Day: KfW

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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:…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…