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Every 7th person on earth works with Microsoft's Excel
But the program, as well as its most popular competitor Google Sheets are decades old at their core. So, Rows from Berlin set out to bring spreadsheets to the age of APIs. They offer ready made integrations and examples (it took us 10 minutes to set up the tracking of our social media channels), as well as a trillion options every spreadsheet user will soon crave 😊
This Month in German, Swiss and Austrian (GSA) Startups – May 2022
We can proudly announce unicorn No 29 Taxfix, No 30 Onefootball and on the downside, RaisinDS loses its unicorn valuation. Really bad news for car sharing: BMW and Mercedes pull the plug on their joint venture. Our 2018 guest ProGlove is sold in a 500 m € deal (525 m US$) and Orderbird is sold in a 100 m € deal (105 m US$). Other unicorns are currently on the hunt for new capital and feel the heat of the current funding environment.
Let’s talk startups: Blogpost
Belated Happy Father’s Day
An English World Premiere for German Father's Day: Meet Kranus Health the Startup Behind Germany’s Most Successful Digital Health Launch
This is the English world premiere for Kranus Health, a digital health care startup. The company runs a health care app on prescription (in Germany) focused on the health issues of men. Currently, their only therapy assistance available is for erectile dysfunction, but they are planning on being the digital companion for all men’s health issues.
FQX Brings Companies’ Debt Funding to the Blockchain
We want digital debt to be registered, issued, transferred, and eventually traded on our infrastructure.
Benedikt Schuppli, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of FQX
FQX is a Zürich, Switzerland-based fintech with great aspirations. They want to digitize company debt and this digital debt to be registered, issued, transferred, and eventually traded on their infrastructure.
https://medium.com/startuprad-io/fqx-brings-companies-debt-funding-to-the-blockchain-83c8528515a3
This Is the Start of Something New!
The European startup scene is changing fast. There are new players, old ones fading away, and even more to come in their place- all vying for a piece of this growing pie! In order not to get left behind we need regular updates on what’s going on so that our entrepreneurs can stay one step ahead when building or investing in companies here. That’s why I’m excited about starting up the “Pulse of the European Startup Ecosystem” which will provide quarterly podcasts chronicling different aspects related to startup activity across European Hubs, supported by the data from the specialized analytics company DEEP Ecosystem….
First Episode here: Pulse of the European Startup Ecosystem — Update Q1 2022
“Green Tech does not get as much investment, as media attention. Fintech is still number one.”
Thomas Kösters, MD DEEP Ecosystem