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What we can learn from the Silicon Valley Mindset
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannSilicon Valley is undoubtedly the most innovative region on the planet. Many people visit the valley every year to get an understanding of what makes this region so different. Is it the air, the water, the landscape? No, the secret are the several dozen behavioral traits that people practice.
4 tips to attract better deal flow
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicBe a hero and attract better deal flow! Why? Because it does not matter how many companies you have founded, how many investments you have made, or how strong your investment process or your sound risk management is – a high quality deal flow is key for successful investments.
A glimpse on the Iranian startup ecosystem
/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannWhen we talk in Austria about innovation and startups, we almost always reference to Silicon Valley, London or Berlin. However, the startup ecoystem is gathering speed in other parts of the world as well. Take Iran as an example.
How Startups profit from the Business Angel Summit
/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannA quick recap of the Business Angel Summit in Kitzbühel with Dealmatrix winning new Business Angels and Yodel getting a new advisor on board.
Challenge your Startup and get connected with Corporates
/0 Comments/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannWhere do think Europe’s biggest Corporate Innovation Challenge is taking place? London? Berlin? Or maybe in Paris? Nope, we are sorry, but this time Vienna is up on top and taking a huge step towards stronger Corporate Startup Engagement (CSE).
Differences of an IPO in Germany, Europe and USA
/0 Comments/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannLast week, Venionaire Partner Martin Steininger (on the left) and Alexander Rapatz (at the center) participated at the 3rd IPO conference in Munich.
purchased.at: An easy solution for selling digital goods
/0 Comments/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna Weissmannpurchased.at launched this week its new online payment platform at the tech fair Money 20/20 Europe. The idea behind purchased.at is to enable easy and cost efficient integration of professional payment methods for online shops.
Western und Eastern VCs gathering in Vienna
/0 Comments/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannGame changing ventures and how to finance them was naturally a dominant topic at the first Up Venture Conference in Vienna last Friday. Aim of the conference is to connect LPs and GPs from the Western and Eastern VC Ecosystem, and the organiser surely succeeded.
GSA Region outperforms rest of Europe in terms of average VC deal size
/0 Comments/in Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannGood news for the GSA region: In 2015, Germany, Austria and Switzerland were responsible for € 3.6 billion of capital invested through 374 deals. This yields not only the largest average deal size in Europe, but also second largest share in terms of total Venture Capital investment.
“Better be on time!” – How timing owns startup success
/0 Comments/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannAlmost all multi-billion dollar tech-companies that have emerged in the last decade had one thing in common. Apart from incredibly well-working teams, enough funding and sometimes perfectly working business models, timing was even more crucial for their success.
Why the VW Scandal is a Game Changer for E-Mobility
/0 Comments/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannThe recent VW scandal, in which 11 million diesel vehicles were exposed as producing 40 times the amount of harmful Nitrous Oxide in an open road setting than in a testing scenario, has come as a shock to the industry -but is looking like the necessary catalyst to take e-mobility to the next level.
Digital Revolution, Growth and Regulatory Frameworks – A review of the Economic Symposium at Forum Alpbach 2015
/0 Comments/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannThis week, part of the Venionaire Team (Berthold Baurek-Karlic, Alexander Rapatz and Lukas Arzberger) attended the European Forum Alpach and took part in the economic symposium. One of this year’s hottest topics was the digital revolution.
Failure permitted! – A call for more courage and endurance!
/0 Comments/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse /by Anna Weissmann“If you don’t get up again after a setback, you will never know what you will be missing!” Our guest author Jürgen Tarbauer, from Junge Wirtschaft Wien, explains why it doesn’t matter how often you fall down, as long as you keep following your dreams and don’t quit your business ideas.
Corporate Venture – A Survival Strategy for Dinosaurs and Unicorns
/0 Comments/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannMore than two out of three S&P 500 companies will be replaced in the next 12 years. So, how do such companies go from most performant or largest in their sector to shutting down completely? The answer lies within the traditional big corporations themselves.
500k Investment for Updatemi
/0 Comments/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannGreat news for Updatemi! The media startup gets 500,000 euros in a seed round. Updatemi filters and summarizes relevant news and information into updates consisting of six bullet points. The transaction was structured and executed by Venionaire Capital.