already success stories like Miroculus, who ted 700+ young people keen to enter the scene. A developer research showed brings an easy to use and affordable service for earthat 41% of local engineers plan on starting a startup in the future. All that in a ly cancer detection or service providers like Aliada city where just five years ago nobody knew what a „startup“ was. When you add and Nubleer. At Mountain Partners, we believe that to that this year‘s opening of the first VC fund in Belgrade (SC Ventures, €40M), Mexico City is ready to take an important role in 2016 promises to be interesting as well. the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.

VUKAŠIN STOJKOV / BELGRADE

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ADRIAN LOCHER / ZURICH Entrepreneur in Residence; Founder of DeinDeal

NIAMH BUSHNELL / DUBLIN Dublin Commissioner for Startups

Dublin is the city of the ‘3 forces’, where world-class startups, multinationals Zurich cannot directly compete with Berlin or Silicon and investors come together to drive innovation. VC funding in Dublin, a city Valley, but it has a few assets that make it so attractive of just over 1M people was € 400M+ in 2015. 1500 startups in Dublin include to companies like Google which employ over 2000 peoglobal success stories Currency Fair, Movidius, Realex, Openet, Ding, ple in Zurich. That makes it their biggest tech outpost Intercom, 3D4 Medical and CarTrawler. In October this year, 5-year old outside the US. Reasons for that are mainly the quality of LogEntries exited to US company Rapid7 for $68M. The city’s ecosystem life and Switzerland’s top ranked universities, that not only is maturing as the success stories multiply. Always known as a fun place attract international talent but as well produce top quality to live and work, Dublin is also becoming known as a leading hub for graduates in highly demanded fields.These growth stimuSaaS, IoT, TravelTech and Payments startups, and a great springboard lating conditions are a big factor for a startup’s success. for European companies into the US. Events in 2015 proving this fact: DeinDeal,Switzerland‘s biggest shopping club, exited to Ringier, activity marketplace GetYourGuide got funded with 50M EUR and Knip, a digital insurance broker, got funded with 15M EUR. Big opportunities.

CHRISTIAN DORFFER / LONDON CEO and Co-founder of Sweet Capital In 2015, London startups secured over £1bn in funding this year with Uniplaces raising a whopping $24m CEO and Founder, BusinessInnovator ApS Series A led by Atomico and with participation from Sweet Capital. Great investor tax incentives combined with Copenhagen must accompany Berlin and many initiatives are supporting London attracting some of the best tech talent from a stronger entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial community in the across Europe are two important drivers of the increase Danish capital. Three startup (TechStars) weekends were held in 2015: in funding. With accessible capital top entrepreneurs one focusing on the financial industry, another with a focus on health and dare to actively transforming their industries, espea regular startup weekend held on a ferry between Denmark and Sweden. cially in Finance (e.g. Transferwise), Fashion (e.g.

Besides that, #CPHFTW has held numerous TOWNHALL meetings bringing Farfetch), Delivery Services (e.g. Deliveroo) and together the entire community to work towards improving the entrepreneurial Advertising (e.g. Captify). Early stage tech investors, ecosystem in Denmark centered around Copenhagen. Finally, one of the prosuch as Index Ventures, Mosaic Ventures and Sweet gressive incubators, Dare2Mansion, is now host to the Singularity University Capital, have been spoilt for choice this year.

Copenhagen Chapter which will open on 16 December 2015.

RUNE GREGERS MEYER / COPENHAGEN

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DON RITZEN / AMSTERDAM

ARTUR KURASINSKI / WARSAW

Manager and Co-founder, Rockstart

CEO and Founder, MUSE

2015 will be remembered as the year the Amsterdam startup scene A lot of positive things happened in Poland in 2015 took off! Behind London and Berlin, the Dutch startup scene is consiin terms of startups: the opening of Google Campus in dered to be one of the most prominent in Europe. Throughout 2015, Warsaw, Brand24 working with the White House, LiveChat we had companies like Adyen become Unicorns, WeTransfer match exceeded 1 bln PLN in evaluation, Wirtualna Polska its 25 million users with 25 million in funding and CataWiki raising a debuted at the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the launch of 82 million round. The ecosystem is gaining speed, raising 82 million Fundacja Startup Poland, Warsaw along with Infinity qualifunding in Q1, 101 million in Q2 and 173 in Q3— making it already fied to the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge final, the acquisition the most prolific year on record in terms of funding volume. In 2016, of Travelist, Samba bought Filmaster, CD Projekt and Witcher the Netherlands will hold presidency of the EU and it promises to be 3. The launch of Business Link Narodowy, that is the biggest a year of even more startup events, festivities and most importantly: startup center (5,000 sqm) in the EU. DocPlanner conquered more growth. a dozen or so markets. Bitspiration and InfoShare conferences grew in importance. Successful Kickstarter campaigns of multiple Polish projects.

JOSEPH MICHAEL / STOCKHOLM Stockholm Business Region Development, Business Development Manager

CLAUS ROSENBERG GOTTHARD / MADRID CEO and Founder, Book‘n‘Bloom

During 2015, Spotify raised $526 million at a $8.5 billion valuation, making it the most valuable startup in Europe.

During 2015, the Madrid startup ecosystem changed gear and that had The creators of Candy Crush, King.com, had an exit at much to do with the opening of Campus Madrid – a Google for Entre$5,9 billion. Big funding rounds and exits have put the preneurs space in the hearth of the city. Each week, events are hosted spotlight on Stockholm as a leading startup hub. This with everything from Hackathon’s and Investor talks to meetings with in turn has led to a lot of interest from international politicians. In 2015, the South Summit was hosted and had over 12,000 players like Google for Entrepreneurs, 500 Startups attendees from around the world. A total of 275+ speakers including and Amazon Web Services – all of which now have Apple‘s Steve Wozniak had this event attract over 6300 entrepreneurs. physical a presence in Stockholm and will continue to The amount of funding achieved by Spanish startups in 2015 surpasdevelop the startup scene. These are exciting times sed 500M EUR for the first time ever, according to a report on Novobrief. for Stockholm and the European startup community!

Rocket bought LNR for 80M EUR and Bodas got acquired by WeddingWire for 50M EUR, just to name some examples.

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ROXANNE VARZA / PARIS

ZOLTÁN ÁCS / BUDAPEST

Director, Halle Freyssinet / 1000startups.fr

Head of Business Incubation Design Terminál NCCI

2015 was an exceptional year for the French startup ecosystem.

Blablacar, the first French unicorn, was born after the latest round It is a great pleasure to witness that Budapest is more and of funding valued the company over $1.5 billion. Both Sigfox and more integrated in the global startup ecosystem. For the first Blablacar had $100 million rounds of funding, which is still rare for time, Hungary was part of SouthbySouthwest startup festiFrench startups – and there are rumors that Molotov will be seeking val in Austin in 2015 where the presentations of Prezi and to do the same. One of France‘s leading fintech startups, Leetchi, Ustream could fascinate the audience. One of last year’s highwas acquired by financial institution Credit Mutuel Arkea. There lights was the Brain Bar Budapest festival which attracted the were numerous multi-million rounds of funding toward the end global creative industry jetset to the capital. Meanwhile, we were of the year, for companies like Doctolib, Happn, Melty, Lengow, not in lack of business success stories either. The American iAdvize and more. There are also increasingly more foreign invesHortonworks acquired the data specialist SequenceIQ, and tors in French companies like Union Square, for example.

Cloudera opened a support and development center in Budapest.

SCOTT MACKIN / BARCELONA

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Founder, Barcinno Media Turkish entrepreneurs are ploughing forward. They ought to since Turkey, The Barcelona startup ecosystem is on fire! In the last with one of the biggest and youngest populations in Europe, needs to 12 months, we have hit new records in the launch of create 800k new jobs yearly. The recent sale of Yemeksepeti for $600m was new startups, the number of funding rounds closed invigorating news to entrepreneurs and investors alike; they witnessed it and the average amount of funding per round. Notacan be done. 70m people, 30m tourists, 35m Facebook users, 3.5m SMEs, ble 2015 investment highlights include the $100m+ 57m credit cards and 15m mobile banking customers offer ample opportunity cash grab of classified app Wallapop and the first for building disruptive and sizable companies. 2016 will be challenging, but major splash by Index Ventures when they led the the flux the region finds itself in will be an opportunity for stellar teams with $15M Series A of Typeform in September. The access to capital to go after big opportunities. growth and maturity of Spain’s investment community combined with Barcelona’s branding push to be the capital of innovation in southern Europe will attract world-class talent for years to come.

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FELIX PETERSEN / LISBON Partner at Faber Ventures

EMIL ABIRASCID / MILAN Director and Founder, Startupbusiness

Lisbon was the first global village, and one Milan’s startup ecosystem in growing fast: new 15k sqm innovation hub Coperthat has seen a lot of attention over the past nico took few months to fill spaces with companies, startups. ScaleIT event 12 months. I moved here in early 2015, as I supported by Nasdaq, Generali and others, brought together major Italian scalesaw the potential in the ecosystem. There is ups and international investors. Events like Decoded Fashion, FinTech Stage, a real entrepreneurial spirit here. In the first six Social media week, Design week, happened in the city. Milan hosted the 2015 months of 2015, over 18,000 new companies Global Entrepreneurship Congress, one of the first chapters of the Singularity were created. Recently, we have seen the tech University. It also hosts a world class Blockchain Lab. In 2015, Milan hosted world’s eyes turn to us, as the Web Summit 2016 the World Expo. As investments and exits MoneyFarm raised 16M€ from will be held in Lisbon. It is great to be involved at Cabot Square and United, Docebo invested by Klass Capital and recently this stage of the game, and being a part of Faber listed MailUp bought a Danish company.

Ventures means I get to be involved in some of Portugal’s most exciting companies such as Unbabel, Codacy, Chic by Choice and Hole19.

IVAN STEFUNKO / BRATISLAVA GAL MENAGED / TEL AVIV

Managing Partner, Neulogy Ventures

The Startup ecosystem in Bratislava and other university centers in Slovakia have been very vibrant. There are up to Tel Aviv is „Europe’s leading tech hub“ according to the Wall Street ten co-workings spaces available for the entrepreneurs. At Journal, and I am proud to be a part of this unique tech startup ecoleast 30 investments in high-tech companies have been system. Leading trends for 2015 are Cyber (due to numerous IDF made with a value of over 15 milion €. This is a tremendous special intelligence unit graduates), Internet of things, social media and increase compared to the previous year. The atmosphere FinTech, along with the new exciting developments in social Hybrid and at the 5th Startup Awards is proof of the raise of mood.

Drones. In 2015, we have experienced a significant increase in the numThe ecosystem has pushed the government for new ber of joint Europe-Israel ventures, with a special focus on Germany – legislation regulating tech companies. Bratislava has Israeli cooperation. Yet, there is much more that can be done to combine become a regular European startup hub which is the German methodological way of work and the Israeli “out of the box” looking for its global success story coming from there. innovation.

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dollar investment rounds this year, making its total funding €10 million to date. Clue was also chosen by Apple as one of the best apps of 2015 in the App Store.

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ACTIVITY BOOKING WEBSITE NABS $50 MILLION FOR EXPANSION GetYourGuide announced a Series C funding round of $50 million that will help the company grow in the way that CEO and Co-founder Johannes Reck always envisioned.

The activities booking platform now covers approximately 27,800+ activities in more than 2,500 destinations worldwide, but with this new boost – led

by New York-based global investment firm KKR – it can “change a lot more travel experiences for the better.”

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STARTUPS REPRESENT BERLIN The story goes that an ambitious bunch of Berlin startups went to Texas, convinced SXSW goers that they totally rule, and came back to Germany satisfied with their job well done! qLearning, Remerge, Jobspotting, Unlockyourbrain, Vamos, Offtime, Couchsport, ascribe, Kiwi.ki and Sidestage all took the chance to pitch at one of the world’s most eclectic media and art gatherings in the world. It is always great to see Berliner startups banding together to represent our city’s world class startup community.

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After launching one of the most successful German crowdfunding campaigns in 2013, Tollabox had to file for bankruptcy at the beginning of this year. The creative subscription box service for kids did not gather as much support as it had been anticipated. On average, parents ended the subscription after 7 months, when at least 11 months were needed to reach black figures. CEO and Founder Béa Beste went through a founder’s worst nightmare, but she came out stronger, processing her grief by writing a children’s book called Oli Löwenfutter.

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GERMAN STARTUPS CATCH SOME BIG FISH AT NOAH Marco Rodzynek, founder of NOAH, brought one of the most important digital conferences to Berlin. Rodzynek said he consciously decided on Berlin as the second venue for the conference usually held in London, because Berlin is the European capital of the digital future. The German edition was held at the Tempodrom in cooperation with Axel Springer under the motto: “Connecting established champions and disruptive challengers” and included many famous speakers and managers. After this great start for NOAH in Berlin, one can look forward to the next conference here in 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 2015

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The wearable technology market, while still in its early stages, has limitless potential. That is why the creators at Wear It Festival put together a fascinating event that drew some of the brightest minds around the world in fashion, design, IoT and more. Wear It’s mission is to “establish new and lasting relationships by creating a dialogue between business investors and tech-market leaders.” There is no better place than Berlin to host the conference, considering the city’s eclectic mix of techies and creators.

