Schlagwort: financing
Where generalists and technical specialists meet
Big, multi-stage generalist funds like Sand Hill Road and new-age, technical, science-led specialist investors like Revent have one thing in common: when it comes...
Budge the sludge!
TreaTech has developed a system that converts 99% of all organic waste such as sewage sludge into reusable products such as fertiliser, renewable gas...
“Lots of small events mounted up – and threw us into a roller coaster...
Leipzig-based start-up ScobyTec produced very thick (approximately 50-mm) non-woven materials from bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), serving as semi-finished goods and staging material for imitation leather,...
From scientist to serial entrepreneur
I’ve always been fascinated by fungi, which is reflected in more than a decade of academic research at scientific institutions in Germany and Australia....
“I saved the best I have for you”
Together with the investor Kleiner Perkins, Origenis GmbH founded the company Neuron23 in the US in 2018. How did this come about and how...
Doing good needs solid financing
What starts with a good sustainable idea is not automatically a sustainable business model. The road to a functioning social business is long and...
The number of circular economy start-ups in Germany is growing
In the last years, the number of circular economy start-ups in Germany has increased significantly. There are too many different very heterogenous definitions to...
How to scale up the bioeconomy in Germany
The National Bioeconomy Strategy has the clear objective of implementing a knowledge-based bioeconomy in Germany. Despite many commitments, concrete measures were lacking to create...
The green circle embraces the financial world
Regardless of whether it’s plastic, metal, or wood fibres – more and more companies are turning to production methods that enable materials to be...
Case Study: Alpha-Protein GmbH
Seeking Alpha in proteins:
The Alpha-Protein GmbH develops the cost-efficient production of mealworms as a sustainable source of protein on a large industrial scale The...