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Mega exit: OpenAI buys the Kiel startup Ona
The Kiel startup Ona is taken over by OpenAI – in one of the largest German exits in recent years.…
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“Difficult decision”: Why Sam Altman’s startup is laying off employees
Sam Altman’s startup Tools For Humanity is cutting jobs because its iris scanner “Orb” cannot find a business model despite…
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Investor fell asleep in meeting: Founders share worst experiences
US founders and investors, including Cloudflare founder Matthew Prince (left) and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla (right), engaged in a war…
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“I’ll die either way”: Working until you drop? This founder says yes
AI entrepreneur Nico Laqua often sleeps in the office, works seven days a week and gets by on just three…
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Internal email: Sam Altman’s eye startup lays off employees
Sam Altman’s startup Tools For Humanity is cutting jobs because its iris scanner “Orb” cannot find a business model despite…
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Mega record: German robot startup receives 1.4 billion
Robotics startup Neuroa Robotics secures up to $1.4 billion from some of the world’s most powerful tech companies. Founder David…
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“Get to the point quickly”: What Earlybird partner Retterath advises founders
Gründerszene was at the Startup Awards 2026 – and asked Earlybird partner Andre Retterath how a founder can convince investors.…
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How a single moment turned a crisis into a success story
Flavio Holstein wanted to go to the U23 World Rowing Championships. Instead, he founded a startup – and only later…
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Earlybird reveals: You can convince investors with this template
Is general partner at Earlybird: Andre Retterath.Earlybird Earlybird receives around 50,000 startup pitches every year. Most people fail with the…
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With this clever move, Microsoft is securing its future
The startup Helion wants to build the first fusion power plant – and thereby revolutionize the energy market. Helions founders…
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