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AUGUST 2015

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TOPPING WIRED’S LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL EUROPEANS Rocket Internet CEO Oliver Samwer seemingly has many missions, but perhaps the most notable is to provide a platform that can build world-changing businesses. He is certainly succeeding, having built over 30 companies that employ more than 33,000 people across 110 countries. It is no wonder that he made first place in WIRED’s Top 100 list of most influential Europeans. For German entrepreneurs, Samwer is an influential figure who has come a long way since his business beginnings. He told WIRED, “For Rocket, being global is the big prize...innovation never stops… we must win.”

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THE POWER OF TV HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT

MS. HENZGEN, WHY SHOULD A STARTUP ADVERTISE ON TELEVISION? For the simple reason that televisions’ ability to get the same message to a wide audience, in a short space of time, makes it an unbeatable ally for those needing to advertise. Besides, everything goes in TV: From branding to sales. The more a product or service may appeal to masses, the greater the need for television. Using the media for these purposes is an effective and efficient way to apply “Drive to store” marketing tools. Last but not least, viewers grant brands publicized in TV a higher degree of seriousness and trust.

WHEN IS A STARTUP „READY FOR TV“?

We use a small checklist for this: The business model has developed well, there is a Proof of Concept. The organization is effective and there is a good management team. Just as important, the technology is well-developed and resilient.

When the server suddenly receives thousands of requests after the ad has been broadcast, it must not crash – otherwise those contacts would be lost. Also, when orders are placed, a fast processing and delivery must be ensured.

HOW CAN YOU BEST CONVINCE STARTUPS TO USE TV PUBLICITY? We strongly believe that when you use TV as a marketing channel – thus achieving a real increase in communication coverage – you attract new consumers that would be difficult, or even impossible, to reach by other means. TV also builds a branding effect that results in a positive virtual cycle.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR STARTUPS ON THEIR WAY TO USING THE TV MEDIUM? They have to “learn how to walk” anew, in order to feel as sure

about their perspectives using the TV medium as they were in online marketing.

WHICH PREJUDICES DO YOU FACE? „TV publicity is too expensive for us” – that is what I hear more often and am most eager to refute: It seems expensive at first because prices for TV ads are determined by the reach of the broadcasted programme, and on RTL TV in prime time you can quickly reach several million viewers. TV might seem expensive initially but you need to consider both the cost and the challenges involved in reaching a million contacts online.

WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TV PUBLICITY? If the commercial contains the right blend of branding and activation, it can reach any objective, from image creation to sales – and all at the same time. If, on top, it is a very well-made commercial then there is a very strong likelihood that it will impress the consumer’s heart and mind – permanently!

CAN SUCCESS BE MEASURED IN TV AS EASILY AS ONLINE? Viewers’ activation can be measured immediately by looking at the increase in the startup’s website traffic. Long term impact can be measured with the right research partner.

TV cannot identify the ultimate end user in the same way as online, but this misses the point of TV advertising. TV is about scale: high reach and frequency of the commercial ensure much wider coverage and brand building. At the end of the day it is about getting a strong message out into the market and in front of potential purchasers, and TV is unique on this front.

CONCRETELY, HOW DOES THE COLLABORATION WITH IP DEUTSCHLAND WORK? In our „Media for Revenue Share“- model, we have, from the outset, a joint goal that we want to reach together as partners: We provide the platform and assist in campaign planning – sometimes even in creating adverts. The startup’s task is to ensure a perfect offer that includes the optimization of websites and of performance marketing.

SO WHY WOULD THIS PROCEDURE MAKE SENSE TO YOU AS MARKETER, MS. HENZGEN? Quite easy: Effective publicity leads to revenues...and, in this model, we are just as interested in obtaining these as the startup itself!

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“Here is a storyboard that, in my opinion, presents a very good mixture for startups: If your brand is not well-known yet, it makes sense to open with the URL name and your main message.

This is ideally followed by the branding part in which a story is told appealing to viewers’ emotions, thus capturing them.

At the end of the spot, it is important to make a clear call to action. The URL should be readable throughout all of the ad to increase marketing memory, particularly in the case of imaginary names.

Creating the mixture will be a real challenge but this can be overcome by testing the ad before starting the campaign. Also, tracking during the campaign gives you a good idea about its quality.”

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SEEING E -EY E Y E - TO M A N OLD WITH G HS S AC The future is looking 20/20 for Mister Spex after it picked up a

$40 million funding round led by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs at the start of the year. The online retailer’s existing backers also participated, helping founder Dirk Graber and his team of over 300 achieve an important milestone.

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now turns its focus intensely on “domestic and international growth plans.”

The company took the European eyewear market by storm in 2007, and its impressive trajectory serves as an example of smart growth over time.

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After answering 14 questions correctly on “Wer wird Millionär?”, Berliner Moritz Eckert found himself with nearly 1 million euros.

to build a tree house hotel in Southern Africa. While he is planning the realization of this life-long dream,

Suddenly a rich man, he thought fast about what to do with the money. His answer was a bit unconventional:

he will purchase a drone and a 3D-printer in the meantime.

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In what Is part of a spike in fresh VC funds this past year, Europe’s Lakestar will be pumping more cash into big ideas with its new €350 million fund. Swiss founder Klaus Hommels, an early investor in Skype, Spotify and Facebook, announced that the money will go primarily toward startups in early stages across a wide range of sectors.Since the venture capital firm has a solid presence in both the U.S. and Europe, and also just opened an office in Berlin, we will likely see strengthened connections between the two regions.

As part of the announcement of the fund, Hommels mentioned the booming interest in contributing investments to the European technology market. He said, “We were very pleased to have received interest in Lakestar II from many prominent investors – in fact, the fund was significantly oversubscribed.”

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Txtr’s future is not looking bright. The Berlin-based company, which was founded seven years ago, filed for bankruptcy at the start of 2015. CEO Christopher Maire and the rest of the Txtr team made a great run, having forged a major partnership with 3M in 2011 and created a Txtr-branded low cost eReader, Beagle. However, their business model and hardware did not prove to be viable in the end, and the company met a series of downturns. In May, it was announced that the eBook shop of txtr and their technical platform was acquired by service provider Storecast.

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Lip-syncing video selfie app Dubsmash went viral this year, with everyone from Hugh Jackman to Rihanna recording mini hits. Singer Selena Gomez was a guest on the legendary Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where they played with the app.

It reached the number one spot on Apple’s App Store in 78 countries and has been downloaded well over 75 million times until August 2015.

Index Ventures saw an investment opportunity in this exploding growth and led a $5.5 million Series A round in August. The investment will be used to expand the Dubsmash team and scale company infrastructure.

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PAID DATES AT THE PALM OF YOUR HAND When Pia Poppenreiter introduced her first app, Peppr, she simultaneously whipped the public into a frenzy over what some called “an app for prostitution.” Poppenreiter eventually agreed to the concept’s demise, but soon resurrected it with a new formulation: Ohlala. The new app for “paid dates”, Poppenreiter claims, is halfway between Peppr and Tinder. Dating apps are already a tricky world, so needless to say, it will be interesting to see how the world reacts to the bold Ohlala.

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MAKING A PERFECT MATCH WITH RECRUIT

Europe’s fastest growing real-time reservation platform for restaurants, Quandoo, was acquired by Japanese company Recruit Holdings for a whopping €198.6 million. Recruit had already strategically invested in Quandoo at the end of last year, but the HR company scored the remaining 92.91% in 2015 giving it 100% ownership.

This satisfied the company’s “long term vision to become the number one group in global matching.” Quandoo is used by over 6,000 restaurants in Singapore, South Africa and Lebanon, as well as 10 countries in Europe.

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TENNIS-POINT’S ACE IN THE MULTICHANNEL COMMERCE GAME SAP BUSINESS ONE FOR A STRONG BACKHAND THE CHALLENGE Tennis-Point is one of the leading online retailers of tennis articles worldwide and rapidly growing. Therefore, it is crucial to have high quality standards in service, pricing and buying experience on every point of sale to guarantee continuous customer satisfaction and to strengthen Tennis-Point’s favorable market reputation.

ON THE WAY TO THE MATCH POINT In the past decade, Tennis-Point has scaled its business enormously to more than 700,000 satisfied customers worldwide. For them, Tennis-Point provides a comprehensive full-service buying experience, instantly and in six languages: Master data such as articles, stocks, customers, suppliers and accounting information is managed centrally and compared with Tennis-Point’s online store - simply, reliably and fast.

Tennis-Point seeks to keep an upbeat pace in this daily multichannel commerce game as well as 100% annual growth by scaling up to more than 3000 daily orders. To achieve this, it decided to train its backhand professionally and got a capable sparring partner to improve its skills: UNIORG with the SAP Business One® applications.

‘By just clicking on one button, we can track every single payment and get all accounting information at our fingertips’ says Christian Miele, CEO of Tennis-Point. Eliminating all the headaches caused by old or insufficient data, the system supports the company’s growth plans and Tennis-Point can fully concentrate on its core business.

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between strategic consulting and digital transformation – which is why the DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group, purchased it in a February deal.

DAS gives TLGG access to data and a global network, while existing DAS clients benefit from TLGG’s change management models.

“WITH DAS, WE CREATE THE PERFECT STRATEGIC AND CULTURAL FIT”

Fränzi Kuhne, Managing Director at TLGG.

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WOOGA BREAKS ITS DOWNLOAD RECORDS WITH “AGENT ALICE”

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Social games developer Wooga reached new heights with its record-breaking hidden object game Agent Alice, which tracked more than 3 million downloads within 4 days of launch and 800.000 daily downloads in the first month.

Agent Alice, set in the 1960s, mainly targets middle-aged women and was supposed to reinvent the hiddenobject game genre for mobile, says Founder and CEO Jens Begemann.

The player assumes the role of a female detective solving crimes and going on supernatural adventures. It was the top title in the US, UK, France and Germany and a top 10 App in 13 countries.

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SETTING SAIL FOR REFUGEES IN SAMOS Berlin entrepreneur Paula Schwarz could not bear to sit back and relax when she saw thousands of refugees landing on the Greek island of Samos, where her family owns a house.

She formed private initiative Startupboat to gather support from the tech community, with the idea that research in Samos could help improve the status quo for migrants.

Startupboat member and venture capitalist David Rosscamp states, “We saw what was happening on the European borders and got together a set of people equally concerned.”

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JUNE 2015

LOOKING TO EXPAND AFTER MAJOR INVESTMENT ROUND Babbel, the leading app for language learning, announced a $22 million investment round led by Scottish Equity Partners and supported by existing investors.

The round supports the company’s expansion plans, and with perfect timing to boot: Babbel opened its first office in the US at the beginning of 2015. Thomas Holl, Babbel Co-founder and President, will head operations in New York.

He stated, “The US holds enormous potential for Babbel, and we expect growth in the three-digit percentile in 2015 alone.”

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Panono aims to shake up the photography market with a revolutionary innovation: a throwable, high-resolution, 360˚ panoramic camera ball equipped with 36 single cameras. This special camera was created by former Technical University of Berlin (TU) student Jonas Pfeil and two of his fellow students. During the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s lecture at TU, the Queen herself was introduced to the Panono camera, and her image was captured by it.

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just about sums up the idea behind the Heureka conference, an annual gathering for founders put together

by Berlin’s own Vertical Media.

THE 2015 EDITION

as part of Berlin Web Week was bigger and more international than ever, with inspirational talks from companies such as Zalando, PayPal, Delivery Hero, Hootsuite, Shazam, and plenty more.

People were inspired from the moment they walked in the door and felt the buzz of ideas and energy.

HERE’S TO A GREAT FIFTH EDITION!

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THE BIG B-QUESTIONS – IS IT A BUBBLE? WILL IT BURST? MARIUS STERNBERG, AUDIT PARTNER AT KPMG AND CO-FOUNDER OF SMART START – KPMG’S INITIATIVE ON SUCCESSFULLY STARTING STARTUPS AND DANIEL SCHENK, MANAGING PARTNER AT ACXIT CAPITAL PARTNERS DISCUSSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE CURRENT TECH-MARKET SITUATION.

2015. It was the year, in which Berlin attracted more capital growth in the tech-market than London for the first time.

It was also the year showing a soaring number of unicorns globally.1 The tech-market is in a bullish mood. However, voices raising the infamous “B-questions” are on the rise as well.

“The tech industry is in denial, but the bubble is about to burst” headlined TechCrunch in June 2015.2 Marc Andreessen gave an 18-Tweet lection3 ending with “18: Worry” in late September.

Do we have to be concerned about a tech-bubble?

MARIUS STERNBERG: In recent times, there are more and more debates about the “B-question” in the press and especially on tech blogs. Doubtless, there is a lot of money pumped into the tech-market, as it promises high yields, while interest rates are at their all-time low. As an expert in Corporate Finance focused on the technology sector, do you see further signs for a tech-bubble?

DANIEL SCHENK: That is exactly what we are seeing, or to re-phrase a peak in valuations, this is indicated mainly by two characteristics: First, main street and a large number of institutional investors discovered the tech-market as a highyield investment opportunity – especially in the pre-IPO stage.

