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🏆The Public Value Award for #startups is back and we couldn't be happier to join forces once more! The Public Value Award celebrates startups that tackle societal challenges entrepreneurially and create societal value with their products or services. #PublicValue goes beyond conventional KPIs. ▶️ As a winner, receive up to 50 hours of mentoring and consultation on the topics currently on your growth agenda. ▶️ Benefit from a strong network of well-known companies, including ZEISS Group, EY, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, LF Gruppe, Leipziger Messe, and Stadt Leipzig. ▶️ Go academic! Get feedback from the younger generation and collaborate with students from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and Leipzig students to develop socially oriented strategies and solutions for your startup. ▶️ Get access to the SpinLab E -learning platform with hundreds of videos and templates on financing, PR, sales, and much more. Submit your application until July 1st. Find the link in the comment section. #SmartInfrastructureHub #PVA24

The UnternehmerTUM at the Technical University of Munich is the biggest start-up centre in Europe. 👉 Out of the 125 European start-up centers listed in the Financial Times' 'Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs' this year, UnternehmerTUM ranked first. 👉 Each year, 5,000 people take part in start-up programmes at UnternehmerTUM, and 50 new businesses are created. 👉 The organization offers 20 different programs to support start-ups, from creating a prototype to pitching for venture capital groups. 👉 UnternehmerTUM also has plans to replicate its model in other locations. 👉 In collaboration with Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, they want to create 10 start-up factories near German universities Sources: Deutschland<dot>de, Financial Times Follow for more updates. #startup #businessowner #startuphub #munich #startupcapital #corporate

Delighted to announce our first debate event for 2024! Scaling up #deeptech companies in the UK - what are the challenges and solutions? Join us on Wednesday 24 January 2024 at The Royal Society. The UK is a highly innovative nation, with a great reputation for small deeptech startups, often emerging from the UK university sector. For the most promising of those organisations, seed funding can be found in the UK, but scaling up these companies, and sourcing the funds to enable that to happen, can be a real challenge. This limits the value to UK plc, as these companies have the potential to provide huge returns to the economy, but with longer timescales than startups in other sectors, with a need for patient capital investment. How big is this problem, in comparison with our key competitors? And what are the roles of the universities, venture capital firms, UKRI and its agencies, central government and the companies themselves to help address them? Guest speakers include Paragraf®'s Dr Simon Thomas, Armadeus Capital Partners' Amelia Armour, Innovate UK's Scott O’Brien and Department for Business and Trade's Guy Wiseman. Register today ➡ https://lnkd.in/eHNyWWXz

🌟 What you always wanted to know about TrustTech startups in Europe: 🌟 Proud to share insights from the latest European TrustTech report by our Ventures team at Giesecke Devrient. Our commitment to investing in startups is not only fostering new technologies but also bringing innovative ideas & business models to our customers. **Key Highlights from the report:** 🚀 **Strong Growth Despite Market Challenges**: The European TrustTech sector is showing remarkable resilience, with investments nearly doubling compared to 2019. This demonstrates the sustained interest and confidence in the innovative solutions our startups are bringing to the table. 📈 **Shift to Later-Stage Investments**: The ecosystem is maturing nicely. While early-stage deals are declining, the average deal size is surpassing previous years. This is a testament to the growing trust and value in TrustTech startups. 🌍 **Emerging TrustTech Hubs**: Beyond Western Europe, countries like Poland, Sweden and Spain have become key spaces. This geographic diversification highlights the broadening landscape of innovation across Europe. 🔄 **Strategic Acquisitions**: With consulting giants like Accenture, Deloitte, and PwC also acquiring TrustTech companies, and key acquisitions by Snowflake, Ripple and Darktrace, it's clear that TrustTech is becoming strategically vital in business services. 🇪🇺 **Domestic Investment Dominance**: Near 70% of investments in European TrustTech come from within the region, with Western Europe leading. This underscores the confidence of our local investors in their home markets. 🇺🇸 **Growing U.S. Interest**: We're also seeing increasing interest from U.S. investors, which signifies the recognition of opportunities within European markets and a favorable valuation gap. These insights are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our Ventures team. Michael Hochholzer, Assaf Shamia, Andreas Barthelmes, Alberto Pérez Arranz and Ena Besirevic, keep up the great work! #Startups #TrustTech #VentureCapital #TechGrowth #FutureOfTech #EuropeanInnovation

