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🗞 What you've missed
Important headlines and their gists
The Rise of startup accelerators
Over the years Germany is becoming a tech-hub attracting talents from everywhere. This week there are already deadlines for 3 major startup accelerators based in Berlin and Munich. If you have an idea or willingness to find a co-founder and build your startup now is the time. Here is a list of accelerators you can apply to right away:
Startuprad.io plans to launch a 24/7 radio (English - 2 mins read)
Started in 2014 Startuprad.io is one of the earliest podcasts covering startups in Germany and around the world. The schedule can be found here.
Track how long until the pandemic ends in Germany
This website tracks how long it takes for Germany to be corona-free ie: 70% of the population being vaccinated, according to the current pace we need almost 2 more years 🦠 .
Top 100 German startups to watch in 2021
The list provided by stifed.eu provided a list of the most promising 100 companies in 2021. Over the next issues, we will explore and give insights on individual startups from this list.
💰 Big Money
covering big investments, acquisitions and exits.
Klarna plans for IPO after closing a $1bn round (English - 4 mins read)
Klarna retains its top position as the most valuable European company after raising a $1bn following an earlier round that we covered in (Issue#2) now valued at 31 billion dollars and rumored to be having an IPO end of this year.
🔭 Startups to watch
stealth startups worth keeping eyes on
petleo
PetLEO is the digital platform for pet owners and vets. The app provides pet owners and their pets with the best walking routes, toxic bait alerts, a digital health record, appointment booking, and video consultation vets will soon be able to handle appointments, invoices and payments digitally.
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