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Beirat für Startups #34 Ein Beirat kann grundsätzlich für Startups von großem Vorteil sein. Wie immer, ist es eine Entscheidung, in der es auf den Einzelfall ankommt. 🛣 Einige Gründe hierzu behandele ich wöchentlich in meiner Beitragsreihe : Zum letzten Post der Reihe: https://lnkd.in/dfQsdEuf The Benefits of a Biotech Advisory Board 🧪🔬 As a leader in the biotech industry, I'm excited to share the advantages of having a strong advisory board with expertise in biotechnology. 💡 Cutting-Edge Insights 🔍 An advisory board composed of seasoned biotech professionals can provide invaluable, up-to-date insights into the latest industry trends, technological advancements, and regulatory changes. Their deep knowledge and experience can help guide your strategic decision-making and ensure your company stays ahead of the curve. 🧠 Specialized Expertise 🔬 Biotech advisory board members bring a wealth of specialized expertise across various disciplines, such as drug development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, and commercialization. Their diverse backgrounds can help you navigate the complex and ever-evolving biotech landscape more effectively, ultimately driving your company's success. 🧪 Networking and Connections 🤝 A well-connected biotech advisory board can open doors to new partnerships, collaborations, and funding opportunities. Their extensive industry networks can introduce you to key stakeholders, potential investors, and strategic partners, expanding your reach and unlocking new avenues for growth. 🌐 Credibility and Validation 👍 Having respected biotech experts on your advisory board can significantly boost your company's credibility and validation in the eyes of investors, regulatory bodies, and potential partners. This can be particularly valuable when seeking funding, navigating the regulatory landscape, or engaging with industry leaders. 🏆 Objective Guidance 🧭 An advisory board provides an outside perspective and objective guidance, which can be invaluable in navigating complex business decisions. Their impartial insights can help you identify blind spots, mitigate risks, and make more informed choices that align with your company's long-term goals. 🧠 By leveraging the expertise and experience of a biotech advisory board, you can unlock a competitive edge, drive innovation, and accelerate your company's growth in the dynamic biotech industry. 🚀 #advisoryboard #board #scaleup

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🚀 UVC Partners: Driving Europe's Leading Deeptech Startup Ecosystem 🌍 Munich’s UnternehmerTUM stands out as a powerhouse in Europe’s startup scene, largely thanks to UVC Partners, a key player providing vital early-stage funding for B2B deeptech, climate tech, software, and mobility startups. 🚗 A Hub for Innovation and Growth📈 Founded within UnternehmerTUM in 2011, UVC Partners has grown significantly, helping to transform the funding landscape for European startups. 💰Initially starting with a modest €25 million fund, UVC Partners now manages around €400 million in assets and is currently raising its fourth fund, targeting €200-250 million. This impressive growth reflects the firm’s success in identifying and nurturing startups with the potential for world-changing innovations, such as space technology platforms and flying taxis. A Changing Funding Landscape💰 The shift in funding dynamics is stark. In 2012, deeptech companies across Europe received a mere €400 million. Fast forward to 2023, and German deeptech startups alone secured €1.6 billion, with the German government announcing a €1 billion fund for deeptech and climate tech growth-stage companies. UVC Partners has been at the forefront of this evolution, closing its third fund generation in 2021 with €260 million raised across two funds. Strategic Connections and Deep Expertise🤝 UVC Partners benefits from its close ties to UnternehmerTUM, leveraging a vast network of corporates, Mittelstand companies, universities, and government figures. This network provides startups with unparalleled access to industry leaders and policymakers, a significant advantage highlighted by many portfolio companies. “We have a unit called Value Creation that focuses on customer creation and knowledge,” explains UVC partner Benjamin Erhart. This unit taps into UnternehmerTUM’s business relations, offering startups tailored introductions to industry heavyweights when needed. Success Stories and Flagship Investments UVC Partners has a strong track record of successful investments and exits. Notable investments include: Flix, Isar Aerospace, Vimcar, FAZUA, Aleph Alpha, Reel The Future of European Deeptech🤖 UVC Partners' commitment to fostering innovation and connecting startups with essential resources has solidified its role in Europe’s leading startup ecosystem as an early-stage backer of B2B deeptech, climate tech, software, and mobility startups that are working on potentially world-changing innovations, reported Sifted. ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #fund and increase the international pool of your LP #investors?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE 🌟 #VentureCapital #Startups #Deeptech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #UVCPartners #TechFunding #MunichTech #ClimateTech #EuropeanStartups