KPMG Portugal is promoting the 4th edition of the KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator contest, a startup competition organized by KPMG firms around the globe, with the aim of incentivizing startups to accelerate their journey and highlight founders and tech solutions. The winning startup will get support from the Advisory, Fiscal Consulting and Accounting departments for a 12-month period, and also get a chance to compete at the Web Summit for the prestigious title of Global Tech Innovator 2024. The applications close this Friday, June 28th. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gsNpkPbW #Competition #Entrepreneurship #Startup

Here is a fantastic article from Steve Bell published earlier today on Peerr. Steve draws upon his experience to describe the challenge big companies have in protecting existing businesses and growth compared to startups who depend on innovation to survive. The inherent differences in goals between big companies and startups do make it challenging for the former to really and truly innovate. Instead should we promote relations where big companies support startups without fully assimilating them? Abdul Rahyead, Dr Ahamodur Choudhury, Adan Khan, Zain Hameed, Jamshaid Sheikh Hameed, Rishi Singh Bhogal, David Tejs Jørring, Hassan Chaudhury

Wow, what a fantastic experience at the Startup Germany Summit! 🎉 Had an incredibly inspiring moment for young entrepreneurs listening to #Chancellor Olaf Scholz share how even giants like #Siemens started as a small startup in Berlin Kreuzberg, and how #SAP was founded by just four IBM engineers. His message was clear: the time for deep tech startups is now, and the new WIN Initiative will help us thrive! 🚀 One of the highlights of the event was the Big Round Table in the evening, featuring Federal Ministers Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck, alongside leaders like Stefan B. Wintels (CEO KfW), Christian Sewing (CEO Deutsche Bank), Oliver Bäte (CEO Allianz), Ulrike Hinrichs (CEO BVK), and Startup Verband CEO Verena Pausder. The big news? A whopping €12 billion is being injected into the startup ecosystem through the WIN Initiative, supported by both institutional and private investors. 💥 This fund is set to accelerate innovation and growth for startups across Germany, especially in the deep tech space. Excited for what’s ahead and eager to see how these initiatives will fuel the future of startups in Germany. 🙌 #StartupGermany #DeepTech #Innovation #WINInitiative #DeepTechFunding #Funding #StartupEcosystem #FutureofTech #BerlinTech #GermanyInnovates #StartupGermanySummit #AI #GenAI #Germany #SiliconValley

By partnering with startups, corporations can gain access to new and innovative technologies that are not available in-house. This allows them to stay ahead of the competition and be more agile in developing new products and services. 🚀 Hear from Charlotte Søgaard, Senior Director Innovation and Sustainability from COWI and Lando Szücs, Senior Innovation Manager, from Plug and Play, to learn the value of corporate-startup collaborations. Download our guide to corporate innovation to see how you can get started: https://pnptc.in/4aAByh8 #PNPTC #CorporateInnovation

🎥 WATCH: Join us for another special inside look at the transformative power of our Acceleration program! 👀   Our advisors are thrilled to share their insights and successes in this exclusive testimonial video. From guiding startups to fostering innovation, Acceleration is igniting growth and driving change for #InternationalStartups.   Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Agence fédérale de ... Global Startups Innovation Factory , Haltech Regional Innovation Centre #AccelerationPlus #InternationalMarkets #StartupSuccess #Mentorship #Education #ScalingUp #NorthAmericanMarkets

Why are 9 out of 50 "fastest growing" Founder Institute companies, Loyal companies? Our powerful partnership with Founder Institute reaches companies that other VCs can't reach, invests in ways that other companies can't invest, and supports them with resources that other VCs don't have - check out our portfolio companies that topped the FI list this year. USA & Canada: - Remynt, founded by Gwyneth Borden, received "Rising Star" - Endiatx, founded by Torrey Smith - FAIRLY AI, founded by David Van Bruwaene & Fion Lee-Madan (she/her) LATAM: - Branddu, founded by Mariana Velasquez, received "Startup of the Year" Europe: - Bluana Foods, founded by Florin IRIMESCU - NIU NIU, founded by Dylan Roman Africa: - SimpleMarket Inc. (BetaStore.co), founded by Steve DAKAYI-KAMGA, received "Startup of the Year" - Grow For Me, founded by Nana Opoku W. O. Agyeman-Prempeh Asia & Australia: - Goto.Health, founded by Jakomi Mathews See the full list here: https://fi.co/50 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #founderinstitute #startupcommunity #innovation