However, a constant search for “the next big thing” at an early stage bears the risk that business models may not be adequately challenged regarding monetization and/or marketability

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potential. Liquidity is poured into the asset class (and yes, VC/tech/growth commands only a small portion of the entire multi-trillion PE money sitting around). Second, we saw a new high of tech IPOs in the last years. The fact that many of these underlying businesses still classify as venture businesses indicates that classic venture capital risks (not profitable, not cash flow positive, no real monetization model yet) are increasingly being shifted to the public market. This also happened in the early 2000s – and as we know, the public market was not prepared to deal with those risks properly.

MARIUS STERNBERG: It seems that the signs for an overheated market are clearly visible. Logically, this would lead to an overall correction of market valuations at some point. However, based on the industry insights that we gained during the last years through our startup initiative, we do not expect a bursting bubble that only leaves dust like at the beginning of the millennium.

Rather – staying at a metaphorical level here – we see it more as a ball which is going to be corrected in size and density.

When it is deprived of hot air, a compressed but strong core will emerge from it.

DANIEL SCHENK: I agree. Instead of a bursting bubble we expect a phase of correction of valuation. The reason behind this is: Unlike the early 2000s, tech companies today are managed better, have often real business models, and most importantly,

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products with real use-cases. This creates customer value, and therefore, a strong demand. This demand is not going to vanish.

The same applies to digitalization in general: It came to stay.

That is the good side of the story, but as you correctly mention, the hot air is going to be constrained. For this reason, a correction of the market valuations is to be expected in order to receive more sustainable valuation. This is where the wheat is going to be separated from the chaff. Business models which are not scalable will be hit the hardest and may even vanish completely.

MARIUS STERNBERG: As Europe is still very dependent on international investors, there is a risk that – as soon as the correction starts – those international investors will concentrate on their domestic markets and withdraw money from overseas markets like Europe. What would you recommend to a young entrepreneur in this situation?

ABOUT KPMG & SMART START DANIEL SCHENK: In these days, take the chance of a great valuation environment and get as much money as you can.

It will not last (and there will be lots of bumps on the road to the next upcycle). Or, if you are exit ready (or close to), test the waters and check if you can get a strong valuation today, and sell it. Then go and think about your next ideas. Money is not going to be as available as it is now when the cycle turns, and I feel that we are approaching the peak rather than the beginning.

KPMG is a network of professional firms with more than 162,000 employees in 155 countries.

In Germany, KPMG is one of the leading auditing and advisory firms and has around 9,600 employees at over 20 locations. KPMG’s Smart Start Team has set itself the task of supporting entrepreneurs of high-tech growth companies in getting their businesses up and running.

We know the typical challenges that arise at any point in the life-cycle of a startup. Regardless of whether you are just getting a good idea off the ground, looking for investors or already enjoying your first sales, our team is there to assist you with any business or legal* issues. *Legal services are provided by KPMG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (KPMG Law).

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ST. OBERHOLZ

TEN YEARS OF GLOWING APPLE LIGHTS AND (COFFEE) INNOVATIONS THE CORNER OF TORSTRASSE AND ROSENTHALER STRASSE HAD BEEN A LOCATION CURSED FOR BUSINESS.

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EVEN A BURGER KING FRANCHISE FAILED THERE. UNTIL 2005, WHEN BRILLIANT MIND ANSGAR OBERHOLZ BROUGHT CHANGE WITH HIS MULTIFACETED CAFE, NOW OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF MANY BERLIN STARTUPS.

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SOUNDCLOUD HAD ITS FIRST UNOFFICIAL “OFFICE” AT OBERHOLZ, AND THE BETAHAUS FOUNDERS GOT THE IDEA FOR THEIR COWORKING SPACE INSIDE THE CAFE’S WALLS. ST. OBERHOLZ TURNED 10 THIS YEAR WITH A BIG BANG. CONGRATULATIONS!

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HELPING REFUGEES JUNE 2015 I N G E R M A N Y, O N E J O B AT A T I M E When David Jacob and Philipp Kühn began their bachelor’s thesis, their mission was to create something that would have a real impact on the world. Their hard work resulted in Workeer, a job board for refugees. The app is designed to support refugees in finding work and establishing their independent lives in Germany. Jacob is pleased with the wave of positive feedback the app has received so far, saying: “A special motivation for us is hearing that the first refugees have actually found jobs through Workeer.”

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“A SPECIA L MOTIVA TION FOR US IS HEARING T HAT THE FIRST REFUGEE S H AVE ACTUALLY FOUND JO BS THROUGH WORKEER .”

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PETER THIEL BACKS EYEEM’S SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION EyeEm, a platform for sourcing and licensing authentic smartphone photography, raised $18 million to further expand its photo marketplace. New York-based Valar Ventures, PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, led the round. EyeEm CEO and Founder Florian Meissner says his company’s mission is to index every photo in the world, and to give everyone with a smartphone access to the marketplace. Valar partner Andrew McCormack told TechCrunch that the team’s passion drew the firm’s attention and led them to invest.

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NUMBER26 ON A PATH OF DISRUPTION WITH ITS BANK OF THE FUTURE Since 2008, global investment in inancial technology ventures has more than tripled. Number26, “Europe’s most modern bank account,” got a piece of that pie this year. The startup announced a €10 million round led by ValarVentures.

With a full suite of banking services centered on smartphones, Number26 aims to revolutionize the banking sector.

This investment only skyrocketed the company’s potential going forward.

In December the startup announced a major European expansion, as it launched in six new markets.

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Our beloved Berlin is...a special place. It is where you can roll out of bed at 10 a.m. and throw on a t-shirt and jeans for your important meeting. Berliner Morgenpost highlighted this in its viral campaign, “Berlin is…”, which implied that a Berliner CEO might even be mistaken for a homeless person and vice versa. The ads won several Golden Nail Awards from the Art Directors Club and earned the Morgenpost editorial team awards for two digital projects. Next time you see someone asleep on a park bench, remember that it could be a founder taking a quick midday snooze!

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The thumping bass from the stereo rumbles as you make your way to the next tech talk, the floor of the old rug factory creaking beneath you. Ahh! Tech Open Air – where you can connect, share ideas, and have fun all at once and with some of the world’s brightest minds.

Berlin’s now world famous interdisciplinary technology festival had its most impactful year yet with over 110 international speakers, 150 satellite events and over 5000 attendees.

Well done! Berlin is already gearing up for July 13-15, 2016.

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YOGA FOR EVERYONE! UNYTE CROWDFUNDS MONEY FOR NEW, MODERN YOGA BRAND Berlin’s own Paulus Neef is showing the world how business and yoga go hand-in-hand. The Pixelpark founder raised over €100,000 in equity crowdfunding to launch UNYTE, a new yoga studio brand that aims to target new yogis. The money will go toward

opening a flagship studio in Berlin. Neef’s mission likely hits home for many of us: “We want to motivate as many people as possible to invest in themselves through yoga and meditation, which may support them in achieving personal and professional success.”

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TEENAGERS CAN ALSO HAVE EARTH-SHATTERING IDEAS!

WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT? For most of us, it was definitely not startups! We can imagine, though, how things would have been different if we would have had a mentor for our crazy ideas. Hauke Schwiezer founded Startup Teens this year to instill that power in teenagers.

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App developer Verena Pausder, among others, is a partner of the free program aimed at 14- to 19-year olds. Startup Teens is a step in the right direction for innovation, helping to inspire others at a young age.

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COUPON PLATFORM SELLS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ITS HISTORY

Founded by two brothers Fabian and Ferry Heilemann, coupon platform DailyDeal famously sold to Google in 2011 but was bought back by the Heilemanns two years later. This year, the company added another line to its history: DailyDeal sold to MenschDanke for an undisclosed sum in the single-digit million euro range.

The company stands as a market leader next to Groupon and has generated significant revenue from its user base in Germany and Austria.

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acquires an American media website, that is certainly news for the books.

Axel Springer took a leap outside of Europe when it bought 88% of Business Insider for $343 million. The German media house may have lost a bidding contest for the Financial Times a couple of months earlier, but made up for it soon after with this move that will raise its profile on a global scale.

The company has now laid a solid foundation for staying on top of the changing media landscape.

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UNICORN.BERLIN OFFERING A WELL-BALANCED LIFESTYLE FOR STARTUPS

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Work. Eat. Meet. Repeat. That is the motto of Masoud Kamali’s new and hip coworking joint, Unicorn.Berlin. Most members of the Berlin tech community seem to do those four things anyway, but founders and startup employees often struggle with time – and this can result in poor eating habits. Unicorn.Berlin’s unique approach to coworking ushers in a new era of healthy innovation in the German capital. Best of all, you will meet like-minded people who can keep you motivated and inspired during your journey toward health and wealth.

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If you are a forward-thinking brand, you are undoubtedly using data analytics to improve your operations. App analytics startup Adjust raised a €15 million round to help app owners do just that. The company has now raised a total of €26.6 million since it launched in 2012.

Adjust’s analytics tool lets clients know where their most valuable users come from, and provides options to increase that user value. Speaking of clients, Adjust’s roster is rather impressive, including the likes of Viacom, Yelp, BuzzFeed, and more.

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ALL ABOARD THE MAGIC STARTUP BUS! Any young startup would want to hitch a ride on the AMPION Venture Bus. The Berlin-based organization runs a series of 5-day bus trips in Africa, during which startup teams can improve on prototypes and participate in workshops. When the bus reaches the final destination, it is time for a pitch contest!

AMPION Venture Bus has been named one of eight winners of the 2015 Innovation Ecosystem Awards.

“It’s amazing to see that our work has a real impact on innovation ecosystems,” said AMPION founder Fabian-Carlos Guhl.

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Rocket Internet invested 287 million Euros in Delivery Hero and bought shares of equal value from existing investors. Overall, Rocket acquired 30 percent of the startup, which allows Delivery Hero’s hunger for world domination to grow year after year. 2015 saw the company’s largest acquisition yet: Turkey’s Yemeksepeti, a food delivery service valued at $589 million. Yemeksepeti founder Nevzat Aydin now joins the Delivery Hero team to continue conquering markets alongside CEO Niklas Östberg, who commented after the deal: “We have looked at many businesses in our industry around the world but we have rarely seen KPIs as exceptional as those displayed by Yemeksepeti...It is an extraordinary company, and I can’t express enough of my excitement that they will join the Delivery Hero family.” This huge move reaffirmed Delivery Hero as the global market leader in food delivery. The sky’s the limit for this young company!

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CLOSING THE LARGEST EVER ACQUISITION IN THE FOOD ORDERING SECTOR

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ANGELA MERKEL SIDES WITH STARTUPS Discussions over the taxation law of free float shares – or investments under 10% – have been ongoing for about 3 years. With this law enacted, tax burdens would overwhelm startups and significantly curb German innovation. After an outcry from the startup

scene, Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet decided that this “anti-angel” law would not be implemented. The cabinet also decided to expand the funding program INVEST in the hope of moving Germany toward a more entrepreneur-friendly status.

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HELPLING CLEANING UP THE HOME SERVICE INDUSTRY

Rocket’s on-demand home service startup Helpling allegedly ended its acquisition spree with the takeover of UK cleaning service pioneer Hassle.

Helpling acquired the UK market leader for €32 million – mostly in stocks – in order to avert plans of any US rivals entering the European market. At the beginning of the year, Helpling already mopped up two smaller German competitors, Cleanagents and Familienhelfer. The Berlin-based company now operates in over 200 cities and is the biggest platform of its kind outside the US.

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Given Microsoft’s mission to “reinvent productivity for a mobile-first, cloud-first world,” its acquisition of 6Wunderkinder seems to be a perfect match. The creator of the cloud-based productivity app Wunderlist was purchased for a sum rumored to be between $100 and $200 million.

Wunderlist enables users to easily manage tasks and to-do lists with an intuitive interface. Microsoft expressed its excitement to be active in the thriving Berlin tech scene.

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Berlin-headquartered Internet of Things platform Relayr, founded

by Harald Zapp, closed an €11 million Series A round this year led by one of the world’s largest and most successful venture capital firms, Kleiner Perkins.

Relayr’s mission – to rapidly advance IoT for use in the digital transformation of business processes – was obviously attractive to the Silicon Valley-based Kleiner Perkins, which has previously invested in Google and Amazon.

Josef Brunner, Relayr CEO, will funnel the money into his company’s U.S. expansion.

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Startup publication Berlin Valley News did some internal shuffling this year as former Editor in Chief Jan Thomas moved into a day-to-day management role as CEO and founder. Berlin Valley News named the talented and knowledgeable Corinna Visser as his successor. Visser knows the ins and outs of Berlin’s startup scene from her 16 years working in the business section at Tagesspiegel. It sounds like the Berlin Valley News is in great hands all around, so a continuation of superior startup coverage in the capital is expected!

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MOVIEPILOT SEPTEMBER 2015

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CELEBRATING $16 MILLION SERIES B INVESTMENT ROUND Berlin media darling Moviepilot has already taken the movie world by storm with its revolutionary, fan-centric digital publishing concept that allows movie buffs to get their voices heard. A new injection of $16 million earlier this year now allows them to expand their concept into gaming and television, and to build up their branded video content and social media efforts. A prime example of disruptive media for millennials, Moviepilot appears to be unstoppable.