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🚨 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥: 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘👉 https://lnkd.in/e44FstAS 📅 Join us on 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆, 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗕𝗦𝗧/ 𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝗖𝗘𝗧 for an insightful webinar featuring: 🎙️ Christian Paul (CEO & Co-Founder, nnamu GmbH) 🎙️ Myself, Lance Younger (CEO & Founder, ProcureTech) 🎙️ Special Guest Speaker: Cyril Pourrat (Founder & CEO, BT Sourced) Don't miss out on the discussion between industry leaders on how game theory and AI are transforming sourcing and autonomous negotiations! #ProcureTech #nnamu #BTSourced #Procurement #DigitalProcurement #GameTheory #AI #Sourcing

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Together with the jury for the AI Start-up Bootcamp 2024, we are looking forward to receiving many submissions from #AI #startups in the field of Marketing, Sales, and/or Service. The AI Start-up Bootcamp is dedicated to Start-ups with a commitment & focus in D/A/CH – precisely: ▷ Start-ups in the field of AI in Marketing, Sales, and/or Service ▷ With focus and a dedicated team in D/A/CH (G/S/A) ▷ Not more than 7-8 years since founding ▷ Already have a first (pilot) customer So far … already 5 submissions are in … an impressive number of more than 70 start-ups have been nominated by the jury and experts …. Wau! The Process: ✔️ Top 4 Start-ups (receiving most points from the jury) can present their cases at the Marketing Tech Summit 2024 on October 9th, 2024, in a separate plenary session in front of around 400 CMOs, heads of marketing as well as heads of digital marketing ✔️ Presentation of their respective application scenario ✔️ PLUS proposal for a concrete case / application scenario for one of the jury members (as a "mentor") with a concrete use-case ✔️ All finalists will each receive 2 free tickets to the Marketing Tech Summit 2024 on October 8/9, 2024 PLUS a trophy and a seal for further use. ✔️ Follow-up webinar series with the finalists as part of the #MarketingTechLeadershipSeries, for which 800 CMOs, heads of marketing and heads of online/digital marketing in D/A/CH will be invited. ✔️ For each submission, a donation will be made to #WeAreAllUkrainians gGmbH for the "#BringBackTheKids" project. More information about the AI Start-up Bootcamp and the application process in the comments. Florian Heinemann Thomas Schwetje Moritz Klämt Anja Stolz Elke Guhl Marcus Schögel Mario Bertsch Jens Polomski Raimund Bau Simone Wastl Thorsten Müller Nina Ireen Haller David Walker Carsten Cramer Kai Schmidhuber Katja Sottmeier Alexander Almerood Clemens Uwe Bauer Carsten Thierbach Mareike Milde #MarTech #MarketingTech #Marketing #DataDrivenMarketing

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📑The Startup Insider Investment Portfolio for VC Report 2024 is out now! ⚡ ⚡The annual report brings together investment information from the 100 most active venture capital companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland and shares their predictions for the upcoming year. 🚩 As part of the report, APEX Ventures shared insights on the qualities we look for in startups when investing, as well as the things we consider red flags. 🔮Our #investment focus in 2024 is clear and aimed at groundbreaking sectors: 👩🏻‍💻 Next Gen Computing - Pioneering the future of processing and computational power. 🤖 Innovative #AI - Harnessing artificial intelligence to transform industries. 🚀 Space - Venturing beyond new frontiers. Take a look at the full report (in German 🇩🇪): https://lnkd.in/dY_ffKyb #VC #Funding #DeepTech #SpaceTech

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There is an omnipresent deal killer in B2B sales, only 30% of founders & sales people see: Traveling by train to conduct a sales workshop for startup founders - hi there digitalHUB Aachen e.V. 👋- I overheard a loud phone conversation. A gentleman was discussing company succession and mentioned that he needed an 'argument' for a negotiation. Of course, I didn’t know the full story, but an internal alarm bell immediately went off. When negotiating with a prospect, I aim for agreement - not for arguments. I share this perspective with all my mentees too. Why? The words "arguments" and "arguing" are very close for a reason. It’s one person against the other. Why would you want to argue with your prospect? You want to agree with them, right? Agree on … their promised land. their challenge at hand. our mutual action plan. their needs, risks and mitigators. our impact, the price tag as well as their RoI. I always aim for a win/win situation—for my prospect and myself. If there’s an issue or my prospect is unsure about something, I simply ask questions: Why do you feel that way? How can we move around this? What can we do to find a good solution moving forward? Agreements > Arguments. What is your favorite question to ask in a tricky situation? - - - - - Hi, I am Florian, your tough love guy.  I mentor startups & corporate ventures to close their first 100 deals faster. Reach out if you want to know how! 🥷🏻 #sales #startups #gotomarket

