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Startup

A startup is a young company that is characterized by two features: It has an innovative business idea and is founded with the aim to grow rapidly.

Often startups act in a young or not yet existing market. In most cases these are companies in the technology and internet sector. Usually a company is a startup the first three years after it has been founded. In individual cases, the phase will be extended to up to five years.

DW Eco Africa - Christopher Ilenbarenemen

Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa 22.01.2021

On this week's Eco Africa, we meet two brothers in Ghana who are focusing on upcycling and sustainable fashion, follow female Masai zebra trackers in Kenya and see how bacteria can break down disposable plastic.

Kitchentown helps startups develop new food products 23.12.2020

Big food corporations like Germany's Bahlsen want to break into new food markets, but it needs new ideas. For help, it's turning to food platform Kitchentown, which helps food startups get their products to market.

Europe revs up battery production 18.12.2020

The EU is investing billions of euros to boost battery production. Swedish startup Northvolt has benefited from this and will start mass production in 2021. It hopes to supply its batteries to some of the biggest carmakers in the world.

BioNTech: From startup to pharma superstar 03.12.2020

German startup BioNTech has recieved approval for its COVID-19 vaccine. But that wouldn't have been possible without an alliance with Pfizer and a healthy dose of venture capital.

Immigrants starting up in Germany face daunting challenges 30.11.2020

A quarter of all new businesses in Germany were founded by immigrants in 2019 — a significant rise over the year before. But not all of them will survive due to worsening startup conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DW Business – Europe 30.11.2020

Turkish economy sees third-quarter bounce - Immigrants start one-fourth of German businesses - Chinese output speeds up as recovery hits pace
Deutschland Fridays for Future in Köln

Berlin startup aims to make politics more daring and innovative 19.11.2020

The German capital is well-known for its startups. Now a new one is angling for returns that are not financial: It aims to encourage young women and minorities to bring their energy and ideas to politics.
Hamburg | Workshop für Medien-Start-Ups

What you need to know about funding a digital media startup 14.11.2020

So you have a great idea for a media startup? How do you plan to fund it? Here's a guide to the dos and don'ts of revenue streams, with useful tips from DW Akademie's Handbook for Digital Media Entrepreneurs.
GMF digital session: Funding media organizations in a competitive digital world

GMF digital session: Funding media organizations in a competitive digital world 13.11.2020

Join the Global Media Forum 2020 on November 23 for a virtual session discussing revenue models for media organizations in a world of digital competition. The session begins at 14:30 (UTC+1).
Symbolbild | Autoreifen

Living Planet: The microplastics invention that could help save our air 05.11.2020

Microplastics are not just in our waters — they are also in our air. And one of the largest sources for this is tires. As vehicles drive on roads, that releases tiny plastic particles into our air, which we can then breathe in. Turns out that's a pretty serious health risk. But a startup called the Tyre Collective has a new invention that it believes will help with the microplastics problem.
Eco Africa Sendung #225 | Moderator Nneota Egb

Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa 30.10.2020

On this week's Eco Africa, we check out efforts to save nature's waste-collectors the vulture, a startup boosting biodiversity with compostable confetti and an eco-friendly floating neighborhood.
Fliegende Autos gegen den Verkehrsinfarkt

Flying taxis set rise to the skies over Paris 02.10.2020

Paris wants to be one of the first cities to use flying taxis to help unclog its road traffic. Test flights are planned for next year and a German startup is supplying the vehicles.

Cape Town delivery service 'Cloudy' has sunny outlook 25.09.2020

A business that began in January of this year has only benefited from the pandemic.

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DW Business - Africa 24.09.2020

Facebook to open office in Lagos - South African startup riding high during pandemic - The end of 'Made in Hong Kong'
Global Ideas | Indonesien Start-up Mycotech

Can mushrooms provide a vegan, green alternative to animal leather? 16.09.2020

An Indonesian startup is just one company making an ecofriendly leatherlike material from fungi. There is optimism that plant-based textiles could make the fashion industry more sustainable.
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DW Business – Europe & America 10.09.2020

Citi's Fraser first woman to head Wall Street Bank - GM buys $2bn stake in electric-vehicle startup - EU firms say China making reentry more difficult
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