Yannis Niebelschuetz is co-founder and managing director Coachhub, a Berlin-based startup offering a wide range of digital coaching courses. Last month the company won a further $4 million in VC funding, bringing…
Acast Shoots for Germany’s Nascent Podcast Market
The popularity of podcasts is soaring. From last year the total number of pods has leapt from 550,000 to 700,000—with over 50% more episodes available this year than last. That equates to…
Berlin’s Factory Teams Up with NUMA to Turbocharge Silicon Alley Startup Scene
Factory, which bills itself as “Europe’s largest innovation community”, has announced a strategic partnership with NUMA Berlin, the German capital’s wing of a global network of challenges and innovation training platforms. The…
Berlin’s ReDI School Helps Women Migrants Get a Foothold in Tech
When Edlira Kasaj joined the ReDI team, in Berlin, she was instantly struck by the city’s informality, and its color. Her previous roles, promoting business in the UK, Italy and her home…
impACT is Bringing Conflict-hit Entrepreneurs out from the Cold
Last May a truck bomb detonated in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, killing at least 90 people and injuring almost 500. It was another deadly chapter in the city’s modern history. For the trio…
Entrepreneur First to Search Berlin for “Anti-Establishment” Talent
London-based “pre-team, pre-idea” company-builder Entrepreneur First is expanding to Berlin, as it looks for tech workers who buck establishment trends. The 2011-founded firm, which opened its second office in Singapore in 2016,…
Volkswagen’s MOIA Debuts All-electric Ridesharing Vehicle in Berlin
German automaker Volkswagen has just taken electric ridesharing a step further, with the unveiling of an all-electric ride-pooling vehicle. The six-passenger car by MOIA, the company’s year-old mobility wing, will be unveiled…
Delivery Hero, Berlin’s Food Unicorn, Looks to Middle East for Key Growth
Just a fortnight ago Delivery Hero, the Berlin-based food ordering company, announced impressive financials to back up a June IPO which made it one of Europe’s hottest ‘unicorn’ tech firms. The company, whose…
Delivery Hero’s Financials Put it Among Berlin Startup Royalty
Berlin-based Delivery Hero, which went public this June, has posted impressive financials for the first half of 2017–putting it well on track to break even ahead of schedule. The company, who food…
Prost! These Alcoholic Innovations are Shaking Up the Beer Industry
Tomorrow sees the start of Oktoberfest, the two-and-a-half-week German beer festival that has become a global sensation. Bavarians will celebrate the 184th edition of their famed event at giant beer halls, clinking Steine…