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🚨Only One Slot Left! Join the upcoming Expert Session: Grant Application Essentials Normann L. of MINTED - Förderungen, Finanzierung für Startups und innovative Unternehmen is there for you! You can expect a comprehensive and detailed exploration of the various stages of strategies for securing funding. The focus will be on navigating and understanding the landscape of grants and financial support available to startups. Normann will provide the knowledge on how to manage funding processes effectively, including the do's and don'ts, preparation, and follow-up strategies to maximize success.    During the session, startups will receive a professional analysis tailored to their current phase of development, with recommendations on which funding opportunities are most suitable for them. This analysis will be aimed at optimizing their chances of securing grants by enhancing their understanding of eligibility criteria throughout the application process. Additionally, participants will be offered guidance on how to prepare compelling applications and how to handle post-funding obligations and opportunities.    Moreover, Normann is prepared to address topics and concerns specifically relevant to you. This could range from clarifying complex funding terms and navigating bureaucratic challenges, to strategizing for long-term financial planning. The session is designed to be interactive and responsive to the unique needs of each startup attending, ensuring participants leave with practical, actionable insights that can be immediately applied to their funding endeavors.  CLAIM YOUR 20-MINUTES SLOT NOW! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEMsTnAA 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, June 26th, 10:00-12:00 pm 📍 Location: IN PERSON (Lumia - Am Grünen Prater 2, 1020 Wien, Austria)

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Wanna know more about Hyflex learning? Come to the StartUp stage of Zukunft Personal tomorrow by 14:25. Find the details below in the comment

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🌟 Many thanks to Startupticker.ch for presenting my book 📖 “𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀”: ⚠️ Premature scaling is by far the biggest danger for any startup. Find the article on Startupticker: https://lnkd.in/djW45EGT ⬇️ If you don't have it, 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dGiECx7d 📘 Coming soon: Section II - "Focusing on Product-Market Fit" is set for release in this June. Section III - "Iterating to Product-Market Fit" will follow in the fall. SICTIC SEF.Growth Aare Ventures ZID Bernapark AG #ProductMarketFit #StartupSuccess #Scaling #Entrepreneurship

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Generative AI is the new big thing in technology. I was recently interviewed by VentureCapital Magazin about the emerging trends and future prospects of Generative AI. Here are some key takeaways from the interview. Generative AI is here to stay and is definitely not just a fad that investors will lose interest in. There is a lot of interest in AI in the industrial and energy sectors. As a result, there has been a huge uptick in startup investment over the last year. 🔹 Between 2021 and 2023, startup funding will decrease by 37 %, while investment in the GenAI sector will increase by 563 %. 🔹 Bloomberg predicts that the global GenAI market will grow 46 % annually through 2052. 🔹 Germany saw a 67 % year-over-year increase in AI-related startups last year. 🌱 The short-term forecast: AI will dominate sectors such as education, call centers, sales, and consulting. Any sector that can be easily done with language can be replaced or enhanced with AI. The long-term forecast: AI will gain traction in robotics and roles that require repetitive processes. For example, the development of fully autonomous cars will be a major focus. Due to the increasing need for super-fast, high-performance computing, AI will be an essential element in technology hardware and the energy sector. AI will be essential for new data centers and for enabling large-scale electrical power generation. Eventually, we'll see AI fully integrated into technology as a whole, rather than a separate investment theme. One thing is for sure about the future of tech: AI will dominate and set the direction from here. The next five years are a critical inflection point not only for technological innovation, but also from an investment perspective. 🗣 How do you see AI impacting the next five years in tech and startup investment? Check out the full interview, link in the comments below 👇 #D11ZVentures #innovation #GenerativeAI #VentureCapital #FutureTrends

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#Quality #not #gender #or #quantity I don't care for quantity! I care for quality and #long-#term #results and even less for gender. And by the way being successful (somehow) doesn't mean automatically to be a #broadly #positioned #entrepreneur #teacher. Especially as an #entrepreneur (#trainer) due to competition situations now or possibly in the future you have to learn or find out what kind of #business #secrets you want or can share with your students or surrounding. Entrepreneur is a very #special #profession and should be taught and trained like that. #Doctors #and #lawyers are not educated in the backyard somehow too. As a student you have to consider what can my trainer give to me and what does he want to share with me or is he just #spying #and #using me somehow? What do you think? ENTREPRENEUR SCHOOL COLOGNE >> Wir bieten Unternehmern ein Zuhause. - Natürlich auch weiblichen Unternehmertrainerinnen. 😉

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Thanks to Kambis Kohansal Vajargah for sharing this! When I tell my scaling start-up clients that the wrong team could be one of the top three reasons they might fail, they smile at me as if I am peddling a cheap sales pitch. . . . Please take your people issues seriously- don't wait until conflicts are unbearable, and everyone is disengaged. Spend some effort developing your leadership skills, and get outside expert support if needed. #scaling #leadership #teamdevelopment

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Thank you, Dr. Rapp, Julia Bahlmann, and FERI Cognitive Finance Institute, for challenging my perspectives on 2024's takeoff of tokenization. Your insights have been invaluable in exploring our future financial market infrastructure. The year 2024 marks an important milestone in the development of #tokenization and the transition to the #token economy. This is not least the result of the groundwork laid in 2023, which has created a solid foundation for concrete results on the blockchain. Major financial players are increasingly entering the market and driving the development of a token economy. Tokenization enables a sophisticated digital financial market infrastructure that overcomes numerous limitations of the existing economic and financial system. It goes beyond a simple technological upgrade and has the potential to fundamentally transform traditional financial markets and other economic sectors.