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Roof Up opened its doors just at the right time, as increasing numbers of people discover the benefits and beauty of coworking. The practical workspace in Schöneberg lets you choose between quiet and active rooms, so you can either hunker down on your laptop or brainstorm your heart out with a team. In July, the Roof Up team threw a party on their terrace to celebrate and have been advancing their coworking game ever since.

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Metro Group and startup network Techstars launched a hospitality-focused startup accelerator. They chose Berlin as a location because of its fast-growing ecosystem, and to help establish the city as a booming tech hub. In a three-month program located at GTEC, mentors and experts will help 11 international startups to improve their business model. CEO of Metro AG Olaf Koch stated that he “was impressed with the exceptional quality of the startups.” The teams will present their ideas in Berlin on January 28, 2016.

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KLAUS SIEGERS As a Berlin-based private bank, Weberbank has a basic interest in the prosperity of the city. It has always seen itself as a partner to entrepreneurs in the German capital. Weberbank specializes in asset management and investment consulting and has a particular focus on the individual needs and requirements of entrepreneurs. This is a crucial point since the circumstances which result from owning a company or being a partner in a company must be considered when allocating and managing assets.

The bank is primarily focused on the financial objectives of entrepreneurs in their private sphere. Only those who have made robust private plans and obtained the corresponding level of security can act freely in the world of business, equipped to face all possible risks. It is necessary to consider many individual facts, from the amount of available resources to general stage of life, family background, career plans and so on. After all, those who dare do not always win. There are varying factors that connect the private and professional spheres. Therefore, tailored solutions are important and will always provide the best results for clients. Keywords in this context include, for example, the legal form of the company, a testament or will and powers of attorney to exercise ownership rights in case of illness.

Weberbank offers support and advice in a wide range of these and many other important fields.

understand each other. As a result, banking relationships take on a special significance for professional cooperation: On the one hand, there is greater willingness of entrepreneurs to engage in various investment instruments in principle, which often entails a deeper pool of experience. On the other hand, entrepreneurs are accustomed to making their own decisions and are careful to select relationships only with people they can trust. The team at Weberbank acknowledges this and always considers the personal preferences of clients to achieve an optimal fit when selecting a client adviser.

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In addition, the individual relationship between Weberbank client advisers and entrepreneurs is essential because the necessary level of trust can only exist between people who

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IVERSITY EDUCATION ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

OCTOBER 2015

THE MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOC)

movement is rapidly changing the education landscape as people around the globe choose to forego lecture halls in favor of internet-based classrooms.

They also announced their offering of PRO courses especially geared toward professional training.

Congratulations to Iversity for this milestone for accessible education!

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Iversity is proving itself a major European player in this market, having reached one million course enrollments and a fresh round of financing in October.

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The current Rocket Internet HQ is bursting at the seams, so this year it announced plans to open a new office – “Rocket Tower” – to better maximize the potential of its teams.

Rocket selected the building complex around Kreuzberg’s high-rise GSW for the location.

The building will accommodate employees from Rocket’s central areas and portfolio companies in a space of more than 22,000 square meters.

What does that mean?

“Rocket Tower” is set to become

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FOUNDERS HAND OVER THE BATON TO NEW MANAGING TEAM There has been some shuffling around at Berlin startup Affinitas, the company behind online dating platform eDarling.

Lukas Brosseder and David Khalil, the company’s founders, vacated their executive chairs and put their successful venture in the hands of Jeronimo Folgueira.

The founders stated that after 7 years of hard work and excitement, it was time to take a break and travel. eDarling is still going strong after the switch.

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JULY 2015

BERLIN ECOSYSTEM

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BERLIN IS NO SILICON VALLEY...YET.

Berlin’s beloved startup ecosystem might seem like the best in the world to us, but sometimes we need a little grounding in our thinking. San Francisco-based data service Compass released a 2015 “Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking” that put Berlin in ninth place and below a total of six US cities. But there was one redeeming aspect: Berlin climbed six spots from last year – more than any others ahead of it. At this rate, the rankings for Berlin next year should be stellar.

Keep up the momentum, Berlin!

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Uber cannot catch a break in Germany – but then again, neither can taxi drivers! The globally popular rideshare app has been battling it out with existing laws and got slammed this year when the Taxi Association of Frankfurt filed a lawsuit against the company because of their service uberPOP. After months of discussions the service, using private individuals as drivers, was banned by law and will most likely not be introduced to the European market again. Germans can still make use of Uber’s professional driving services such as uberX, uberTAXI and maybe soon the new uberPool.

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HELPING TO END WORLD HUNGER IN JUST TWO CLICKS

There are over 2 billion smartphone users and 100 million starving children worldwide. So why not create an app that can help end hunger in our world? ShareTheMeal, founded by Sebastian Stricker and Bernhard Kowatsch in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Programme, did just that. And they certainly created a viral hit: Within less than 5 weeks, 100,000 users shared over 1 million meals via the app. Each donation of 40 cents helps to feed 1 child for 1 day in Lesotho.

It is easy to support this noble cause – just download the ShareTheMeal app!

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The ever-so-opinionated debate magazine The European landed in good hands in August when Weimer Media Group purchased its title, print assets, and web portal from Börsenmedien AG, Kulmbach, whose Founder and CEO is Bernd Förtsch. Since its establishment in 2009, The European has hosted plenty of outstanding voices in politics, business, culture and science; it remains in the hands of Founder and Editor-in-Chief Alex Görlach, who maintains it as a free space for healthy debate in Germany. It is not surprising that publisher Wolfram Weimer wanted a piece of The European pie!

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JANUARY 2015

BERLIN FOUNDER

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Berlin’s Jonas Piela, co-founder of Avuba, got some big exposure this year when he was named as one of Forbes’ “Top 30 Under 30” in Consumer Tech. The 29-year-old appeared alongside the founders of Instagram, Swiftkey, and other impactful entrepreneurs from around the world.

Piela was grateful to have product recognition with the Forbes feature. By the end of August however, Avuba announced that the service ran out saying that before something new can come, the old has to go. New plans are in the making but have not been released yet.

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We support social start-ups “Strangers becoming friends” is the motto of a social cooking project launched in Berlin two years ago. Since then, more and more cities have taken up the idea and new projects are constantly emerging. Our staff support social start-ups like “Über den Tellerrand” as volunteers with great personal commitment, advising on business issues such as growth, nance and communication. Deutsche Bank also fosters various initiatives through donations. In this way, we are making an important contribution to the development of social start-ups across Germany. db.com/social-startups

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Deutsche Bรถrse Venture Network brings together high-growth companies and investors on its online platform. It supports the initiation of funding rounds.

Networking events promote personal relationships.

Executive trainings complement the programme.

Take the right way to achieve growth.

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LIDL PLACES BERLIN FOOD DELIVERY STARTUP IN ITS CART German grocery chain Lidl saw something promising in Kochzauber, a grocery delivery service similar to HelloFresh that was on the verge of collapsing after a series of challenges.

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Kochzauber offers a range of recipe boxes for customers and is a balanced alternative to regular grocery shopping and eating out. The acquisition was confirmed in November and may offer Lidl a chance to venture into the e-commerce realm. With the growing market for recipe delivery in Germany, it seems that Lidl made a smart move.

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DIGITAL SCIENCE MATCH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS GET A MODERN UPDATE

The Digital Science Match hosted

by Tagesspiegel brought together key players from Potsdam and Berlin in the name of scientific research. Sebastian Turner, publisher of Tagesspiegel, called the event a showcase: over 100 Berlin-based professors in digital science were joined by approximately 1,300 students, professors, and startups for this unique event, which might be described as a combination of “speed dating” and networking.

Professors presented their work to attendees in three minutes or less, with the goal of forging partnerships, generating feedback, and spreading the word about innovative research topics.

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READYING ITS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OCTOBER 2015

TANJA BOGUMIL AND LINH NGUYEN

are dressed to impress for an exciting journey ahead of them. The founders of women’s curated shopping experience, Kisura, will roll out their Curated Shopping 2.0 concept to U.S. markets in 2016 thanks to the aid of the German Accelerator.

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allows Kisura reps to “assist each customer on a flexible basis, completely independent of time and place.” The model of curated shopping has already established in the US and the turnover in women’s fashion trade is very high – great conditions for a rapid and successful market entry.

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March/ August 2 0 1 5 Celebrities love a little personal assistance, so it is no wonder that two of them invested in GoButler this year. Yes, Ashton Kutcher and Joko Winterscheidt now have something else in common besides their career choice, the show business: they both invested money in the German SMS service that can bring you beer on a Friday night or fix your broken bicycle. Co-founders Jens Urbaniak and Maximilian Deilman envision a business that can handle up to 6,000 requests per day, at no cost to users. Just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for anything too crazy yet!

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ZALANDO BREAD & BUTTER MEETS BAND-AID SEPTEMBER 2015

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Zalando announced its takeover of bankrupt leisurewear trade show Bread & Butter Berlin. The online fashion portal wanted to continue as scheduled with the next show in January 2016 at the old Tempelhof airport, but was forced to cancel due to the building’s proposed use as a registration and accommodation point for refugees.

Zalando supported this and postponed the show to July 2016. Instead, the company announced the organization of a charity festival for the benefit of refugees – most likely happening in the first quarter 2016.

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JOBSPOTTING IMPRESSING ASIA’S RICHEST MAN APRIL 2015

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No territory is forbidden for the bold crew at Jobspotting. Having previously raised a €500,000 seed round from Axel Springer Plug and Play and angel investors, the company forged ahead in 2015 and convinced Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, to back them for a seed round. Ka-shing’s VC firm, Horizons Ventures, delivered an undisclosed amount to Jobspotting – a deal that COO Robin Haak described as “very fair.” The Berlin-Hong Kong connection got a little bit stronger, and the job discovery app’s future a lot brighter.

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GLISPA HAS GROWN UP since its small scale marketing days in 2008. Founded by American expat Gary Lin, the now international AdTech powerhouse opened its new global headquarters and innovation center in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg in October. Earlier in 2015, the company secured a $77 million round from London’s Market Tech. It was the first time Glispa raised any money. Lin did not want just any old financial loan – after all, the company was profitable on its own. Rather, this investment doubled as a strategic partnership and brought plenty to the table for potential expansion and acquisitions.

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NOVEMBER 2015

GERMAN STARTUPS GROUP

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SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM FOR GOING PUBLIC

Founded in 2012, German Startups Group provides support to young companies and acquires shareholdings through investments. Although the group failed to enter the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on its first attempt due to lack of interest, it was successfully listed on November 11 of this year.

Capital of €11.1 million in shares was included in trading. CEO Christoph Gerlinger, who is leading the company together with COO Nikolas Samios, said, “We are very pleased that we have made the leap to the trading floor, despite the continued fragile market environment for IPOs.”

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What do you get when you cannot sell your grandmother’s old cars?

In Christian Bertermann’s case, it was a $1 billion auto startup. The used car marketplace has found major success in Germany.

This year, it tried to enter other strategic markets and expand its standout business model.

The company started a fundraising round and were hoping to raise $500 million to grow according to their plans.

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FinTech may be a buzzword these days, but it certainly is living up to its reputation as a major force in the financial industry. FinLeap is Berlin’s stake in that innovation as Europe’s first FinTech incubator.

The company builder expanded into Switzerland this year under the expertise of Chairman Jan Beckers and supported by Senior Advisor Marc P. Bernegger. FinLeap hopes to bring a more innovative mindset into the Swiss financial market, where technology has been lagging behind in recent years.

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ISRAEL AND GERMANY BECOME PARTNERS IN INNOVATION THROUGH EXIST

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is taking steps to improve Israeli entrepreneurship by hosting an exciting exchange program for applicants, launched by State Secretary at the German Economics Ministry, Brigitte Zypries, and Berlin State Secretary for Science and Research, Steffen Krach.

as one of the most dynamic countries in the world for tech development in startups.

Bridging Germany and Israel together to strengthen and empower ideas is a beneficial project that aims to have a lasting impact on both communities.

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Komm doch mit auf ’n Zuckerberg.

HORIZONT auf Facebook: das gefällt mir.

Auf unserer Facebook-Seite erwartet Sie ein Dialog auf Augenhöhe mit dem HORIZONT-Team und unseren Fans. Versehen Sie unsere Facebook-Seite mit einem Like und erhalten Sie aktuelle News, qualitativ hochwertige Inhalte und unterhaltsame Bilder und Videos aus Marketing, Werbung und Medien.

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DATA-DRIVEN BUSINESS MATCHMAKING FROM BERLINâ&#x20AC;Ś we.CONECT is specialized in the fields of Business Information, B2B Digital Media, Business Events and Business Communities.

Its customers are medium-sized global market leaders from over 60 countries, mostly from Europe and the U.S. The customer spectrum ranges from the TOP 500 in Europe, over Asian corporations like Toyota or Sinopec to U.S. companies such as Google, Air BnB, NASA or Uber. we.CONECT is today one of the most agile privately owned SMEs in Germany, with currently more than 9 million annual turnover and a yearly growth rate of 50%. we.CONECT has become highly successful and profitable in a short time. Since its start in 2011 with 7 people in the heart of Berlin, it is now a true leader in its field. Do you want to meet some of the most influential business thinkers like Michael Porter or Moshe Rappoport? Making a call to one of the 80 employees at we.CONECT Berlin could make this possible. They connect the global business world and build inspiring communities in Berlin, London, Boston and California using data science and intelligent

algorithms for the right matchmaking. The innovative datadriven matchmaking process allows efficient networking at any type of event or gathering.

