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5 reasons why Germany is the best country for startups

The Next Web

Germany has been a startup ecosystem on the rise for quite some time now. It’s produced a number of global success stories including SoundCloud, Zalando, Flixbus, and HelloFresh. EY reported that Germany’s top 100 startups received a total of $11.1 billion in funding in 2019, a significant increase from the $6.3

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[FREE WEBINAR] How NGOs Worldwide Can Use Digital Storytelling to Attract U.S. Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Presented by: Elizabeth Ngonzi , Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs and Former CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA. Selecting one of four legal paths to raise funds from them. Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Understanding their needs, interests and why they give.

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Autonomous electric truck company Einride rides into Germany

TechCrunch

Autonomous and electric truck maker Einride is rolling into Germany, representing its first new market in Europe outside its native Sweden. Founded out of Stockholm in 2016, Einride has raised some $150 million in funding to commercialize a cab-less autonomous cargo truck, one that can be controlled remotely, if required, by human operators.

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Cansativa Group grabs capital as Germany readies for recreational cannabis market

TechCrunch

Snoop Dogg, rocked the stage at Sunday’s Super Bowl, and now his Casa Verde Capital team is pumping new funds into Frankfurt-based Cansativa Group , touted as the “largest medical cannabis distributor” in Germany. It also distributes equipment and ancillaries to pharmacy customers throughout Germany. Calvin Broadus, a.k.a.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. The top five donors by dollar amount—The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, IKEA Foundation, BP plc, Lego Foundation, and Google—account for 35% of total funding.

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European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

TechCrunch

VC funding into Europe (including the U.K.) In other words, the region escaped the global quarter-on-quarter slowdown in startup investment. But Europe isn’t the only place where VC funding didn’t decline. It is also worth noting that Europe accounts for a much larger portion of global funding than Africa.

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Is it so bad to take money from Chinese venture funds?

TechCrunch

Denis Kalinin works at venture fund Runa Capital as Asia Business development manager, devoted to connecting the Western and Asian VC worlds and bringing long-term value to both. and 11 years in Germany. and 11 years in Germany. In which areas can Chinese funds bring the most value? funds, but three times that of U.K.

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