KfW Start-up Monitor

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KfW Start-up Monitor 2024: Number of start-ups increased slightly

After a significant decline of nine percent in the previous year, the number of new businesses founded in Germany rose slightly again in 2023.…

KfW Future Fund

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KfW: Silver lining on the horizon for the VC business climate

The business climate on the German venture capital market remains subdued, but is improving slightly compared to the end of last year. The…

KfW Award Gründen German Venture Capital Barometer

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KfW: VC deal volume remains stable

With the latest analysis of the KfW Venture Capital Dashboard, KfW looks back on the final quarter of last year.…

KfW Future Fund

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New component of the Future Fund aims to strengthen women or diverse fund teams

The Federal Government's Future Fund is being expanded with a new program: The "Emerging Manager Facility" is intended to support women and diverse teams in the startup…

KfW Award Gründen German Venture Capital Barometer

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RegioInnoGrowth: New growth program for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises

Startups and smaller medium-sized companies, which are not usually the focus of venture capital funds, will be able to benefit from RegioInnoGrowth in the future…

Private Equity

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Setback for the business climate in the private equity segment

According to the German Private Equity Barometer, the business climate cooled significantly again in the second quarter of 2023.

KfW Business Climate

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VC business climate: High expectations but still poor situation

Once a quarter, the development bank KfW collects data on the business climate for the German Venture Capital Barometer. The current analysis shows:…

Start-ups Women Makers Scholarship

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Number of new businesses falls significantly

The number of new businesses fell by 57,000 to 550,000 last year, representing a decrease of 9 percent.

KfW Award Gründen German Venture Capital Barometer

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KfW: VC climate in Germany has cooled significantly

The business climate on the German venture capital market cooled significantly at the end of last year. This is according to the "German…

Private equity market pain digital industry

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Private equity market: business climate continues to decline

The business climate on the German private equity market continued to deteriorate in the third quarter of this year, falling to its third lowest level…

KfW Future Fund

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KfW: Number of startups rising again

After a slump in the coronavirus year 2020, the number of startups in Germany recovered last year. As…

Digital industry business models Migrant Founders Digital Council

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Investors rely on robust business models

In the face of rising interest rates and growing uncertainty, investors have become more cautious, and venture capital has become less attractive. This has also…