However, having come so far will not slow down their rapid growth. There is a lot more to come within the next twelve months. Stay tuned! www.we-conect.com/en/

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SEPTEMBER 2015

PUSHING FOR ELECTRIC CARS IN GERMANY

2015 WAS NOT A GREAT YEAR

for German auto giant VW after it was marred by a multi-billion dollar emissions scandal. It takes a great competitive entrepreneur to see opportunity in VW’s breakdown and Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk was prompt in taking action.

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for Tesla electric vehicles in Berlin and advocated a farewell to the internal combustion engine with a personal appearance in the capital. He took the chance to further push Tesla’s mission, calling for the German government to act now on more financial support for electric mobility.

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ETVENTURE SCORING BIG AS ONE OF GERMANY’S TOP EMPLOYERS

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FEBRUARY 2015

LOOKING FOR THE BEST EMPLOYER IN BERLIN? The company builder and consulting agency etventure could be it for you. In recent surveys kununu, the largest employer assessment platform in Germanspeaking countries, awarded the best and most popular employers for Berlin and Germany.

ETVENTURE NOT ONLY MADE FIRST PLACE FOR BERLIN, but second place for whole of Germany. While employees say that etventure is a “top employer” with the “best team in the world”, CEO Philipp Depiereux thanks his employees for the company’s success.

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ONE OF GERMANY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS

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Over 1,111 backers helped to fund the future production and distribution of Freygeist’s eBicycles. It was a successful market entry, to say the least! Freygeist crowdfunded €1.5 million euros on Companisto, and is using the money to work with new partner German Answer to complete an eBike series in summer of 2016. What can people expect from the product? An ultra-light, battery-powered bicycle with a sleek design, available just in time for summertime joyrides.

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MARCH 2015 Go_Geek!, a reality show that follows the lives of four programmers in the Berlin tech scene, is proof that not all reality TV stars need to be airheads – in fact, some are quite the opposite.

The show, which aired on EinsPlus and could also be streamed on Wired.de, accompanied programmers through their daily lives at EyeEm, panono, Wooga, and 6Wunderkinder.

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So, did Go_Geek capture the drama, triumphs, and challenges of the Berlin tech scene? If you have not watched already, check out the sixpart series and decide for yourself!

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K N A B RLIN E B ALL G M S BI S IN IDEAS T S E INV WING O R G BUT

Berlin’s banking giants know that good action starts with startups! In 2015, Berliner Volksbank launched a VC fund called Berliner Volksbank Ventures.

Andreas Laule, the venture’s CEO, aims to support young companies in the financial sector with implementation of growth strategies. The stereotype of Germany’s major banks is they are slow to evolve. Berliner Volksbank is not afraid of digital transformation, however, and plans to utilize this fund to establish itself as a reputable lead or co-investor in promising technologies.

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NOVEMBER 2015

Self-driving cars and trucks are on the way, but what about bicycles?

At EuroBike Germany, Berlin startup CoModule showcased an exciting prototype for an e-bike controlled from your smartphone. Features such as moving forward, stopping, and steering were already implemented, and CoModule said that with a few additional tweaks and GPS coordinates, the bike can operate in a closed environment. Here’s to the future of CoModule, self-driving bicycles, and real sustainable mobility!

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OPENBERLIN PROPELLING IOT INNOVATION IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL

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– PERSONAL RADIO STARTUP WINS PRESTIGIOUS CES AWARD –

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AUPEO! was purchased by Panasonic Group in 2013, and this year it won an award at the largest US tech show, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which took place in Las Vegas. CEO Holger Weiss told the Berliner Morgenpost last year that the company wants to become “a kind of Twitter for cars.”

AUPEO! set itself apart from other music recommendation apps, such as Spotify, last.fm, and 8tracks, when it focused on optimizing in-car connectivity. So far, it has paid off for the company founded in 2008.

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presents

BERLIN STARTUPS FROM A SELFIE PERSPECTIVE We filmed 100 Startups appearing in ‘the Hundert´ in their offices.

Take a couchtrip and visit all of them on our new video platform!

www.hey-startups.com With: Lesara, 3YOURMIND, Applanga, ShareTheMeal, Ascribe, BerlinStartupOffices, BigRep Bitbond, Helpling, Box at Work, Cagebot, Jobspotting, CareerFoundry, CarJump, Koawach, Juice Dudes, Karosso, Room.me, Conichi, Foodora, Dalia Research, Datapine, DecidR and many more…

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FREELANCE CAPITAL?

NOVEMBER 2015

BERLIN IS NO LONGER EUROPE’S TOP SPOT FOR FREELANCERS We will always have a heart for Berlin, but rising rents and labor costs are driving away the freelance population that once raved about self-employment in the capital.

Instead,

MADRID NOW TAKES THE PRIZE FOR FREELANCERS IN EUROPE, according to a Twago quarterly report.

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This does not come as a surprise, given the recent upward trajectory of Berlin in attracting foreign talent and expats.

Although great for many aspects of the city’s economy, it decreases the appeal to freelance workers who seek inexpensive living.

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CHARLES VON ABERCRON

Glossybox rolled down a bumpy road in 2013, but picked up steam again when it turned a corner to €30 million in revenue. Despite this, the company’s CEO and Founder, Charles von Abercron, stepped down in December after five years at the helm and passed the torch to Caren Genthner-Kappesz. Abercron will not be venturing too far away from his baby and will remain onboard as a consultant. “I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve...I would like to thank everyone who has played a part in this,” he said.

DECEMBER 2015

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FOUNDER AND CEO OF GLOSSYBOX PASSES THE TORCH IN HIS COMPANY

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AIRBNB NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT

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Airbnb’s presence in Berlin took a hard blow in 2014 when the city passed a law banning the unauthorized use of apartments for vacation rentals. The law has a two-year transitional period coming to an end in 2016. Airbnb spent much of 2015 pushing for reasonable legal frameworks and convincing the public that a ban violates fundamental property rights. However, the sharing economy is staying strong – in summer Airbnb has completed one of the biggest private funding rounds ever, raising $1.5 billion, this deal brings the company to a value of $25.5 billion.

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— SEPTEMBER 2015 —

Lange Nacht der Startups” (or: the “Long Night for Startups”) celebrates one thing we are quite proud of in Berlin: our startups! The event – which consists of a conference, a hackathon and an exhibition – gives entrepreneurs a platform to present themselves and get inspired. With partners such as Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft Ventures, the 2015 event was a rousing success and drew over 3,000 visitors. “Berlin is the hotspot for ideas and founders in Germany, as proven once again by this year’s Startup Night,” said Timotheus Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom.

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CELEBRATING STARTUPS AND SPARKING INNOVATION

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JANUARY 2015 RENOWNED STARTUP HEAD LEADS NEW MCKINSEY DIGITAL LAB IN BERLIN McKinsey aims to take Berlin to the next level of digital. The Berlin McKinsey Digital Laboratory opened at the start of the year with the experienced Markus Berger-de León – former CEO of Jamba, VZ Networks, and MyHammer – at the helm. The Berlin location is the company’s ninth digital lab worldwide and operates under the famed, tried-and-true McKinsey approach of creating rapid prototypes and full scale apps for maximum impact. Berlin companies will surely benefit from McKinsey’s well established expertise and global network.

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ANDREAS WINIARSKI OCTOBER 2015 ////

PR GURU LEAVES ROCKET INTERNET IN FAVOR OF HERING SCHUPPENER

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ANDREAS WINIARSKI could not pass up another opportunity to bring a new project into existence.

The young executive announced his departure from Rocket Internet to join PR firm Hering Schuppener as managing director of “a new digital corporate communication and digital change business.”

Winiarski is no stranger to leading in uncharted waters; he previously led Rocket Internet’s PR agency spin-off, RCKT.

In his new role he will help to bring digital innovation to the PR industry.

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audibene’s unique model for online hearing aid case management proved an attractive asset for Sivantos, who acquired them as a strategic partner. Soon after, the two launched the new web portal Hear.com together. audibene was already on an exciting path, but it is now able to utilize resources from the manufacturer who makes “one of every four hearing aids being used worldwide.” audibene’s mission now is to forge ahead and target internet-savvy customers who are seeking out hearing aid care for the first time.

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TEAMING UP WITH SIVANTOS

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ANZEIGE DEUTSCHE START UPS

deutsche-startups.de

provides daily information and news from the domestic Internet start-up scene. This wealth of daily news is complemented by interviews, portraits of individual start-up companies and entrepreneurs, and market census data on sectors of interest.

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THE “FACE OF BERLIN INVESTMENT” TAKES FLIGHT TOWARD NEW FUND

Ciarán O’Leary, partner at pioneering Berlin venture capital company Earlybird, left the firm in August with plans to begin a new fund with a volume of €100 million. Joining O’Leary on this new endeavor is Jason Whitmire. The parting will not be sudden, but rather in installments over the next 4-6 years.

This is a big step not only for O’Leary, Whitmire, and Earlybird, but also the evolution of the Berlin venture capital landscape.

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AN OPEN CAMPUS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BERLIN HEADQUARTERED IN THE HEART OF BERLIN, the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) opened its doors in July with a Grand Opening all-day-BBQ in the Schlosspark.

GTEC´s goal is to empower startups through access to expertise and resources.

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ENTREPRENEURS CAN ENJOY GTEC’S CAMPUS free of charge and need only to convince GTEC home-investors of their ideas. Center directors Christoph Räthke and Benjamin Rohé envision GTEC as a space in which established companies can encounter startups in a close atmosphere and create transformative and scalable ideas with them.

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FORGING AHEAD INTO 16 NEW COUNTRIES Berlin-based Lesara is on a fast track to online retail domination after receiving a €15 million Series B funding round led by Northzone.

The company boasts a wide selection of affordable fashion and lifestyle products and was founded in 2013 by serial entrepreneur Roman Kirsch.

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Kirsch called 2015 “a fantastic year” after Lesara’s revenues grew by 500% in H1 compared to the previous year. As of the beginning of December, Lesara continues its global growth trend and launches in 16 new countries, including Great Britain and Scandinavia.

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JULY 2015

THE THE HUNDERT HUNDERT // ANNIVERSARY // SEGMENT

GERMANY’S BIGGEST REGIONAL STARTUP INITIATIVE, the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW), presented the finalists for its 20th anniversary competition in July. The finalists’ business concepts ranged from transport supply chain monitoring systems to sustainable diapers.

Over the course of two decades, BPW tested 9,120 business concepts and helped create 1,800 companies with more than 10,000 jobs. Music software company Ableton, perhaps the biggest success story from BPW, hosted this year’s press conference.

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STARTUPS MEET FASHION

FASHION, TECH, AND CELEBRATION MET FOR THE HUNDERT’S 4TH ISSUE /// JANUARY 2015 /// For the first time, two very important but also very different Berlin scenes met on such a big scale. In the Hundert’s issue number 4, 100 Berlin startup entrepreneurs were dressed in clothes from the collections of

100 BERLIN FASHION LABELS.

IN COOPERATION WITH AXEL SPRINGER

the meeting of those two worlds was made possible – The party “Startups Meet Fashion” in January was a magical night! The event kicked off with a fashion show and continued with a party until the break of dawn, emphasizing the important and growing bond between the fashion and tech communities.

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24

HOME

Home24 is making it so you do not have to leave your old couch to shop for a new one.

The leading online furniture retailer, founded

by Philipp Kreibohm, scored €120 million to strengthen its existing grip on eight markets and expand into more. The round was led

by UK-based investment firm Baillie Gifford, with additional money coming from Rocket Internet. The internet is changing the home furnishing landscape, and Home24 is an important player in this process.

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Bilanz lobt den Gründerwettbewerb „Start me up!“ aus.

BewerBung sphase: 15. NovEMbEr 2015 bIS 31. März 20 16 online auf www.

Wer kann sich bewerben?

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jeder, der mindestens 18 Jahre alt ist eine Einzelperson, ein Team oder auch ein bereits existieren des Unternehmen

Start me up! ist eine Initiative für junges Unternehmertum: Wir wollen das Potenzial der jungen Wirtschaftselite besser nutzen – für mehr Unternehmertum, intelligentere Lösungen und stärkeres Wachstum. Dafür suchen wir junge und junggebliebene Personen, die sich nicht mit Mittelmaß und Durchschnitt zufrieden geben, sondern mutig und risikofreudig sind, junge Leute, die ihre Talente nutzen – und ein großes Unternehmen aufbauen wollen.

ein bereits bestehendes Unternehmen, das nicht älter als dreiJahre ist und eine positive Wachstumsentwicklung vorweisen kann jedes Unternehmen, das seinen Sitz in Deutschland hat oder hier den Großteil seines Geschäftes abwickelt/macht

Der Sieger von „Start me up!“ erhält: 100.000 Euro Preisgeld.

