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+++ #StartupTicker +++ Live in STARTUPLAND: André Christ (LeanIX) +++ Clue grows to 10.9 million in sales +++ Anthropia Ventures fails before the first closing +++ About the missed IPO of 1Komma5° +++ Mannheim is always worth a startup trip +++
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+++ Our third STARTUPLAND Conference will take place on March 18th at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. A fascinating journey into the startup scene awaits you again – with lectures from successful founders, educational interviews and pitches that inspire. More about STARTUPLAND
Live at STARTUPLAND: André Christ (LeanIX)
With the sale of LeanIX to SAP for around 1.2 billion euros, André Christ achieved one of the largest software exits in Europe in 2023. But for him the exit did not mark the end, but rather the beginning of a new phase. His topic in STARTUPLAND: Rethinking Enterprise-grade SaaS for the Agentic AI Age.
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Clue
+++ Number check! The Berlin startup Clue, a cycle and fertility app, presents new company figures – namely the annual financial statements for the 2024 financial year. Sales rose again in the reporting period – to around 10.9 million (previous year: 7 million). “The sales growth was driven by four main factors, namely the continuous optimization of the conversion rates of the Clue Period Tracker v2 (Rebirth) app, the marketing of the new modes, as well as the continuation and optimization of regular CRM campaigns and discount campaigns,” says the team. The B2B business also continues to grow and “already accounts for over 6% of the company’s total monthly sales.” Clue is doing particularly well in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Australia and Canada. The annual deficit was 4.8 million (previous year: 8.2 million) and thus significantly lower than in 2023. In total, setting up Clue, founded in 2012, already costs around 63.1 million. By the end of 2024, the team around founder Ida Tin had already collected almost 72 million. In order to save costs, the company has cut staff in particular in recent years. In 2024, an average of 55 employees still worked for Clue. Last year there were 94 and the year before that even 117. For 2025, the team is targeting sales growth to 17 million. In addition, this passage in the annual financial statements makes you sit up and take notice: “The company will have reached the break-even point by the end of 2024, but it was decided to invest the remaining funds directly back into acquiring new users, thereby putting the company on a stronger growth path. According to the planning drawn up by the management, the company will probably continue to generate losses until August 2025, which, however, will be covered by the existing liquidity reserve.” The uncertain times at Clue are probably over. The tough course of the past few years is paying off. More about Clue
Anthropopia Ventures
+++ VC crisis! In recent years, Oliver Kuschel, Philip Haverkamp, Anne Geiger and Dirk Kanngiesser have tried to raise an investor for impact startups with Anthropia Ventures. The people from Duisburg, who have extensive experience in the segment with the impact incubator Anthropia, wanted to support companies that do not focus on a quick exit, unlike traditional investors. “We firmly believe that scaling impact across the various SDG areas and strengthening Germany’s and Europe’s economy requires a dual approach: fostering the rapid growth of disruptive ‘Next 1,000 Impact Unicorns’ and empowering resilient ‘New Mittelstand’ companies,” it said about the orientation. The concept did not catch on in the market. “Despite our enormous commitment, clear purpose and strong partners, we have to admit to ourselves: ‘In the current market situation, a first closing is not feasible!’ Not for us – and unfortunately not for many others at the moment,” writes Anthropia Ventures maker Haverkamp on Linkedin. A bitter development, but unfortunately commonplace in the VC scene at the moment – as a look at heavyweights like 468 Capital shows. (Linkedin). More about Anthropopia Ventures
1 point 5°
+++ Worth reading! 1Komma5° founder Philipp Schröder talks to Manager Magazin about “the deal with main competitor Enpal that ultimately fell through, about his company’s missed IPO – and how he now wants to use the downturn in the solar industry for takeovers himself.” In recent years, more than 500 million euros have already flowed into 1Komma5°. In the spring of last year, the company put its planned IPO on hold. (Manager Magazine) More about 1 point 5°
Mannheim
+++ Mannheim is always worth a startup trip. Especially since Osapiens became a unicorn. That’s why today we’re once again looking at the digital scene in Mannheim and introducing up-and-coming startups from the city of squares that more people should know. More about Mannheim
Startup Radar
+++ New founders are on their way! Today we present the following selection of fresh startups that you should know: Soverli, Ruby Care, Talero, Ramp7 and Laioutr. More on the startup radar
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