Startup Tour. Thank you! The Factory tour - Berlin's ultimate tech hub. Bank Plays Vital Role for Berlin Start-Ups - Tech Europe. The Berlin offices of IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft are in one of those utilitarian buildings thrown up to satisfy a business need, not an aesthetic desire.
But the state-owned bank, in the western part of the German capital, plays a vital role in the establishment of Berlin as one of Europe’s leading start-up hubs. In a city starved of early stage capital, IBB is one of the few places entrepreneurs can get funds. Roger Bendisch, IBB’s managing partner, is not your typical venture capitalist. He won’t mind me saying he is neither young nor thrusting. Instead, he has a quiet contemplative air about him. IBB was created after the Berlin Wall came down to run the programs to rebuild Berlin, Mr. Germany used the state-owned IBB bank to manage all public funding for the reconstruction.
“It comes from the traditional role of German thinking, that the government intervenes in certain processes that they think are not working properly,” he says. Mr. Berlin is not flush with other VC funds. Mr. Berlin’s 30-Second Start-Up Pitches - Tech Europe. As might be expected in Berlin, there was a wide range of start-ups, drawn from a variety of technologies.
Picking just six in any city is hard, but it seemed especially hard in Berlin, where there were many that could have made the list. Berlin: The Top Six Raoul Tim Heinkel of Mobile Payment AG. An intriguing combination of telephone and Internet shopping. The company’s patented technology allows you to charge goods to your bank account using a unique telephone number.
As ever, there are some very honorable Mentioned In Dispatches for: Edouard Lambelet of Paper.li; Robert Heesen of Bonusbox; Hermann Frank of Fashionism; Daniel Mieves of Aupeo; Benjamin Dageroth of KPI Wall; Christine Ziske of Kikusema; Karsten Wysk of MobileBits; Fabian Heuser of Tape.tv; Fabian Hemmert of Simple Present; Walter Seemayer of Trusted Safe; Nikolas Woischnik of techberlin.com; Iabula Rosa of UCF Ziske; Florian Meissner of Eyeem.com. Startupscape - The European Startup Eco-system Mapping Project. Finding the Substance in the hype around Berlin Startups by mapping it. Plus a complete list of startup events, news and jobs. Startupmap.io - Berlin - all startups mapped + a complete startup event guide. Startup Camp Berlin. GENERATION-D - IDEEN FÜR DEUTSCHLAND - GEMEINSAM ANPACKEN - HOME. VentureVillage. News zu Startups, Internet-Unternehmen und VC. How might we identify and celebrate businesses that innovate for world benefit – and inspire other companies to do the same? - Inspiration - Entrepreneurship beyond Frontiers.
Contribution The Kauffman Foundation created an worldwide event during a whole week: Global Entrepreneurship Week.
This event has become a non-profit organization where succesful entrepreneurs of each country exchange experiences, knowledge and more Global Entrepreneurship Week This organization allows the interaction between stablished businesses and people with ideas to engage the participants into innovation. Therefore activate the economy in the different regions. Contribution submitted by:Marsy Ramos September 20, 2012, Mission #3 Exploring World Benefit Join the conversation and post a comment. Facebook. MADE: The Entrepreneur Festival: Sheffield.
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