Venture capital (VC) is no mass product to finance young businesses. The type and volume of a VC offer must always be considered in view of the whole range of financing options available in a federal state. If…
In 2010 the number of high-tech start-ups in Germany fell by two per cent. This is a result of a recent study of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) conducted in cooperation with Microsoft Germany.…
Frankfurt (Main) does not only make its name as Germany’s financial capital but is also a leading force when it comes to high-tech start-ups in Germany. This is the finding of a recent study conducted by the…
Software Start-ups Support Positive Development, Research-intensive Industries still Losing / Founders Name Biggest Problems
The number of high-tech start-ups in Germany increased by 3.1 percent compared to…
Founders of High-Tech Start-Ups Become Older – Downwards Trend Cannot Be Compensated by More Start-ups Founded by Older Entrepreneurs Germany’s founders of high-tech start-ups become older. This is the finding…
In 2008, the number of start-ups in Germany decreased for the forth year in a row. A decline of about seven percent compared to the previous year resulted in only 206,000 start-ups. This is the lowest number of…
The high-tech sector cannot escape the economic crisis. The number of start-ups dropped to a new low point in almost every high-tech sector. In total, the number of high-tech start-ups, which had been stable…