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KfW-Report: Health-Start-ups erhalten besonders viel Kapital https://buff.ly/4e3ptl1 Health start-ups are receiving substantial funding, according to a KfW report, highlighting their growing appeal to investors. This trend underscores the sector's potential for innovation and societal impact. As the demand for advanced healthcare solutions rises, investors are increasingly drawn to the promising prospects these start-ups offer. The report suggests that this influx of capital is crucial for fostering new technologies and improving healthcare delivery. #HealthStartups #InnovationInHealthcare

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🌐 Digital Asset Market Insights 🌐 🖌 Interesting study for the German market by DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, intas.tech and WM Datenservice. The latest report highlights ongoing growth in the digital asset market, marked by moderate but steady increases in emissions and volumes. Here are the key points: 🖌 Market Trends: 🔗 Steady growth in the number of emissions: 35 in H1 2024 compared to 26 in H1 2023. 🔗The presence of new, smaller international issuers is growing, supported by domestic institutions for registry management. 🖌 Regulatory and Market Developments: 🔗Over 60 institutions are participating in ECB trials for tokenizing fiat money (Wholesale-CBDC). 🔗BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) requires EU credit institutions to have a branch in Germany to obtain a license for crypto-securities registry management. 🔗In June, BaFin granted full licenses to Cashlink and DekaBank for crypto-securities registry management. 🔗The Basel guidelines for digital assets, including tokenized securities, are postponed to January 2026. 🖌 Technological and Infrastructure Insights: 🔗Polygon outperforms other blockchain protocols with 58 emissions in H1 2024, leading the market. 🔗The first tokenized registered share was issued by NYALA Digital Asset GmbH in January 2024. 🖌 Regulatory Challenges: 🔗European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)'s interim report highlights regulatory hurdles in the DLT Pilot Regime. 🔗No company has yet received permission under the DLT Pilot Regime, with four currently in the process and eight more expected by year-end. 🖌 Institutional Participation: 🔗Cashlink intensifies its activities, leading in emission numbers (41) and volume (~100 million EUR). 🔗Despite Basel capital requirements, no shift to private blockchains is observed yet. 🖌 Future Outlook: Continued interest is expected from foreign issuers, potentially due to Germany's progressive regulations. The market is bound to evolve with the full implementation of BaFin licenses and the ongoing ECB trials for blockchain-based fiat money settlement. The market is bustling with activity, and new players are expected to emerge soon, significantly increasing volumes. eMoney tokens and regulated stablecoins will play a crucial role, and public blockchains as well as exchanges with true atomic settlement will ultimately prevail. See below linked full report (in German, use your favorite translator) or directly here: http://s.de/2s9u #web3 #blockchain #digitalassets #regulation #stablecoins #emoney #atomicsettlement 21X Celsion Finance AG

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What you can learn from a website relaunch of Bild.de, the Porsche 911 and the Spitfire… My best experiences as an entrepreneur are about the speed of execution. As a mentor, I often add the most value by accelerating the speed of startups. Experience beats everything else, so I will share a couple of cases here. I might even do a mini-series. Case study (1): Relaunch of Bild.de more than 20 years ago. When I was asked to run content at Bild.de, the largest news website in Germany, the website had already been a year late with its relaunch. A multi-million Euro content management project with dozens of developers was late. There was pressure to launch the new version of the website as all new content and monetization hinged on it. Within 6 weeks of joining the company, I made the decision to launch the new design within the old content management system. The new content management system did not launch until a year later, but traffic and revenue increased immediately. How did we do it? We cut a dependency in a project plan. The new design was linked to the new content management system. This was just a connection within people's heads, not in reality. I observe this a lot. Everyone follows a Gantt chart*. If line 43 is finished, then start with line 44. Projects grow endlessly. I love ripping a Gantt chart apart. There is a second underlying truth to this: It often pays to change only one part of a new project and leave another part the same. In aviation, you can learn a lot by looking at historical war airplanes*. If there was too much change from one airplane to the next, it failed. New engine, old plane: works (compare the magical evolution of the Spitfire). The new plane and old engine: works A new plane with a new engine: nearly always failed. Porsche does this admirably well with the 911 series today. Every new 911 has the previous model's engine. Then, the same body will be relaunched with a new engine, like the current hybrid 992.2 that followed the original 992. * links in the first comment.

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