Weitere Infos erhalten Sie unter: www.bilanz.de/der-wettbewerb

Eine Initiative für Gründergeist und Unternehmertum unterstützt von:

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Our highlights in 2015: 100% climate neutral – in all company areas The Berlin printing company, pioneer in its branch, is one of the first in the world to work completely using a carbon neutral process. Together with its new associate, ClimatePartner, LASERLINE is a totally climate neutral company since 2015. All unavoidable carbon emissions are counted and compensated in the course of the year. The 7,500 CO2 tons compensated by LASERLINE in 2015 went into a climate protection project supported by ClimatePartner in Turkey.

In addition to the carbon emissions produced by server use and website maintenance, those caused by visits to the website are also compensated.

Four-fold social engagement Social engagement was a major issue again for LASERLINE in 2015. In cooperation with Refugee Guide Initiative, a comprehensive guide for refugees was produced and distributed 10,000 times to volunteer initiatives in all of Germany. LASERLINE also distributed its own idea of coloring books to learn the alphabet in a playful manner 2,500 copies to non-profit organizations. As every year, LASERLINE provided support to “School for Life”, meant to help disadvantaged children in Thailand, with publications such as the pro bono picture calendar. Further, LASERLINE gave publishing support such as calendar boxes to the PEN PAPER PEACE association, engaged in education projects in Haiti.

120l/cm screen brings higher brilliance to offset printing One of the first printing houses to have an OnlineShop, LASERLINE has adjusted its complete offset printing portfolio to the use of 120l/cm screens in order to reach higher standards of print brilliance. The 120l/cm screen produces a noticeably better print quality with a substantially higher resolution of details, thus allowing for a photo-realistic rendering of the print motifs and higher edge definition in rasterized fonts.

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Politicians visit environmental pioneer A visit to the Humboldthain Technology Park (TPH), the creative home to institutes of higher learning, industry and the start-up scene, convinced Ramona Pop from the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and other politicians of the innovative power found in the middle of Berlin. Visiting the LASERLINE printing center was a must, since the neighboring company is strongly committed in TPH and is also exemplary in innovation and climate protection due to its carbon neutral products and processes.

The mixture of experience and knowledge, together with a visionary idea and the courage to constantly innovate cannot be beaten. Almost twenty years ago, we used this concept to enter the Berlin market as one of the first start-ups – and have developed to date into one of the largest mid-sized printing companies in Berlin. As printing partner, we bring experience, know-how and the latest technology to let you stand out with excellent printing products. Whether old or new economy – you can only expect the best from us.

DISCOVER THE WORLD OF LASERLINE.

1 million products, 1,000 colors, 1 printing house Planting trees – is even possible online

As a founding member of the “Berlin Entrepreneurship Network of Institutes of Higher Learning and Companies (BENHU)”, LASERLINE wants to reinforce Berlin’s position as a start-up and innovation site through the establishment of a common network of higher learning institutes and companies. The midsize industrial concern has clearly placed the focus on technical innovation as well as innovation in the fields of development of business models and strategy („Corporate Entrepreneurship“).

During the Recycling Weeks from April 16 to June 28, 2015, LASERLINE OnlineShop clients were able to get a tree planted for every printing job commissioned on recycling paper. The result: 2.000 tree saplings were handed in at the end of June following the initiative of PlantATree.org.

Dedicated LASERLINE employees helped to plant the new trees in Southeast Berlin. The action was broadened and clients are still able to decide, when placing an order, whether they want to plant a tree. LASERLINE has planted more than 6,000 trees thanks to its clients.

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RecyclingWochen

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Special ideas require special solutions: When the publisher of The Hundert started planning a Fashion Week issue that brought together 100 Berlin start-ups and fashion designers for the first time, there was a need for specific graphic arts. LASERLINE’s specialty is the accomplishment of the individual wishes of its clients and had the concept The Hundert needed: 10,000 issues were published with 100 different covers. 100 by 100 examples of creativity in the capital city.

LASERLINE Druckzentrum · Scheringstrasse 1 · 13355 Berlin · Tel. 030 46 70 96 - 0 · www.laser-line.de

AUGUST 2015

THE THE HUNDERT HUNDERT // // COMPETITION SEGMENT

MOVAGO

TWO MOVING SERVICE OPERATORS The rise of Movinga and Movago, two Berlinbased online moving operators, will make it easier to find affordable movers in the capital. Both companies operate with similar monikers, designs, and slogans raising the question: who copied whom? While we may never know, the important thing is that both raised money this year.

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MOVINGA

COMPETE IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL

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Movago raised €7 million in a Series A round in November, and Movinga €6 million several months prior. While Movinga has financial backing from German powerhouse of Rocket Internet, Movago has enjoyed an impressive growth trajectory since its launch in August, facilitating nearly 2,000 moves in three months. Time will tell which company proves to be the better business model!

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J U L Y

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BRINGING THE SILICON VALLEY SPIRIT TO BERLIN Situated in the heart of Berlin, technology campus Factory celebrated its one year anniversary and official opening of its coworking and event space. CEO and Founder Udo Schlömer wants to turn Berlin into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” and sees the Factory as an important aspect of this community-building ecosystem. Factory is part of the “Google for Entrepreneurs” initiative and currently houses 22 startups, including big players like Twitter and SoundCloud.

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FUNDING IN TWO MINUTES FLAT

ZAPPCHOICE MARCH 2015

Entrepreneurs will do what it takes to land that important investment round, and for Zappchoice founder Ulrich Katterbach, that included going onto Austrian startup gameshow

“2 Minuten 2 Millionen.”

It took Katterbach two minutes to convince Business Angel Michael Altrichter to invest in his app, TimeZapp, which gathers user insights through entertainment. What a payoff those 2 minutes were! TimeZapp struck a deal to receive €100.000€ in exchange for a 6% stake.

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Well played!

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When TechBerlin founder Niko Woischnik started his humble Tumblr account in 2010, he never had the goal of personal success. His blog, chronicling the Berlin startup scene in English, had rather the intention of connecting with others and building up community.

Fast forward to now, and those early efforts are being transformed; TechBerlin is re-launching as a new and improved platform with the backing of IBM and the City of Berlin. The site features tech stories, events, jobs, interviews, and plenty more on the Berlin community.

FROM TUMBLR BEGINNINGS TO SHARING MAJOR IDEAS

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SEPTEMBER 2015

BERLIN’S FRESH FOOD SUBSCRIPTION UNICORN British investor Baillie Gifford purchased a stake in HelloFresh for €75 million.

The Rocket startup is now valued at €2.6 billion, which has catapulted it to unicorn status. HelloFresh is currently the largest fresh food subscription company worldwide, operating in 7 markets. Its number of active subscribers grew by 429% in the first half of 2015, and the company currently sells more than 4 million meals per month. They announced an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of equity on October 28 but delayed the sale due to concerns about investor demand and valuation in a volatile market.

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KOAWACH

HEATING UP TV’S “HÖHLE DER LÖWEN” AND THE CAFFEINATED BEVERAGE INDUSTRY Drink company Koawach concocts a delicious, fair-trade alternative to coffee made with cocoa and guarana. The company’s founders, Daniel Duarte and Heiko Butz, appeared on the TV show “Höhle der Löwen”, where they struck an investment deal with entrepreneur

and stuntman Jochen Schweitzer. Although the deal ultimately did not come together, Koawach saw its orders skyrocket to 10,000 within two days after the show. The team might just achieve its goal of appearing in 1,000 stores by the close of 2015!

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STORES

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Adlershof: Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re networked rather than just connected by wire A² Energy Accelerator Programme Apply now! www.adlershof.de/a2

Adlershof. Science at Work.

THE THEHUNDERT HUNDERT //// INCUBATOR SEGMENT

PROFUND XL JANUARY 2015

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ACADEMIA AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOGETHER AT PROFUND XL

Freie Universität Berlin announced this year that it will open a new incubator for students, academics and FU alumni. ProFund Innovation XL will be available up to 5 years. It will house 11 founding teams that work on their ideas for 1 year and enjoy the benefits of outstanding mentors from the business and academic communities. Participating teams can enter the program at any time. The link between entrepreneurship and academic is definitely one worth strengthening.

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DEUTSCHER STARTUP MONITOR September 2015

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HING S C N U CR UMBER THE N MAN R E G O N RT U P S S TA

Every startup community needs a little reality check now and then. In their 2015 study, Deutscher Startup Monitor, represented by Florian Nöll and Sven Ripsas, aimed to show all angles of Berlin’s startup scene through facts and figures. Their thorough presentation deck began with a clear message: “Germany needs to understand startups.” The report, published i.a. by the German Startups Association and KPMG, delivered statistics on challenges and successes and touched on founder culture, financing and plenty more. One result, for example, is that startup founders are generally happier than salaried employees!

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FLYING ELEPHANT This batch of startups includes digital platforms on biotech, vegan living, and social issues. With the media landscape changing at such a rapid pace, Flying Elephant is helping to put young media startups on the right path for the future.

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WestTech Venture’s new media startup incubator Flying Elephant announced its first 8 participants in October.

Striving for “uniqueness over mass media,” the incubator offers the selected teams an investment of up to €50,000 as well as office spaces, mentoring and workshops.

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SEPTEMBER 2015

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STEPPING BOLDLY INTO THE UK AUCTION HOUSE MARKET

Leading online auction house Auctionata took a big bite out of the UK market with its acquisition of London-based ValueMyStuff. Alexander Zacke, Founder and CEO of Auctionata, explained that the buyout allows his company to expand its expertise and continue to pursue rapid international growth.

Auctionata has had great success in Germany, becoming the country’s biggest auction house in less than three years.

It will now benefit further from the wisdom of ValueMyStuff founder Patrick van der Horst.

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DECEMBER 2015

ALPHABET CEO DROPS BY TU BERLIN TO SAY:

“GLOBALIZE!”

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ERIC SCHMIDT,

CEO of Google’s holding company Alphabet, delivered a talk at TU Berlin alongside big data researcher Volker Marl in December.

Among the topics of discussion were globalization, Google cars, and patents.

Schmidt revealed that he is looking for a major city in which to test the Google car.

He also elaborated on Google’s tendency to buy up as many patents as possible to

ELIMINATE PATENT WARS. Above all, Schmidt encouraged everyone in the audience to “globalize” their startup ideas as soon as possible.

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OUTFITTERY MARCH 2015

MALE CUSTOMERS

OUTFITTERY HAD A STELLAR YEAR,

are asked to fill out a questionnaire on the website, and style experts match them with attire that fits their preferences. If you soon start seeing more sharply dressed men on the streets of Europe, you might know why!

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raising $20 million from Scandinavian investor Northstar. Led by co-founders Anna Alex and Julia Bösch, it now operates in eight European countries and claims over 200,000 customers. Outfittery’s business model is effective:

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Move over, Aldi. Marley Spoon is about to become the latest taste of German grocery services in the US. The Berlin-based cook-at-home recipe box service received a fresh $3.5 million Series A2 round of funding from Klaus Hommels’ investment company Lakestar in April to expand across the Atlantic and to Australia.

Americans are now enjoying the tastes of this fast-growing Berlin startup!

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NEW FUNDING BRINGS RECIPE BOXES ACROSS THE POND

“It couldn’t be a better time to bring Marley Spoon to the U.S. – the world’s biggest e-commerce market”

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WIEN, 22.-24.02.2016

HAMBURG, 22.-26.02.2016

Customer Centricity is the theme of etailment WIEN, held in cooperation with the major Google Analytics conference in D-A-CH. Keynote speaker Justin Cutroni, Analytics Evangelist from Google Mountain View and other high-profile speakers share their expertise. Visitors can expect in-depth presentations around the Digital Analytics tool, thought-provoking impulses for 2016 and much more. Be there!

Social Media Week Hamburg is a digital conference for professionals and users. Each year 3.000 attendees meet at SMWHH and use it as platform and network to discuss the development in Social Media and digital technology. Startups will be one focus topic amongst others like Business & Brands, Innovation & Technology or Career & Recruiting. www.socialmediaweek.org/hamburg

MÜNCHEN, 01.-02.03.2016 Europe’s leading business platform focused on content marketing offers marketing decision makers an exhibition and a conference with top speakers of the sector. At the conference content experts and influencers will present best practice cases, valuable insights and future trends – at the fair you will gain an insight into the market and exchange ideas with most important content service providers. content-marketing-conference.com

www.analytics-konferenz.at

KARLSRUHE, 03.03.2016 HAMBURG, 11.02.2016 BERLIN, 10.03.2016

Venture Day is a well-known annual start-up-/VC-event in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion, organized by CyberForum and Kizoo Technology Ventures. Promising startups in the digital sector get the chance to present their business model to Business Angels and VC in a speeddating-way: 7 minutes to impress and convince. Invitation only!

Innovation needs inspiration, strong partners and a platform for exchange. This is why You Is Now, the accelerator of the Scout24 portals, launched the Valley in Berlin conference in 2013. Ever since Valley in Berlin is connecting committed entrepreneurs with an inspiring expert network of founders, investors and visionaries. Honored Silicon Valley entrepreneurs fly in to give founders their advice!

www.venture-day.de

www.valleyinberlin.com

Manage Digital Transformation – Mobile Now! Decision makers from the media and e-business industries will gather at the Digital Media Conference 2016 to debate the impact and challenges of the mobile digital transformation. What business models are suitable for making the most of mobile traffic? The #DMC16 will deliver answers. www.digitalmediaconference.de

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MÜNCHEN, 14.-17.03.2016

BERLIN, 11.02.2016

The Internet of Things is becoming the main driver of innovation for economy, society and culture.

