German startup Gitpod, a devtool popular with some of the world’s most successful tech teams, has raised a $3 million seed funding round, and will natively integrate with San Francisco’s GitLab. The…
Germany’s Corona Warn App: How Effective is the Country’s Corona-Battler?
It’s been a little under a fortnight since the German government launched its “Corona-Warn” contact tracing app. Thirteen million Germans—16% of the country’s population—have downloaded it so far. For an effective fight…
German Healthcare Jobs Startup Medwing Wins $30m Series B Round
Berlin-based Medwing, a startup aiming to plug shortages in European healthcare jobs, has secured a $30 million Series B funding round. The investment was the first in Germany led by Cathay Innovation,…
How Will Europe Hold off the Chinese Tech Spending Spree?
In 2017 Canyon Bridge, a Cayman Islands-registered investor, bought Imagination Technologies, one of the UK’s premier chipmakers. Surprisingly, the deal didn’t incur the wrath of British politicians. Just weeks previous US President…
Berlin Blockchain Startup Gapless Wins $6m Round
Gapless, a Berlin-based blockchain startup, has received €5.5 million ($6m) seed financing round, led by a top blockchain developer’s investment vehicle. The FinLab EOS VC Fund, a joint project from FinLab and…
Mercedes Formula One Team Helps Develop Breathing Aids
A team of experts—including clinicians at the Mercedes Formula One racing team—has developed a breathing aid that can keep Coronavirus patients out of intensive care units. The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)…
Bosch Claims Invention of 2.5-hour COVID-19 Test
Bosch claims it has invented a fully-automated test that diagnoses respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19, in under two-and-a-half hours. The test, working on Bosch Healthcare Solutions’ Vivalytic analysis device, can be performed directly…
Coronavirus Stretches Germany’s Culture of Data Privacy
Like many states, Germany is currently on lockdown. Bars, restaurants and stores are shuttered. The border is closed. Groups of more than two people are verboten. Capital city Berlin, known for its…
German Court Stifles Tesla’s Gigafactory Roll-out
A German court has ordered that work on Tesla’s planned Gigafactory outside Berlin must halt, amid concerns over its impact on local wildlife. The ruling, handed down by the joint court of…
TIER Mobility’s Bröskamp: “We want to be the new normal – every mobility company should aim for climate neutrality”
Björn Bröskamp is team lead, sustainability at TIER, a Berlin-based mobility startup whose scooters are now available across 11 European countries. In this op-ed he tells the story of how TIER became…