Two parallel lectures, international Intelligent, networked devices will soon become a part of everyday and business life: smart homes, speakers and 350 participants will connected cars or Industry 4.0 are merely the tip of the IOT-iceberg. The Internet of Things await you. Get the chance to learn Conference links the leaders in this innovative terrain and provides them with first-class technical from the best in the field, gain new and strategic knowledge. insights and get back to work with hands-on practices! Besides future www.iotcon.de trends and technical knowledge, the PPC Masters also offer the opportunity to meet the speakers personally during the event, and to enlarge your professional network.

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE

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MÜNCHEN, 26.-27.01.2016 Come celebrate Wearable Technologies 10th anniversary, and join our profound B2B event. At WT | Wearable Technologies Conferences you are able to try out the latest gadgets in our conference exhibition and talk to international companies about the latest developments in the enabling tech space. Benefit from high level networking opportunities with the most important players from the WT ecosystem! www.wearable-technologies.com/events

BARCELONA, 22.-25.02.2016

VISIONS FOR ECONOMY MÜNCHEN, 20.-28.02.2016 The MCBW is the international meeting point for designers, architects, creative minds, researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world. As in recent years, the large variety of disciplines, themes and formats will be reflected in the individual events. MCBW Start Up – Let’s move Business will once again bring together startup companies, up-and-coming designers, businesses and their ideas.

4 Years From Now (4YFN), the business platform for the growing community of technology startups at the international level, launches the third edition of its event, backed by Mobile World Capital Barcelona and in collaboration with the GSMA. With a view to supporting digital entrepreneurial talent, 4YFN 2016 aims at generating new business opportunities for the entrepreneurial community worldwide. www.4yfn.com

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10. PAYMENT WORLD DÜSSELDORF, 26.-27.01.2016 It’s finally time: the annual get together of the payment industry meets again for the 10th Payment World in Duesseldorf. Meet decision-makers and practitioners from the retail, credit and service sector. This year’s key topics are “Regulation: Quo vadis?”, “The battle of payment systems” and “The Instant payment revolution in payment transactions”. www.managementforum.com/Veranstaltungen

DÜSSELDORF, 26.-27.01. 2016 More than 300 delegates from the board level of well-known national and international retail and e-commerce companies as well as from consumer goods industry are expected to the 12th German Retail Conference organized by Management Forum. Don’t miss our 5th Ceremony of the German Online-Retail Award and the legendary After-Show Party! Be part of it! www.managementforum.com/Veranstaltungen

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MÜNCHEN, 14.-17.03.2016

The Campixx: Week is your chance to comprehensive learning in the online marketThe MobileTech Conference is the leading confering and related fields. It is not a marketing conference in the traditional sense, but an ence for mobile technologies, development and explosive mixture of barcamp, conference, networking and fun event. Personally, innovation in German speaking countries, uniting free-spirited and communicative, everyone can and should participate. Create experienced specialists from all areas of mobile yourself a lecture or workshop, try it out. product development. More than 60 international renowned experts in the mobile and IoT environment www.campixx-week.de share their hands-on know-how and their best practices with the attendees and provide them with helpful tips. www.mobiletechcon.de

DARMSTADT, 11.02.2016 The IT & Media Future Congress offers an ideal platform to the target group of “German Mitttelstand” in Hessen to inform themselves quick and compact on a one day show about all IT interests relevant for MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR, 10.03.2016 their enterprises. CEOs and IT decision-makers will find best practice solutions and learn how other companies realize the right digital The annual meeting attracts some 400 guests from the “Old strategy to improve sales reduce costs and motivate employees.

Economy” and “New Economy“ and focuses on innovation and growth drivers of today’s and tomorrow’s retail sector. Leading www.itandmedia.de experts discuss about their experiences and the future challenges in retail. The “by invitation only” event is aimed at Business Angels, investors, startups as well as established online and offline retailers. www.e-day.de/en

BERLIN, 08.-10.03.2016 eTail Germany returns for its 4th year, with its most impressive agenda ever and over 400 attendees. There will be over 80 industry-leading speakers, more than 90 interactive MMÜNCHEN, 16.-17.02.2016 sessions and the opportunity to meet influential German e-commerce players. eTail Germany takes place from Whether digital transformation, data security or customer experience, the new 8-10 March. There are speakers from Puma, Bonprix, customer determines himself the areas of activity in the CRM. The trends in Otto and Saatchi & Saatchi! customer management offer great opportunities and challenges. That is what the leading CRM conference in Germany is about. The German CRM Forum www.etailgermany.com 2016 goes under the motto “Creating Customer Value” and consists of seven keynote lectures and twenty pure practices! www.germancrmforum.de

BERLIN, 28.-29.01.2016 future!publish is the new conference on the future of publishing.It presents innovative ways of publishing, and new ideas for marketing and sales.

MUNICH, 17.-18.03.2016 future!publish deals with effective new developments for operational business (workflow) as Innovations and new trends presented by 80 international and national speakers at the well as future strategies for a changing market SMX München! Again SMX gathers the most important players and leaders of global SEO (mindflow). and online marketing industry in one place. In two rousing days the conference visitors can combine relevant topics of 6 parallel tracks and over 80 sessions. futurepublish.berlin smxmuenchen.de

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MAGDEBURG, 19.-20. 02.2016

The OMR Festival presents 150 leading #tccm16 is a mix of practice and science, adressed at journalists, media designers and creacompanies in digital marketing to 10.000 tors of broadcasting stations, publishing houses, as well as scientists in the field of journalism visitors and plans top notch networking, and communications, media management and general design. Topics: Storytelling in B2C, many new contacts and a complete new Creative Processes in Online Collaboration, Content and Design for Social Media, World of overview of the digital marketing industry.

Data and Overcome Barriers via Internet.

Exhibitors at the Rockstars-Expo include Google, Facebook, Ströer, Adobe, Axel www.crossmedia-konferenz.de Springer and many more. Major artists such as Deichkind, Fettes Brot, Moonbootica or Jan Delay had cameo appearances. Watch out for it!. www.onlinemarketingrockstars.de

BERLIN, 20.-22.03.2016 The Digital Innovators’ Summit is an international event focused on innovation within the content business ecosystem. It features leading global speakers, innovative companies and a captive audience interested in cutting edge mobile and online developments.

Senior executives from media businesses and technology innovators converge to share ideas, learn about emerging trends and see new concepts in action. www.innovators-summit.com

HANNOVER, 14.-18.03.2016 Staged annually in Hannover, CeBIT is the world’s leading showcase for everything to do with digitization.

Global enterprises, SMEs, startups and other companies and organizations take part in this unique exhibition/conference for insight into all the essential topics, such as Big Data & Analytics, Cloud Applications, Mobile Solutions, Social Business, IT Security and the Internet of Things www.cebit.de

37. MEDIENGIPFEL WITH MONIKA GRÜTTERS POTSDAM, 04.11.2016 Twice a year, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and media.net organize this exclusive business event. High-profile speakers and guests from politics, business, media and culture come together in an elegant atmosphere during the event. We look forward to an interesting conversation and inspiring evening with our guest Monika Grütters, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. www.medianet-bb.de

REConf 2016 MÜNCHEN, 29.02.-03.03.2016 MÜNCHEN, 02.-03.02. 2016 REConf® (Requirements Engineering Conference) has established itself as the largest conference for requirements management within Europe. Like-minded professionals meet for a few days to get an overview of products and services, and to learn about the latest developments in methodology. The „who is who” of requirements engineering has been meeting at REConf for 15 years. www.reconf.de

The event serves as a networking platform and discusses everything important about trends and latest developments in App Development and Research. In addition to the tracks for the developers community, there will be interesting slots for app researchers: in traditional speed-meetings, developers, manufacturers, media and brands can meet and exchange under the slogan “Looking for an app partner?” www.app-days.com

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PARTNERS THANKS TO OUR GLOBAL COWORKING PARTNERS WE ARE ABLE TO SPREAD THE WORD AND LET THE HUNDERT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA

BUDAPEST, HUNGARIA

Our new-generation office respects the unique needs of startups and entrepreneurs. With 1 location in Vienna and 4 in Budapest, we are providing workstations, offices and event spaces in a creative environment. www.wien.lofficecoworking.com

KUBIK coworking provides an inspiring atmosphere in the heart of Budapest. It offers: workstations, offices, meeting rooms, auditorium, shower for bikers, café and even more. Flexible services include legal and accounting assistance. www.kubik.hu

MILANO, ITALY Talent Garden is an international network of coworking spaces with a focus on digital. In our 12 campuses, we bring together tech and digital professionals in a creatively designed work environment with a curated community. www.milano.talentgarden.org

SOFIA, BULGARIA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

SOHO is an art coworking space, providing access to a fully equipped workplace: rented desks, mini-offices and rooms.

Cultural enrichment and relaxation – all happening “at home”. www.soho.bg

Impact Hub Stockholm is a collaborative work space where the collective action of its diverse members accelerates inspiration into realization – creating a sustainable impact in the local community and far beyond. www.impacthub.se

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA

The premiere place for startups in Slovakia.

We are home to more than 70 creative and ambitious people on 750 m2 of space in the heart of the city. And of course we offer good coffee! Very close to Vienna, Budapest and Prague, cheap to live. www.thespot.sk

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Stockwerk Coworking offers 55 desks on 3 floors, partially air conditioned, 2 kitchens, the finest event space in town, 3 meeting rooms and table tennis! Our location is a beautiful old building close to Westbahnhof railway station. www.stockwerk.co.at

In the 19th century, a blacksmith found his working space among these ancient factory walls in the heart of Vienna. Since 2007, it is again a place to forge – ideas and entrepreneurship! 50 businesses and entrepreneurs share a 1000 working, learning and developing space. www.rochuspark.at

POZNAN, POLAND Inspiration Avenue is a place for business and education but above all, a place created out of the desire to create relationships between people. On 170 sqm in two levels, our guests find 21 workplaces, conference room, private room and virtual office. www.cowalski.pl

KYIV, UKRAINE Founded in 2012, Chasopys is the intellectual, business and cultural space for work, meetings, events and development.

Located in the heart of Kyiv, Ukraine. www.chasopys.ua

BARCELONA, SPAIN MOB is a collaborative community where professionals in the fields of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship share space to generate content.

We promote real life practice of innovative ideas and new dynamics to implement them. www.mob-barcelona.com

LONDON, UK Campus is a space in London‘s Silicon Roundabout that connects the startup community. It offers early stage founders what they need to succeed, from a strong support network to coworking space, education, mentoring and more. www.campus.co/london/en

ISRAEL, TEL AVIV MINDSPACE offers an unique co-working experience on 6.000m² of stylish and inspiring workplaces in top locations in Tel Aviv. The spaces are open for teams of all sizes and offer best services. www.mindspace.me

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BERLIN PARTNERS THE HUNDERT IS BEING DISTRIBUTED ALL OVER THE MOST IMPORTANT STARTUP SPOTS – COWORKING SPACES AND ACCELERATORS. THANKS TO OUR BERLIN PARTNERS, YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND ONE OF OUR HARD COPIES.

Coming Soon! Mindspace opens first co-working spaces in Germany which will offer hundreds of beautiful workplaces in top locations like Friedrichstraße 68 (Berlin) and Rödingsmarkt 9 (Hamburg). www.mindspace.me

Project A Ventures aims to make venture capital a better product for digital entrepreneurs by combining early stage investment (500k EUR to 10m EUR) and operational support (100 own experts). www.project-a.com

Rainmaking Loft Berlin is an international community-driven startup hub, brought to life and lived by seasoned entrepreneurs. It is home to 40 startups, 2 accelerators and a 1920‘s stylish bar.

Axel Springer Plug and Play: A home for digital entrepreneurs. The Berlin-based startup accelerator offers a global network, office space, coaching and experience sharing, and a place for events.

www.rainmakingloft.de

www.axelspringetplugandplay.com

Ahoy! Berlin was established to connect the Berlin startup community following the idea that a creative, homely environment helps increase productivity.

During the 4-months program of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, you will have access to mentorship, technical training and support as well as the opportunity to network with angels, VC’s, Microsoft executives and media and industry influentials. www.microsoftventures.com/locations/berlin

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Hub:raum provides seed funding for startups that have the potential to transform important markets for Deutsche Telekom. They receive added benefits like coworking, mentoring and introductions to Deutsche Telekom.

Agora is a coworking and project space in Berlin that hosts people and ideas based on a philosophy that reflects the values of its community: diversity, self-organization and social ties. www.agoracollective.org

www.hubraum.com

Unicorn.Berlin is high-end coworking space and cafĂŠ in one.

Sophisticated and minimalistic interior meets healthy, green and freshly prepared food and delicious coffee. You can book yourself a table or just come by for a chat with friends.

betahaus is a coworking space for people who want to work on their own projects while exchanging knowledge, inspiration and ideas with others. The community consists of entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers, and makers, who to various extents collaborate, cooperate and work together. www.betahaus.com/berlin

www.unicorn.berlin

One of the biggest coworking spaces in Berlin. Benefits: inexpensive, short contract periods, an easy and friendly atmosphere-located in the green heart of Moabit. www.houseofclouds.de

For St. Oberholz, place and space are essential and a source of inspiration. In two of their three cafĂŠ locations, they have infused the old with new to create places that house coworking spaces, team rooms and apartments. www.sanktoberholz.de

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NETWORK PARTNERS WE WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THE HELP WITH DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS THAT MAKE THE HUNDERT EVEN MORE ENGAGING.

Get Started is the startup initiative within Bitkom aiming The Humboldt University Research Service Centre and Humboldt-Innovation at connecting startups with established companies in are jointly responsible for HU Venture Service, which supports students and the digital sector and at representing startups’ interests in researchers to establish their own company. The Venture Service assists with politics. Overall, Bitkom represents more than 1,500 comapplying for funding and provides office space as well as networking and panies including 300 startups which can join the association training opportunities. It also supports alumni startups. at special startup terms. gruendung.hu-berlin.de getstarted.de

TU Berlin combines expertise from research, education and startup support. A one-stop shop for startups has resulted from it: the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE). The CfE provides access to the huge potential of seven faculties to develop and form startup mentality, ideas and teams based on technology and knowThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Berlin is an advocate ledge. Since 2012, more than 29 startups from TU Berlin for companies, actively promoting Berlin as a place to do business. As received funding, among these Panono and TestObject. a critical partner of political institutions, it acts as a market promoter. As www.entrepreneurship.tu-berlin.de a service provider, the CCI Berlin supports its 274.300 members through its services and activities. Some 3500 voluntarily active businessmen and women assist the CCI‘s 250 employees. www.ihk-berlin.de

The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften – BVK) is the representative Egon Zehnder qualifies as one of the leading Leadership Counsels with 420 consulof the German private equity industry covering tants worldwide. Innovative medium sized companies, but also global corporations, private equity firms, from venture capital through long-standing family businesses and startups rely on us. In Germany, 50 consultants growth capital to buyouts, as well as institutional work at six different locations for Egon Zehnder, including Berlin. investors. BVK has almost 190 full and more www.egonzehnder.com than 100 associated members. www.bvkap.de

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The digital economy, technology and creativity are the engines empowering Berlin‘s growth. In collaboration with other partners, the Senate Chancellery paved the way for the Berlin Startup Unit in 2014, in order to create even better conditions for tech entrepreneurs in the startup capital. The cooperation with The Hundert, as well as the new platform www.techberlin.com are fine examples of what has emerged since then. www.berlin.de Founded in 1879, the VBKI is the oldest and one of the most distinguished business associations in Germany. Thanks to the expert knowledge and varied backgrounds of its more than 1.800 members, the VBKI serves as an important crossroad between key stakeholders from Berlin and beyond. As a business network and debate platform, the VBKI connects everybody, thus shaping the bright future of Berlin. www.vbki.de For almost 15 years, media.net berlinbrandenburg ranks among the biggest and most successful regional networks of the creative and digital industries in Germany. Cross-border and cross-sectoral, it represents more than 400 members including established companies but also more than 140 startups. The aim of the association is the cross-linking and representation of member interests at state and federal level. www.medianet-bb.de

As representative and voice of startups, the Federal Association of German Startups is very committed towards a „founder-friendly“ Germany. In dialogue with decision makers in politics, they develop proposals which encourage a culture of self-employment and minimize the obstacles of business formation. As a network, they connect founders, startups and their friends with each other. www.deutschestartups.org

The Medienboard is the first stop agency for creative professionals active in the film and media industries in Berlin and Brandenburg. Medienboard’s funding program for interactive and innovative content funds the development and production of games, apps, transmedia, virtual reality, and other innovative projects with an annual budget of €1 million. www.medienboard.de

Software and Support Media is an international publishing house focused on the IT sector. The company’s information and service offer is tailored to IT- professionals of all important technology markets. The portfolio covers conferences, trainings, specialist magazines, online services and books. In Europe, it ranks as one of the most comprehensive portfolios of its kind. www.sandsmedia.com

The business associations Berlin-Brandenburg (UVB) are the leading associations in economics and socio-politics in the capital region. As a parent organization of about 60 trade and employers‘ associations, the UVB is an ideal platform for the contact between established companies and startups from the B2B sector. www.uvb-online.de

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ARTIST PORTFOLIOS 7 ARTISTS, 6 COUNTRIES, 2 MONTHS, MORE THAN 100 ILLUSTRATIONS ...: OUR MOST UNIQUE ISSUE EVER! For the first time in the Hundert’s history, all 100 stories were drawn, thus creating a beautiful book full of high-quality illustrations. We searched all over for the most fitting artists and found seven fantastic people who captured the essence of each story in their illustrations.

Our artists come from all over the world – from Mexico to Belarus – creating the perfect mix of styles. Meet them all on the following pages and feel free to contact them. They are great artists and really nice people.

Paweł Piechnik (born in 1981, Poland) is an award winning illustrator, comic book and mural artist. He has been known for his comics and illustrations since 2005. His graphic novel „Link” won the Grand Prize at the 23rd International Festival of Comics and Games. A year later, another of his comics, “Perpetrator and Victim”, received a special mention at the same event. He graduated from the faculty of Architecture at Poznan University of Technology. He also studied at University of Art in Poznan. www.pawelpiechnik.com

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“One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened Reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” – Salvador Dali This phrase, a cup of coffee and Grand Theft Auto Series is what inspires W_Flemming, an artist and illustrator, to create these fully hand-drawn digital portraits and characters. Born in dark and gloomy Liberty City, she moved to sunny Los Santos in autumn of 2013. Her work has been featured on various occasions by Rockstar Games on their official Newswire.

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www.wflemming.weebly.com

Jorge “Aky” Servin, better known by his nickname “Akyanyme”, is a Mexican illustrator with eight years of experience in this field. A football lover, video-gamer and fan of science fiction, he found in the style of GTA illustration his niche. He has been recognized with awards, his works have toured the world, and he is easily one of the biggest names within the vector art community. Aky has illustrated for many brands like Adidas Spain, UCBenetton, digital football magazines, and for different sports portals. He is currently creating illustrations for various independent stores and customers. www.akyanyme.com

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A graphic designer and illustrator born, and currently residing in Minsk.

Graduated in Graphic Arts from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, specialized on traditional manual graphic techniques and digital illustration, with a number of exhibitions in her portfolio. After university, she got a job as an art-director in an ad agency, but after a year of office work, found herself in freelance, because it allows to express all her talents in a broad variety of graphic design disciplines: textile design, wall decor, screen-printing. And of course, being a freelancer is a great opportunity to work worldwide.

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SVETIK PETUSHKOVA

www.kleinbottledesign.com

Paul Loboda, artist and illustrator from Ukraine, draws comics, paints portraits and icons. He is also doing book illustrations. Paul draws his pictures using free software exclusively. He lectures courses on drawing illustrations by using open source programs such as Gimp, Krita, MyPaint & Inkscape. Theologist by education – graduated from Odessa Theological Seminary and the Kiev Theological Academy, also studied at Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino. He is writing his Ph.D. thesis about French post-structuralism. He also lectures on modern philosophy and the history of the Christian Church. www.behance.net/Loboda_Paul

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Carmen Krüger studied to become an illustrator and graphic designer. She has an incredibly varied range of techniques and styles. This makes her suitable for any task, whether it is fashion drawing, cartoon characters or painting in Old Masters style. She has demonstrated this versatility during her many years of experience in the editorial and advertising fields.

Selected clients: BMW, MINI, KODAK, Du Darfst, ORYZA, Natreen, Jütro, Axel Springer Verlag, Binkert Medien Schweiz, Work tools: Tablet, computer, pencils, sketch pad, canvas

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CARMEN KRÜGER

www.carmenkrueger.de

Daniel has been fascinated by comics since his childhood. He studied Arts in his hometown. Since then, he has been looking for his own graphic style and specializing in vexel illustration.

Under his nickname, FREAKING LOVELY, he draws a world in which the most superficial beauty lies in the dark, a world of desaturated colors but full of life. His work is influenced by the Japanese scene, the British Gothic and American comic styles. Currently, he is in the final year of his Graphic Design studies and looks forward to future projects including several collaborations and a line of limited edition shirts. www.behance.net/Freaking_Lovely

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If life were a video game, this team would be our weapon of choice. A dream team to survive in the arena. To master the hardest levels. To bring the raid boss to their knees.

To beat the high score. This team is not only our first choice in a game, however, but also in everyday working life. We are pleased to introduce to you: First row: Maik Möbius, Magdalena Krygielska, Sebastian Schäfer, Bilgen Yaylali, Claudia Lunscken, Robert Hinsch / Second row: Massimo Pisati, Jan Thomas, Corinna Visser, Gosia Czubak / Third row: Kata Oldziejewska, Miriam Banerjee, Simona Luhová, Doron Bruck, Carolina Menéndez Trucco, Florian Stein Feel free to give us a nod the next time you happen to cross our way. But remember: The first rule of the fight club is: Do not talk about fight club.

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THANK YOU! What a heck of a ride…

This issue of the Hundert was – even though totally amazing – really an unexpected challenge. Blood, sweat and tears accompanied us on a daily basis. We should call it ‘the rollercoaster issue’. Everything was different than before. It was our first totally international project. Also, it was the first issue without photographers.

Therefore, we do not want forget to say a big thank you to the many people who helped us and stood by our side during the entire process.

First of all, our incredible illustrators: Pawel Piechnik, Aky Anyme, W_Flemming, Svetik Petushkova, Daniel Caballero, Carmen Krüger, and Paul Loboda, who spent many hours turning our ideas into lively artworks. Thanks to all of you for your engagement and your patience. You are the true heroes of this edition of the Hundert. Also, thanks to Marek Oleksicki, who could only draw one illustration and then had to leave the project, unfortunately.

The great author of almost all the story texts in this issue is Julia Neuman, who did it with passion and a lightweight pen. Great to have you on board. Again, big hugs to our friend Hilda Ortiz for proofreading the magazine, doing translations and always being positive.

Our most sincere thanks also to Balázs Tarsoly and his team from Operation Butterfly for this wonderful collaboration and the brilliant design.

Without you the Hundert just would not exist. It is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with you guys! In particular, we want to express our thanks to Natascha Ungereit who directed the graphical realization of the project with great responsibility. Natascha, this issue bears your signature, your soul and your rhythm. You did an amazing job! Also big thanks to Johnnie Clapper for technical support, Riccardo Volpato for this great (and very different) cover, Bianca Moschkowski and Dominik Pfaff for the drawings and help – a big high five to all of you!

The same goes for Steffen Setzer, Manuela Wachs and Maria Giese from our printing partner Laserline for the reliable cooperation and for being open to all our ideas. Thanks for all the support. With a view on our cover, we could state: The future is “golden”.

We also would like to thank the international experts for their highlights from other startup ecosystems: Christian Dorffer (London), Roxanne Varza (Paris), Don Ritzen (Amsterdam), Artur Kurasinski (Warsaw), Rune Gregers Meyer (Copenhagen), Niamh Bushnell (Dublin), Claus Rosenberg Gotthard (Madrid), Joseph Michael (Stockholm), Inka Mero (Helsinki), Zoltán Ács (Budapest), Felix Petersen (Lisbon), Gal Menaged (Tel Aviv), Scott Mackin (Barcelona), Emil Abirascid (Milan), Ivan Stefunko (Bratislava), Ali H.Karabey (Istanbul), Adrian Locher (Zurich), Demetrios Pogkas (Athens), Cornelius Boersch (Mexico City), Vukašin Stojkov (Belgrade).

Most notably – as always – we would like to thank our media partners, sponsors and advertising partners without whom we would not have been able to realize the Hundert. For this issue, we would like especially to point out: Tim Dümichen, Marius Sternberg, Julia Linhart from KPMG; Klaus Siegers, Luzi Teber and Maike Valentin from Weberbank; Olaf Nissler, Lena Dinter, Ignatz Schatz from SAP; Tanja Mühlhans from the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Technology and Research, Martin Genzler and Xenia Silbe of IEG, Eric Leupold and Christine Möser of Deutsche Börse Group, Ralf Tiedtke and Teresa Gertke of designfunktion, Ute Henzgen and Cordelia Wagner of IP Deutschland.

Special gratitude goes to the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, Thomas Letz and Tatjana Kaube from Senatskanzlei, Tim Brandt of IHK, Andrea Peters of media.net, Aleksandra Garyga of Software & Support Media, Lucie Volquartz of Bitkom, Ulrike Linzer of Medienboard, Tilo Bonow of piabo, Konstantin Iwanow for being around, Alexander Hüsing of Deutsche Startups, Florian Blaschke of t3n, Markus Kuehn of Flux FM, Volker Schütz of Horizont, Maria Kufeld of Qiez, Julia Alexandru of Für Gründer.de.

Of course, the complete NKF Team for the sustained cooperation and support. Massimo Pisati for the event coordination and logistics, Florian Stein for his technical assistance. And not to forget Claudia, Corinna, Gosia, Bilgen, Caro, Doron, Robert, Maik, Sebastian and Magda. You guys rock so much! Thanks for all your support!

Last but not least, we would like to thank all the great entrepreneurs and startups of Berlin who provided these wonderful moments. You are the reason we called this issue “highlights”!

Kata, Simona and Miriam

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